Let the Right One In

This is for all of the "Twilight" fans out there...
I'm not gonna lie, I like the books for what they are: Romance. And I'm stoked that vampires are "in" again (I think the last time they were cool was during the early 90's- with shows like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and in the 80's with all those wonderful sci-fi fantasies). Im a hard core nerd and my parents should receive most of the blame...
But I'm currently reading a great book and although it's got a large component of romance it is truly a vampire book and in the genre of horror. So for those of you who can't get enough of Edward Cullen, I TRIPLE DOG DARE you to try "Let the Right One In" for a drastic change.
The novel originates from Sweden, where has recently been made into a movie. You can find the book in just about any book store in America now, but because the movie is foreign it wont be playing at the average Century or UA. You'll have to go to the Crest or the Tower.
The book is about a twelve year old boy who is constantly bullied. That is until a strange girl moves in next door and a series of bizarre murders are consequently committed. Oskar and Eli become friends quickly, although she only hangs out at night...
I will give a warning though: this book is not for the faint of heart. It is not only gruesome in a bloody vampiric sense of the word, but the book (so far) has also delved into psyches of sex offenders, murderers, disturded children as well as adults and the occasional bully. The extreme violence is appalling, not only seen in murderers and vampires but in kids as well...