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    The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women

    By Ingrid Pitt

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    Thirty-five uncanny and erotic tales of vampires written by supernatural fiction’s greatest mistresses of the macabre.
    "Fashions change, and the urbane vampire created by Byron and cemented in place by Stoker has had to move on . . . Are you, like me, ready for the new dusk?" —Ingrid Pitt, from her Introduction
    Prepare to arm yourself with garlic, silver bullets, and a stake. Featuring the only vampire short story written by Anne Rice, the undisputed queen of vampire literature, and boasting an autobiographical introduction and original tale by Ingrid Pitt, the star of Hammer Films' The Vampire Lovers and Countess Dracula, this is one anthology that every vampire fan—vampiric feminist or not—will want to drink deep from.

    From the classic stories of Edith Wharton, Edith Nesbit, Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman, and Mary Elizabeth Braddon to modern incarnations by such acclaimed writers as Poppy Z. Brite, Nancy Kilpatrick, Tanith Lee, Caitlín R. Kiernan, and Angela Slatter, these blood-drinkers and soul-stealers range from the sexual to the sanguinary, from the tormented Good to the unspeakably Evil. Among those memorable Children of the Night you will encounter are Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's Byronic vampire Saint-Germain, Nancy A. Collins' undead heroine Sonja Blue, Tanya Huff's vampiric detective Vicki Nelson, and Freda Warrington’s age-old lovers Karl and Charlotte.
    Nominated for the World Fantasy Award and the International Horror Guild Award, and now revised and updated, The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women fulfils the bloodlust of the somnambulist horror fan, delivering the ultimate bite.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSkyhorse
    Release dateOct 10, 2017
    ISBN9781510723849
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    The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women
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    Ingrid Pitt

    Ingrid Pitt was a Polish-British actress best known for her cult horror movie roles with Hammer Film Productions. She was also a writer and author of various articles, columns, and an autobiography Life's a Scream. She died in 2010.

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    • 4/5
      This anthology captured my interest not only because of its theme, but because it contained stories from several of my favorite authors. It turned out to be a mixed bag of tales featuring different versions of vampires, though some were better than the others. I enjoyed the collection as a whole, but the following tales stood out for me: "The Master of Rampling Gate" by Anne Rice, "Homewrecker" by Poppy Z. Brite, "Vampire King of the Goth Chicks" by Nancy A. Collins, "Just His Type" by Storm Constantine, "Prince of Flowers" by Elizabeth Hand, "Services Rendered" by Louise Cooper, "One Among Millions" by Yvonne Navarro, "A Question of Patronage" by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, "Turkish Delight" by Roberta Lannes, "Venus Rising on Water" by Tanith Lee, "Lunch at Charon's" by Melanie Tem, "Night Laughter" by Ellen Kushner, "Bootleg" by Christa Faust, "Outfangthief" by Gala Blau, "So Runs the World Away" by Caitlín R. Kiernan, and "Jack" by Connie Willis.
    • 4/5
      Wow, what a slew of good authors. I've been working on this book for a few months now, reading one or two stories at a time, keeping it by my bed for last thing at night reading. I skipped straight the the Tanya Huff offering, excited to read a vampire Vicki Nelson story, and to see her interacting with Celluci. Nancy Collins, Caitlin R. Kiernan, Storm Constantine and other modern authors share the pages with stories from women writing a century or more ago. The stories range in tone from gothic horror to modern war to drugged out exploitation. The only odd thing is that the collection is 7 years old now, so I've read more recent stories by some of the authors, and this was like finding a historical tome. :)
    • 4/5
      A fair mix of good and bad stories. Mostly good.