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Archives for March, 2010

If I were a Vampire…

If I were a Vampire…

Have you ever said to yourself, “If I were a vampire…,” then proceeded to list numerous and exciting things you could get away with, say, and do without getting flak from those around you? Imagine what it would be like if the world was your oyster; “normal” beings can’t get away with much, but if …

The Vampire Diaries’ Candice Accola

The Vampire Diaries’ Candice Accola

Since The Vampire Diaries is still on its ridiculously long hiatus we need everything we can get to distract us until the show comes back March 25. On that note, I bring you Starplus’ interview with the beautiful Candice Accola (Caroline) where she discusses the show, her music career (who knew) and more. Starpulse: How …

The Loogaroo Vampire

The Loogaroo Vampire

The Loogaroo vampire is very similar to the Asema vampire, which comes from South America. And the Loogaroo also sounds very much like the “Le Loup Garou”, which is a French Canadian myth that is also heard of throughout Europe. However, the Loogaroo vampire is quite different from both of these, and should not be …

I Don’t Fucking Sparkle: Interview with Scott Snyder

I Don’t Fucking Sparkle: Interview with Scott Snyder

Scott Snyder switches the modern vampire mythos up in his new comic, American Vampire. Created by him and co-written with the horror master, Stephen King. Kickass! In a recent interview with The Faster Times Snyder explained that the comic, set in various time periods in America, follows the epic evolution of vampires and reveals that …

The Vampire Tarot of the Eternal Night

The Vampire Tarot of the Eternal Night

Back when I was a kid I was absolutely entranced and in love with tarot cards, they were wondrous, magical and each card featured amazing artwork – so began my tarot card collection. As I am sure you can guess I also adore vampires, so when I found out that there were vampire tarot cards …

Are Vampires Really Evil?

Are Vampires Really Evil?

One of the most well-known things about vampires is the belief that they are evil creatures. Well, they appear evil enough, don’t they? With those menacing fangs that you know are just longing to suck on your neck, and the fact that they can totally outrun you and beat you at any game that requires …

An Interview with Author Denise Verrico

An Interview with Author Denise Verrico

Author Denise Verrico was gracious enough to take the time out of her busy schedule to discuss all things vampires. More so, she spilled a bit about her book The Immortyl Revolution, and where she sees herself in 5 years! What are your career plans for the next 5 years? I want to keep improving …

Top 10 Ugliest Vampires

Top 10 Ugliest Vampires

Vampires nowadays are known for their incredible beauty – You’ve got the cuties in Twilight, the damn sexy men in True Blood and even an entire gorgeous cast in Vampire Diaries. But, any real horror fan will tell you that vampires aren’t supposed to be sexy, they’re supposed to be horrifying and repulsive. So here’s …

Review of  The Master of Rampling Gate: A Vook by Anne Rice

Review of The Master of Rampling Gate: A Vook by Anne Rice

Every so often something comes along that provides some new and innovative way to enhance the art of storytelling. The latest in storytelling innovation comes from the trailblazers at Vook.  A Vook is the blending of both video and text (video+book=Vook) to create an experience unlike any other. Vooks combine entertaining stories with videos that …

True Blood Sunday Presents: True Blood Crashes Twilight’s Vampire Baseball Game!

True Blood Sunday Presents: True Blood Crashes Twilight’s Vampire Baseball Game!

A few months ago we filled you Twilight fans in on the big charity baseball game featuring your favorite Hollywood vamps, but it looks like there has been a big change in the lineup. Recent reports say that Twilight’s Peter Facinelli, who plays the sexy vampire father figure in the series, will no longer be …

Five of My Favorite Movie Vampiresses

Five of My Favorite Movie Vampiresses

Vampiresses are just awesome, and we just don’t see enough of them in my opinion. From the classic high-collared vampiresses, to the modern-day ones, here are my five favorite vampiresses, in order. #5.) Angela Bassett in Vampires in Brooklyn. Sure, she isn’t a vampire for most of the movie, but she’s still hilarious even when …

5 Celebrities that Should be Vampires

5 Celebrities that Should be Vampires

The creature of the night hunts for his or her next unsuspecting victim, feeds on the helpless, and glows with super-human beauty. Don’t you ever wish that at least one of your favorite celebrities was a vampire and could live forever? Look no further; I’m going to offer a list of 5 beautiful people that …

A Bloodthirsty… Doll?

A Bloodthirsty… Doll?

We’ve come across a lot of totally crazy and ridiculous vampire myths and stories on this site, but this has to be one of the weirdest, or at least creepiest. I bring you the jenglot, a tiny living doll in Indonesian and Malaysian folklore. A jenglot is described as a living mummy or doll that’s …

Robin Hood and Vampires in Sherwood Horror

Robin Hood and Vampires in Sherwood Horror

The tale of Robin Hood gets a whole new vampire-filled twist in the upcoming movie Sherwood Horror. After winning the Grand Prize Winner of the Creative Screenwriting Magazine’s AAA Contest and directed the award winning 2001 short film The Flock, writer and director John Regan is getting ready for his first ever feature film, Sherwood …

Eclipse Trailer Has Finally Been Released!

Eclipse Trailer Has Finally Been Released!

Yay!!! In anticipation for its June 30th release, the trailer for Eclipse has finally been released! Come on, we’ve all been waiting for this ever since we saw New Moon in November, haven’t we? The trailer looks very, very good and looks like the director and producers are going to include the main elements of …

The Vampire Diaries: Cast and Crew Reveal Teasers

The Vampire Diaries: Cast and Crew Reveal Teasers

With all of the action-packed twists and shocking discoveries in The Vampire Diaries, we never know what will happen next. It doesn’t mater how many times you have read the books, the show constantly delivers something new and exciting. So with that in mind we can only imagine what will happen in the show’s next …

The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

In memory of the late Corey Haim I bring you the quintessential Eighties vampire film The Lost Boys. Sam and Michael are going through changes, lots of them. Their parents have just gotten divorced and they’ve had to move from Phoenix, Arizona to Santa Carla, California. They’ve moved in with their estranged grandfather, an old …

The Malaysian Maneden

The Malaysian Maneden

Malaysia is a country that’s fraught with vampire myth and folklore, and the Maneden is just one of those. The Maneden was a vampiric creature that lived in the pandanus plant. This plant was lush and green, with very long leaves. This plant is very popular in Malaysian culture, as it’s used for flavoring many …

The Blow Vampire

The Blow Vampire

Throughout the centuries countless cases of vampirism have been reported and recorded, leaving a massive trail of death, blood and superstition for us to follow. Today’s event, recorded in the book Magia Posthuma, brings us to Kadam, Bohemia in the year 1706. This case begins with a herdsman named Myslata of Blow that continued to …

The Kappa: A Most Disgusting Vampire

The Kappa: A Most Disgusting Vampire

The Japanese have their many forms of the vampire. But the most disgusting form of one has got to be the Kappa. The Kappa vampire live in water sources around Japan, mostly ponds and streams, and they feed on livestock and animals in the area. They are also known to feed off of young children …