I'm currently reading
Necroscope by Brian Lumley.
It came recommended to me by a coworker of mine, who ranted and raved about it all the time. It seems OK so far, but then again I'm only maybe 1/3 of the way in. The writing style seems decent...in fact that only problem I have with it is this:
It was written in the early-to-mid 80's, and as such, a lot of vampire movies/books have been released since, and a lot of them seem to rip off a bit from
Necroscope. Of course, I'm not entirely convinced that
Necroscope is entirely original, either...a lot of the concepts and ideas seem to have been done before. I guess when you're dealing with a creature whose mythology spans many cultures and many centuries, you're going to have similar traits appear. After all, Lumley didn't invent the vampire.
I am open to any suggestions of works that may eclipse
Necroscope, but keep in mind that I have never, and likely will never read the
Twilight series.