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Archives for July, 2011

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror

One of the most renowned vampire films ever made is that of Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, directed by F. W. Murnau released in 1922. The film is between 81-94 minutes long, depending on the version you get, and is a silent, black and white film with titles and symphonic accompaniment. The film is appropriately …

The Best ‘Breaking Dawn’ Moments at Comic-Con

The Best ‘Breaking Dawn’ Moments at Comic-Con

I’ve got more Comic-Con goodies for you! This time it’s for all of the Twilight fans dying for dish on Breaking Dawn. The cast of the Twilight Saga returned this year after taking last year off from San Diego Comic-Con, and their panel has every Twi-hard talking. They went BIG this year by revealing new …

‘Fright Night’ International Trailer and Clips Revealed at Comic-Con

‘Fright Night’ International Trailer and Clips Revealed at Comic-Con

The Fright Night panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2011 started off on an awesome note when Shawn Phillips of Yahoo Movies began the panel with words of warning to the Twilight fans lurking around the convention. “This is not the sparkly vampire movie panel,” he began, introducing the panel discussion for the upcoming vampire film …

What’s to Come on ‘Being Human’ Season Two

What’s to Come on ‘Being Human’ Season Two

SyFy’s Being Human, the American remake of the popular British show, was such a success its first season that it was signed on for a second. This fantastic news has left a lot of fans wondering if the American show will continue to mimic the British series (which is working on its fourth season). Well, …

New Super Long True Blood Preview Released!

New Super Long True Blood Preview Released!

Rather than a series of three, super short videos of peeks into the next episode, this week they’ve released one long video that shows some of what’s going to happen over the next few weeks. We are, after all, almost halfway through the season. The figurative shit is going to start hitting the fan, –as …

Exclusive Interview with D.L. Atha, Author of ‘Blood Reaction’

Exclusive Interview with D.L. Atha, Author of ‘Blood Reaction’

Author D.L. Atha took a different approach to the world of vampires when writing her debut novel, Blood Reaction. Being a physician she used her own medical knowledge and combined it with classic myths and created something entirely her own. I was lucky enough to chat with the author on her new book, her views …

True Blood Sneak Peek Revealed at Comic-Con

True Blood Sneak Peek Revealed at Comic-Con

Once again the awesomeness that is Comic-con has brought us more fangtastic news! The cast and producers of True Blood recently held their panel at the convention and all sorts of goodies were revealed, including a trailer of what’s to come this season. Check it out: SO excited! That trailer was packed full of awesome, …

Gamer Review: ‘Vampire Saga: Welcome to Hell Lock’

Gamer Review: ‘Vampire Saga: Welcome to Hell Lock’

I recently wrote about the new PC game Vampire Saga: Welcome to Hell Lock, the second in the Vampire Saga series, and of course, after playing the first I had to play this one – which is exactly what I did. “Welcome to Hill Lock, a place no one in their right mind would want …

The Vampire Diaries Season 3 Promo Revealed!

The Vampire Diaries Season 3 Promo Revealed!

The cast and crew for The Vampire Diaries revealed some goodies at San Diego Comic-Con 2011, including a Season 3 promo video! Yes, that’s some excited news right? Well, it’s really not as great as it sounds. Watch the promo below and you’ll understand why. What a bunch of teases! The entire “promo” (if you …

True Blood Season 4 – Me and the Devil

True Blood Season 4 – Me and the Devil

True Blood – Season 4 – Me and the Devil This episode was really focused; it didn’t have the scattered effect that so much of last season did. And also, no damn faeries showed up in it. It was a great episode, I was happy throughout! But, there were still some strong feelings, –but first, …

Christopher Lee in Dark Shadows

Christopher Lee in Dark Shadows

So much news about the upcoming “Dark Shadows” film! Some confirmed, some not. To begin, there was indeed a panel at ComicCon about the new movie, hosted by Hermes Press and including Lara Parker and Kathryn Leigh Scott (the original Angelique and Maggie respectively). They were able to confirm that not only is Jonathan Frid …

‘A Discovery of Witches’ Coming to the Big Screen!

‘A Discovery of Witches’ Coming to the Big Screen!

One of the year’s most successful and critically acclaimed vampire novels (and a personal favorite of mine), A Discovery of Witches by Deborah Harkness, is coming to the big screen! That’s right, this incredible book is going to be made into a movie, and better yet, it’ll be made by Warner Bros! With Harry Potter …

Dark Shadows Returns: The Comic Book

Dark Shadows Returns: The Comic Book

Now that the gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows” is headed once more to the big screen (care of Tim Burton and Johnny Depp), the saga of reluctant vampire Barnabas Collins also is returning to another medium–the comic book! During the show’s hey-day, Dell Comics released a series of adventures featuring the haunted mansion atop Widow’s …

Dark Horse Announces ‘House of Night’ and ‘The Strain’ Comics!

Dark Horse Announces ‘House of Night’ and ‘The Strain’ Comics!

Comic-con is here at long last! Over the past few decades the convention has grown into this massive event that highlights not only comics, but movies and television as well – which means we’re going to get all sorts of vamp-tastic news this weekend! First up is Dark Horse’s announcement that they are adapting two …

Dark Shadows Update

Dark Shadows Update

“Dark Shadows,” the vampire-theme collaboration by Tim Burton and Johnny Depp continues filming, with generally a lot of security surrounding the process. This has continued to spawn rumors and sometimes outrage amongst some fans of the original series. More than one person associated with the production, for example, have used the word “funny” to describe …

Saints Cosmas and Damian

Saints Cosmas and Damian

You may be wondering why on earth I’d be speaking of saints on a vampire website, well, believe it or not but these two actually play a role in vampire history. Cosmos and Damian (also known Cosmas and Damian) are twin brothers and saints of the Christian Church, particularly the Eastern Orthodox church. While the …

Godric Returns to True Blood!

Godric Returns to True Blood!

Yayyy! Because we’ve all been missing the adorable little bastard, and his death was just soooo, so unbelievably sad before. Although, why he chooses to show up in the next episode is definitely something we’ll need more details on later. So check out the first of three exclusive new previews for Sunday’s episode of True …

The Vampire Diaries’ Kayla Ewell Chats About Return to the Show and More

The Vampire Diaries’ Kayla Ewell Chats About Return to the Show and More

Season 3 of The Vampire Diaries is a long way away, so until then we’re here to bring you the latest on what’s going on with our beloved cast. Vampire Diaries starlet Kayla Ewell recently chatted about her return to the show as Vicki, her favorite scenes on the show and more. In an interview, …

Win Sherrilyn Kenyon’s ‘Retribution’ Audio Book!

Win Sherrilyn Kenyon’s ‘Retribution’ Audio Book!

It’s time for another fangtastic giveaway! Hurray! Today’s giveaway features my all-time favorite author Sherrilyn Kenyon (seriously, I’m a hardcore fangirl)! Coming August 2 is the release of the book and audiobook of the latest in the Dark Hunters series – Retribution and here at Vampires.com were hooking up one lucky winner with a free …

‘My Boyfriend Is a Vampire’ to go Digital

‘My Boyfriend Is a Vampire’ to go Digital

According to Seven Seas publisher Jason DeAngelis, “Digital-first, followed by print, is the wave of the future for all publishing.” Which is why their latest comic, My Boyfriend is a Vampire, it is currently only available in digital formats and not in print. The comic, originally published in Korea, tells an odd tale of a …