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When one pictures a vampire, a fearsome being of death, they do not imagine a butterfly beautifully fluttering through the wind. That’s just absurd, right? Well, amazingly enough, many years ago when superstition ruled, people did pictures horrific vampires when seeing a butterfly. Since even ancient times, the butterfly has been a creature associated with …
No, I am not speaking of the actual novel by the legendary Bram Stoker, but rather, about a comic. “From the Pages of Bram Stoker’s Dracula: Harker” is a comic that came out a while back and was endorsed by an actual descendant of Stoker himself. I recently gave Issue #1 a read, and well, …
After months of waiting and countless promotions teasingly flung in our faces Season 5 of True Blood has finally arrived! The season opener, titled Turn! Turn! Turn!, premiered last night on HBO. Everyone had high expectations for the long-awaited episode and the question of the day is – did it deliver? It did! For me …
Nearly all of us have heard about the success of the book Fifty Shades of Gray, many of you have probably even read the wildly erotica novel. This sex-filled book is dominating in sales and stores can’t keep it on the shelves. Sex is definitely on the minds of many readers right now and lucky …
The lucky folks over at E! Online got an advance viewing of the first episode of True Blood Season 5 and shared just a tiny bit of info on what the fans can expect. Check out the five things you can expect from the season opener, which airs tonight (June 10)! 1. What happens to …
With Season 5 of True Blood premiering this Sunday (June 10) I’ve totally got Bon Temps on the brain. So to tide me over until the big day I thought I’d check out True Blood: Tainted Love Issue #1, a comic based on the hit HBO show. Let the comic reviewing commence! “Our friends in …
At one point in history the belief in vampires was very much real and alive. People lived in great fear of the undead and precautions were taken to prevent a corpse from returning as a vampire. Common methods throughout Europe included staking the corpse with a certain type of metal or wood, placing a fish …
When The Vampire Diaries returns for Season 4 there will be some big changes! We’ll see rekindled friendships, new characters, return of old characters and more! At a recent panel, executive producer Julie Plec dished on the upcoming season and shared all kinds of info on Season 4. Check it out! 1. Stefan will get …
That’s right gamers! There’s a brand new Castlevania game on the way! On Tuesday morning during their E3 2012 conference, Nintendo and Konami announced and released the first official details on the upcoming 3DS exclusive, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Mirror of Fate. The new game is set twenty-five years after the events of Castlevania: Lords …
Two decades have passed since Showtime’s adaptation of Carmilla with Meg Tilly as the title character. As this article goes is written a new version of the classic is looking for a distributor. Titled Styria it stars Stephen Rhea. To be sure, Le Fanu’s wonderful and seminal novella so far ended up on the screen …
Nosferatu, the 1922 classic silent film starring Max Schreck, photographed by Fritz Arno Wagner, and directed by F. W. Murnau, is known as one of the greatest vampire films in history. Unofficially based on the novel Dracula, the film almost never came to light due to a heated legal battle with Bram Stoker’s widow, Florence. …
Dario Argento’s new version of Dracula in 3D premiered at Cannes and looks to be headed directly to DVD. Looking at the history of Dracula adaptations, one sees a blend of different directors bringing quite different sensibilities to the exact same story. How much do Francis Ford Coppola and Dan Curtis really have in common? …
With gamer heaven, better known as E3, quickly approaching, news on upcoming video games is beginning to trickle in and a few indie game developers are using this time to showcase their goods in advance. Developer Neocore has just released a teaser trailer (see below) for their RPG adventure game The Incredible Adventures of Van …
Blending humor and vampires proves tricky. For every Love at First Bite a least a dozen other terrible, unfunny attempts at stringing together lame jokes. In recent years Twilight became an easy target for some. A few clever ones came out, but most were only funny if the idea of hating that series is entertaining …
Warning: Spoilers below! Season 5 of True Blood is only a WEEK away! Woo! To tide you over until then I have brought you goodies galore! Today we have a brand new fan poster (pictured right), a spoiler-filled interview from a cast member AND three clips from “Turn! Turn! Turn!”, which is the first episode …
Fans of the highly popular and ridiculously addictive game Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim will be pleased to hear the vampire infused trailer for the Skyrim Dawnguard add-on has been released via Bethesda! The mini pre-E3 teaser trailer offers gamers a first look at the super anticipated add-on coming out this summer. “We knew you couldn’t …
It’s that glorious time again! Time to check out all of the vampire books coming out this month! Sadly, we aren’t getting too many new ones this June (booo!), but we do have a few vamptastic goodies coming our way, so it’s not all bad. Check out all of the vampire books coming out this …