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Archives for April, 2010

The Vampire Diaries, Season 1, Episode 19

The Vampire Diaries, Season 1, Episode 19

Things keep building as the season winds down to its finale; the tension is so thick you just want to …well, yeah, it’s kind of ‘climactic” like an orgasm. But the big finale is our finish, so we have to just grab the sheets and squirm. In this episode, Stefan’s ‘blood problem’ is getting really …

A Battle Between Good and Evil

A Battle Between Good and Evil

Slovenian legends tell a tale of two forces – good versus evil, the holy Kresnik battling against the vampiric Kudlak. The kresnik represented all that was good and Christian, while the kudlak symbolized pure evil and darkness – the result was their pure hatred for one another and a mythological battle. According to Slovenian folklore, …

Malese Jow is on Team Anna … And Team Damon!

Malese Jow is on Team Anna … And Team Damon!

For those of you who don’t follow The Vampire Diaries too closely, –first of all, shame on you, –Malese Jow is the actress portraying Anna, daughter of Pearl. Anna is a young, teen vampire, over a century old, perhaps older even than Damon and Stefan, who worked her butt off to be able to get …

Bent Steeple: Interview with the Author and Book Giveaway!

Bent Steeple: Interview with the Author and Book Giveaway!

We recently reviewed the majorly disturbing book, Bent Steeple, by author G. Wells Taylor, in which a vampire pedophile comes to town to wreak absolute hell on its inhabitants, –a couple times. The author G. Wells Taylor was kind enough to give us an exclusive interview, –and, a couple autographed books from his publishers. Check …

Got Blood?

Got Blood?

Seems like the worst part of being a vampire for most folks is that whole drinking human blood thing. I mean really, how many people out there are thinking ‘human blood, yum!’? Let’s face it, drinking human blood (or any kind of blood for that matter) is actually pretty gross. And lets not forget just …

14 Writers Dissect the Anita Blake Series

14 Writers Dissect the Anita Blake Series

Laurell K. Hamilton created such an incredibly fascinating and complex world in her Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series that 14 authors delved into the Anitaverse and dissected every piece of it. The result is the book titled Ardeur. “Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter series is a literary sensation, thanks to its strong female …

Do You Have Taphophilia?

Do You Have Taphophilia?

I have to admit, I do. And it’s not a bad hobby for anyone interested in vampires to get into. Who knows, it might just lead to your very first vampire sighting! Taphophilia is the passion for, and the love of cemeteries. Taphophilia includes many different things, other than just walking around and looking at …

Three Cruises for Vampire Fans!

Three Cruises for Vampire Fans!

In case you haven’t noticed already, vampires are sorta kinda ridiculously popular right now. Which means, everyone is trying to cash in on the them, and I mean everyone, even cruise ships. Oh yes, my vampire-lovin’ kin, you can go on vampire themed cruises now. Because nothing says bloodthirsty undead like cocktails on the deck …

X-Men VS. Vampires

X-Men VS. Vampires

According to the guys over at IGN.com,  the X-Men are coming back in a brand new series, but this time around our beloved comic book heroes will be battling against, you guessed it, vampires. An interview with writer Victor Gischler give us the details on the new series: IGN Comics: Victor, let’s first get a …

Vamped Out Episode Two Now Online

Vamped Out Episode Two Now Online

“When I tell people that I’m an actor they go ‘oh, what restaurant do you work at?’ but when I tell them that I’m a vampire they perk up and they go ‘oh my god, what movie where you in?’… People suck.” -Alowisus Hewson (Jason Antoon) Things are starting to heat up on Vamped Out. …

Nature Against Vampires

Nature Against Vampires

Do you have roses in your garden? If you do it’s most likely because they look pretty and smell fantastic. And do you have any trees in your yard? Chances are they were put there for privacy and to make your yard look nicer. The same goes for those other flowers, shrubs, and bushes surrounding …

Josh Hutcherson Lined Up for Other Roles… None of Them Steve Leonard

Josh Hutcherson Lined Up for Other Roles… None of Them Steve Leonard

Not that I’m trying to run Josh Hutcherson’s life or anything, but none of the roles he’s lined up for in the next couple of years appear to be his last, as Steve ‘Leopard’ Leonard, in Cirque du Freak: The vampire’s Assistant. Steve is Darren Shan’s best friend, a major character in the Darren Shan …

Eclipse Stills!

Eclipse Stills!

Is anyone else as excited about the upcoming release of Eclipseas I am?? Even though it was my least favorite book in the series, the more I read about it and get teasers and spoilers from the movie, I really think that it’s going to be pretty good. It might be the only movie that …

True Blood Sunday Presents: The Men of True Blood

True Blood Sunday Presents: The Men of True Blood

As all True Blood fans know, the show is graced with some of the sexiest men in entertainment. Three of our favorite leading men appeared on the cover of Details this month and shared all sorts of goodies with us. Alexander Skarsgård Alex (vampire Eric)  revealed all sorts of info in his interview, like that …

Reviewing Bent Steeple, by G. Wells Taylor

Reviewing Bent Steeple, by G. Wells Taylor

I struggled to write this review for a long time; for one thing, the novel slid between my bed and the wall for a while, making it that much more difficult to motivate myself to write the review for a novel I admit, I find completely unforgettable. Bent Steeple is probably one of the most …

America’s Next Top Model Goes Vampire

America’s Next Top Model Goes Vampire

You know vampires are beyond popular when Tyra Banks has the wannabe models on her reality show America’s Next Top Model do a vampire photo shoot. Ooh yea, vampires just hit a whole new level of fame. In the episode, titled America’s Next Top Vampire, the contestants were asked to sit in a bathtub full …

Who’s the Richest Man in Fiction? Carlisle Cullen!

Who’s the Richest Man in Fiction? Carlisle Cullen!

With so many people constantly looking at how much money is made in different careers, and among different celebrities, doesn’t it make sense that someone would eventually want to create a list of the richest people in fiction? And who better to create such a list than Forbes magazine, a publication that stands for sophistication …

The Real Dracula

The Real Dracula

It’s pretty much common knowledge that Bram Stoker based his title character Dracula on an actual person, Vlad Tepes (1431-1476). But what’s the story of the real Dracula? Was Vlad the Impaler really a vampire, or vampiric in any way? Let’s see… Vlad Tepes (also known as Vlad Dracula, Vlad Dracul, Vlad the Impaler, Vlad  …

The Vampire Diaries, Season 1, Episode 18

The Vampire Diaries, Season 1, Episode 18

As the season winds down, tension builds, –and it comes to a head when Johnathan Gilbert, brother of Elena’s father, returns to town. Not only does this ‘long lost’ type character come back to town, he also comes back with a chip on his shoulder, during kind of a bad time for everyone involved. Everyone …

Vampire Novels Reviewed… and Sucked Dry

Vampire Novels Reviewed… and Sucked Dry

There’s more out there than Twilight, people; for example, there’s a new trend in historical fiction: re-writing classics to include monsters, or re-writing a particular president’s life story, to include vampires. Sure, you know what I mean; Seth Grahame-Smith’s ‘Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.’ Most seemed to agree that the book was highly entertaining, though one …