From Ningin: In the year 911 AD, the battle of the European vs. the Asian Vampires took place. (East vs. West)The Chinese Tang dynasty’s leader Zhu Quanzhong was to take over Europe, but his ill and elderly nature didn’t allow him to. A rebel within the West who hated Dracula left the vampire clan onward to China to immortalize the leader. A strong pact set before, was that Count Dracula forbade all of his minions to turn any empirical leader of the East into a vampire. More »

From Ningin: Just to let you know guys, but this is not a side by side comparison of Ninjas and Vampire powers, but more so what advantages a Ninja has as a Vampire slayer in your party. If you’re recruiting a vampire hunter party, you should have a Ninja on your team. More »

From Wirebot:

Vampires are staples of the world of horror but are much more than that. They are often attractive, bloodsucking, night flying, cape wearing, juggernauts of immortality. Take all of those qualities and add them to the qualities of some of your favorite video game characters and you can create a whole new monster of badass. Here are some of my favorites and characters I think would make some pretty decent creatures of the night. More »

If I could describe the pressure on New Moon to out best last year’s Twilight film, I’d say it’s like high school sweethearts on prom night… right after prom. You know what I’m talking about — the pressure is INTENSE. Will New Moon go all the way and live up to the hype? Will it prove to be a total score? Will I stop alluding to virginity loss? Maybe. Here’s a round-up of my Top 5 New Moon predictions. More »

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From Girlybubble: Being the managing editor for more than one site, including the new vampire site SwanDiary, has many perks. Many. I get to go to cool places, meet new, sexy, attractive people, do new things…I love it. I’ve recently done a photoshoot with this week’s pick for Cute Boy of the Week, Robert Pattinson, or as most would lovingly call him, R-Pattz. More »

For just a moment, I’d like to take the focus off of vampires to say that humans aren’t all that bad. Take me for example. Actually — don’t take me for an example. Prior to the launch of SwanDiary, I had the opportunity to interview Twilight’s Justin Chon (human, Eric Yorkie) for Ningin.com, the awesome Asian pop culture site I manage. Justin, I’m happy to say is one of the coolest, sweetest people I’ve ever interviewed. It’s totally no surprise that he’s sent me an autographed headshot to give away to one lucky SwanDiary reader. More »

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From Ningin: With those special effects, outfits, make-up, and some acting, these music videos really give a different kind of feeling from the rest of the music videos in the market– a vampire-feel. First it was the craze of the series ‘Twilight,’ then slowly, music videos with a hint of the vampire element started coming out. Here are the top Korean music videos that have elements of vampire in them. More »

From Girlybubble: With New Moon releasing in theaters this Friday, it’s only fitting that I’ve selected The Twilight Saga’s cutest girl, Ashley Greene. If the whole vampire craze has completely gone over your head, just know that Greene plays vampire Alice Cullen. Alice just so happens to be a nice, much, much, much, older sister figure to main character Bella Swan. More »

From Wirebot:

Lets face it. Castlevania is the best videogame series in the vampire category ever. Dracula getting the crap kicked out of him by a family of vampire hunters(as well as his own son), mass exploration, innovative weaponry, Gothic lore, etc. I could go on and on about why this game series has gone on as long as it has, but I will let these five things of absolute enjoyment and excitement explain that for themselves. More »

The fun doesn’t stop with the Twilight Youtube parodies. When it comes to the Twilight Saga, some people have no shame in mocking it. For some people, this is a beautiful thing. Me? I love watching these parodies just as much as I love the saga itself. With the release of New Moon rapidly approaching, more of these parodies are expected to come. For now, while you’re waiting for New Moon to come out, I’ve put together a list of the top New Moon Youtube parodies that exist today. More »

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