San Diego Comic Con is here! This is one of the greatest times of year! It’s when we get the latest goodies on upcoming movies, video games, comics, anime, and SO much more. It’s a wonderful Geekend! And while the vampire craze has passed, there are still loads of vampiric awesomeness coming to Comic Con…
Author: Moonlight
Moonlight (aka Amanda) loves to write about, read about and learn about everything pertaining to vampires. You will most likely find her huddled over a book of vampire folklore with coffee in hand. Touch her coffee and she may bite you (and not in the fun way).
Mmm mmm… Fairy Blood Cake
Nearly every country in every continent has old folktales on blood drinkers. There’s the Nelapsi of Czechoslovakia, the Hannya of Japan, the Alp from Germany, and so on. There are many vampiric tales around the world – Even in the British Isles. We all know that there are fairytales galore in Ireland, England and the…
Sean Astin Cast in Guillermo del Toro’s The Strain Pilot
Sean Astin has joined Corey Stoll (House of Cards) and Mia Maestro (Alias) in the cast of The Strain, the upcoming FX pilot from showrunner Carlton Cuse (Lost) and director Guillermo del Toro. Based on del Toro and Chuck Hogan’s book, The Strain follows the apocalyptic outbreak of a vampire virus in New York and…
Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed: Vampires: The Eternal #1
A long while back I wrote about Zenescope Comics’ vampire mini-series titled Grimm Fairy Tales Unleashed: Vampires: The Eternal and that was that. Well, all three issues in the series are out now and I had a few minutes to read Issue #1. Check out my thoughts on it below. Description: Vampires invade the Grimm…
NBC’s Dracula Trailer Released At Last
I have some amazing goodies for you today! NBC has finally released a trailer for their upcoming mini-series Dracula! Not only do we now have a trailer (see below), but we also have an official premiere date – October 25 at 10/9c. Check out the trailer and photos below! Official description: Golden Globe winner Jonathan…
The Deadly Dance of the Boabhan Sith
Gather ‘round, for I have a tale of indescribable horror. What began as a night of laughter quickly transformed into a night of soul crushing screams. This is the tale of the wicked fae of British folklore – the Boabhan Sith. The Scots Gaelic term boabhan sith (pronounced “boh-van shee”) translates to “wicked woman fairy.”…
Vampire Books Coming July 2013
It’s my birthday month (coughgiftcardscough)! Yes, it’s July, Dear Readers, and it’s time to take a lil’ peek at all of the vampire books coming out this month. There are a few rad books hitting shelves this July, so have a look and then buy them all! All the books! Or, you know, a few.…
Noctua’s Future Looks A Lot Like the 70s
“The future sure looks a lot like the 1970s.” That was my first thought while reading the futuristic vampire comic Noctua. My second thought wasn’t so much a thought as it was an eye-roll and a disappointed sigh. “The year is 2051. A new strain of virus has mutated 5% of the Earth’s population into…
So Pretty and So Dark
I’ve got some vampire-filled goodies for you! A while back, Stage 5 TV’s “The Continuum” anthology released a short vampire film entitled So Pretty which explored the idea of vampires in the modern world. And now they have returned with Part 2, So Dark, which follows vampire Sean’s actions in So Pretty. The best part…
Square Enix Announces Vampire RPG BloodMasque
With all of the awesome game previews Square Enix revealed at E3 we almost missed their upcoming vampire game! Square Enix is bringing us an all-new vampire RPG called BloodMasque that will be available on iOS devices. Check out the details below. From the Press release: Square Enix Ltd., the publisher of SQUARE ENIX interactive…