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I first came across the term “Master Vampire” in the Laurell K. Hamilton books. This series focuses mostly on Master Vampires of the City, which is a vampire that controls the other vampires within a certain city. Master vampires seem to be quite different. Although, just like any other vampire legends, what actually defines a …
1. Mona the Vampire! Hey, just because it wasn’t originally in English doesn’t mean it isn’t awesome. Mona gets the number one spot because she isn’t actually a vampire sense, but she’s so intensely deranged, that she dons fake fangs, and battles her the supernatural monsters that her town is overrun with. From her hair …
After Stefan’s cunning capture of Damon, he locks him down in the basement; the plan is to allow Damon to mummify, as a living corpse, then move him to the family tomb, and re-evaluate Damon in fifty years. Meanwhile, things between Stefan and Elena are getting strained; after four days of absence dealing with Damon, …
Not too long ago I was talking to someone about BloodRayne and they had never heard of if! How can someone not know about this ass kicking vampire video game? Madness! So today I am going to educate you guys on one of my all time favorite video games, Bloodrayne. BloodRayne was developed by Terminal …
There’s the episode recap; anything you missed, no worries, you’ll catch up with the last episode here. Elena wakes up in the night, finding herself alone in the house, –’til she sees a shadow on the wall. In the living room, the lights won’t work, –but the TV does, and the news shows the latest …
There’s no better time to throw a bloodsucker bash than at Halloween! And vampire parties are the perfect to way to show your love, or fear, of all things bloodthirsty! Whether you want to throw a fun vampire themed party for children, or a creepier one for adults only, there are tons of ways to …
We have all heard the myth before, that vampire can’t stand garlic whatsoever. To use garlic on a vampire would make them run away in disgust. It’s a classic method of protection and an item that any sane vampire hunter has on them. But where in the world did that legend come from? Out of …
We get another recap of the last episode; so if you missed anything, don’t worry, each new show makes sure to fill you in on the bold points of the old show. Caroline wakes up beside a sleeping Damon, feels her bite wound, and tries to sneak out, but he catches her. She puts up …
Vampire Diaries fans rejoice! We’ll be getting more and more vampire-y goodness! The show’s network, The CW, has picked it up for a full season. Turns out the show scored the highest ratings for any CW premier…ever. So when you mix in the current popularity of all things vampire related with these kickass ratings how …
The Hindu myths contain a lot of stories of vampire like demons. The bloodthirsty goddess Kali is, essentially, a vampire. She’s similar to the also bloodthirsty Egyptian goddess, Sekhmet. Kali is most often depicted with four arms, wielding weapons and severed limbs, and with black skin. She wears a necklace constructed of human skulls. A …
We open with a recap of everything that happened last episode, and then bring on the traditional urban legend camping scenario. The boyfriend goes to investigate scary noise outside tent, the girlfriend hears dripping noises on tent, investigates, sees dead boyfriend, runs, dies, …and Damon has struck again! I wonder if they’ll always open the …
One of the most common associations with vampires is their incredible beauty. And just like every common trait, there needs to be a commonly known explanation for it. The most generally accepted theory is that vampires need to be beautiful in order to attract their victims, whose blood they will eventually drain. But in fact, …
Tempted, the latest book in the young adult House of Night vampire series by P.C. Cast and Kristen Cast comes out soon, October 27 to be exact. For those that haven’t read this popular series it’s about a school for newly marked vampire teens, a school that teaches them how to live as vampires in …
There is some research that suggests ancient India was the original source of the vampire legends. Stories of undead, bloodsucking creatures may have traveled from India to places like Romania, Russia, and other lands, to form what our ideas of the vampire are today. Earliest myths of vampire-like creatures seem to come from India, and …
Right away with the Vampire Diaries, you can see that this vampire show won’t be a PG-13 knock-off of True Blood; there’s a different atmosphere. The adjective “Twilight-esque” doesn’t apply. The background is dark and foreboding from the get-go, the vampire introduces himself, and we know already that vampires are not a culturally acceptable, if …
At long last the trailer for the latest vampire movie, The Bleeding, has been released for our hungry eyes to view. The movie is directed by the multitalented Charles Picerni, who is best known for his stunt work in everything from Buffy the Vampire Slayer to Rush Hour 3. The cast of this new vamp …
I stumbled across this interview of Catherine Hardwicke, the director of Twilight, while flipping through some fan pages. In the interview Catherine talks about the same old “director talking about their big-time movie” kinda stuff such as music, her tight budget, blah blah blah. What I actually found most interesting about the interview was the …
Welcome to the second part of the life of Countess Elizabeth Bathory. Before you read this make sure you read Part 1. Now where did I leave off? Right, we had just gotten to the part where Elizabeth thinks she discovered the anti-aging cure: blood, her way to eternal beauty. After Elizabeth’s witch, Darvulia, confirmed …
Countess Elizabeth Bathory (aka Báthory Erzsébet) is hands down one of the most famous “real vampires” in history. Her sadistic and vampiric activities are still known today by many for their horror. But before I get to her vampire-like cruelties I need to cover her life and what led up to her blood drinking. Elizabeth …
What?! A vampire cat? Oh yes dear readers, today’s vampire lore post is about a vampire kitty. The cat of Nabeshima is an old Japanese tale that never fully died, like many old myths and legends. The Cat of Nabeshima is a horrible vampire demon from Japan that took the shape of a cat, murdering …