They were only seventeen when they became vampires. Now in their mid-fifties, Benjamin Stone and his best friends Lenny and Sarah have lived through a lot of difficult economic times.

It isn't glamorous being members of the undead- they have bills to pay (even utilities ) just like you and me. They're more "human" than you'd ever guess- and in the midst of the chronic recession, their stress levels are getting higher as their savings dwindle. Ben knows it's too expensive to be a vampire these days, and thinks it's long overdue to speak out and tell you that being a bloodsucker is really...