Category: horror books

• Dracula the Un-Dead

  

  In just about two weeks, on August 9, I will be at Boutique du Vampyre in New Orleans to sign copies of my Scarlet Order vampire novels. I’ve enjoyed visiting this French Quarter shop since I discovered it in 2014. In 2020, when much of the world went into lockdown, owner Marita Crandle had the…

  David Lee Summers

  July 24, 2025

  Book Review, characters, horror books, horror of the mind, steampunk, vampires

  Abraham Van Helsing, An Assembly of Monsters, Bram Stoker, Dacre Stoker, Dr. John Seward, Dracula, Dracula the Un-Dead, Elizabeth Bathory, Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker, sequel

• A Tasty Sampler

  Recently, I’ve been collaborating with Lee Clark Zumpe to assemble a collection of vampire flash fiction. This is a follow-up to a collection we first released in 2008. The original collection was titled Blood Sampler: Subtle Sips and Spicy Shots and features 35 tales. Most of these tales are 150 words or less and first…

  David Lee Summers

  April 3, 2025

  characters, horror books, Personal Experience, Poetry, Reviews, Stories, vampires

  Blood Sampler, Bussard Ramjet, Christopher Lee, Dracula, flash fiction, Lee Clark Zumpe, Nosferatu, Peter Cushing, Poetry, skinwalker, The Hungur Chronicles, Twist ending

• The Keeper

  They would come for him as soon as he closed his eyes. They always did. So the answer was as simple as it was impossible: don’t close your eyes. And don’t ever sleep. George gazed at the horizon, at the exact point where the sky fell into the arms of the sea, and he could…

  Peter

  March 17, 2025

  ghosts, horror books, horror of the mind, short story, Stories

• Revisiting Familiar Worlds with Horror Comics

  Today, I return to the wonderful and weird world of horror comics. As I noted in my last post on this subject, I’ve long been a fan of the medium. So far, I’ve written two comic book scripts and published one of them. Even though I’m not a prolific comic book author, I’ve found that…

  David Lee Summers

  February 6, 2025

  Book Adaptation, horror books, monsters, vampires

  Afterlife with Archie, Alien, Archie Goodwin, comic books, Daniel Abraham, Dragon’s Fall, Fevre Dream, George R.R. Martin, Scooby Apocalypse, Scooby-Doo, The Expanse, Walt Simonson

• Long and Short Form Horror Comics

  I have long been a fan of scary comic books. When I was a kid, if something proved too scary, I could shut the book fast. Then I could slowly pull back the page until I was ready to face my fear. Even then, a good writer and a good artist could hold me transfixed…

  David Lee Summers

  December 19, 2024

  horror books, Horror Favorites, The Craft, Weird Western

  American Vampire, comic anthology, Creepshow, Creepy, Eerie, Grimm Tales of Terror, Rafael Albuquerque, Scott Snyder, Stephen King

• Horror Games: Why Aren’t Books the Biggest Source of Inspiration for Them?

  I’m a big fan of everything related to Horror: books, movies, TV shows, art, even games. If it’s Horror, I’m interested. Lately I’ve been paying special attention to Horror games. Horror games have been successful since the time when Atari, now obsolete, was the best gaming platform. But no matter where you play, PlayStation, Xbox,…

  merchakandrea

  August 22, 2024

  horror books, Horror Games

  horror books, Horror Favorites, Horror Games, horror movies