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We have all dreamed of it before, right? Fantasized about that one vampire that we want to spend forever with, that breathtaking being from our favorite book or film. Which vampire is it that you dream of? If you could spend eternity with one creature of the night, which would it be? And let’s say …
“Sexy” pretty much by definition remains subjective, but that is what makes lists like this one subject to debate. Not that we’re minding that! In fact, we encourage it! Please feel free to offer your own notions! To try and cover a broad range without using an untenable about a space, here are the rules …
Our beloved creatures of the night are immortal, they are never changing, eternal beings of blood and power. A vampire can live for eternity and do nearly anything they please. Time is nothing to them and they can spend it in any way they choose. But, the question of the day is – what would …
Anyone who wants to use any of these ideas has my absolute, unfettered permission to do so with no requirements whatsoever. Hannah, Queen of the Vampires has many names. I prefer this one because it is the least generic. One curious detail about this 1973 flick is how it clearly is based on the short …
Consider the ongoing popularity of shows like The Vampire Diaries as well as True Blood. Now consider also such re-imaginings of staples such as BBC’s Sherlock as well as the two Guy Ritchie films. Now imagine if you will a rebooting, a retelling of a cult favorite that our readers might well find attractive–and so …
UPDATE 10/7/12 If you wondered what happened the next day, click here. Apparently, the mistreatment of Don was only half of the outrage, and more was yet to come. Not only did they treat him like dirt, but they basically mistreated all their fans and the local Vegas residents as well. Also, to clarify, Don …
This week Neil Jordan’s vampire film Byzantium had its debut at the Toronto Film Festival. For those of you don’t know, this is the first entry into undead cinema by Jordan since his adaptation of Interview With A Vampire, which at first infuriated then enthralled the author Anne Rice as well as making Kirsten Dunst …
A comment I hear on a fairly regular basis from readers here, friends, coworkers and others is that the vampires found in fiction nowadays aren’t “real vampires.” Twilight vampires aren’t real vampires, Vampire Diaries vampires aren’t real vampires, and on and on. From what I am told, most vampires in modern fiction, particularly young adult …
Beyond doubt three of the most popular groups of vampire stories right now are the HBO series True Blood (based on the Sookie Stackhouse books), the network series The Vampire Diaries (based on novels of the same name) and the motion pictures based upon Stephanie Meyers’ Twilight. A pervasive element in all three are possible …
Rock bands and vampires. They seem to go together, right? Or, they have ever since Lost Boys when the New World got its very own undead icon (some say perfected in none other than Lestat). Then, along comes an independent movie that did a new take. Seemingly an obvious one, but it hadn’t been done …
Every few decades we are hit by a beautiful vampire storm and everywhere we look we are surrounded by the undead. The vampire craze comes and goes, one moment it’s all anyone can talk about, and the next it’s back lurking among the shadows waiting to come again. We saw this after the publication of …
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 …
There’s money to be had in bringing in the head of a vampire. Or just proof of their existence. Really. About two thousand dollars worth. Of course there’s a catch. Apart from the whole finding-proof-vampires-exist, you have to go to India to collect the bounty. Which brings up another tricky bit–you have to prove the …
A few weeks ago, a common complaint heard and read among fans of Dark Shadows and Tim Burton was “Where’s the trailer?” No longer. The trailer has debuted, amidst controversy (i.e. free publicity) along with a series of t.v. spots as well as a media blitz of interviews, articles, photos and a startling number of …
The Murder of One This episode was pretty exciting, and it confirmed something I’ve suspected since big bad mommy witch, Esther, came on the scene; she didn’t plan to just kill her children, she wanted to kill all the vampires. Period. Well, actually, they have yet to prove that is what she had in mind, …
In the style of another online magazine, Cracked, I invite you to consider the implications of vampires if they actually existed! Wait! You may say. What kind of vampire are we talking about here? A valid point! For purposes of this discussion we shall use the most classic image of the vampire from our popular …
Break On Through There is going to be a season 4, starting this September! And hopefully, Elena will finally become a vampire. I know, I know, not everything turns out the same as it does in the books. And honestly, this series is more ‘inspired by’ than ‘based on’ if you know what I mean. …
1912 Lots of things happened in 1912; while the rest of the world was still reeling after the Titanic went down, people in Mystic Falls were scared of falling prey to a serial killer. Apparently, one of the two magic rings in the Gilbert family causes people to lose their shit, and run around stabbing …
Stories about the undead grow in number every day. Most remain forgettable. Nantier Beall Minoustchine Publishing’s four part Raptors graphic novel turns out to be anything but. A few words about the artwork. Something about it feels European, and indeed such proves to be the case. What I read was an English translation, but the …
As the release date for Tim Burton’s new film Dark Shadows (with Johnny Depp as the tragic vampire Barnabas Collins) approaches, more and more fans wonder Where Is The Trailer? Understandable. The film hits theaters in May, less than three months from now. On the other hand, Burton/Depp team-ups generate all sorts of publicity by …