Let the Right One In is a 2004 Swedish horror novel written by John Ajvide Lindqvist. Without giving away any spoilers, the plot revolves around a 12-year-old boy named Oskar and a young girl named Eli (who, coincidentally, is a centuries-year-old vampire). Vampire girl Eli promises never to leave Oskar, but her late-night activities soon cause Oskar to be wary and suspcious. After all, what’s a boy supposed to do when his best friend’s a blood-sucking vampire? (And not your typical Twilight vampires, either). More »

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In a recent Supreme Court confirmation hearing, Senator Amy Klobuchar asked nominee Elena Kagan the all-important question: Team Edward or Team Jacob? More »

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Yesterday, an unnamed man walked into a homeless shelter in downtown Seattle proclaiming himself a vampire who wanted to eat people. When asked to leave, he revealed what at the time appeared to be a pipe bomb attached to his wrist and threatened to bomb the building. Luckily, the pipe bomb wasn’t a pipe bomb but a simple metal pipe with plastic debris attached to his wrist. The vampire is currently in custody and is awaiting a mental evaluation. More »

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In a somewhat random move, Twilight’s Peter Facinelli (Carlisle Cullen) recently unveiled to the world Vampire Transformer, a new iPhone app. The Vampire Transformer app allows swans of the iPhone using sort to take any picture and blend it with a vampire of your choice. An iPhone vampire makeover of your photos if you will. I only say this is a somewhat random move on his part because although it’s always nice to cash in on the vampire franchise you’re involved in, I feel Peter is truly being sincere when he says it’s “for the fans.” 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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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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Why try to re-invent the Vampire myth or explore its many possibilities when you can just go bonkers with the granddaddy of them all? At least that’s what Summit appears to ruminate, since bloodsuckers have done great things for them lately (over $500M great things…). But just to make sure they keep raking it in, the studio got Brad Pitt involved as well. More »

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I’m trying to stay away from the Badass Vampires vs Romantic (aka Sparkly) Vampires debate, because I’m happily married and wanna keep it that way. But there’s no use denying that many gore fans would like to see a return to the trend of a kind of vicious and violent bloodsucker that burns under sunlight. More »

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Vampires have not always been depicted as the suave, seductive and often European beings we mostly now know them to be. And contrary to popular belief, Bram Stoker didn’t come up with such an embodiment either; his version was and is the most widely circulated, but itself the fruit of earlier inspiration. Who then is the real father of Edward Cullen, Bill Compton and Damon Salvatore? More »

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