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I’ve got some great news for all the vampire geeks out there! There’s a new deckbuilding game (think Magic: The Gathering) on the way and it features our favorite creatures of the night. The best part is that you can enter in to win a free copy! “The sun has retreated from the earth. It …
Every time I am interviewed by someone they ask, “What do you love most about vampires?” and my instant answer is always “the history.” I absolutely adore vampire history and folklore! I have spent years researching every word I can find on old vampire myths from around the world – it’s one of my many …
If you go on to Amazon.com and do a search for vampire graphic novels you get over 500 results. Over 500! So out of all those many comics which should you check out? Well according to folks all over the interwebs the graphic novel we should all be rushing to get is Blood Ninja by …
The Two Courts by Elle Peyarre is a dark erotic novel about a vampire princess who lives among a court of heartless and cruel vampires. Her entire life is spent dreaming of humans, being enchanted by them and wanting to find that one true romantic love she’s read about in human books. Instead, she finds …
While scanning IMDB for upcoming vampire movies I eventually came across one that caught my eye, My Sucky Teen Romance, a teen comedy written, directed, and acted by teenagers. “In a culture that is currently overrun with romanticized vampires, it is up to four geeky teenagers to defend their friend and beloved sci-fi convention from …
Johnny Depp and Tim Burton have been developing an adaptation of the odd ’60s soap opera “Dark Shadows” and so far there hasn’t been much news on the big project. However, Depp and his collaboration team recently spoke on the film and what a difficult task it has been. “It’s one thing to adapt a …
Browsing the website DeviantArt I came across photos by the lighting designer (http://dionysuspsi.deviantart.com/) of a Canadian high school production of Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s “Carmilla.” Evidently, the set was minimalist (“a set of demented white ‘pillars’ that when put in the correct configuration form a closing hand”) while the destruction of the vampire in the …
I’ve got another crazy-assed vampire news story for you folks. In Gasden, Alabama police say that a 20-year-old man who believes he is a vampire and goes by the nickname “Vamp” is accused of burning a “V” into a teenager’s forehead. Seriously, some idiot pretending to be a vampire branded a “V” into some poor …
Vampire movies often take the form of fantasy fulfillment. The ultimate lover. The ultimate horror. The ultimate minority group. Somewhat rarer, more difficult to find are those movies that seek to explore what being an undead creature enslaved by a hunger for blood might actually be like. “Strigoi,” the 2009 movie from writer/director Faye Jackson …
I was lucky enough to land an interview with Elle Peyarre, the author behind the naughty sexually-charged novel The Two Courts. If you’re sick of reading about blah vanilla vampires and looking for a hot erotic vampire tale then read on, The Two Courts may be perfect for you. Can you tell us a little …
Richelle Mead is the author of the incredibly popular Vampire Academy series, which just concluded this week with the sixth book, Last Sacrifice. But don’t worry VA fans, Richelle is planning a spin-off series titled Bloodlines. Read on for info on this new series and Mead’s thoughts on ending Vampire Academy. In an interview with …
Abby’s story isn’t over yet! After the success of “Let the Right One In” and its remake “Let Me In” folks are keeping the momentum going by releasing a prequel to the popular movies in the form of a comic. That’s right, Let Me In: Crossroads #1 is out today and it tells the story …
Shoulda Woulda Coulda… Make believe is fun. In fact without it this delightful thing we call fiction simply would not exist. So let us now make-believe–as in “let us create a belief”–some beloved or well-known characters to be undead. Why not? For one, Sherlock Holmes. Leaving aside that the physical description of him is perilously …
You may wonder why I am writing about wolfsbane, a plant known for destroying werewolves, on a site about vampires. The reason being that this deadly poison wasn’t only used against werewolves; it was also used upon vampires as well. To fully grasp the power and beliefs behind wolfsbane we’re going to take a trip …
Hey there Vampire Diaries fans! I’m sure all of you are dying to know what’s going to happen in this week’s ‘By the Light of the Moon’ (December 9). Well, you’re in luck (sorta). Julie Plec, executive producer of The Vampire Diaries dished a little in a recent interview on what we can expect in …
Before Bella and Edward, before Bill and Sookie, before Elena and Stefan there was Zoe and Simon… Published in 1990, “The Silver Kiss” by Annette Curtis Klause (of “Blood and Chocolate” fame) tells a story that these days seems cliché. Yet it was not so then. The story is about a lonely teenage girl who …
…because nothing says Christmas like blood-sucking creatures of the night. Well, ok maybe not. But bookstores say otherwise, after checking out all the seasonal displays I was surprised at how many vampire Christmas books there are. Seriously, there are a lot, see for yourself. (Click the titles to view on Amazon) Christmas with a Vampire …
If you love vampires and dig B-grade westerns then I’ve got the perfect old movie for you – Curse of the Undead. This classic came out in 1959 and was originally intended as a satire of the vampire theme, but the final version ended up being fairly serious. While this movie may not be the …
The Castlevania franchise is one of the best known and most beloved of all video game franchises. IGN even named the series the fourth best game franchise ever (behind Final Fantasy, The Legend of Zelda and Mario). The series is about a war between the enchanted family bloodline of the Belmonts and Dracula. Nearly every …
It looks like Kevin Williamson, the man behind The Vampire Diaries, is giving his vampire fans even more to fall in love with. According to sources, the CW is developing a “companion” series to The Vampire Diaries, and Williamson himself has been signed on as the writer. Right now this project is in its early …