The cool thing about vampires being so popular is that there are more and more vampire books coming out (which totally kicks ass). One of the best things about all of these vamp books is that there’s this massive mix of everything – something for adults, kids, teens, tweens, boys, girls… etc. Unfortunately, many of …
Posted on Thursday February, 18 2010 | Uncategorized | 4
We’ve told you about the many spins that Jane Austen books are getting with books like Mr. Darcy, Vampyre, and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. These books make me cringe just a tiny bit, only because I don’t like idea of classic characters being turned into the undead. But there’s a new Jane Austen book …
World of Warcraft, the video game that has sucked out the souls of countless addicts. Yes, I am one of those addicts, which means I spend a lot of time in the game and on various WoW forums… it also means I have no soul. Something I have been hearing in-game and offline is that …
Posted on Wednesday February, 17 2010 | Uncategorized | 3
A little while ago, we had a post on writing vampire novels. But, if you don’t think you have a way with words and don’t necessarily want to write one, would you like to star in one? This is exactly what Teen Book by You does with their vampire book First Bite. Teen Book by …
Posted on Wednesday February, 17 2010 | Uncategorized | 6
Oh yea, I am back for a third time. Seven seasons of Buffy equals a whole lot of important characters to cover. So let’s see what the other Buffy cast members have been up to. Eliza Dushku (Faith) Sexy sexy Faith. Faith was another Slayer, the naughty Slayer that went from good to bad to …
Posted on Wednesday February, 17 2010 | Uncategorized | 3
What better place for a bloodthirsty vampire to feed than a battleground? One of the vampires of India and Hindu mythology chooses to haunt the wars and battles, waiting to feed on fallen soldiers. These creatures. called the Pey, or Peymakilir, are vampires of southern India, in Tamil. India has many different vampires, and this …
There’s not a lot written about rogue vampires and that’s precisely the way they want it. Rogue vampires are just that – they are a special kind of evil, will easily turn on their own kind, and are generally loners. What’s known about rogue vampires is little. This is partly because rogue vampires are rarer …
As the title says, this is part two of the Buffy edition of ’Where Are They Now.’ You didn’t think I’d leave out all of the other awesome characters did you? Of course not. Check it out… Charisma Carpenter (Cordelia Chase) Cordelia, the hot but spoiled rich bitch of the show. Charisma hung around Buffy …
For seven years, Buffy and the Scooby gang kicked, sliced and staked countless vampires, demons and monsters in the hit show ‘Buffy the Vampire Slayer.’ The show’s last season ended years ago in 2003 but it still has a huge fan base and I am betting some of you fans are wondering what ever happened …
Meet Charby the Vampirate; part vampire, part pirate. This is a web comic written by Amy Stoffolino, who writes under the handle “Amelius.” Charby was born on a ship where he was a slave to pirates who verbally abused him and beat him daily. He runs away from the pirates, only to have his throat …
Robert Pattinson has recently done a photo shoot with Details magazine that involves some dirty talk on Rob’s part, and a photo shoot with models that are completely naked. But there’s more. There’s also a very lengthy interview between Jenny, the interviewer, and of course, Rob. And if you had this picture in your head …
We really miss True Blood, so much in fact, that we decided that every Sunday, up until True Blood is re-instated as the best show ever!, that damn it, we’re going to talk about it. And what better day to start with, than Valentine’s Day? And what better character to start with, than Jessica Hamby? …
Dead Romeo has nothing to do with Romeo and Juliet – although with all the popular historical/supernatural remakes someone will probably make a vampire Juliet and a werewolf Romeo. Anyway, Dead Romeo is actually an amazing graphic novel by Jesse Blaze Snider. Vampire comics ftw! “Jonathan Romero, aka “Dead Romeo,” was the lead singer of …
Posted on Saturday February, 13 2010 | Uncategorized | 3
The Saga of Darren Shan, made into a film… wow. That was all I could think about when the previews first started popping up all over the place. I first started reading the novels way back in 2000, when the first came out. I never actually finished the series, because I’m one of those unfortunate …
Posted on Saturday February, 13 2010 | Uncategorized | 3
We’ve just got word of an upcoming Dracula movie that’s going to be completely different from past movies. Yay! Dracula Year Zero is the new flick that is still very much in its beginning stages – which means it will be a while yet before it hits theaters. Dracula Year Zero, written by Matt Sazama …
There’s another vampire movie coming our way! This time it will be the blonde bombshell, Alicia Silverstone who dons fangs, along with her co-star Krysten Ritter. Both will be starring in Vamps,, a movie we can expect to see in theaters next year. Alicia of course, is best known for her role in Clueless while …
Well, the little subplot between Matt and Caroline is moving along at a snail’s pace, but besides that, things are definitely picking up. As predicted, Elena was snatched, along with Bonnie, in order to make a trade: the grimoire for Elena. The difference is, that despite all manner of begging from Stefan, Damon isn’t going …
Today’s post comes from the wonderful Michele Hauf over at VampChix. Check it out. – Moonlight Vampires and their reflections As I write about vampires in my fiction, I tend to use some mythologies that’ll suit my character, twist other myths to serve my needs, and discard stuff that doesn’t work for the story. Recently, …
Posted on Thursday February, 11 2010 | Uncategorized | 4
Time to break out your lace, leather and fangs – it’s time for a vampire party! May 7-9, 2010 are the dates you need to save, for it’s when the big BloodLust Vampire Festival happens in Orlando, Florida. “Welcome to Halloween in May! The first annual BloodLust is a weekend long party dedicated to the …
Posted on Wednesday February, 10 2010 | Uncategorized | 4
Vampires haven’t just invaded prime time, they’ve also made their way into medical dramas. Not surprising actually, given the physical consequences that both being a vampire and getting bitten by a vampire have. But actually, this time it ties in quite nicely to Moonlight’s post “I Want to Be a Vampire!” The show is Private …
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