As the nation exists in a constant state of health care debate, I’ve realized there’s one thing the writers of HBO’s True Blood may not have taken account of when writing scripts for the show: health care for vampires. The premise of True Blood is that vampires have been outted as members of society. It’s a big belief that members of society deserve certain rights. Hypothetically, if vampires had the right to health care, this could imply major setbacks in the health care debate. In fact, they could screw us over in health care. Here’s how: More »

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Citizens of Lawndale, Calif. and beyond, say hello to the garlic plant flower (pictured). You’ll know it as the reason for the perpetual garlic smell in your city and why there’s hardly a vampire in sight. At least that’s what Lawndale’s councilmen believe. According to Councilman Jim Ramsey, “Since we put them out there, there hasn’t been a vampire seen in Lawndale. Why should we take it out and let the vampires move back?” More »

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Apparently, Jonathon Sharkey, otherwise known as the Vampire King, has announced from jail that he’s got plans to run for governor in Minnesota. If you’ll remember from last week, he was sent to jail for threatening to kill a judge and his family. Surprisingly enough, this wouldn’t be the first time he’s considered running for governor. More »

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New York City-based arts & entertainment magazine The Improper recently conducted a poll asking, “Who’s the hottest vampire?” The choices of the poll include Robert Pattinson (New Moon), Alexander Skarsgård (HBO’s True Blood), Taylor Lautner (New Moon) and others. Wait a second…Taylor Lautner? Last time I checked, he played a wolf, not a vampire. Aside from this, one has to ask — why such a small number of poll answer options? More »

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Korean pop music (Kpop) seriously takes the cake when it comes to random. Widely popular Kpop boy group 2PM recently delivered a Korean music awards performance featuring a vampire scene introduction. Being an actual fan of said Kpop boy group, the performance left me scratching my head a little bit. Or a lot. More »

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The Peninsula Daily is reporting that a Los Angeles production company will be holding castings this week for a reality TV show based on Forks, a Washington city best-known as the main setting of The Twilight Saga books. For this, I’ve only got one word: WHY?! More »

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According to the Associated Press, a vampire by the name of Rocky Flash aka Jonathon Sharkey was sentenced yesterday to two years in jail for threatening to kill and torture an Indianapolis judge and his family. Specifically, prosecutors stated he threatened to beat, torture, impale, dismember and decapitate. You wouldn’t expect less from someone who claimed to be the king of all vampires right? More »

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Now that you’ve spent the last of your paycheck on that perfect gift for that “sucker” in your life, it’s time to turn your wallet toward looking your tastiest for that bloody Christmas party. ‘Cause you’ll never get a second chance to make a last impression… More »

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For some, mixing the Vampire genre means adding werewolves to the fold, but for quirky Canadian filmmaker Rob Stefaniuk it means rock ‘n roll vampire musical dark-comedy road movie. and if that’s not crazy enough, insert a supporting cast comprised of Alice Cooper, Iggy Pop, Moby, Henry Rollins and Malcolm McDowell. That’s only part of the insanity called SUCK. More »

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So you guys already know Dreamworks is remaking the 1985 cult-classic Fright Night, right? I’m usually against remakes, but I have to say this one might shape up to be something I can’t wait to see, ’cause it sounds wonderfully screwed up! Here’s why. More »

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