The Light at the End
The Light at the End is a 1986 vampire novel by John Skipp & Craig Spector which became a New York Times bestseller and is often credited as the book that started the splatterpunk movement.[1][2][3]
Story
[edit]The book takes place in the 1980s punk subculture of New York City. While riding the subway, a young street punk named Rudy Pasko is attacked and turned by an old vampire. Drunk off his new power, Rudy takes to the nightlife and goes on a murder spree, but his actions lead to the formation of a posse composed of several local messengers, artists, and working class citizens who devise a plan to hunt him through the New York underground.
Influences
[edit]According to Joss Whedon, the novel was the inspiration for Spike, the punk vampire on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Coincidentally, in the Season Five episode, "Fool For Love" there is a scene in which Spike fights a hunter in the subways of New York.
Re-release
[edit]For its 25th anniversary, the novel was re-released as an ebook from Crossroad Press on October 31, 2010.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ dukederichleau (June 27, 2021). "The Light at the End – John Skipp and Craig Spector". Nocturnal Revelries. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "John Skipp and Craig Spector 'The Light at the End' Review". Horror Novel Reviews. November 23, 2014. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ adminHQ (June 5, 2016). "THE LIGHT AT THE END: Book Review". THE HORROR ENTERTAINMENT MAGAZINE. Retrieved May 31, 2024.
- ^ "news: Return of the Original Punk Vampire". The San Francisco Chronicle. October 21, 2010. Archived from the original on May 21, 2012. Retrieved October 21, 2010.
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