how about Dan Simmons' Carrion Comfort? The novel itself is kinda weak from all the stuff he added to make it book length, but the original short (novella?) was really tight and creepy.

I agree with this assessment entirely (novella great! Novel not), but it wasn't about vampires.

Anne - they are negotiable. It is up to you ( with the realtor) to decide. Depends on the market. For my sister's house - they tossed every bid with contigencies, because they had 12 by opening bid day. We bought out house with some contigencies - because It had been on the market for two whole weeks with no bids ( strange in this market) So it all depends. good luck

and welcome Mallory James

Sorry Deena... it was a title similar to that... I have the book somewhere in my shelve, give me a second and i'll fetch it. I only have about 450 books.

but it wasn't about vampires.

No red capes or bitey-bitey. But them's vamps.

ETA: typical blurb from the weeb:

Carrion Comfort (1989)

Dark Harvest, Warner

Stoker Award-winning epic vampire horror novel about two warring groups who roam around taking control of other's minds. Following a group of four feuding vampires, one man tries to bring an end to their reign of terror.

George R.R. Martin's magnificent Fevre Dream; Steven Brust's Agyar; Kim Stanley Newman's Anno Dracula...

Desmond by Ulysses Dietz Edit: Warning, filled with HoYay.

No red capes or bitey-bitey. But them's vamps.

I don't see it. They were controlling others telepathically, not feeding off them. If there was anything resembling life force stealing, I don't remember it.

YVampMV, of course.

I like Dan Simmons Children of the Night for the sci-fi approach.

Seconded!

the original short (novella?) was really tight and creepy.

Loving JSw and -t right now.

The wireless thing must totally be my fault

Apparently Perkins is only the Nice One when she's IN LA. On vacation? NSM.

I have no idea if this is bad, good, to be expected, or what.

Anne, I've only purchased a home once, but it sounds fairly normal.

Anne, I've only purchased a home once, but it sounds fairly normal.

That's the idea I'm getting. The only thing that worries me is that the buyer (a first time homebuyer) sounds "panicked", according to my realtor. Hopefully we'll be able to smooth everything out and do/pay a bit less than they're asking.

Worst case scenario, I should still come out of this with enough to make the down payment on the house in St. Louis.

Vampires Anonymous is also funny and damn good. The movie is only about half as funny.