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Extended Promo for The Vampire Diaries ‘A View to a Kill’

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Another big episode of The Vampire Diaries is on the way! Coming next week is episode 4.12, “A View to a Kill,” an episode filled with potential Original death, romance between Rebekah and Stefan, and an unexpected guest. Plus more! Check out the official plot synopsis and the extended promo below. Official episode description for …

Your Thoughts on The Vampire Diaries ‘Catch Me If You Can’

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Another fangtastic episode has aired! Episode 4.11, “Catch Me If You Can,” was yet another wild episode packed full of angst, bloodshed, and mystery. Check out my thoughts on the episode below and please feel free to share yours as well. Official episode description for “Catch Me If You Can:” “A NEW DANGER — Jeremy …

Upcoming Dracula Series Finds its Mina

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When it was announced that NBC was creating an all-new Dracula series we were thrilled beyond words! When they then announced that the magnificent Jonathan Rhys Meyers would play Dracula, I almost died of happy. And the good news just kept coming.  Like that Daniel Knauf, creator of Carnivale, will be heading up this new …

Are Vampire Stories Sexist?

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Consider the scene most expected in almost any vampire film. A supposedly virginal young woman opens her eyes in the middle of the night. She gets up, her translucent gown billowing slightly as she moves in the moonlight. Then she opens the window before returning to the bed, lying down in expectant terror. A fully …

Meet the 5 New Characters Coming to True Blood Season 6

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True Blood will return for its sixth season this summer, and while summer is quite far away, filming has already started for True Blood. Which means we’re getting all kinds of goodies on what’s to come – like new cast members! So far True Blood has added five new characters for Season 6 and I …

Review of Morbius: The Living Vampire #1

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Morbius the vampire has returned and with another comic of his very own – Morbius: The Living Vampire. I have been eyeing this comic since Marvel announced it way back when, and at long last, it’s here and I have it. The long-awaited Issue #1. Check out my review below! Description: “Morbius….the hunted, haunted fugitive. …

Review of The Farm by Emily McKay

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While on the hunt for a new book I spotted one that instantly caught my eye – The Farm by Emily McKay. The little blurb on the cover hooked me, just one tiny quote claiming that The Farm was a mix between Resident Evil and The Hunger Games. Obviously that is the greatest combination EVER! …

Review of Fluffy VS Vampirella

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It takes little or no imagination to read the title Vampirella vs Fluffy the Vampire Slayer and get the gist of it. Two female icons of the undead genre meeting up. The stuff of fantasies, actually. In more ways that one. Just to let everyone know–the cover art conveys the quality of the actual comic …

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 DVD Release Date Announced

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 is finally coming to DVD and Blu-ray. The Twi-hards here will be able to get your hands on the final film and all of the bonus goodies that come with it. When is the big day? March 2, 2013. Check out the details and bonus features below! Here …

Extended Promo for The Vampire Diaries ‘Catch Me If You Can’

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And we’re back! The Vampire Diaries returned this week with a rare AWESOME episode, and now it’s time to take a peek at next week’s episode, “Catch Me If You Can,” which will hopefully be just as entertaining. Check out the official synopsis and extended promo for episode 4.11 (which airs January 24). Official episode …

Tropes Rarely Seen

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In companion to the essay on tropes over-used, here are some suggestions for tropes we rarely see. Any of these might be great, or at least have the potential to shake things up a bit.  Or maybe a lot. Beautiful Monster. Vampires are nearly always seen as either gloriously beautiful or satanically evil. But only …

Your Thoughts on The Vampire Diaries ‘After School Special’

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The Vampire Diaries has finally returned! After a ridiculously long hiatus, our beloved vampire show is back. We were treated with a hell of a returning episode, titled “After School Special,” and it almost made the wait worth it. Almost. Stupid hiatus. Anyway, check out my thoughts on the episode and please share your own …

Tropes That Need to Go Away

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One problem any popular genre develops tends to be tropes that pervade too much of it all. In and of themselves, maybe they work. Often they work quite well. They can, anyway. But when we see the same thing over and over and over again, we enter into the realm of the cliche. So here’s …

Toby Whithouse on Season 5 of Being Human (UK)

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Season 5 of the original Being Human is coming this month! While you wait for the big return, I’ve got a few bits of awesome for you. First is a little Season 5 dish from creator Toby Whithouse and the second is the official Season 5 description. Check it out! The new season will consist …

DC Cancels I, Vampire – NoOoooO!

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Bad news for fans of DC’s comic I, Vampire – it has been canceled. Sad face. The very last issue will be #19. Booo! Launched in September 2011 as part of DC’s New 52, I, Vampire paired up writer Joshua Hale Fialkov and artist Andrea Sorrentino for a revival of the horror-romance serial that appeared …

Review of Twixt

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At this stage in his career, Francis Ford Coppola only pursues very personal projects. He likes making arty, almost ‘student’ films. Twixt he made around his Napa Valley home in 2011 starring Val Kilmer, Elle Fanning (sister of Dakota who played Jane in Twilight) and Bruce Dern. Yes, it tells a tale of vampires. Or …

The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 Extended Edition Coming Soon

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Was the first edition of The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 just not good enough for you? Well you’re in luck! Another version of the film is coming out March 2nd, and this copy has eight extra minutes of footage. Um, yeah, totally worth buying. Or not… unless you are a hardcore Twilight fan, …

Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard is Coming

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Another book in the Anno Dracula series is on the way! An all new novel in Kim Newman’s popular Anno Dracula series, Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard, brings the series Stateside to Andy Warhol’s New York and Orson Welles’ Hollywood. Coming out June 25, 2013, Johnny Alucard is the fourth book in this unique series. Check …

‘Vampire Diaries’ Spinoff ‘The Originals’ in the Works

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No joke my dear Vampire Diaries fans! The CW is actually considering making a second Vampire Diaries show focused entirely on the first vampires – The Originals. Yay! Titled The Originals (surprise surprise), the budding new CW series would be an spinoff revolving around the Original family led by Klaus (Joseph Morgan) and set up …

Breaking Dawn Part 2 One of the Year’s Worst Films

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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 has been listed as one of the worst movies of 2012. Harsh, right? But the film landed an awful 11 Golden Raspberry Awards nominations earlier this week, leading all flicks in the annual roundup of the year’s worst films. I guess the love of Twi-hards couldn’t save this …