A review by nigellicus
One Thousand Monsters by Kim Newman

5.0

A few years after the events of the first Anno Dracula book, with Vlad's rule in Britain fatally undermined but his ouster not complete, Genevieve Diudonne and a host of other surly recalcitrant, revolutionary, backstabbing or too nasty even tor Tepes vamps are tossed on a boat and thrown into exile. Their long journey brings them to Japan, and Yokay Town, an enclave in Tokyo where the Emperor keeps the various monsters whose existence he does not formally acknowledge. Their position is precarious, if not desperate. They must adjust to a whole raft of bizarre Japanese vampires and their ways in their efforts to secure a sanctuary for Dracula's outcasts.

Drawing on Japanese culture, folklore, pop-culture, art and literature to populate his Japanese vampire ghetto, this is another thrilling and dizzying tale of blood and guts, culminating in a massive epic battle between supernatural monsters.