Product Description Suppose there really were vampires. Dark, stalking, destroying. They'd have to be killed, wouldn't they? Of course they would. But what kind of fools would try to make a living at it? In best-selling author John Steakley's vampire classic, one tightly knit band of brothers devotes itself to hunting down the monsters that infest the modern world--for a price. An exciting blend of horror and western genres, Vampire$ is a twenty-first-century Ghostbusters with an edge. Review This is exciting and surprising stuff . . . a real genre bender that keeps the best elements of both. --LocusGives a closer, longer look at violent vampire-hunting than anything else to date, often at a breathtaking pace. --Vampire's Closet[The team's] death-defying bravado and warm male friendships are as intense as those in any soldier-hero epic. . . Vampire$ is one gaudy, action-packed novel. The men are men, the women are vulnerable, and the vampires are mean, ugly monsters. . .you'll love it. --Amazon.com Review About the Author JOHN STEAKLEY has written four short stories, three films, and two novels, including the science-fiction classic Armor. His novel Vampire$ was the basis for a John Carpenter film. Besides being a writer, he has been a stock-car racer, a semipro football player, a private detective, an actor, and a car salesman. He lives in McKinney, Texas.
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Product Description Suppose there really were vampires. Dark, stalking, destroying. They'd have to be killed, wouldn't they? Of course they would. But what kind of fools would try to make a living at it? In best-selling author John Steakley's vampire classic, one tightly knit band of brothers devotes itself to hunting down the monsters that infest the modern world--for a price. An exciting blend of horror and western genres, Vampire$ is a twenty-first-century Ghostbusters with an edge. Review This is exciting and surprising stuff . . . a real genre bender that keeps the best elements of both. --LocusGives a closer, longer look at violent vampire-hunting than anything else to date, often at a breathtaking pace. --Vampire's Closet[The team's] death-defying bravado and warm male friendships are as intense as those in any soldier-hero epic. . . Vampire$ is one gaudy, action-packed novel. The men are men, the women are vulnerable, and the vampires are mean, ugly monsters. . .you'll love it. --Amazon.com Review About the Author JOHN STEAKLEY has written four short stories, three films, and two novels, including the science-fiction classic Armor. His novel Vampire$ was the basis for a John Carpenter film. Besides being a writer, he has been a stock-car racer, a semipro football player, a private detective, an actor, and a car salesman. He lives in McKinney, Texas.
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