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Pretty Dead is a young adult fiction novel written by Francesca Lia Block. Block writes in a style that she has termed “pop magic realism.” Generally her books appeal to adolescent girls, but the stories always contain magic and supernatural elements. She has written about mermaids, changelings, witches, genies, and many other magical beings. In …
Author Gabrielle Faust is not only making waves in the publication world, but is also well loved in the vampire community. How loved? Well, in 2008 she was made the Guest of Honor of the “Queen of the Damned” Vampire Ball in New Orleans. In 2009 she was given the honor of returning as a …
The V Word begins with the boys, Justin and Kerry, getting the clever idea in their heads to go to the mortuary where Justin’s cousin, James, works. It’s very cliché horror, lights that won’t turn on, doors mysteriously slamming closed, blood splatters, and open caskets. They soon find the body of Justin’s cousin, whose throat …
It’s not easy being undead. Some vampires want out, and sunlight is their preferred method. It’s a happy way to go, in my opinion. Death by sunshine. Some vampires decide to greet the blue skies very shortly after turning. In 30 Days of Night, the character Eben becomes a vampire to save his friends. He …
Gaius Julius Caesar Augustus Germanicus, better known as Caligula, was the third Roman Emperor, reigning from March 16, 37 A.D. until his assassination on January 24, 41 A.D. There is little known on Caligula’s reign since so few sources have survived, but he was described as a noble and fair ruler during the first two …
As a series of brutal murders sweep the city of Los Angeles police are on the search for a suspect. Nicknaming the perpetrator ‘Vlad’ due to the fact that he drains his victims of blood the police are hoping to catch the fiend, putting an end to his reign of terror. ‘Vlad’ has particular tastes. …
It Hurts Me Too Heya Truebies, time again for another True Blood recap, this week’s episode was a strange and disturbing one, so brace yourself. Sookie: The episode opens with Sookie shooting at the werewolf in her home and Eric jumping in front of the bullet in order to keep the wolf alive long enough …
Vampires.com is accepting blogger applications. One (maybe two) of you should be passionate about vampires. Maybe you’re a horror movie aficionado, a real vampire, a walking folklore encyclopedia, or president of the True Blood fan club. I want to hear from you. An interest in werewolves, 70s horror films and grindhouse films is a plus. …
What Lies Beneath Vampires and Werewolves and Witches, Oh My! Now we get to add a teenage Succubus (Andie Bates) — just starting to come into her role — to the cast of supers. The investigation continues into the murder of the previous police chief. The show promoted as “part Desperate Housewives, part True Blood” …
Cordelia, the stereotypical rich bitch, was born and raised in Sunnydale. She was a popular cheerleader in high school, the classic, snobby, arrogant cheerleader that always spoke her mind and put people down. Even though you wouldn’t expect someone like her to be part of the Scooby Gang, she was. When Buffy first moved to …
Author Elizabeth J. Kolodziej is the brilliant woman behind the novel Vampyre Kisses. I had the joy of interviewing her on her book, her favorite vampires, music and more. Check it out: Can you tell us about your book Vampyre Kisses? Well, this story wasn’t something I finished in a couple of month. It actually …
There are countless vampire movies out right now and even more coming, but even so we can’t forget about the greats from a few years ago, like Blade. The Blade trilogy was (and still is) badass, so today we’re giving it some love. One of my favorite things from the Blade flicks was the Vampire …
The last episode of The Vampire Diaries left us with a whole hell of a lot of questions. What will happen with Damon after the big kiss? What will happen to Jeremy? Is Tyler really a werewolf?! And on and on and on… LOTS of questions. Our answers won’t come until season two, which will …
Book review time! Today’s book is Vampyre Kisses, the debut novel by Elizabeth J. Kolodziej. I’ll admit it, when I saw the book the first thought that crept into my head was “great, another cliché unoriginal vampire love story.” But boy was I wrong, so very very wrong. A few pages into reading I came …
It’s been some time now since the end of Angel season five and Spike has decided he’s had enough of teamwork, it’s high time he strike out on his own. After all, he is a champion. Setting up shop and a small apartment Spike seems to be enjoying the life of a freelancer, that is …
In 1978 a group of friends in Northampton, England decided to get together and form a band. The group of friends consisted of a young guitarist named Daniel Ash and brothers David J (bass) and Kevin Haskins (drums). Before the band could be considered complete they needed to find a lead singer. It took some …
Today I bring you a vampire tale from G. Willoughby-Meade, a man that documented China’s folktales (like the Grimm brothers did in Europe) in his book, Chinese Ghouls and Goblins. Our terrifying tale begins with a man named Liu, who was a tutor staying at another’s residence far from his native home. He was granted …
Here’s a new book that every Twilight fangirl and boy needs – Bonded by Blood: Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner by Garrett Baldwin. Now all of you hardcore fans can get your stalk on without ever leaving your room! Just plop down in bed, book in hand and read every personal detail on your two …
Now that a new season of True Blood has begun I find myself asking a very important question. If vampires do indeed exist, what would the world be like if they were to choose to ‘come out of the coffin’? Even though it is most common for vampires to stay hidden in humanities shadow there …
Beautifully Broken Episode summary time! As I’m sure we all remember, last week’s episode ended with vampire Bill surrounded by a pack of werewolves. Well, Beautifully Broken starts off with Bill, lots of blood, gore and a group of naked werewolves. Apparently Bill can kick some serious ass. Not a bad start, you know, if …