“A beautifully macabre tour through fiction and folklore that will have you sharpening your stakes and thirsting for more.”
- Vaughn A. Jackson, Author of Southern Cross
Vampire Hunters: An Incomplete Record of Personal Accounts
Vampires stalk us from the shadows. They’ve been feeding on blood, our very life force, since before words were pressed into clay. But we are not unprotected. For as long as vampires have hunted us, there have been those who hunt them. This is a record, fragments of journals, letters and transcripts, collected to chronicle how vampires can be identified, how they are evolving, slaying strategies, and the threat they pose to humanity.
From Agamemnon to Edgar Allan Poe, Cape Canaveral to Kiribati, this Incomplete Record of Personal Accounts explains the appetites, habits and horrors of these creatures of the night. Testimonials have been gathered, organized, and passed on in a single book throughout history.
With stories from Gwendolyne Kiste and A.C. Wise, as well as LCW Allingham, George K. Angelou, Juno Crew, William J. Donahue, River Eno, Henry Herz, Mina Humiston, D.C. Kugtima, Camellia Landman, Carter Lappin, Caolán Mac an Aircinn, Hope Madden, TT Madden, Lee Meeder, A.R.C Mitra, Bill Mulligan, Nico Martinez Nocito, Toni Owen-Blue, Dale Parnell, and Johan Robertsson.
These incomplete records are now released to illuminate the darkness where evil thrives.
“This is one of the best collections of vampire short stories I’ve had the pleasure of reading.” - knjigomoljka, Bookstagram
“VAMPIRE HUNTERS felt like reading a fantastical field guide book from childhood, but leveled up to be darker, grittier, and entirely more fun for adults.” - Erika Brittain, Bookstagram
“Finally, a found footage/document-styled anthology about vampires vampires(and those that hunt them).” - Horror Nerd
“Every entry feels like a whispered secret. The tone varies, from haunting elegies to pulse pounding action, but each account is steeped in a raw, personal urgency.” - Rebecca Percival
Content Warnings by story:
All stories have killing and vampiric feeding, either mentioned or depicted.
“The Stryx” - slavery, sex slavery, war, “Sherwood Papers”- mass murder, child death and infanticide, “St. Orianne’ - sexual assault, “Journal of Baron Sigismund von Herberstein” - war, assault, mental health issues - “Drink of Death” - suicide, “No Mirrors” - Amputation, war, loss, Attrition” - food scarcity, “Sick” - Psychopathy, child harm, Graphic depictions of torture, “Party Time at 413 Dallyn Road” - graphic injury, “Bad Blood” - child endangerment, loss of a parent, “Birds and Beasts” - child murder, sexism and misogyny, “19 Nights in Kiribati” - immigrant abuse and torture.
*This is by no means an exhaustive list, so please proceed with care for yourself.
"Vampire Hunters surprised and delighted me. Beautifully researched, twisty and smart. Make no mis-stake; this book is filled with Tales of the Unexpected-ly amazing. Recommended 100%!" - Nancy Holder, Lifetime Achievement Award winner, The Horror Writers Association