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Vampire Verses
"Vampire Verses" explores the seductive mystique of the shadow sphere and savors the forbidden allure of encounters with the supernatural — illustrated by spooky full-page artwork.
For lovers of Gothic poetry and vampire lore, this collection captures what makes these immortals their paradoxical existence where death becomes a gateway to living more intensely.
For lovers of Gothic poetry and vampire lore, this collection captures what makes these immortals their paradoxical existence where death becomes a gateway to living more intensely.
63 pages, Paperback
Published November 28, 2025
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About the author
LindaAnn LoSchiavo
51 books35 followersNative New Yorker and award-winner, LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a member of British Fantasy Society, Horror Writers Association, Science Fiction Poetry Association, and The Dramatists Guild.
Between 2018-2025, she has had nine chapbooks and two full-length collections released by various presses in the USA, the UK, and India.
Book Accolades: Elgin Award for "A Route Obscure and Lonely"; Chrysalis BREW Project’s Award for Excellence and The World’s Best Magazine’s Book of Excellence Award for "Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems"; and the Spotlyts Story Award from Spotlyts Magazine for "Apprenticed to the Night."
Additionally, "Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems" achieved recognition as a 3rd Place Finalist in Chrysalis BREW Project’s Readers’ Choice Awards, 2024 - 2025.
In 2023, her poetry placed as a finalist in Thirty West Publishing's "Fresh Start Contest" and in the 8th annual Stephen DiBiase contest.
LoSchiavo is a Prohibition Era historian and her Texas Guinan film won "Best Feature Documentary" at N.Y. Women's Film Fest (Dec. 2021).
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Between 2018-2025, she has had nine chapbooks and two full-length collections released by various presses in the USA, the UK, and India.
Book Accolades: Elgin Award for "A Route Obscure and Lonely"; Chrysalis BREW Project’s Award for Excellence and The World’s Best Magazine’s Book of Excellence Award for "Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems"; and the Spotlyts Story Award from Spotlyts Magazine for "Apprenticed to the Night."
Additionally, "Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems" achieved recognition as a 3rd Place Finalist in Chrysalis BREW Project’s Readers’ Choice Awards, 2024 - 2025.
In 2023, her poetry placed as a finalist in Thirty West Publishing's "Fresh Start Contest" and in the 8th annual Stephen DiBiase contest.
LoSchiavo is a Prohibition Era historian and her Texas Guinan film won "Best Feature Documentary" at N.Y. Women's Film Fest (Dec. 2021).
― ― links ― ―
https://linktr.ee/LindaAnn.LoSchiavo
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December 17, 2025
Vampire Verses
By: LindaAnn LoSchiavo (Author), Dawn Wilson (Editor), Giulia Massarin (Illustrator)
Publisher: Independently published
Published Date: November 28, 2025
ASIN: B0G34BPH34
Page Count: 63
Triggers: Blood imagery, predation themes, death/undead, gothic dread, horror references (including slashers), dark romance undertones.
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Skull Dread Rating: 💀💀
What Did I Just Walk Into?
A bite-sized chapbook that treats vampirism like a mood, a metaphor, and a mischievous party guest. It’s gothic poetry with a wink, sometimes lush and candlelit, sometimes modern and petty (yes, Dracula on a dating site), with full-page illustrations that keep the vibe spooky instead of stuffy.
Here’s What Slapped:
The range. Some poems feel like old-world velvet and grave soil, others feel like your phone buzzing at 2 a.m. with a text you absolutely should not answer.
The humor shows up at the exact right moments, especially the pop culture pieces (the “Nightmare on Elm Street” angle is wildly fun).
The collection understands the “why” behind vampire obsession, hunger, power, longing, and the delicious danger of wanting what you know will ruin you.
The artwork is not filler. It actually amplifies the atmosphere and gives your brain a shadowy hallway to pace in between poems.
What Could’ve Been Better:
If you want clean narrative arcs, this will feel more like a haunted gallery than a straight-line story.
A few poems hit so hard conceptually that you’ll wish they lingered longer, but it’s a chapbook, it vanishes like a bat the second you get attached.
Sum Up:
Reading this feels like being alone in a quiet room with the lights low, amused and slightly uneasy, the kind of book that leaves a soft bite-mark on your mood.
Perfect for Readers Who Love:
Gothic poetry, Dracula lore with modern twists, spooky illustrations, folklore-meets-pop-culture vibes, poetic explorations of desire and danger.
Reviewed by Robin for Robin’s Review
By: LindaAnn LoSchiavo (Author), Dawn Wilson (Editor), Giulia Massarin (Illustrator)
Publisher: Independently published
Published Date: November 28, 2025
ASIN: B0G34BPH34
Page Count: 63
Triggers: Blood imagery, predation themes, death/undead, gothic dread, horror references (including slashers), dark romance undertones.
Star Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Skull Dread Rating: 💀💀
What Did I Just Walk Into?
A bite-sized chapbook that treats vampirism like a mood, a metaphor, and a mischievous party guest. It’s gothic poetry with a wink, sometimes lush and candlelit, sometimes modern and petty (yes, Dracula on a dating site), with full-page illustrations that keep the vibe spooky instead of stuffy.
Here’s What Slapped:
The range. Some poems feel like old-world velvet and grave soil, others feel like your phone buzzing at 2 a.m. with a text you absolutely should not answer.
The humor shows up at the exact right moments, especially the pop culture pieces (the “Nightmare on Elm Street” angle is wildly fun).
The collection understands the “why” behind vampire obsession, hunger, power, longing, and the delicious danger of wanting what you know will ruin you.
The artwork is not filler. It actually amplifies the atmosphere and gives your brain a shadowy hallway to pace in between poems.
What Could’ve Been Better:
If you want clean narrative arcs, this will feel more like a haunted gallery than a straight-line story.
A few poems hit so hard conceptually that you’ll wish they lingered longer, but it’s a chapbook, it vanishes like a bat the second you get attached.
Sum Up:
Reading this feels like being alone in a quiet room with the lights low, amused and slightly uneasy, the kind of book that leaves a soft bite-mark on your mood.
Perfect for Readers Who Love:
Gothic poetry, Dracula lore with modern twists, spooky illustrations, folklore-meets-pop-culture vibes, poetic explorations of desire and danger.
Reviewed by Robin for Robin’s Review
December 10, 2025
What is it about vampires that is so fascinating? Maybe it’s the notion that they once were human, now are something different—and more. Perhaps it’s that they are undead, having solved life’s greatest mystery. Or maybe it’s that they wear fancy clothes and speak with cool Eastern European accents!
In any case, vampires have cast a hypnotic gaze on readers at least since Bram Stoker penned Dracula in 1897. Award-winning poet LindaAnn LoSchiavo explores this thrilling subject in her latest collection, VAMPIRE VERSES.
While LoSchiavo writes on a wide range of subjects, she frequently returns to horror—much to the delight of her readers. This chapbook contains more than 20 pieces on the subject of vampires.
LoSchiavo shows off her range as a poet, writing in a variety of styles and in voices that range from traditional to modern. Some of the poems are spooky, some are downright funny. My personal favorite probably is “Dating the Undead,” in which a screen-obsessed young woman forms an online relationship with Count Dracula himself!
“He asks: Do you believe in fate? In an ‘ideal lost in night-mists”?
I text back “kewl”
And did I mention the amazing illustrations in this book? Well, they are wonderful, and add a great deal to the collection.
If you like vampires (and who doesn’t?), give VAMPIRE VERSES a read… preferably during the light of day, with your crucifix handy.
In any case, vampires have cast a hypnotic gaze on readers at least since Bram Stoker penned Dracula in 1897. Award-winning poet LindaAnn LoSchiavo explores this thrilling subject in her latest collection, VAMPIRE VERSES.
While LoSchiavo writes on a wide range of subjects, she frequently returns to horror—much to the delight of her readers. This chapbook contains more than 20 pieces on the subject of vampires.
LoSchiavo shows off her range as a poet, writing in a variety of styles and in voices that range from traditional to modern. Some of the poems are spooky, some are downright funny. My personal favorite probably is “Dating the Undead,” in which a screen-obsessed young woman forms an online relationship with Count Dracula himself!
“He asks: Do you believe in fate? In an ‘ideal lost in night-mists”?
I text back “kewl”
And did I mention the amazing illustrations in this book? Well, they are wonderful, and add a great deal to the collection.
If you like vampires (and who doesn’t?), give VAMPIRE VERSES a read… preferably during the light of day, with your crucifix handy.
November 29, 2025
Reading Vampire Verses feels like eavesdropping on a late-night dialogue between folklore and the twenty-first century. The poems negotiate that meeting point with wit, elegance, and flashes of eeriness. They acknowledge the irresistible pull of the supernatural without exaggeration, grounding each piece in relatable human sensations: curiosity, fear, attraction, uncertainty. This is a collection for readers who enjoy poetry that invites reflection but still entertains. The imagery is vivid, the pacing nimble, and the ideas quietly persistent.
December 6, 2025
The Review
The gothic horror atmosphere found in these poems and the blend of humor, heart, and dread was so perfect for this collection of poetry. The haunting imagery found in these poems perfectly captures the bloody and visceral nature of vampirism and the supernatural draw that so many people have towards the genre and this particular supernatural creature.
The heart of these poems is so much more than the vampire angle however. It is a beautiful fusion of history, mythology, and pop culture with a poetic delivery. The poem “When We Rented ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’” as readers got a first person perspective on how vampires would respond to a slasher flick of that caliber, was so fun and engaging, and the section highlighting the impact Bram Stoker had on the genre was also so thrilling. The shifting points of view each poem had, and the way the poems delved into power dynamics in relationships, people’s fascination with death and danger, and what happens when a person’s needs overpower them, become powerful themes that bring these poems to life eloquently.
The Verdict
Memorable, thought-provoking, and enthralling, author LindaAnn LoSchiavo’s “Vampire Verses” is a must-read gothic horror collection of poems. The humorous illustrations and tidbits of knowledge and quotes regarding history and mythology found throughout the collection helped elevate the pop culture references and balance of tones found in this very atmospheric collection, readers will return to time and time again.
The gothic horror atmosphere found in these poems and the blend of humor, heart, and dread was so perfect for this collection of poetry. The haunting imagery found in these poems perfectly captures the bloody and visceral nature of vampirism and the supernatural draw that so many people have towards the genre and this particular supernatural creature.
The heart of these poems is so much more than the vampire angle however. It is a beautiful fusion of history, mythology, and pop culture with a poetic delivery. The poem “When We Rented ‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’” as readers got a first person perspective on how vampires would respond to a slasher flick of that caliber, was so fun and engaging, and the section highlighting the impact Bram Stoker had on the genre was also so thrilling. The shifting points of view each poem had, and the way the poems delved into power dynamics in relationships, people’s fascination with death and danger, and what happens when a person’s needs overpower them, become powerful themes that bring these poems to life eloquently.
The Verdict
Memorable, thought-provoking, and enthralling, author LindaAnn LoSchiavo’s “Vampire Verses” is a must-read gothic horror collection of poems. The humorous illustrations and tidbits of knowledge and quotes regarding history and mythology found throughout the collection helped elevate the pop culture references and balance of tones found in this very atmospheric collection, readers will return to time and time again.
November 21, 2025
Vampire Verses, Is an entertaining look at Vampires through the lens of Poetry. It takes a look at Vampires through both a historic view and a present view. One of my favorites “An Ideal Lost in Night-Mists” features Count Dracula on a dating site. The illustrations are beautifully done and really add to the poems they’re for. “Unquiet House” features 2 vampires house hunting. It is a beautiful collection strung together of vampire and Dracula through the years. I highly recommend.
I did receive this book as an ARC.
I did receive this book as an ARC.
December 29, 2025
A collection of poems and drawings about vampires? Sign me up! I like it when books have a theme, and this one delivers. There are various poems with illustrations in between them. The first one starts out with a twist on a quote from a Jane Austen novel. My absolute favorite was "When We Rented 'A Nightmare on Elm Street'." Imagine what it would be like if a bunch of vampires rented that movie. Would they love it or hate it? This poem made me laugh. The last in the collection is a story about dating vampires in the modern world of texting and cell phones and is told in reverse order. A nice collection written from different points of view but all relating to vampires.
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