Review of Vampire Christ, Book 1, Blood of the Lamb by Jay Wilburn
March 18, 2026
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Reverend Holland still works with evangelical, right-wing Christians. He is a key player in their campaign to elect one of their own President of the United States. But there has been a slip up. He has a secret agenda. He has become a vampire hunter.

Jay Wilson's novel Vampire Christ, Book 1, Blood of the Lamb features Holland Sire almost constantly stake in hand fighting vampires, not that different than, say, Buffy the Vampire Slayer (a 1990s film and TV series).

What makes Blood of the Lamb wonderful is its very humorous, very satirical, gradual revelation of who the vampires are. Plus their connection to American politics, and for that matter, world history.

To be illuminated by the revelations you will need to visit dark dungeons, blinding TV stages, the basement of the White House, lonely country sheds and decaying mansions. There are multiple resistance movements fighting the vampires. There are even multiple vampire leaders struggling for power.

The character Reverend Holland Sire is surprisingly believable, even if his numerous escapes from near certain death seem improbable. I can see some backwater genuine believer in the Bible, thoroughly versed in both the Old and New Testaments, becoming a fierce warrior when the script is flipped. The man is a fighter for good, he just changed his mind about what "good" is when he learned that vampires are real and they infest the very institutions he had been loyal too.

The novel is fast-paced, alternating between gory action and surprise revelations about the true meaning of Bible stories. Atheists (or Buddhists or Hindus) may not see the humor, but anyone who was told Bible stories in Sunday school could die laughing.

One interesting point is that the story seems to involve only Protestant sects, and for that matter only evangelicals. I am not sure why the Catholic Church was left out, though since this is the first in a series, maybe we will get there in a later volume.

I would love to tell you more, like my favorite parts, but that might cut down (put a stake through the heart) on your reading enjoyment.

I doubt you will find it in a typical bookstore, but here is a link to order it from Amazon: Vampire Christ, Blood of the Lamb by Jay Wilburn.

Paperback or Kindle. 240 pages. Printed in the U.S.A. Also available at JayWilburn.com/books.