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BLOOD WILL TELL

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From: The Weekly Gleaner
Date: 20031029
Author:Woolcock, Judith

EVER SINCE BRAM Stoker wrote his classic horror novel 'Dracula' in 1897, vampires have been a source of fascination. Countless movies, television shows, short stories and novels have added to the lore and myth surrounding these blood thirsty, nocturnal immortals. Most authors including Anne Rice the Queen of the vampire novel have merely added to and expanded on the accepted doctrine of vampirism.

Jean Lorrah in her new novel 'Blood Will Tell' carries the myth one step further. She not only expands on the myth but also presents us with a new take on it. Her vampires are more human but ...

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