Grady Hendrix’s ‘The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires’ could be the next big thing.
Its possible to use vampires as an allegory for other themes, such as power dynamics.
What is The Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampires about?
Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires / Sinners
Set in the 90s, the main protagonist ofThe Southern Book Clubs Guide to Slaying Vampiresis Patricia Campbell.
However, their community gets rattled after the arrival of James Harris.
James doesnt even need to cover up his methods all too much, because the patriarchy protects him.
Oh, they must have dreamed that they saw something happen.
Oh, its their imagination running wild from all the books they read.
Oh, it couldnt be James, because hes a nice guy.
Are you sure you saw him?
What this also does is turn the book club against each other.
Through the gaslighting, the men flip the accusations.
All of a sudden, the women resent each other for daring to speak up about the truth.
Some believe they should just keep quiet or ignore the issue, because it creates more trouble at home.
This divides the book clubs unity and helps James reign of terror to continue.
In this story, the vampires greatest strength isnt his supernatural abilities its his standing in society.
James demonstrates an acute understanding of this, too.
There should also be no concern about McBride and Pattersons involvement either.
Lest we forget, McBride possesses close ties to the horror genre.
When the suits smell money, they go full steam ahead.
In this case, though, let them roll, because this is one book worth the adaptation.
