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Anne Rice Leaves Christianity

Anne Rice Leaves Christianity

Anne Rice wrote on her FaceBook page on Wednesday (July 28th) that she had decided she no longer considered herself a Christian. The writer of the classic Vampire Chronicles including Interview With the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned had this to say: For those who care, and I understand if you …

The Birth of Vampires in The Vampire Chronicles

The Birth of Vampires in The Vampire Chronicles

Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles are legendary in the world of vampire fiction. Her imaginative novels on the history of vampires have captivated countless readers. One of my favorite parts in the books is when we learn how vampires came to exist. Many authors write about vampires, but few go into how the first vampire was …

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire

Interview with the Vampire is a book by Anne Rice, which I’m sure all you vampire lovers know all too well. It was released on film in 1994, and has become one of the most well known vampire films of today. And it is a pretty spectacular film. It has the theme of the struggle …

3 Vampire Worlds We Wish We Could Live In

3 Vampire Worlds We Wish We Could Live In

I bet every single one of us has at one point daydreamed about living in our favorite vampire world, be it one from a movie, book or show, we all have a little world to escape to. With so many choices,  which vampire universe do you choose? Here are my three picks: Laurell K. Hamilton’s …

National Vampire & Other Great Vampire Documentaries

National Vampire & Other Great Vampire Documentaries

At some point, we’re going to have to start looking for a way to talk to the people behind Nation Vampire: A Documentary, –the trailer looks great. The film basically explores vampire culture in the United States, –not just real vampires, but vampire fetishes, blood sports, bloodletting and drinking, vampire roleplay, and even the people …

An Interview with Author Denise Verrico

An Interview with Author Denise Verrico

Author Denise Verrico was gracious enough to take the time out of her busy schedule to discuss all things vampires. More so, she spilled a bit about her book The Immortyl Revolution, and where she sees herself in 5 years! What are your career plans for the next 5 years? I want to keep improving …

Review of  The Master of Rampling Gate: A Vook by Anne Rice

Review of The Master of Rampling Gate: A Vook by Anne Rice

Every so often something comes along that provides some new and innovative way to enhance the art of storytelling. The latest in storytelling innovation comes from the trailblazers at Vook.  A Vook is the blending of both video and text (video+book=Vook) to create an experience unlike any other. Vooks combine entertaining stories with videos that …

Anne Rice Vooks the Master of Rampling Gate

Anne Rice Vooks the Master of Rampling Gate

The legendary author Anne Rice has turned her one and only vampire short story, The Master of Rampling Gate, into a Vook. If you’re like me then you’re probably wondering what the hell a Vook is, well, “A vook is a new innovation in reading that blends a well-written book, high-quality video and the power …

The Vampire Archives

The Vampire Archives

This has got to be one of the best kinds of vampire books – one that has tons of stories in it! It’s official name is The Vampire Archives: The Most Complete Volume of Vampire Tales Ever Published. And if the book is as thorough as its title, it’s sure to be! The book includes …

Think You’ve Got What it Takes to Write a Vampire Novel?

Think You’ve Got What it Takes to Write a Vampire Novel?

There are lots of people who think that they have better ideas of what a vampire should be than Stephenie Meyer, Laurell K. Hamilton, or even Anne Rice. But do you really? Do you really think that you could write a vampire novel better or more popular than these best-selling authors? You just might, and …

The Vampire Lestat Graphic Novel

The Vampire Lestat Graphic Novel

Ok, practically all of us have heard of or read Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles; I mean the woman is pretty much a living legend. I bet many of our readers have every single one of Rice’s vamp books sitting on their shelves – but, do you have The Vampire Lestat graphic novel? For some reason …

Vampires and Servants

Vampires and Servants

Something that is used in quite a few vampire books, movies and shows is the whole vampire and vampire’s servant relationship. You have the Underworld movies where the lycans are the daytime protectors and slaves to the vampires. Then in Bram Stoker’s Dracula you’ve got the insane Renfield who worships Dracula and is completely devoted …

Never Ending Emo Vampires

Never Ending Emo Vampires

Let me set up the scene for you – you have the full moon shining down on the dark dismal cemetery and there, sitting upon an aged mausoleum is a vampire. This vampire is just sitting there staring into the nothing, brooding all serious-like. This here is your classic emo vampire, the vampire that sits …

Brad Pitt Has Returned to the Vampire World

Brad Pitt Has Returned to the Vampire World

So good news vampire fans, it looks like Brad Pitt and the makers of the Twilight movies, Summit Entertainment, are in the process of making another vampire flick for us to sink our hungry fangs into. The incredible Brad Pitt is set to produce a new film called Vlad, which tells the story of the …

Snow, Glass, Apples

Snow, Glass, Apples

Vampires can creep in and scare you from just about anywhere; Neil Gaiman made this apparent in his short story titled “Snow, Glass, Apples.” I have read a lot of revamped fairy tales, pun not intended, and can easily see where vampires fit into them, –Bluebeard, Hansel & Gretel, Sleeping Beauty, and others. By the …

Exclusive Interview with Melissa de la Cruz… PLUS! Huge Contest!

Exclusive Interview with Melissa de la Cruz… PLUS! Huge Contest!

One of my favorite authors of all time is Melissa de la Cruz; she’s got a very realistic way of describing cities like New York, and L.A. that make you feel as if you’ve known the urban geography all your life, and at the same time, make you wish you were there, –almost like homesickness …

As the Sun Rises the Dead Sleep

As the Sun Rises the Dead Sleep

A vampire is known to sleep from dawn to dusk, since of course, the rays of the sun are particularly harmful to them. Truth is the idea of a vampire running to its coffin to hide from the day’s first light is something that mostly came from books and movies, it’s not a theme often …

10 Deliciously Evil Vampire Villains

10 Deliciously Evil Vampire Villains

Today’s post is filled with all kinds of bloodthirsty, cruel and evil vampire villains from books, films and television. Enjoy my sweets… 1. Akasha The vampire queen from The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice. What makes this vamp villainess? The fact that when she awoke not only did she destroy most of the vampires in …

List of VILF (Vampires I’d Like to F**k)

List of VILF (Vampires I’d Like to F**k)

Vampires ooze sexuality and desire – the power, the experience, the breathtaking sexiness – what’s not to love about them? Here’s my personal list of the top 10 vampires I’d love to spend a night, or two, with. Leave a comment and let us know who would be on your list, or even who would …

The First of Their Kind

The First of Their Kind

Who was the first vampire you may wonder. The first vampire is a mystery in many fictional vampire worlds, and even in the real world. Century after century, countless vampires making more vampires – some ancient, some young.  Where did it begin, who was the one that started it all? There are many vampire novels …