Twilight by Stephanie Meyers, ©2005, Little, Brown, 498pgs.
    
        This isn't really horror, but a romance novel.  Some people do consider paranormal romance a subgenre of horror, and I needed something to write about.  
        A male friend loaned me the book, which he had gotten from his teenage daughter.  It's easy to see why this series has such a big readership among teenage females.
        It's the story of the romance between Bella, who has moved to the small town of Forks, Oregon to live with her father, Charlie, and Edward, who happens to be a vampire.
        This is a vampire novel in which the word vampire isn't mentioned until 150 pages into the book. I like the part where Bella thinks Edward is a superhero.   It makes sense she would think this after he saves her from being crushed by a van.  Plus in this world vampires can go out in the day,

though direct sunlight does have an effect on their bodies.
        There is some horror near the end of the novel, which starts when the Cullens, the family of vampires, decide to have a baseball game.  The vampires can only play baseball when there is a storm because when they hit the ball it sounds like thunder.
        Another group of vampires hears the game going on and goes to investigate.  One of the new vampires is a hunter, and he decides that he's going to hunt Bella, whose blood smells really good to vampires.
         With about 150 pages left in the book, the action begins.  Edward and his family help Bella escape this new vampire.
        If you're looking for a romance that has a little bit of action towards the end and a new take on vampires, this is the book for you.
        I'm off to read New Moon, the second book in the series.
                                                                      NN