There was an article on Screen Rant a while back, examining some of the vampiric differences between my Cirque Du Freak novels (and the film) and The Vampire Diaries. It's a light but interesting look at the ways in which vampires can be presented in all kinds of different fashions, by writers who want to riff on the old vampire legends rather than just slavishly follow them. You can check it out by clicking here: https://screenrant.com/saga-darren-shan-vampire-diaries-universe-differences-between-vampires/

Make sure you also check out the April issue of my Shanville Monthly newsletter -- along with the usual news updates, I'm running a COMPETITION with five signed and dated copies of Volume One of the Cirque Du Freak manga omnibus up for grabs! https://darrenshan.com/news/shanville-monthly