bloodthirsty, hunger and bloodlust
The year is 1918. Allied and Central European powers grind away at each other, a hideous war unlike any before. Mata Hari, the convicted spy, receives a visitor on the eve of her execution — an elderly member of British Intelligence who hopes she’ll reveal something in her last hours about the military commander-in-chief of …
I’ve got another spectacular book giveaway for you Dear Readers, a book perfect for every Dracula fan! We’re offering one lucky winner a copy the critically acclaimed In the Footsteps of Dracula: A Personal Journey and Travel Guide by Steven P. Unger. Containing not only travel information, but historical accounts as well, this fantastic book …
The latest vampire-based TV series in develop bears a familiar name. Dracula. NBC’s press release describes the new project as “Dangerous Liasons” meets “The Tudors,” set in the 1890s. Interestingly, the network has ordered scripts and if they meet with approval no pilot need be made. Tony Krantz, one of the producers, has been executive …
The number of times Bram Stoker’s novel ended up as a film continues to grow. In 2012 Italian horror-maestro Dario Argento will unveil his own version, this time in 3D. Not surprisingly, fans are already debating it. Which in turns leads to discussions (arguments) about all the different Draculas out there. Charles E. Butler even …
Long before Bram Stoker’s legendary novel Dracula (1897) there was The Mysterious Stranger, a short story penned by an anonymous author. This vampire tale was translated from German to English and published in Odd and Ends magazine in 1860 – over thirty years before the famed Dracula. Why is this worth noting? Because the two …
2011 nears its end, with 2012 to follow. Many the movie, novel, web comic and television series about the undead await us in the future–and if they deal with vampires let us offer a few gentle reminders. Past tellers have sometimes done marvelous examples of how to deal with the undead, examples that too often …
I’ve got some fangtastic news for the classic horror fans out there! Hammer Films is now offering prints of classic movies posters, as well as a few new ones. Everything from old school Dracula posters to modern posters from films like Let Me In are now available on their website! Hammer just launched an official …
My idea of a perfect vacation is a trip full of history, gorgeous architecture, and haunting landscapes. I adore ancient ruins taken over by nature, cemeteries so timeworn you can no longer read the names engraved upon the headstones, breathtaking castles and old cities and towns bursting with historic and stunning landmarks. This is what …
After hearing about Mohawk Media’s new comic Dracula vs. Robin Hood vs. Jekyll & Hyde my first reaction was to laugh at the ridiculousness of it, I mean, it does sound bananas. But then I stopped to think about it and a battle between those three legendary characters is actually pretty badass. Who wouldn’t want …
Miley Cyrus will be voicing a vampire in Sony Picture Animation’s upcoming Hotel Transylvania, which is kind of funny considering that a while back Miley called vampires revolting and said that she doesn’t even like them. Hmmm… I guess she only likes them when she’s paid to be one. Anyway, in the upcoming film Cyrus …
More often than not vampires are romantic beings that steal our hearts and make us wish for nights of lusty passion. Once feared creatures of the night, these dark immortals are now the stars of hundreds upon hundreds of romance novels, and while that’s all well and good, we need to bring some of that …
I’ve got a fantastic treat for fans of Bram Stoker’s Dracula – a stunning Dracula Family Signet Ring! Now, I don’t usually cover news like this, but the ring is so beautiful I couldn’t pass it up. The moment I saw it I had a very Gollum-like moment whispering “my precious” to my computer screen. …
One of my biggest loves is comics, honestly, I would be perfectly content reading comics all day (and I have many times), so when I stumbled upon a beautifully illustrated comic titled Dracula Everlasting I had to share. Dracula Everlasting is a new manga written by Nunzio DeFilippis and Christina Weir and illustrated by Rhea …
For some years now I’ve been aware of a startlingly original version of “Dracula” in production in Vancouver. The snippets that I saw, posted on YouTube, made my jaw go slack. One example that comes to mind was the image of Jonathan Harker arriving at Castle Dracula by ferryboat as if crossing the river Styx. …
A long while back I wrote about The Last Voyage of the Demeter, an upcoming film which tells the dark and bloodied tale of the dreaded ship in Bram Stoker’s Dracula. Since I haven’t heard anything on the project I thought I’d look into it and see if there’s anything new to report, but unfortunately …
September is bringing us all sorts of fangtastic goodies! Loads of vampire books are being released this month, everything from vampire romance to vampire horror, fiction to nonfiction, there’s something for everyone. Have a look at the September releases and let me know in a comment below which book you plan on picking up. (Click …
The most influential and most famous of all vampire novels were published during the 1800s. Highly innovative for the times and groundbreaking, these stories took readers to an entirely new world and continue to this day to be read and loved by many. The stories below gave people something new to fear, something new to …
Filming has begun on a new version of Dracula, directed by none other than the maestro of stylish gore–Dario Argento! How do we know? Well, for one thing because a star of the film tweeted as much. Asia Argento, daughter of the great director and veteran of her father’s Phantom of the Opera (among many …
Today Orson Welles and his Mercury Theatre of the Air are mostly famous for the broadcast of “The War of the Worlds” in October 1938. Yet that was the seventeenth show performed by the radio repertory company. Ever wonder what the very first was? Dracula! Starring Orson Welles not only as the Transylvanian Count but …
Lots of “Ten Best” lists for vampire films wait for the would-be reviewer or simple researcher on the web. Almost as common are “Ten Worst” lists. Plenty of debate then follows, about which title deserves its placing and so on. But this list goes after something different. Not best or worst anything. Rather, which vampire …