Vampires and Harry Potter

Others have written about the vampires described by J.K.Rowling within her wonderful world of Harry Potter, of Quidditch and Hogwarts and Diagon Alley. Yes there are indeed vampires in “Harry Potter” and one even makes an appearance in the books. But consider also how vampires in other fantasy worlds have wandered into the hugely successful…

Daniel Radcliffe Spoofs Twilight

Daniel Radcliffe, our favorite wizard, will be putting the wand aside and busting out his fangs to play a vampire on the upcoming Simpsons’ Halloween special. Awesome! The British actor makes a cameo appearance in an upcoming broadcast of The Simpsons in a plot which pokes fun at Twilight. In this year’s ‘Treehouse of Horror’…

The Vampires of Harry Potter

With the recent premiere of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 trailer at the MTV Movie Awards, Potter fever is hot once again and every young and old fan is buzzing with excitement. That excitement brings you today’s post, a look into the vampires of Harry Potter. The Ministry of Magic classified…

Josh Hutcherson Lined Up for Other Roles… None of Them Steve Leonard

Not that I’m trying to run Josh Hutcherson’s life or anything, but none of the roles he’s lined up for in the next couple of years appear to be his last, as Steve ‘Leopard’ Leonard, in Cirque du Freak: The vampire’s Assistant. Steve is Darren Shan’s best friend, a major character in the Darren Shan…

Cirque du Freak: Reminiscing & Reviewing

The Saga of Darren Shan, made into a film… wow. That was all I could think about when the previews first started popping up all over the place. I first started reading the novels way back in 2000, when the first came out. I never actually finished the series, because I’m one of those unfortunate…

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…

Vampire Baseball or Quidditch?

With New Moon at every turn, I can’t help but think of some of my favorite and not so favorites aspects of the first film Twilight. Although I love just about every scene in that movie, I wasn’t too impressed with the vampire baseball scene. I do like the joke about how it’s the American…