A blockbuster anthology of original, blood-curdling vampire fiction from New York Times bestselling and award-winning authors, including Charlaine Harris, whose novels were adapted into HBO’s hit show True Blood, and Scott Smith, publishing his first work since The Ruins.

Before being transformed into romantic heroes and soft, emotional antiheroes, vampires were figures of overwhelming terror. Now, from some of the biggest names in horror and dark fiction, comes this stellar collection of short stories that make vampires frightening once again. Edited by New York Times bestselling author Christopher Golden and featuring all-new stories from such contributors as Charlaine Harris, John Ajvide Lindqvist, Scott Smith, Sherrilyn Kenyon, Michael Kortya, Kelley Armstrong, Brian Keene, David Wellington, Seanan McGuire, and Tim Lebbon, Seize the Night is old-school vampire fiction at its finest.

Anthology editor Christopher Golden is the New York Times bestselling author of Snowblind, Tin Men, and the upcoming Dead Ringers, among many other novels. His novel with Mike Mignola, Baltimore, or, the Steadfast Tin Soldier and the Vampire, led to the creation of the Eisner-nominated Dark Horse Comics series, Baltimore. He is also the coauthor of Cemetery Girl, a graphic novel trilogy collaboration with Charlaine Harris. As an editor, he has worked on the short story anthologies The New Dead, The Monster’s Corner, and 21st Century Dead. His original novels have been published in more than fourteen languages in countries around the world.