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An interesting take on the vampire myth, this is the story of a hard luck, street-wise vampire who refuses to  join  any of the  vampire clans stalking Manhattan.  It's tough being a rogue vampire and Joe Pitt seems to get beaten up a lot in his quasi-detective/tough guy assignments. The streets are rough and so is Joe.  The action and the language are hard and gritty.  Joe is no "pretty-boy" vampire,  but he does have a soft side when it comes to helping kids and the love of his life, a sensitive bar-girl who has no idea he's a vampire.

Huston provides an action-packed tale of vampires in the big city (no dark castles or crypts here) and throws in a few zombies at no extra charge. And Brick's interpretation of the vampire is engaging and, well, exactly right for this character. No matter that Joe really should work on his bad attitude and happens to drink  people's blood, you can't help but like the guy. Maybe it's the fact that he uses all the equipment you've ever seen at your local Red Cross to "politely" extract only a pint or so of his victim's blood, or maybe it's his humanity trying to overcome the craving of the "virus" that has infected his body. Whatever it is, Brick brings the dead to life in this audio production. If you like vampires (and maybe even if you don't) you'll want to hear Joe's story - reading it simply won't do it justice.