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[blank] Are the New Vampires

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Come on, you know you want to try it. Insert your own guess in the comments.

I’m going with fallen pirate apocalyptic ninja angels as the new vampire.

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  1. Anonymous says

    I still say vampires are the new vampires for at least a little while longer . . . they're not really dying down at all. But if I had to pick something else it would be zombies

  2. Chantal says

    Though I have to give a shout-out to my ninja angel pirate faeries, I would have to say the new vampire is (drumroll, please) the Skunk Ape (aka BigFoot). I learned that name for the Yeti last night in writer's worshop and about fell out of my chair laughing.

    SKUNK APE!!! How hilarious!

    Nathan, please expect my query for 'The Skunk Ape Who Loved Me' (a YA Urban Fantasy) in approximately 4 weeks. LOL!

  3. david elzey says

    eunuch-lepers. whoops, sorry, that's the un-PC version.

    hybrid unicorn-leprechauns is what i meant. uni-lepers. or maybe it's leprecorns. yeah, that's it!

    leprecorns are the new vamps!

  4. Carolyn B says

    We'll have a rebound – after all the deadly serious depressing teenage angst of the past few seasons, the new bestsellers will have a touch, or maybe even a dollop, of FUN. Humor, remember?

  6. Fadz says

    Easy. Sparkling, shimmering, glittering vampires ARE the NEW vampires. Hell, they are THE vampires.

    No more skulking about at night, no more turning to ash at the touch of sunlight. They don't even need special rings or sunblocks to go out during the day. Just lots of clouds, as to avoid direct contact with sunlight.

    Some could read the future, some could read minds, some could influence the mood of surrounding people, some can erect a physical or mental barrier against other vamps. Kapow!

    Damn. To be able to create something so totally out of the stereotypical perception, and have the whole world talking about it, that's like being in Writer's Heaven.

  13. Pamela says

    I'm saying one of the following:

    Werewolves are the new vampires!

    or

    Angels are the new vampires!

    or

    Ghosts are the new vampires!

  15. MLeaves2 says

    I don't care what the New Vampires are, as long as they rely on socially accepted norms for whatever they are. I don't want to have to plod through an extra two hundred pages explaining how THESE zombies/pirates/faeries/Amish operate in a completely different reality from the zombies/pirates/faeries/Amish I already know and understand.

  17. AjFrey says

    There is no new vampire, it's just a myth. (wink, wink) But keep it out of the sun just in case.

    Anything mentioning the word steampunk. Steampunk zombies, steampunk pirates, steampunk vampires, steampunk Rainbow Bright. Ok, the last one won't work.

  20. Kaitlyne says

    What a coincidence! That's exactly what my next book is about. 😛

    I bet the tenth person to have guessed that.

    Anyway, I say we're going *space* pirates. Think a mix of Firefly and Pirates of the Caribbean. Yep, definitely space pirates. Or monkeys. Or space monkeys.

    🙂

  22. alybee says

    I hear Krakens are the new vampire. But in all seriousness, the new "vampires" seem to be zombies, and fallen angels. And I have no ability to top Kiersten's great list. Very cool!

  23. Masonian says

    We live in a wired world, so I say Blog-Trolls are the new vampire.

    Underneath that caustic misanthropic exterior beats a passionate heart of romance… er… maybe I hyperbolize?

    I also agree with Tricia: Bruce Campbell is the new vampire.

  25. David Ferretti III says

    I know that Dan Browns name should be in the blank space however, I am going out on a limb, take a stand and say, Science Fiction/Fantasy with an adult YA twist like Mysterious Gift.

  28. Dog Bites Back says

    Substitute teachers.

    I believe people will want to turn away from our fantasy-laden world and find solace in the unnerving and unsteady lives of regular Joes just trying to earn a living.

  37. Mara Wolfe says

    I would say that demon slayers are the new vampires. Every other fantasy book seems to feature them.

  38. goldchevy says

    Overworked, underpaid, middle aged female teachers in the middle of a budget crisis who lose it with freshman boys who purposely forget to bring Romeo and Juliet to class so they don't have to do anything and then said teacher morphs into Lady Macbeth and starts spouting the "Unsex me here" speech in front of the entire class. I kind of regret it except they did all bring their books the next day.

  39. Tawny Taylor says

    First, I must correct an earlier post. Professor Hyde White wasn’t a villain. I have a five-year old 🙂

    Now, my response to the question at hand: I’ve seen some correlation between adult romantic lit and ya/teen lit, so I’m guessing angels/fallen angels/demons will be the next paranormal creature to take the spotlight. I hypothesize ya lit will also become more sensual, addressing issues of bi-sexuality, sexual exploration and experimentation, etc.

    On a less serious note, I’m going with Amish time-traveling demon-hunting were-chickens that quilt and plow fields by day and peck demons to death by night.

  40. Literary Cowgirl says

    I'm hoping it is depression era psychotic snake oil salesmen who decide to play God with lonely farm women, but I am doubtful.

    My real guess? As the population grows and people become unhappy with the restrictions of society, cowboys will increase in popularity, though they may be quite diffeerent than the ones we have known (space, apocolayptic, supernatural), and as consumerism continues to suck away our spirituality, characters such as Native Americans will be more popular (but not the streotypical ones). I'm not sure any of this will mean a rise in the Western, at all. I just see these classic characters reinvented and genre hopping.

  46. Jo says

    Incubi and Succubi are just different words for blood-suckers. Let's bring them out of the closets and from under our beds.
    And possibly a new spin on gods.