![]() See, his brother was killed by some undead beast (possibly a vampire, possibly not) back in the day, and now his ghost haunts Stiles, constantly badgering him to find and destroy whatever it was that killed him so that he may finally rest in peace and not be stuck in purgatory or wherever. Only this time the potential victims aren't easy dinner, cuz badass trenchcoat-wearing Vietnam vet Chris Stiles has come to the small town of Isherwood, Indiana with the sole purpose of kicking vampire ass. ![]() If there's such a genre as action-horror, than this is the novel against which all others should be judged, as it's pretty much non-stop vampire mayhem once it gets going. Take Salem's Lot, add some John Rambo, and what you get is this. ![]() Not really a big fan of the overly-gaudy artwork here, but the premise of an armed-to-the-teeth 'Nam vet on a search-and-destroy mission against vicious vampires in America's heartland is fine by me. Here's the cover of the 1991 Orbit Books mass-market I have (322 pages). ![]()
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