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I found this at Salvation Army and recognized the author's name. Thinking it would be suitable reading material while beginning my GothPunk story, I ended up buying it for a dollar (or fifty cents, since I recall there was a 50%-Off sale going on that day), along with a basketful of other books. I hadn't ever read Moore before, so I didn't really know what his style would be like, aside from comedy. I was pleasantly surprised to find he writes kind of like a dirtier, more twisted Terry Pratchett.
BLOODSUCKING FIENDS takes place in today's world—well, 1995's world—except vampires exist, and they don't sparkle; they're actually kind of pathetic, which makes for some great moments. A fair amount of the comedy revolves around vampire tropes and how most of them are wrong. And there are a surprising number of AIDS jokes, and I found them all hilarious.
All in all, I liked it, and there were some genuine laugh-out-loud moments for me, though I thought it dragged near the end for about fifty pages.
Cabal by Clive Barker
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I read this back in... Let me check Goodreads. Looks like I read it in July of 2013, and I remember really enjoying it. It's a very dark read about a guy framed for eleven brutal murders, who—after failing to kill himself—discovers Midian, a city he dreams about. Eventually he finds companionship with a group of monsters who call themselves "the Nightbreed."
Like anything written by Barker, CABAL has some beautiful, poetic writing, combined with his unique brand of no-holds-barred horror-fantasy.
The Frankenstein series by Dean Koontz
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