Are you excited about the suburban vampires of ABC’s “The Gates”? (1)

5/24/10 •

While watching the finale of ABC’s “Lost” last night (can’t believe it’s over!), I tried keeping the sound muted during commercials, but couldn’t help turning it back up for previews of “The Gates“, an ABC Summer series hitting next month. As the title suggests, it takes place in an exclusive gated suburban community which looks like the perfect place to raise the kids — if you don’t mind that whole “your neighbor may be a bloodsucking vampire ..read more

Secret Service vampire thriller gets a movie deal! (0)

5/21/10 •

Think Jack Bauer meets Twilight, where instead of moping over a high school chick and tangling with werewolves, the vampire goes after terrorists! Blood Oath is the story of Nathaniel Cade, a vampire who becomes a secret member of the President’s Secret Service after the Civil War. The novel by Christoper Farnsworth has only been on the shelves for a week or so, but it’s already been optioned as a movie by the producer ..read more

New vampire fashion from Shanghai! (0)

5/19/10 •

Here’s a taste of vampire-inspired fashion which just stole the show (and maybe a few souls, rawr!) at the graduation gala of the famed Raffles Design Institute of Shanghai. But they’re not just the usual sexy-ass goth wear. No, if you’re a vampire, they’re actually practical, too: “At night,” designer Zhou Yifan tells Shanghai Daily, “[vampires] go to glamorous parties so I have created costumes with exaggerated details. However, during the day they need to ..read more

Louisa May Alcott’s “Little Women” meet vampires… and werewolves! (2)

5/17/10 •

OMFG, it’s totally like Andy Warhol said: In the future, everyone will be a vampire for 15 minutes. Or something. This month it’s Louisa May Alcott’s classic girl’s novel Little Women, which has now been vamped up for a new generation: presenting Little Vampire Women, with fangtastic action added by Lynn Messina.

Oh, you don’t want to read a novel where Alcott’s beloved characters are turned into blood-sucking undead? Well, how about one where ..read more

Seven season finale shockers from “Vampire Diaries”! (1)

5/14/10 •

Buddy TV’s Kris De Leon posts her top seven shockers from the season finale of The Vampire Diaries. If you haven’t seen that episode yet, don’t click that link yet!

OK, if you still want some hints, or want to discuss those shockers here, they’re summarized below. What do you think, Diaries lovers? See some shockers she missed, or some you think don’t belong here?

WARNING: DIARY SPOILERS AHEAD!

- John Gilbert Knocks Out Sheriff ..read more

“Fright Night” remake with Colin Farrell and Toni Collette coming soon! (0)

5/12/10 •

ohai, we can haz moar vampire movies? Yes you can haz: Fright Night, the cult vampire classic from the 80s, is being remade co-starring Colin Farrell as the vampire who moves to suburbia, and Toni Collette (from The United States of Tara) as the mom of the kid who suspects their weird new neighbor may be, you know, undead. By my count, that makes twelve vampire movies in production: the nine listed ..read more

“Twilight” baby boom — “Cullen” and “Bella” now among the top newborn names! (0)

5/10/10 •

Thanks to the gargantuan success of Twilight, “Cullen” (as in Edward, everyone’s favorite mopey sparkly vampire) has become the top 500 names for new baby boys, according to the Social Security Administration. Even more popular is the target of Edward’s affections: “Isabella” is now the most popular name for newborn girls, while “Bella” is ranked 58. This greatly increases the chances that in thirteen-eighteen years from now, we’ll see more than a few high school dudes ..read more