Vampire Blog Archive

2007 Vampire Blog Archive

June 27, 2007

OTHER: Diamond Select makes the Tomb of Dracula Statue available for pre-order. It's expensive, but I suggest you just look at it and see the design. Nifty.

NEWS: I thought this was old news... but I guess it's back again. A vampire running for president.

OTHER: Vampire duck t-shirt! Eek! Actually, it's kind of cute.

MUSIC: Here's your chance to listen to the sound of Vampire Weekend.

MOVIES: Ethan Hawke and William Dafoe set to star in vampire movie, Daybreakers.

COMICS: News, updates and an interview about Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 8.

June 25, 2007

MOVIES: Perfect Creature, starring Dougray Scott, will screen for the first time on August 3rd in New Zealand.

MOVIES: Not enough vampire lore in I am Legend? (Read past the Iron Man info)

TOME: MaryJanice Davidson, author of the Betsy Taylor vampire books, is a riot. And she's from Minnesota! Woot!

LORE: The Coven Organization delves into the history of vampires.

GAMES: Xbox is gearing up to release Vampire Rain next week, and offers more info.

TELEVISION: Moonlight, a new CBS series about a vampire detective, is David Greenwalt's new project. Not the most original, but if you watch the video, I think it looks promising. Darker than Angel, more sentimental than Blade.

TOME: Interview with Susan Sizemore, the author of the Laws of Blood series and the Primal Desires series.

June 18, 2007

TOME: (also AUDIO): NPR talks vampire literature, as part of All Things Considered. (Note: This is something to listen to, not read.)

COMICS: Trinity Blood Rage: Against the Moons Vol. 1 released.

June 16, 2007

Hey Look! What's that? *points while you look and I post blog and quickly run away*

NEWS: Man in Texas shoots a woman he thinks is a vampire.
*And here's where I start my commentary... Get a grip, people! Vamps aren't real!

MOVIES: A review on Day Watch, which isn't so much vampirish, but still about night creatures. Also, another review from FilmGeeks,

TOME/MOVIES: The Historian is being adapted into a movie (anyone shocked? anyone?) but some are saying leave it alone.

GAMES/MOVIES: Sylvain White to direct the movie adaptation of Castlevania. Hope it doesn't suck.

OTHER: A picture of a vampire monkey in China... I'm sorry... I had to post this. (Note: You may have to click on 'Continue to Gallery' after you open the link.) He's so cute! And so... eerie.

TOME: I found this somewhat interesting. A blog on Young Adult Literature talks about how vampires are written within the genre.

STAGE: Vampire Lesbians of Sodom (sounds like a winner, huh?) to be performed in Greensboro June 15 through the 30th.

MUSIC: For our Euro brethren, there will be a tour called Vampires Rock, featuring Twisted Sister.

TOME: Fans of the Vampire Outlaw series rejoice, more is on it's way.

MOVIES: Grave of the Vampire/ Seed of Terror (1974) is now on DVD. Chilling!

GAMES: Vampire Rain (x-box 360) trailer is available. The graphics look pretty good. Game to be released July 3rd.

MUSIC: Vampire Suit reunites and will play at Barbes in Brooklyn at 8pm. If you love jazz, I hear they're worth seeing.

OTHER: Vampire Hunter D gets his own site. What may come of this? ;-)

MOVIES: Vampire movie 30 Days of Night trailer is out, and it looks a little too scary for me.

MOVIES: I am Legend trailer online. This is supposed to be a vamp movie, but I see no evidence of that from this.

TOME: Review of 13 Bullets by David Wellington.

MOVIES: Fangoria's review of Pretty Dead Things, a B (or C!) movie now on DVD.

LORE: Just for kicks, the American Chronicle tries to find a link to vampires.

COMICS: This July, Marvel brings us more Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter stories with Guilty Pleasures hardcover vol. 1.

MOVIES: Karin's heritage as a vampire isn't what you'd expect from a bouncy teenager. Gotta love anime!

MOVIES: A review of the movie Rise: Blood Hunter starring Lucy Liu.

May 4, 2007

I suppose apologizing for my delay wouldn't mean much this point, but even so, I apologize for my 2 month hiatus. My husband and I made the move from Connecticut to Minnesota (the Navy was finally done with us) and getting packed, moved, unpacked and set-up took some time. And of course, I still have a real job. So here I am again. Back with more vamp news for you!

MUSIC: Marilyn Manson's new album includes a song titled, "If I was your vampire..."

OTHER: Woman accused of being a vampire in South America. Someone needs to tell them about "fiction."

MOVIES: Vampire movie "The Countess" will star Ethan Hawke and Julie Deply.

TOME: Stop killing trees and read eBooks. You could try eBooks About Fantasy. I guess.

MOVIES: Spoilers and info on Blood: The Last Vampire live action film.

March 12, 2007

Please forgive my delay. As I'm sure some of you know, I'm in the process of moving across country, and damn is it a biggie. Thank god I don't have kids. "You are a kid!" my husband reminds me.

COMICS: Anita Blake does really well in comic sales. Move over Buffy!

MOVIES: Movie Web says The Bloodletting was not worth the time.

MOVIES: Popular manga comic Helsing movie adaptation comes to DVD.

MOVIES: 1974's Captain Kronos comes to DVD for the first time.

February 18, 2007

COMICS: The captivating series, Vampire Knight (manga) was released in January.

MOVIES: Horror film (and Italian film) Slaughter of the Vampires (1962) makes it's way to DVD.

GAMES: New images from Vampires Rain (the game that will appear on PS3 and XBox360) are on Quick Jump.

February 10, 2007

BOOKS: The Vampire Tapestry is now available on eBook.

OTHER: Ever heard of Ask a Ninja? It's a popular podcast. Well, now there's Ask A Vampire.

GAMES: The vampire community is stepping up in Second Life. At least according to this person.

OTHER: Which vampire are you? from Quiz Farm.

January 27, 2007

Well, I'm sure it's very apparent I haven't done anything in the last two months. For that, I apologize. I'll try to keep up better now. But you know how it is... Christmas, birthday, work, husband, boyfriend... It's all too much. haha

GAMES: Play AdventureQuest and be a vampire hunter! Sweet!

COMICS: Still interested in Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter? Check out a preview.

MUSIC: Italian goth band, Theatres Des Vampires will release a new double-CD next month.

MOVIES: Vampire movie Rise is having a hard time being risen...or something.

GAMES: Castlevania was released for the DS (as I'm sure you know by now) and looks to be quite fun.

COMICS: Complete Joss Whedon Q&A on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Woot!

LORE: Alien Romances tackles Vampire Physiology. Good luck guys!

OTHER: Not vamp related (unless you count reavers) but interesting, nonetheless: Firefly to be made into an MMO.

GAMES: Not sure if I've put this up before, but it's kind of fun - Vampire Online Shooter.

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