An Unholy Thirst: Fifteen Vampire Tales

by Cliff Biggers (Editor And Contributor), Charles R. Rutledge (Editor and Contributor), Nancy A. Collins

Enter freely, and drink deeply of fifteen vampire tales told by a sanguinary collection of modern horror authors. Here you will find both traditional vampires, and those who stretch genre boundaries. Not all of these Nosferatu drink blood, but they all share an unholy thirst for human lives. So step into the shadows, and listen for the children of the night.

With Stories by:
Amanda DeWees
Donald F. Glut
John Linwood Grant
Leanna Renee Hieber
Paul McNamee
Chris McAuley
Lee Murray
Joshua Reynolds
Cat Scully
Jeff Strand
Plus:
A new Sonja Blue story by Nancy A. Collins
A New Bubba the Monster Hunter story by John G. Hartness
A New Deacon Chalk story by James R. Tuck
A new Jonathan Crowley/Carter Decamp story by James A. Moore and Charles R. Rutledge
And introducing Renard Duvall in a story by Cliff Biggers

titles:
Blood Relation by James A. Moore and Charles R. Rutledge (Jonathan Crowley/Carter Decamp)
A Woman’s Work by Leanna Renee Hieber
In Dark Directed by Cliff Biggers
Wings of Velvet, Eyes of Stone by Amanda DeWees
Turn Me by Jeff Strand
Nightshift by Lee Murray
Phantom of the Fox by John G. Hartness (Bubba)
Rancho Midnight by Nancy A. Collins (Sonja Blue)
Bruna J. Lampini and the Sanguinary Assignation by Joshua Reynolds
The Wreck of the Black Swan by Paul R. McNamee
Van Helsing’s Revenge by Chris McAuley (Stokerverse)
A Town Called Turtle Rock by Cat Scully
The Dead of Alsace by John Linwood Grant
Dr. Karnstein’s Creation by Donald F. Glut
Scattered, Smothered, Covered, and Dusted by James R. Tuck (Deacon Chalk)

311 pages, Kindle Edition

First published October 19, 2021

Reviews

[Holly · Rating 5 out of 5]

My sister was out and about in Salem, and Saw An Unholy Thirst for sale and grabbed it for me - she knew it would be up my ally.

I love to read stories about vampires, in any form. Whether they sparkle or they sleep in a coffin, I am ready to read it. An Unholy thirst offered a variety of different vampire stories- some from existing myth, legend and Lore and some from the author's own Monday.

Of these 15 stories - I enjoyed 14. There was one which was written in the form of a conversation and I wasn't vibing with that particular narration style and skipped it (so I have no thoughts on the content). I appreciated getting to know new characters, as well as seeing familiar names.

I think maybe it's time to finally read Dracula...

[Crymsyn Hart · Rating 4 out of 5]

Most of the stories I really enjoyed. The only reason I wanted the book was because of the new Sonja Blue Story by Nancy A Collins. Huge fan of hers.