Since its 1992 release this book has been very popular in the goth scene. It’s about vampires, and you know a lot of us are suckers (#SorryNotSorry) for them. Despite the word goth not being used in it, the club kids described are probably goths, and the music we love is referenced a lot. At the time it was also unique / controversial because it’s so graphic. This might have resonated with young goths, but also disgusted some. I read this for the first time recently, so I am not looking at this through rose (or blood) tinted glasses of nostalgia. This book came out two years before I was born after all!
