I, Vampire

by Jean Marie Stine, Forrest J. Ackerman

I, Vampire's scarifying tales aren't the stuff of midnight reading. But in the five years since this anthology was first published in book form, each has become a modern classic in the horror genre. Here are personal accounts of what it means to be a vampire, first-person interviews that bring their plight and power to the fore as never before. These stories -? by award-winning writers like John Gregory Betancourt, S. P. Somtow, Darrell Schweitzer, and William F. Nolan -? will fascinate and horrify you, repel and move you. But they won't leave you bored! A must read for everyone who has ever fallen under the spell of a vampire. The table of contents includes "By Moonlight," John Gregory Betancourt; "The Cage," Dawn Martinez-Byrne; "The Croquet Mallet Murders," Kevin Andrew Murphy; "The Captive Angel," S. P. Somtow; "A Poor Imitation," David N. Wilson; "Rock and Roll Will Never Die," E. J. Gold; "Runaway," Darrell Schweitzer; "Tipping Is Not the Name of a City in China," Diana G. Gallagher; "Two-Spirits," Chris Moran; "Vympyre," William F. Nolan; "Visiting the Neighbors," Janrae Frank; "The Wolf Creek Fragment," Adrienne Martine-Barnes. These tales are edited and introduced by Forrest J Ackerman and Jean Marie Stine and this edition contains extensive "Recommended Reading" and "Recommended Viewing" lists of vampiric books and movies. You can save over $15 from the original hardcover edition by ordering the anthology here.

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First published July 1, 1995

Reviews

[Mrs. Adrian Tepes · Rating 2 out of 5]

DNF.

I really thought I was gonna be in for some great modern gothic horror but it wasn't. This book was terrible. I read the first 4 stories then skipped to the last two stories because I was just annoyed and was getting nothing from the stories. It made me hate vampires for quite a while.

The few short stories that I actually did liked couldn't even redeemed this book. I hate adult books that proves they're an adult book by cursing, dirty talking, talking about their genitals, etc...Like at that point it felt like a horny 10 year old wrote most of stories.

If you like vampires just get yourself another vampire short story book and don't waste your time with this one.

[DeCarabas · Rating 2 out of 5]

A group of vampire-told tales ranging from the awful to the mediocre, mostly set in relatively modern America. Luckily the worst stories in the bunch also take up the least amount of pages; it's worth checking out of the library if you're short on vamp-related reading material. Chris Moran's "Two-Spirits" was the highlight of the book, with a narrator who's facing an eternity stuck as the wrong sex - though I wasn't thrilled with the use of the term two-spirit, considering that the main characters are white.