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Why Vampires?
Why vampires? An excellent question. Of all the humanoid mythological beings, the mermaids, sirens, zombies, ghouls, werewolves, witches and fae, why in the name of all that is unholy are vampires the...
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From Dusk Till Dawn, El Rey, Tuesdays 9/8C
Hitting our screens on Tuesday, September 6 for a third season of sibling rivalry, casual murder, sex-trafficking, pop culture references and people saying “trust me” is Robert Rodriguez’s TV...
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Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton
BUY IT HERE GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Detective, Paranormal Erotica, Fetish Porn. SETTING: Mostly in St. Louis, Missouri, but with occasional forays out into other supernatural hotspots. VOICE:...
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The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J. R. Ward
INTRODUCTION | SERIES GENRE: Paranormal Erotica works, with a little Urban Fantasy and the frequent kick of unexpected Humor. SETTING: Caldwell, NY, which for some reason is the world’s battleground...
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It’s The Same Old Story – How Remakes, Spin-Offs and Adaptations Rule the...
This week, three new genre shows debut that are just old stories with a face lift. MacGyver, The Exorcist and Westworld join an ever-increasing panoply of television series that are simply retreads of...
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The Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris
INTRODUCTION | SERIES BUY IT HERE aka The Southern Vampire Mysteries; True Blood GENRE: Paranormal Chick Lit. SETTING: Bon Temps, Louisiana for the most part, with a lot of action in Shreveport and the...
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Blade (1998)
A weekly look at all the Marvel movies, right from the very beginning… BUY IT HERE Blade (1992) Based on characters by Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan Written by David S. Goyer | Directed by Stephen...
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Van Helsing — Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2 “Help Me”&“Seen You”
Premiere Date: Friday, September 23 — 10/9C, Syfy DOC: All this blood, but where are the wounds? What the–? — “Seen You” (S01E02) Axel stands guard… It is three years after vampires claimed the Earth,...
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I Am Legend
BUY IT HERE Written by: Richard Matheson, 1954 Instrument of the Apocalypse: Pandemic vampirism Summary: Richard Neville is the last remaining survivor of a plague that turned both living and dead into...
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The Undead Series by MaryJanice Davidson
INTRODUCTION | SERIES BUY IT HERE AKA: The Queen Betsy Series GENRE: Vamp Romantic Comedy with a touch of Urban Fantasy. SETTING: The Twin Cities, Minnesota, with a side trip to Wyndham Werewolf...
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Blade II (2002)
BUY IT HERE SCUD: Lock up your daughters, boys and girls, the Dark Knight returns. I must admit that I am not too familiar with the Blade comics. I like the movie Blade. I particularly like Blade II....
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Vampire Lore — It Takes All Kinds
When giving her thoughts on Laurie London’s 2012 novel Seduced by Blood a while back, Geek Speak HQ’s paranormal romance expert Amy Sharma said this: “… vampire lore needs some sort of IEEE standard....
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Vampire Lore — One Lore to Rule Them All
Creative writing advice, via The Big Lebowski First, I must thank my colleague Rachel Hyland for her thoughts on the other side of this debate. I mean, she called me funny, and flattery will get you a...
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The Sunday Quiz — October 16, 2016
Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 21 questions completed Questions: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 Information Please note that CORRECT SPELLING and COMPLETE ANSWERS are very...
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The Dark Series by Christine Feehan
INTRODUCTION | SERIES BUY IT HERE GENRE: Urban Fantasy, Paranormal Steam, Fetish Porn SETTING: Various locales, including — unsurprisingly — Europe’s Carpathian Mountains. SEX: Explicit. Also, be...
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The Vampire Diaries, CW, Fridays, 8/7C
Back for an eighth and final season of people dating, hating or becoming vampires is The Vampire Diaries, based (kind of) on the novels (kind of) of L. J. Smith. SYNOPSIS The town of Mystic Falls,...
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The Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley Cole
BUY IT HERE GENRE: Paranormal Steam. SETTING: Southern Louisiana, and elsewhere around the globe. SEX: That Cole’s website’s tagline is “Passion is power” should tell you pretty much all you need to...
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Quote of the Day — November 4, 2016
It turns out you spend time with someone and don’t kill them you actually become friends. — Damon Salvatore (Ian Somerhalder) The Vampire Diaries, “I, Alone” (S06E09)
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Dark Prince (Dark Ones #1) by Christine Feehan
His smile was that of a hunter. Predatory. For a moment the firelight gleamed red, so that his eyes glowed like a wolf’s in the night. He said nothing, simply watched her unblinkingly. GRADE: D- You...
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Blade (1998)
A weekly look at all the Marvel movies, right from the very beginning… BUY IT HERE Blade (1992) Based on characters by Marv Wolfman & Gene Colan Written by David S. Goyer | Directed by Stephen...
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