Working In The Vampire Genre, Plus An Anthology Review...
Since I started work on my first vampire story, I decided to see what other stories and variations have been done on the vampire myth already. To this end I pulled out an anthology book of vampire stories that's been in my possession for about 20 years now. Everyone is pretty familiar with the works of Anne Rice, Stephanie Meyer, and of course Bram Stoker. But what about other authors who've tapped into this vein (I know this pun sucks... but so do vampires ba-da-bum). This collection can be a huge help to any author with plans on attacking this famous mythos by giving them a chance to see what others have done before them. I know I found it helpful and enlightening. THE PENGUIN BOOK OF VAMPIRE STORIES is one of the best anthologies I've ever found. Part of the reason is that it covers authors who've touched on this subject as far back as 1816 and goes up to 1984. There are a number of familiar names in this book like Clark Ashton Smith,...