The Lesser Dead by Christopher Buehlman ★★★★☆

"All you need to know is that you cannot trust me." 

These are true words, heed them. All the warnings on the first page were true. 

32 Fangs (Laura Caxton #5) by David Wellington ★★★☆☆

And so ends a great horror vampire series. 

23 Hours (Laura Caxton #4) by David Wellington ★★☆☆☆

"The teeth seem to spread outward, to grow even larger, to grow even in number. Malvern’s grin could draw blood all on its own." 

Vampire Zero (Laura Caxton #3) by David Wellington ★★★★☆

“It was over.
Nothing was over.” 

99 Coffins (Laura Caxton #2) by David Wellington ★★★★☆

"If he didn’t show up she would have to hunt him down. She figured she would give him one more night before she got started." 

13 Bullets (Laura Caxton #1) by David Wellington ★★★★★

“Evil is never satisfied. Evil has no ending, no bottom.” 

Those Across the River by Christopher Buehlman ★★★★☆

"When night came down on Whitbrow it came down hard. It came down like an army that had been waiting for the chance to sack and plunder the roost of its ancient foe." 

Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist ★★★★☆

"I’m only twelve. But I’ve been twelve for a long time.” 

Carrion Comfort by Dan Simmons ★★★★★

"Saul shivered. Behind the calm voice and the human puppet was a man who had directly murdered scores - perhaps thousands - of human beings." 

Spectre's Rest (The Brackenford Cycle #3) by Nick Moseley ★★★★★

I’ve called in a Code Black with the Custodians...'

‘What sort of response time can we expect?’ 
'They’re guaranteed to arrive two minutes after we’re all dead,’ said Oscar. 

Pet Sematary by Stephen King ★★★★★

That is not dead which can eternal lie,

And with strange aeons even death may die. 
- H.P. Lovecraft The Nameless City (1921) 

The most Lovecrafty of all the King’s I’ve read. 

The Elementals by Michael McDowell ★★★★☆

90% southern family drama

10% horror

The Demon in the Freezer by Richard Preston ★★★★★

“The dream of total eradication had failed, the viruses last strategy was to bewitch its host and become a source of power. We could eradicate smallpox from nature but we could not uproot the virus from the human heart.” 

Dreamcatcher by Stephen King ★★★☆☆

King wrote this scifi novel longhand with a fountain pen, sometimes by candlelight, while recovering from his car accident. Well, if you call a car hitting you while you are walking a car accident. 

Obsidian Butterfly (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #9) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

“She'd been punishing people for the same crimes for five hundred years. It was impressive in a psychotic sort of way... I'd told people that I'd chase them into hell to have my vengeance, but I probably didn't mean it. Itzpapalotl would mean every word.” 

Blue Moon (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #8) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★☆

Oh, I wish it was not true. Richard is my least favorite of “the sweeties,” a proper pain in the ass.

That said, this was a great story!

Burnt Offerings (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #7) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★☆

Yvette pulled Jason in against her legs, cradling his face against her thigh. “Watch, Jason, watch and see what I do to bad little boys”... His eyes collapsed inward, crumbling with rot... 

The Killing Dance (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #6) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

“There was a look on Jean Claude’s face that was hard to describe. The devil must look like that after you’ve signed on the dotted line and given away your soul. Pleased, eager, and a little hungry.” 

Bloody Bones (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #5) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★☆

“Come to me, child, and I will always be with you. I will hold you forever.” 
- Serephina 

The Lunatic Cafe (Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter #4) by Laurell K. Hamilton ★★★★★

She gave that rich, bedroom laugh again. “I am alpha, Ms. Blake. I can do a great many things that most shifters cannot.” 

- Raina