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The Little Vampire is an adorable film. It might be for kids, but I’m an adult an I still love this movie. It’s brilliant, and it’s one of the few kid-friendly vampires. It even has vampire cows! Some of the movie is a little ridiculous, like the explanation of how the vampires can magically become …
So many vampires are cursed souls, condemned to wander the Earth hunting for blood. In so many cases, it isn’t even their fault or their choice. In the case of the Bhuta of the mythology of India, these poor souls suffered an untimely, usually violent death, and are forever cursed to an afterlife as a …
Have you read Twilight a dozen times? Have you checked out every vampire book the library had? Are you looking for a new vampire book to get lost in? Well, great news leech lovers, there’s a handful of teen vampire books on the way! Here’s a peek at a few of them: Blood Feud (Drake …
This time in book form; ‘Evenings on Dark Island’ tells the story of one hell of a day spa. The book was written as a light comedy about vampires by two Florida residents, –people who know the spa life better than anyone else. Evenings on Dark Island has a great plot, and sounds genuinely funny, …
Today, little monsters united in the Haus of Gaga; they literally crashed Lady Gaga’s website, secondary website and Twitter page. There was a lot of love and support for the gothic queen across the world. Why, do you ask? Her next single, “Alejandro” premiered across the web. In the past, I have referred to Lady …
India is a fascinatingly diverse country, with thousands of different languages. Each place in India has its own culture, food, religion. And each place seems to have its own vampire myths. In the Godavari region they tell stories of a vampire called the chedipe. The word literally means “prostitute.” But the chedipe vampire is described …
Hammer Films and Dark Horse Comics have teamed up to create a series of graphic novels and comic books not only based on Hammer’s movies, but also on the hit vampire movie Let the Right One In. We’ve written about legendary Hammer films in the past, but here’s a quick refresher. Hammer is best known …
Ah, I think every devoted Netflix customer might feel some of my pain here, as I cry out, in chorus with my fellow vampire film lovers: Why is it, O Great Organizers of the Netflix Watch Instantly tab, that you pick the worst vampire movies ever, and add them, –instead of the awesome ones? I …
With the release date of Twilight: Eclipse quickly approaching Twilight fever has once again been on the rise. Of course this means that Twilight inspired videos have also been on the rise as well. There are some really funny ones out there so I thought I would share a few that managed to make me …
Willow Rosenberg started out as the socially awkward computer geek in the Scooby Gang, but later grew into a stunning and very power witch. We learn pretty early on that Willow doesn’t have the most ideal family life, her folks are pretty out of touch, and her mother even tried to burn her at the …
Well, one good thing about the gradual destruction of the memory of the brilliance that was ‘The Lost Boys’, is that they keep hiring the hottest chicks for leading roles. Tanit Phoenix is lined up to play Gwen Lieber, a fairly ironic role. Gwen Lieber is a wealthy vampire-romance author, who ends up in dire …
Let’s travel to the wilderness of Mexico and Guatemala. Here, they tell myths of a particularly ferocious, and yet environmentally friendly vampire called the Chorti. (Not to be mistaken with the Ch’orti’ who are indigenous Maya peoples in Guatemala an Hondorus). The Chorti are wild men who live in various wildernesses of the world. They …
As I sit here in my blandly decorated coffin on this incredibly disgusting bright and sunny day … I wonder, “Isn’t there an easier way to survive without having to feed off of human beings?” Just the other day, I was out to lunch at Bloodlo (the HOTTEST new little blood-tasting café on 5th and …
If you’re a big Twilight fan then you’ve probably watched countless interviews with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner – which means you have heard the interviewers ask same damn questions over and over and over. Where’s Robert Pattinson? Is it true that Taylor Lautner gained 30 pounds of muscle? (And the biggest one) …
If the entertainment industry has taught us anything it’s that the moment something becomes popular, it’s going to get spoofed. Dracula is no different. Dracula remakes and spoofs have been done to death – from Bunnicula to Blacula – we’ve seen it all. But here’s a list of a few of the naughtier ones you …
Oh yes, more goodies for season 3 of True Blood; it can’t possibly get any more yummy. And! Next Sunday is the first episode! Now, I have to put on my responsibility cape and wave my wand, –just for a second. I think the next season has been built up a lot, so it’s important …
Throughout most of vampire fiction there is a hard and fast rule about turning children into vampires… Don’t. Each franchise seems to have it’s own reasons for banning the creation of child vampires but almost all agree it’s a very bad idea. Some reasons for banning the creation of child vampires have included: -Vampire children …
Yet another re-written history, we have ‘Boleyn: Tudor Vampire.’ Gee, guess what this is about? Could it be a rampaging, undead version of Anne Boleyn, the 11-fingered beheaded mistress of Henry the VIII? Bingo! One of the marketing slogans for the book is “One of the slightest tweaks in history can make all difference,” and …
This movie is sounding more awesome all the time! Just a quick re-cap for new readers, if you don’t already have the scoop: Vampire follows the story of who else, a vampire, who works as a schoolteacher. His feeding ritual is fairly unique, if a tad depressing: he preys on suicidal women, but he falls …
Oh yea! It’s time for the MTV Movie Awards, and just like last year the Twilight Saga has dominated the nominee list yet again. This year we’ve got New Moon snagging a spot in nearly every category, which makes you wonder, will the vampires reign supreme this year? My predictions are that New Moon will …