Holy Deus ex Machina Batman! I love how monstrous Lumley's vampires are, though. I can very clearly see how they influenced del Toro's. I've never liked vampirism as a virus, but as a fungal parasite it is terrifying. Those spores are more threatening than the full growth vampire. The insidiousness of spores is brilliant! The story itself dragged a lot in places, but it has given me more hope when it comes to vampires. I'll have to investigate other works inspired more by Lumley than Rice.