Vampires & the Shadow World: An Anthology of Classic Poetry & Stories

by Aurora Thorne

Genres: Poetry, Vampires

144 pages, Hardcover

Published October 21, 2025

Reviews

[chloé · Rating 4 out of 5]

i really enjoyed this!!! i have been wanting to read more poetry and this was a great place to start for me - i never knew there was so much literature on the supernatural, but i felt i shouldn’t be so surprised. it has frightened and intrigued humans always!!

the little snippets were a great way to nab your attention and i think the author picked great examples :)

[demin ✧˖*°࿐ · Rating 4 out of 5]

really good anthology!! i do wish the author would've added "the black vampyre" by uriah derick d'arcy and that the order of the extracts / poems would've been different for the vampire section, but all the selections were beautiful in my opinion and it helped me discover some poets i will definitely be looking into

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A short collection of stories, novel excerpts and poems relating to vampires, ghosts and things that go bump in the night. A fantastically curated collection with a gorgeous cover.

[Samuel]

DNF 70% through

Not my thing I guess, I dont want to rate it cause its a "It's me, not you" kind of thing

[Megan Dessent · Rating 3 out of 5]

vampires have really been making people horny for centuries

[Luce McDonald · Rating 4 out of 5]

Another really provocative and captivating collection of monstrous writings. It was a truly unique read and included a few old favourites as well as inviting some new ones.