Bloodsick - by Adam Cesare (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Follow the scent, feel the allure, and taste the blood in this thrilling and unforgettable vampire novel by the bestselling, award-winning author of Clown in a Cornfield.

"Deliciously smart and blissfully mean ... an absolute blockbuster of a contemporary vampire novel. A page-turning, action-packed, bloody good time." -Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of Play Nice and So Thirsty

A vampire awakens from a 300-year hibernation, bringing a plague of undeath to a working-class Massachusetts town. With the high school's most notorious party house serving as ground zero for the infection, it isn't long before the affliction spreads through the entire student body and beyond.

Ava, who's hesitant to take the next step with her football star boyfriend, and Nick, Ava's best friend who pines for more, must band together with an unlikely ally to fight a horde of their newly turned classmates. Bloodsick is a terrifying, character-driven novel where a hunger for blood mirrors the real-life body horror of being a hormonal American teenager.

Adam Cesare brings his signature wit and penchant for a bloody good time to this high-stakes action-packed vampire novel, sharpening the genre's fangs in much the way he shepherded a new generation of slasher fans with his Clown in a Cornfield series.

Bloodsick is perfect for fans of The Lost Boys, Kalynn Bayron's You're Not Supposed to Die Tonight, and the body horror of Andrew Joseph White.

Review Quotes

Adam Cesare's Bloodsick is a high-octane thrill ride--a blood-soaked, gore-drenched, propulsive read that begins in high gear and never slows down. When an ancient vampire awakens outside contemporary Boston and brings his sinister gift to a pair of siblings who run the local high school's party house, he sets in motion a chain of events that swiftly encompasses the rest of the school, from students to teachers to coaches to janitors, from athletes to outcasts. As the contagion spreads, the number of people able to do anything about it shrinks perilously. The brood of vampires, in the meantime, grows increasingly restless under the sway of their ancient master. Nuanced characters give emotional heft to the novel's carnage, while Cesare's graceful style lends even the most gruesome events an odd beauty. Slide this book onto the shelf next to I Am Legend, Salem's Lot, and They Thirst, and keep Interview with the Vampire close, too. Adam Cesare has opened his mouth and showed us his fangs. --John Langan, author of Lost in the Dark and Other Excursions

So much ultraviolence, so many vampires--Bloodsick is everything you ever wanted from an '80s horror movie, only in a book!--Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

Deliciously smart and blissfully mean. As entertaining as it is insightful, Bloodsick is an absolute blockbuster of a contemporary vampire novel. A page-turning, action-packed, bloody good time.--Rachel Harrison, New York Times bestselling author of PLAY NICE and SO THIRSTY

I've never had such a good time with such an utterly disgusting bloodbath. Cesare really knows how to push it, and I'm jealous of all the horror-hungry teens who get to have this on their bookshelves at just the right time in their life. What a blast. --Andrew Joseph White, New York Times bestselling author of Hell Followed with Us

About the Author

Adam Cesare is the author of the Bram Stoker Award-winning and USA Today bestselling Clown in a Cornfield series, Influencer, the graphic novel Dead Mall, and several other novels and novellas including the cult hit Video Night and the dirtbag vampire epic Bloodsick. He's an avid fan of horror cinema, and you can watch him talk about movies on YouTube, TikTok, and the rest of his socials.