Blood Sport

Dark Forces #14

by R.C. Scott

Bob, an Olympic hopeful, and his girlfriend, Jana, become members of the Icarus Gymnastic Troupe and discover that they have been chosen to be living sacrifices by an evil force from beyond the grave.

Genres: Horror, Young Adult, Fiction, Vampires, Paranormal

144 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 1, 1984

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Reviews

[Terri LH · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read this one an eternity ago, so I forgot most of it. It is much better than I remembered. It's a vampire tale, but don't expect Anne Rice. I'm rating it five stars for what it is- an 80's teen horror, so given that, I feel it's excellent.

[Nattie · Rating 3 out of 5]

There wasn't a lot of action, but I enjoyed the intensity of the book. It had a nice eerie quality and was actually funny as well.

[CJ Antipuna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this entire series as a middle school student as they were arable in our school library. This was BY FAR my favorite book in the series and the only one of fifteen to touch in vampires, which I LOVE and gymnastics lol.

It’s teen horror fiction. So don’t be expecting Anne Rice level art here. However you’ll be surprised at the level of intense expectation and dread it pulls up! Highly recommend this as well as the whole Dark Forces series!

[Melissa DeWitt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book as a young adult! Wish I could find it again to read in kindle format. The paperbacks on amazon are too expensive. 😒 Great story and, as I recall, a not-so-surprising ending.

[Meen · Rating 5 out of 5]

I read all of the books in this teen horror series over and over in junior high and high school. I'm sure if I read them now I would find them hideous (in the bad way), but because I loved them so much then, I'm giving them all five stars!

[Mell · Rating 2 out of 5]

A teen read from junior high- I really thought this series of books was the best thing at that time. I didn't own this one, but enjoyed reading another version of the modern vampire.

[Jewell Moreno · Rating 4 out of 5]

Read through these teen horror flicks quickly. If you're a fan of vampire fiction, without to much drama this was fun, and pretty innocent scare for young people.

[C]

Read ages ago, no recollection of whether I liked it or not, alas!