Blood and Other Cravings

"These seventeen mesmerizing tales, each one creepier than the next, will delight vampire and other horror fans." —Library Journal For those who enjoy stories that frighten and tales that create disquieting chills, this anthology presents stories of vampires and other deadly, twisted creatures that may look as ordinary as anyone. These others, as portrayed in these disturbing, eerie tales by some of the finest horror writers in the field today, may not sink fangs into necks, but in a variety of different ways can just as effectively drain one's essence, suck out one's life, steal one's soul. With tales by award-winners Laird Barron, Elizabeth Bear, Kathe Koja, Margaret Lanagan, Bill Pronzini, Barbara Roden, Lisa Tuttle, Kaaron Warren, and others, Blood and Other Cravings will slake the thirst for great horror fiction in any reader.Table of Contents:“Introduction” Ellen Datlow“All You Can Do Is Breathe” Kaaron Warren“Needles” Elizabeth Bear“Baskerville's Midgets” Reggie Oliver“Blood Yesterday, Blood Tomorrow” Richard Bowes“X for Demetrious” Steve Duffy“Keeping Corky” Melanie Tem“Shelf-Life” Lisa Tuttle“Caius” Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg“Sweet Sorrow” Barbara Roden“First Breath” Nicole J. LeBoeuf“Toujours” Kathe Koja“Miri” Steve Rasnic Tem“Mrs. Jones” Carol Emshwiller“Bread and Water” Michael Cisco“Mulberry Boys” Margo Lanagan“The Third Always Beside You” John Langan“The Siphon” Laird Barron