Death by Sunshine

It’s not easy being undead. Some vampires want out, and sunlight is their preferred method. It’s a happy way to go, in my opinion. Death by sunshine. Some vampires decide to greet the blue skies very shortly after turning. In 30 Days of Night, the character Eben becomes a vampire to save his friends. He…

The Gates – “What Lies Beneath” Season 1 Episode 2

What Lies Beneath Vampires and Werewolves and Witches, Oh My!  Now we get to add a teenage Succubus (Andie Bates) — just starting to come into her role — to the cast of supers.  The investigation continues into the murder of the previous police chief.  The show promoted as “part Desperate Housewives, part True Blood”…

Coming Out of the Coffin: Yea or Nay?

Now that a new season of True Blood has begun I find myself asking a very important question. If vampires do indeed exist, what would the world be like if they were to choose to ‘come out of the coffin’? Even though it is most common for vampires to stay hidden in humanities shadow there…

New Vampire Film: Umbrage

Writer and director Drew Cullingham has given us bloodthirsty fans another vampire flick to sink our fangs into, Umbrage. This new indie film stars Doug Bradley (Hellraiser, Nightbreed), Jonnie Hurn (The Zombie Diaries), Rita Ramnani, Natalie Celino, Grace Vallorani, James Fisher and Scott Thomas “A hundred years later an ancient obsidian mirror, long unearthed from…

True Blood, Season 3 Episode 1

Bad Blood It’s been a long, long time gone, –and finally, I can do my little ‘Bad Things’ chair dance again. I can’t tell you the relief involved in watching the newest episode of True Blood, but then again, you know what it’s like, because you were there! From now on, my synopses are going…

Sanctuary

While scanning the upcoming DVD releases for this month I came across a show called Sanctuary. Having never heard of it before, I thought I’d check it out. “Sanctuary follows the adventures of the beautiful, enigmatic and always surprising Dr. Helen Magnus, her new recruit, forensic psychiatrist Dr. Will Zimmerman and her fearless daughter Ashley.…

Does Blood Make A Vampire?

What does a vampire feed on? Blood. Simple answer right? Well, not so much. Does a being really need to drink blood before they are considered a vampire? Or is it the act of taking anything part of a victim’s body that makes one a vampire? Take psychic vampires for example, they do not feed…