Award-winning author Nancy Kilpatrick's first collection of her vampire stories is an eclectic mix that presents the undead in all its various manifestations. Chelsea Quinn Yarbro says "Nancy Kilpatrick creates mosaics," and this compilation reflects that scope in stories exposing the dark side of the desire for passion, longevity, power, creativity and control. Contents include:

Introduction: Nancy Kilpatrick, an appreciation, by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Foreword: A few thoughts from Nancy Kilpatrick

Theatrical Vampires:

Passion Play
Theater of Cruelty
Metadrama

Erotic Bloodsuckers:

Dark Seduction
The Game
The Hungry Living Dead
Vampire Lovers

Mythological and Historical Revenants:

In Memory of...
Memories of el Dia de los Muertos
The Mountain Waits

Bats with Bite:

The Shaft
Teaserama
Virtual Unreality

The Unquiet Undead:

Farm Wife
Root Cellar
UV
Sustenance
I Am No Longer