The Vampire Stalker (2011) (edit title/settings)

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• Alexander Banks: Alexander Banks is a vampire hunter. His family was killed in front of him when he was six years old and he has been hunting the monster who did it ever since. His best friend and cousin is James but they don't always see eye to eye especially when it comes to the vampire Hannah. He is a dark, brooding and tortured individual who often suffers from nightmares. Alexander ends up in Amy's Chicago when he was chasing Vigo and they both went through a portal. When Alexander went to Amy's school, he told the people at the front desk that he was Amy's F`iance.
• Amy Hawthorne: The main character. Amy is a huge fan of the Otherworld books and an even bigger fan of the character Alexander Banks. She is kind and very brave. Her father has left her family for another woman and so she lives with her sister and mother. Amy is a junior in High School.
• Vigo Skaar: The head of a huge vampire coven living in Otherworld Chicago. He is vicious and cruel and has absolute contempt for humans. He is the vampire who murdered Alexanders entire family. While running from Alexander he ends up in Amy's Chicago.
• Katie: Amy's best friend. They met in high school when they were the only ones to show up for a book club meeting. They all enjoy reading, especially the Otherworld books. Katie is a very gentle, kind and loyal. She is five foot ten and the captain of the girls' ice hockey team.
• Luisa: Amy's best friend. They met in high school when they were the only ones to show up for a book club meeting. They all enjoy reading, especially the Otherworld books. Luisa thinks of herself as short and always wears to high wedges. Is a very trustworthy and loyal friend but has a tendency of letting secrets accidentally slip.
• James Banks: Alexanders golden haired cousin. James has lived with Alexander ever since Alexanders family was killed. They are closer than brothers but have very different views on their world. James is more of a philosopher who wants to bring peace between the vampires and humans. He is very charismatic and has a interesting sense of humor. James is in love with the vampire Hannah who is also Vigo's sister.
• Hannah Skaar: A vampire and Vigo Skaar's younger sister. They were attacked and turned into a vampire three hundred years ago. She is beautiful and feisty and absolutely in love with James. James also loves her too.
• Madison: Amy's sister Chrissy's best friend. She is snarky and rude and is a very bad influence on Chrissy.
• Christina "Chrissy" Hawthorne: Amy's younger sister. She has been going through a long phase of bitterness and anger ever since their Dad left. She often skips school and is in trouble. She has dyed blond hair and likes to wear skimpy clothes and a lot of make up. She is currently in the eighth grade. Chrissy is a rude girl who wears way too much makeup for a 13 year old girl.
• Elizabeth Howard: The author of the Otherworld series. She describes writing the books as a strange experience where the story was already there and she just had to write it down. She is married with two children and lives about an hour away from Chicago in a nice area.
• Ms. Parker: A middle-aged African-American woman with salt-and-pepper braids and stylish glasses. She is the librarian and Amy's school but she actually has a degree in physics. She is very passionate about books and has made the school library a lot better since coming to work there. Ms. Parker is also a huge fan of the Otherworld books and very friendly with Amy and her friends.
• Jake Levine: Part of a group Amy calls the "jock squad." They are generally unpleasant and mean to anyone they don't deem popular enough. They considered themselves lords of the hallways (which they kinda were) and god's gift to women (which they definitely weren't.) Luisa has been crushing on Jake for years.
• Brian Kowalski: Part of a group Amy calls the "jock squad." They are generally unpleasant and mean to anyone they don't deem popular enough. They considered themselves lords of the hallways (which they kinda were) and god's gift to women (which they definitely weren't.)
• Reuben Torres: Part of a group Amy calls the "jock squad." They are generally unpleasant and mean to anyone they don't deem popular enough. They considered themselves lords of the hallways (which they kinda were) and god's gift to women (which they definitely weren't.)
• Tommy Baird: Part of a group Amy calls the "jock squad." They are generally unpleasant and mean to anyone they don't deem popular enough. They considered themselves lords of the hallways (which they kinda were) and god's gift to women (which they definitely weren't.)
• Leander: A vampire in Otherworld and Vigo's second in commend. He is also vicious and cruel and deeply covetous of Vigo's power.
• Aunt Helen: The woman who raised Alexander after his family died. She was a kind hearted woman but died sorry that she was never able to "save" Alexander from his vampire hunting vendetta.

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• “I wished he'd stop looking at me. I knew I was bright red. "Yes, but it's just a joke. I mean, there are thousands of other Mrs. Alexander Bankses. That's why I'm number eight thousand and twenty-one.”

  Amy (explaining why her log on name is Mrs.AlexanderBanks8021 to Alexander)

• “Please do not call my world 'Otherworld.' That is Elizabeth Howard's name for it, not mine. To me, it is simply Chicago. My home.”

  Alexander

• “Even though we had come with a serious purpose, I could tell that Ms. P. was enjoying the atmosphere as much as I was. Alexander, however, took no amusement in all of the fans dressed up as James, Hannah, Vigo, and himself. As we jostled for a place in line, he muttered comments about how foolish they looked. It didn't help that several fans nagged him for pictures. He barked at them to leave him alone, but that only egged them on more, making them declare him the perfect Alexander Banks. Eventually, he gave up and scowled for a few pictures.”

  Amy

• “I'm done with fan fiction. I'm ready to write something completely my own now." "Do you have anything in mind?" "Um, let's see...It could be about a girl who falls in love with a character in a book, and then finds out that he's real." He lifted a brow. "And would there be vampires in this book, by chance?" "No, I've had enough of vampires. Maybe I'll add zombies instead.”

  Amy, Alexander

• “I never expected I would say this, but I have great hope for my world. I think its story will end well." "What about our story?" "Ours has just begun.”

  Alexander, Amy

• “In their world, kissing someone's wrist was a sign of repressed passion.”

  Amy about Alexander

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• Chicago: Amy and Alexander both live in different versions of this city.
• Scandinavia: The origin location of Vampires in the Otherworld books.
• The Byward District: Notorious area of Otherworld Chicago where vampires congregate at night before prowling the city in search of prey.
• Michigan Avenue Bridge: A bridge located in Chicago. This is the bridge where the portal formed and where both Alexander and Vigo ended up in Amy's Chicago.
• Otherworld Chicago
• New York City

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• Chicago Police Department: While ineffective in Otherworld the Chicago Police Department do everything they can to find the Vampire Killer in Amy's Chicago.

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• Otherworld: The first book in the trilogy by Elizabeth Howard. The books take place in Otherworld Chicago, a place where mortals stayed in their homes after sunset and the vampires prowl the night streets. In Otherworld Vampires had existed in isolation in northern Scandinavia until the 1920's when a large coven of over several hundred headed by Vigo Skaar moved to Chicago. Technological advancement has stopped and they are caught in a 1920's era gloom.
• The Mists of Otherworld: The second book in the trilogy by Elizabeth Howard. The books take place in Otherworld Chicago, a place where mortals stayed in their homes after sunset and the vampires prowl the night streets. In Otherworld Vampires had existed in isolation in northern Scandinavia until the 1920's when a large coven of over several hundred headed by Vigo Skaar moved to Chicago. Technological advancement has stopped and they are caught in a 1920's era gloom.

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• Literary physics: The idea that there are certain authors who are actually tapping into real life events occurring in another dimension and writing it down as if it were fiction.

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1. Allison Van Diepen (Author)

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