Vampires at Sea

“Vampires at Sea is creepy, sexy fun; a book that’s small but mighty, pages bursting with electricity and raw heat. What a treat! I really loved it.” —Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things and White Teeth “‘The ocean! Europe! Horny lonely people!’ Vampires at Sea is smart, sexy, and wickedly fun. Merbaum delivers a story of insatiable appetites and fierce desires—a velvet-clad romp through queer love and longing.” —Elizabeth Gonzalez James, author of The Bullet Swallower “Imagine the seductive vampires of Only Lovers Left Alive taking a decadent pleasure cruise worthy of The White Lotus, and you’ll have some idea of the voluptuous literary delights awaiting you in Vampires at Sea. Merbaum’s glamorous creatures may drain people’s energy, but this book gave me life.”—Layne Fargo, author of The Favorites and They Never Learn ""Lindsay Merbaum’s funny horror novella Vampires at Sea follows the challenges a vampire couple’s relationship faces on a queer, sex-filled vacation cruise...At various points throughout the novel, Rebekah repeats the mantra ‘We’re on vacation!’ At times an affirmation, at times ironic, sarcastic, and biting, it’s a way she convinces herself she’s having fun. The pervasiveness of the phrase creates a feeling of being trapped, compounding the growing physical isolation on the ship. Vampires at Sea is a carnal horror novella that parodies queer culture and tackles a failing relationship’s impact on a vampire’s sense of self."" —Foreword Reviews “As I read Vampires at Sea, I kept thinking of The Hunger (1983), of how ancient immortals Miriam and John Blaylock (played by Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie) might handle being dropped aboard a queer bacchanalian cruise in the shape-shifting Instagram era. In this campy, sexy, fast-paced novella, Merbaum employs the monstrous to deftly explore the tension between the age-old and the ultra-now.”—Jen Fawkes, author of Daughters of Chaos “A deliciously dark cocktail of eternal romance, sensuous prose, and deep intrigue. Vampires at Sea is hilarious-horror, strikingly wise, and erotically charged. Lindsay Merbaum delivers a fangs-out, inventive voyage in this addictive, gorgeous novella. Dive in!” —Margot Douaihy, USA Today bestselling author of Scorched Grace and Blessed Water “Lindsay Merbaum’s delicious new novella is Carmilla meets True Blood with a dash of Polysecure. Saucy, slavering, over-the-top, queer, Vampires at Sea serves up one hilarity after the next while bearing its tender, succ-succ-succulent heart on its sleeve, right where the pulse beats brightest. Tantalizing. Do you have teeth? You know what to do.” —Megan Milks, author of Margaret and the Mystery of the Missing Body and Slug and Other Stories “Go overboard with these surprising and sultry creatures on a smutty cruise ship adventure you won't soon forget. This deep dive into a monstrous excursion of sex and self-exploration will amuse and delight.” —Sassafras Patterdale (Lowrey), author of Lost Boi, Roving Pack, and A Little Queermas Carol