I was edgy through much of the first of the story because I was unsure of where he was going. I didn't know if Willie was going to pull all of these bits of story together. The visual descriptions of one vampire, again reminded me of a Hammer film. The reader learns more of the vampire bible and it works as a bridge to pull all of the plot bits together. Before I quite knew what was happening I had learned character history, an entire new religion, and been set up for a sequel.
Some wonderful justice is enacted.
It did retain that Hammer flavor throughout and seduced me by wrapping me up in all of these sticky tendrils of nastiness. The Book of the Dark takes the reader on an escalating ride of terror. Full of intriguing subplots you hang on for dear life hoping to discover the truth. Vampires, the Book of the Dark tells us, were the first born upon the earth and were cast out due to their thirst for blood. Since then they have feasted on the sons of Adam.