Vampire Fiction Books of the 1980s
The 35 most-read vampire fiction books first published between 1980 and 1989, led by Danse Macabre (1980), The Vampire Lestat (1986) and The Queen of the Damned (1988).
This list collects 35 books from the 1980s by 30 authors, published between 1980 and 1989. Books are ranked by how many readers have shelved, rated or downloaded them.

Danse Macabre
Stephen King

The Vampire Lestat
Anne Rice

The Queen of the Damned
Anne Rice

Works (Carrie / Night Shift / 'Salem's Lot / Shining)
Stephen King

The Polar Express Gift Set
Chris Van Allsburg

The Dollhouse Murders
Betty Ren Wright

Carrion Comfort
Dan Simmons

Vampire Chronicles (Interview with the Vampire / Queen of the Damned / Vampire Lestat)
Anne Rice

Fevre Dream
George R. R. Martin

Necroscope
Brian Lumley

The Celery Stalks at Midnight
James Howe

The Darkangel
Meredith Ann Pierce

The Stress of Her Regard
Tim Powers

The Hunger
Whitley Strieber

Grendel
Matt Wagner, Pat McEown

Live Girls
Ray Garton

Last Vampire
Willis Hall, Babette Cole

Burnt Offerings
Laurell K. Hamilton

The Vampire Tapestry
Suzy McKee Charnas

Burning Water
Mercedes Lackey

The Penguin Book of Vampire Stories
Various

Young Monsters
Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg

Vamps
Martin H. Greenberg, Charles G. Waugh

Vampire Junction
S. P. Somtow

Strange Maine
Charles G. Waugh, Martin H. Greenberg

M.Y.T.H. Inc. Link
Robert Asprin

The Dragon Waiting
John M. Ford

My Friend The Vampire
Angela Sommer-Bodenburg

Fright Night
John Skipp, Craig Spector
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Asimov's Ghosts / Asimov's Monsters [24 stories]
Isaac Asimov, Martin H. Greenberg

The Midnight Cafe
Laurell K. Hamilton

Transformations
Time-Life Books

Pray, Serpent's Prey
Nicholas Grabowsky
The Demon-lover
Peter D. Grudin

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Syed Habibul Haq Nadvi