Fantastic collection of stories and a novella by one of the best horror writers working today. The stories are short and feature a wide variety of classic horror monsters and themes given an erotic twist with great endings, especially the mummy story Shrouded and the apocalyptic vampire story that starts the collection Carnival of Gore. The titular novel is a fascinating vampire story that spans decades and includes some of the most horrific imagery I’ve read n in a vampire story. I loved it!

This is just poor writing. Plot or paragraph-nothing goes anywhere. Nothing to recommend it. The writing goes past idiosyncratic.