Nightblood

A mean-spirited Halloween prank turns into three nights of serious vampire hunting action that almost decimates the population of the small town of Isherwood, Indiana. Martindale keeps things moving at a rapid clip and doesn't hold back on the unpleasantness of having your neighbors and relatives turn into bloodsucking fiends.

This reprint of the 1990 novel is part of Valancourt Books Paperbacks from Hell series, pulled from the recommendations in Grady Hendrix's survey of 1980's horror. You can read with confidence that the material has been heavily vetted.