A conversation with P.N. Elrod, author of the cult-smash series, The Vampire Files. Get the inside story behind her new novel, A Chill in the Blood.

A glitter in the eye
A smile to add surprise
A soul that would defy
A cold heart in which to hide
A mind harmed by lies

A glance in hopes to confide
A cheek down which a teardrop slides
A vampire who would cry
A reaction that cannot be defined
A barrier within the mind

Michael
February 23, 2002

January 13, 2008 (Sun Media / Alan Parker) -- A cold wind gusts past surrounding gothic spires as the Baroness of the House of Dracula touches a bat-shaped earring and sinks her teeth into a discussion of one of her grand, consuming passions.

I wonder,
Where are you?
Does the cold get to the very center of you%85
Does the pain and misery threaten to break you in two
In the night, does the wind whisper my name
Can you feel my touch as I reach for you in my dreams
Does your heart break anew with each rise of the sun
Am I in your thoughts each night and day
Has your very existence been proven futile

I wonder,
What happened to us?
Where went the heartfelt, carefree days of youth
Where went the never-ending love

August 15, 2007 (metro.co.uk) -- The blood-bank has dried up for Count Dracula - who has gone bankrupt. Dracula - or plain old Otto Berbig, as he was known before being adopted by a princess allegedly related to Vlad the Impaler - thought stake-and-ale nights (ha!) at his German castle would make him rich.