"I was Dracula every year for Halloween! Some little tykes want to be policemen when they grow up. I wanted to be Bela Lugosi!" --From the editor's introduction Come thrill with us through the unhallowed halls of the sepulchral and distorted UNDEADas we thrill-ride through fifteen classic vampire tales certain to get your blood-chilling in your veins. Ranging from classic novellas such as Le Fanu's "Carmilla," to the spectral excursions of famed horrorologist H.P. Lovecraft, this unearthly tome recounts even TRUE vampire lore as well as the literary classics of chilling fright. So come on! Your casket is waiting, the coach is stamping in the castle courtyard, and the children of the night are making their music! For as Bela might say, "The blood is the life, Mr. Renfield! The blood is the life!" Stories by Byron, LeFanu, Conan Doyle, Polidori, and more!