I happened upon a box of books that was given to me that had alot of horror type books in it. I found this little gem, in my opinion, Vampire The Masquerade Volume 1: Blood and Roses . It’s based on the RPG but has some good stories. There was another one in that box that I cannot remember the name of but it was good, I will look for the book when I get home.
[quote]blooey wrote:
Read I Am Legend. It’s not a vampire book in the Dracula sense (sexy, patrician guys with pointy teeth who like to drink blood), but it’s got vampires. I believe this book is the source of the neo-vampire of the Blade variety.
The book is about the last man on Earth after everyone else has been turned into a vampire. It’s pretty awesome.[/quote]
They are making a movie about this:
Will Smith has the lead. It comes out next year.
I personally like Stepehen King’s take on Vampires with Salem’s lot. But then, I’m a King fan as far as his earlier work.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
They are making a movie about this:
Will Smith has the lead. It comes out next year.
I personally like Stepehen King’s take on Vampires with Salem’s lot. But then, I’m a King fan as far as his earlier work. [/quote]
If this is actually finally happening (its been off and on for years) and its still based mainly on the Protosevich script I read online, it WILL be a hell of a movie. I’m sure it’s still available somewhere. A good read for a script.
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Professor X wrote:
They are making a movie about this:
Will Smith has the lead. It comes out next year…
Plisskin wrote:
If this is actually finally happening (its been off and on for years) and its still based mainly on the Protosevich script I read online, it WILL be a hell of a movie. I’m sure it’s still available somewhere. A good read for a script. [/quote]
Already done as The Last Man on Earth with Vincent Price and of course the classic, if kind of goofy, Omega Man with Chas Heston.
Will Smith is a great choice. I hope they do it right.
Another suggestion for an entertaining read is Christopher Moore’s Bloodsucking Fiends.
He has some other genre-related stuff, but his writing is more about humor than horror. Dark comedy and sharp writing in a more obvious, but similar category as Chuck Palahniuk.
I really liked the Noble Dead series by
Barb and J.C. Hendee.
The first book in the series is “Dhampir”,
about a female vampire hunter-very well written. The authors have a very desciptive
writing style that I really enjoyed.
I have also read some of the Anita Blake novels, pretty good, but with very simple writing style.
[quote]blooey wrote:
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Professor X wrote:
They are making a movie about this:
Will Smith has the lead. It comes out next year.
I personally like Stepehen King’s take on Vampires with Salem’s lot. But then, I’m a King fan as far as his earlier work. [/quote]
Very interesting. I hope they don’t butcher this book (like they did with I, Robot). I know that wasn’t Will Smith’s fault, and I hope this is a good movie, but I’ve got my fingers crossed.
I haven’t read a lot of Stephen King’s works. I tend to be a bit of a snobby reader, which is my loss, really. I thoroughly enjoyed It and The Shining, for example. The premise of the book sounds interesting, though.
Someone mentioned Vlad the Impaler above. If you want a really awesome story, read up on him. His tale beats any vampire story hands down. Does anyone know if his life has been transcribed into historical fiction?
[quote]blooey wrote:
blooey wrote:
Very interesting. I hope they don’t butcher this book (like they did with I, Robot). I know that wasn’t Will Smith’s fault, and I hope this is a good movie, but I’ve got my fingers crossed.
I haven’t read a lot of Stephen King’s works. I tend to be a bit of a snobby reader, which is my loss, really. I thoroughly enjoyed It and The Shining, for example. The premise of the book sounds interesting, though.
Someone mentioned Vlad the Impaler above. If you want a really awesome story, read up on him. His tale beats any vampire story hands down. Does anyone know if his life has been transcribed into historical fiction?[/quote]
As far as the Protosevich script I read for the new version of I Am Legend, it does differ from the book. Its much closer than Omega Man (as it still goes with vamps), although amped up quite a bit.
Granted, they love to do rewrites…
[quote]Plisskin wrote:
blooey wrote:
blooey wrote:
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As far as the Protosevich script I read for the new version of I Am Legend, it does differ from the book. Its much closer than Omega Man (as it still goes with vamps), although amped up quite a bit.
Granted, they love to do rewrites…[/quote]
I don’t mind rewrite. I’m not one of those fanboys who scream bloody murder if a little thing is changed (I think). I only hope that if they title the movie I am Legend, people will know by the end why that title is appropriate.
Not a very high bar, in my opinion. But that line is what made the book so memorable for me.
If you want some total brain candy, I found Kim Harrison’s series that starts with “Dead Witch Walking” to be quite entertaining. The later books have a better style and they kind of pull you in. I have a vary easily suspended belief so those types of books just work for me. I can read and enjoy almost anything. Thanks for asking the question, I now have a list of books to read.
[quote]Plisskin wrote:
Oh yeah, and though it was mentioned, I can’t recommend Matherson’s I Am Legend enough…There’s also a Vincent Price film version, but unfortunately i’ve yet to see it.[/quote]
I think it came out just a few years after the book. It was scary enough, but the vampires are more like Night of the Living Dead zombies — very weak and slow moving. Vinnie, however, is stellar as the tortured Morgan.
I saw it when I was about 11 and thought it was really cool. I wonder how it would hold-up today.
Hey, thanks to everyone for all the suggestions.
I went to Barnes and Nobles only because it was close to where we went out to eat, but I forgot to bring a copy of this thread.
I hate trying to find a book by myself without any direction.
I finally ended up finding, and liking Necroscope by Brian Lumley.
I then checked this thread out and found that it was suggested three times, so that’s a plus.
I’ll probably end up reading the whole series if I get into it.
I know it’s a contrarian opinion, but in the name of God, avoid the Anne Rice books. She’s the one who popularized the modern, too cool to live, pretty-boy vampire image. They’re all so terribly beautiful.
Plus the undercurrent of pedophelia and incest turn my guts.
[quote]SWR-1240 wrote:
Hey, thanks to everyone for all the suggestions.
I went to Barnes and Nobles only because it was close to where we went out to eat, but I forgot to bring a copy of this thread.
I hate trying to find a book by myself without any direction.
I finally ended up finding, and liking Necroscope by Brian Lumley.
I then checked this thread out and found that it was suggested three times, so that’s a plus.
I’ll probably end up reading the whole series if I get into it.[/quote]
Cool, but I warn you, there are more in that series than your local B&N carries. When I say that series, I really mean all the books involving the Necroscope, there are a few different series (I loved the E-Branch in those books).
Good luck, I hope you like it (I hate it when someone doesn’t like a rec. of mine).
[quote]Northcott wrote:
I know it’s a contrarian opinion, but in the name of God, avoid the Anne Rice books. She’s the one who popularized the modern, too cool to live, pretty-boy vampire image. They’re all so terribly beautiful.
Plus the undercurrent of pedophelia and incest turn my guts.[/quote]
I had a large book of her trilogy in my hands, ready to leave with it (Interview with a Vampire, the second one, and the Queen of the Damned).
I read through some of it, then thought about the movies, and didn’t think it was what I was looking for.
Thanks for the head’s-up.