In the capable hands of prolific horror editor Jones (A Book of Horrors; The Mammoth Book of Best New Horror), this inventive anthology follows the Western world's most famous vampire through the centuries. Beginning with Bram Stoker's classic blood-sucking count (presented here in a long-lost prolog to Stoker's 1897 theatrical adaptation of Dracula) and ending with a postdystopian 21st century world ruled by vampires (F. Paul Wilson's particularly rich "The Lord's Work"), we encounter Dracula at his most vicious, vile, and vulnerable moments as he navigates his neverending years. Other contributors to this dense collection include Charlaine Harris, Thomas Ligotti, Ramsey Campbell, and Nancy Holder.
VERDICT There's something here for any enthusiastic vampirologist—noir undertones from Mandy Slater, tongue-in-cheek flash fiction from Jan Edwards, the familiarity of Harris's "Sookie Stackhouse" series, and even some poetry.
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