This anthology of vampire tales features contributions by some of the biggest names in horror, fantasy, and speculative fiction, and portrays every kind of bloodsucker imaginable. Stephen King's classic "One for the Road" has vampires running amok in rural Maine; his son Joe Hill's "Abraham's Boys" shows what life might be like for the children of Dracula's Van Helsing. Stories by Anne Rice and Caitlín R. Kiernan utilize historical settings for maximum creepiness, while John Langan's “The Wide, Carnivorous Sky” features a group of Iraq war veterans haunted by their encounter with a monster during the Battle of Fallujah. And that's just for starters! If you're in need of a vampire fix, check out this diverse collection.

When an invisible force field mysteriously springs up around the small town of Chester Mills, Maine, the locals trapped inside struggle to make sense of the event. Where did "the dome" come from? What is it made of? And is there any way to make it go away? To find out, a group of townspeople, led by Iraq veteran and short-order cook Dale Barbara, face off against power-hungry politician Big Jim Rennie and his son, both of whom know more than they're letting on. Kirkus Reviews calls Under the Dome "vintage King: wonderfully written, good, creepy, old-school fun."

After her newly widowed father injures her in a drunk driving accident and lands in jail, 14-year-old Sarah Crane ends up in foster care. Her new family, the ultra-religious Garveys, are cruel to Sarah, treating her like their unpaid servant. But despite the grimness of her situation, Sarah finds two allies--fellow student Nick Dunnigan, who hears voices, and art teacher (and supposed "witch") Bettina Phillips, who lives in a creepy old house that used to be a mental asylum. Through her friendship with Nick and Bettina, Sarah discovers that she has artistic abilities that border on the supernatural--a gift that comes in handy for getting revenge on everyone who's wronged her.

This sequel to Dracula, based on Bram Stoker's handwritten notes and cowritten by his great-grandnephew, takes place 25 years after the original story and features many of the same characters...until they start dying. After psychiatrist Jack Seward is murdered, Quincey Harker--the son of Mina and Jonathan--investigates what happened all those years ago, while vampire-slayer Abraham Van Helsing decides to take matters into his own hands. With its suspense-filled plot and appearances by real-life figures including Jack the Ripper, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Bathory (a 16th century countess who preferred to bathe in the blood of maidens), and Bram Stoker himself, Dracula: The Un-Dead will appeal to fans of Elizabeth Kostova's The Historian.

After nearly half a century of separation, two estranged sisters reunite in their family's crumbling ancestral home in the English countryside. Eccentric lepidopterist Ginny, known as the "Moth Woman," has been looking forward to the return of Vivien, who left home at 15 to pursue a career, and later, marriage. But why has Vivien come home? And what prompted her to leave in the first place? Narrated by Ginny, who may not be telling the whole truth, this creepy debut novel is fueled by dark family secrets and "confidently rendered literary suspense" (The New York Times).

While growing up in an isolated part of Australia with his controlling mother, Gerard Freeman's only friend was his wheelchair-bound English pen pal, Alice Jessel--who refused to see or visit him until she regained the ability to walk. Following his mother's death, Gerard discovers a cache of short stories written by his great-grandmother Viola that hint at the answers to his questions about his family's history. Gerard embarks on a trip to England to investigate his mother's past--and track down the mysterious Alice. This debut novel's eerie atmosphere and Victorian stories-within-a-story make The Ghost Writer an "atmospheric paranormal thriller with many surprises" (Booklist).

Set against a grim post-WWII British backdrop, this novel focuses on working-class Doctor Faraday, who's summoned to Hundreds Hall to attend to the aristocratic Ayres family. Faraday, the son of a household servant, has not seen the place in 30 years. Far from the splendor he remembers, Hundreds Hall is a decaying ruin and its surviving occupants--widowed Mrs. Ayres; her war-damaged son, former RAF pilot Roderick; and her "spinster" daughter, Caroline--are troubled by what they claim is an evil supernatural force. Fans of Shirley Jackson's The Haunting of Hill House will enjoy this "eerie ghost story mixed with piercing class commentary" (Booklist).