An Open Letter to Vampires

Dear Vampires,

Hello.

My name is Brandon Hale. Vampires have been a major part of my life since the first time I read “‘Salem’s Lot” when I was 13 years old. Since then, I’ve read most books about vampires and I’m quite the vampire movie buff. I still read Dracula every October.

As a matter of fact, I owe my career to vampires. My series of novels, Day Soldiers, is about a world-wide war between humanity, werewolves, and vampires.

Yeah, I really feel like I’ve been...