Jordan and Cori are joined this episode by very special guest, New York Times Best Selling Author Kendare Blake to sink their fangs into the topic of vampires.

The trio give a brief history of vampires in literature, examine the evolution of modern vampire stories and characters, give their thoughts on "Twilight" and its cultural impact and pick some of their favorite on-screen vampires.

BOOKS MENTIONED

Dracula by Bram Stoker

The Vampyre by John William Polidori*

Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu

The Serpent and the Wings of Night by Carissa Broadbent

Anna Dressed in Blood by Kendare Blake

Salem's Lot by Stephen King

The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice

The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer

The Carpathian Series by Christine Feehan

The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward

Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros

Silver Under Nightfall by Rin Chupeco

A Tempest of Tea by Hafsah Faizal

Silver Nitrate by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia

Mina and the Undead by Amy McCaw

In Nightfall by Suzanne Young

A Curse For True Love by Stephanie Garber

In Every Generation by Kendare Blake

Against the Darkness by Kendare Blake

Empire of the Vampire by Jay Kristoff

Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice

Vampires Never Get Old by Various Authors

*Denotes short story