More like Vittorio, the Vampire

anchored on:vampiresrenaissance and early moderndarkhorrorgothiceurope

but

Narrow

The Vampire ChroniclesSeries
series15 books1976
completed
About immortality, set in our world and contemporary.
“Based on a short story Rice wrote around 1968, the novel centers on vampire Louis de Pointe du Lac, who tells the story of his life to a reporter.”
from the catalogue
Start with Interview with the Vampire →
The MonkNovel
Matthew Gregory Lewisstandalone novel1796
Tense in tone, about demons and madness.
Jerusalem's LotSeries
series3 books1975
Set in contemporary and small town.
“Stephen King's 1975 novel 'Salem's Lot follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to his childhood town of Jerusalem's Lot, Maine, only to discover that its residents are being turned into vampires by a newly arrived stranger.”
from the catalogue
Start with 'Salem's Lot →
The Blood of the VampireNovel
Florence Marryatstandalone novel1897
About identity and race and racism, set in 19th century.
“The protagonist, Harriet Brandt, is a mixed-race psychic vampire who kills unintentionally.”
from the catalogue
The GoldenNovel
Lucius Shepardstandalone novel1993
Mystery & detective, mysterious in tone, about murder investigation, set in 19th century.
“Mobilized by the news of this discovery, aristocratic vampire clans arrive at the looming Castle Banat, where they plan to partake of the sublime blood.”
from the catalogue
I Am LegendNovel
Richard Mathesonstandalone novel1954
Post-apocalyptic, about survival and last of their kind, set in our world.
“The last human survivor of the vampire epidemic has to maintain his defences against their onslaught, while attempting to research the cause and possibly solution to the plague.”
from the catalogue