Friday, August 29, 2025

Summer of Horror - "We Are the Thing That Others Fear"

 


I am participating in an informal event created by my friend Tammy over at Books, Bones & Buffy and she is doing a book cover love feature. I am so sad that the Summer of Horror is ending.  Of course, I start spooky season reading in September so you will still see some horror here at Booker T's Farm.  Today I am sharing some awesome covers for one of favorite horror creatures - vampires!  I am splitting them into ones I have already read and then ones I have on my TBR.

First up, the ones I've read:


Here are four I read last year.  I really loved all of them except Night Wing, which was a buddy read, and not as good as I wanted it to be. I recommend Suffer the Children to everyone now.


I've read Salem's Lot twice and really enjoyed it although it isn't my favorite King.  Dark Roots is the first in a series I really need to get back to and Until Summer Comes Around has complete Lost Boys vibes.


I had to add Bunnicula because it was one of my first vampire books and I love it to this day.  In the Valley of the Sun has a different edition with an awesome cover but I didn't feature it because this book did not work for me.

Books on my TBR:


Mr. Barb bought me a copy of Carmilla two Christmas' ago and I still haven't picked it up.


I am pretty sure I first saw Vampire Junction on Tammy's blog, and I can't believe I haven't read The Buffalo Hunter Hunter yet, and I even own two copies and an arc

I'm really hate seeing Tammy's special feature end.  I'm so glad I was able to participate some and can't wait for Summer of Horror 2026!

4 comments:

  1. Im sad it's over too, but I'm doing it again next year! This is an awesome list. I love seeing the Grady Hendrix, it's one of my favorites of his. Suffer the Children is one I need to start soon!

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  2. I love how you say Mr. Barb. It reminded me how my daughter used to say Mr. Aunt Vikki or define other men in terms of their relationship to women she knew. I laughed and it made me glad that she felt the women were naturally in charge in her world.

    Anne - Books of My Heart

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  3. Oh these all look great.. unfortunately I don't do a lot of horror anymore.. really messes with my sleep.

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  4. I like the look of Dark Roots! I have to go look that one up.

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