Carmilla: More than just a sexy vampire novel
HOWARD JACKSON looks beyond the titillation of Carmilla to discover the real meaning behind Sheridan Le Fanu's female vampire tale| Spooky Isles
HOWARD JACKSON looks beyond the titillation of Carmilla to discover the real meaning behind Sheridan Le Fanu's female vampire tale| Spooky Isles
DR KAJA FRANCK reviews Dracul (2018), by Dacre Stoker and J. D. Barker, a worthy prequel to the greatest vampire novel of all…| Spooky Isles
Ireland's chilling vampire folklore and Gothic fiction laid the foundation for Dracula long before Bram Stoker gave him fangs| Spooky Ireland
I love this world with the Alpha & Omega series and connected Mercy Thompson series which we read for the Read-along in 2020. Blind Date with a Werewolf sits more in the Alpha & Omega series, although it is a side book about one character primarily, Asil, the Moor. I think this may have been […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 Blind Date with a Werewolf by Patricia Briggs</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@mercysgarage.bsky.social @acebookspub.bsky.social @pe...| Books of My Heart
What wouldn’t you do for your kid, especially if that child is “special”. I don’t mean they need a little help with reading or have to carry an EpiPen everywhere they go, I mean they turn furry unexpectedly when stressed or excited and raw meat is their new favorite treat or choice. Add to that […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">🎧 The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association by Caitlin Rozakis</span> <span class="entry-subtitle">@caitlinrozakis.bsky.soci...| Books of My Heart
OMG! I am absolutely in LOVE with this series! Sweep of the Heart is a magical, intergalactic megaverse brimming with action, adventure, and a plethora of extraterrestrial mayhem and hijinks! In the Innkeeper Chronicles series, Earth is neutral territory and has inns all over the planet which function as way stations where interplanetary travelers can […] The post <span class="entry-title-primary">Read-along & #Giveaway: Sweep of the Heart by Ilona Andrews</span> <span class="entry-subtitle...| Books of My Heart
Essai plus que complet sur la figure du vampire dans la culture, Vampirologie est indispensable pour tous les amateurs de fantastique.| De l\'autre côté des livres
BMR Newcomer alert! Today’s author is also from KY (we met at an author event last month), and she’s here today with her debut novel. You might find her on a walkabout in a cemetery or writing at her local arboretum. Welcome Jessica Lindsey! Would you rather sleep in a coffin for one night or … Continue reading #BadMoonRising Moonlight and Magnolias: A Vampire Novel by Jessica Lindsey #vampires #paranormal #bookgiveaway| Books and Such
Hello, hello!Today we’re going to tackle a film that I was excited for ever since I laid eyes on the trailer. Let’s see how Sinners turned out… The Plot (according to Rotten Tomatoes): Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers (Michael B. Jordan) return to their hometown to start again, only to discover […]| The Punk Theory
A revenge plot sets sparks flying in this screwball paranormal romantic comedy of enemies-to-lovers, chaotic supernatural friend groups, and scorching chemistry from debut author Lucy Lehane. Charlie needs to revamp his career. Writing advice columns was hard enough before the whole internet was dying to know how to date the undead – but Charlie’s as human as they come. And he has no idea how to answer the messages flooding his inbox, like My Workplace Slack Is Haunted; Should I Cross D...| Fantasy-Hive
Sheridan Le Fanu’s Carmilla is a fascinating story. If nothing else it was published in 1872, long before Dracula, and was clearly a huge influence on Bram Stoker. When the team at the Vampire Vide…| Precast Reinforced Concrete Heart
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992 was a good film but could have been better, says guest reviewer SIR BLIMELY WINDY| Spooky Isles
I am excited to dive back into this world! I was in the mood to read and wanted something relatively light but that I knew would be a good read at least. This book had been calling my name for a wh…| Cuppa Clo
Maud and her five-year-old half-vampire daughter, Helen, join Arland on his home planet of Daesyn, where he is the Lord Marshal and his mother, Lady Ilemina, is the Head of the House, The Preceptor. Arland has proposed, but Maud has put his offer on hold until she knows that she and Helen will fit in […]| Books of My Heart
This part of the Elemental World and Crimson Oath runs parallel with Dawn Caravan, which is Ben and Tenzin’s story. I read Dawn Caravan when it was released and went back and read a bit of it again when writing this review. Elizabeth Hunter did an amazing job of entwining the stories. In Crimson […]| Books of My Heart
Need to get your blood-sucker fix? Check out these 10 (or more) vampires movies worth your time.| Slow Burn Horror
This week our Monster Botherer is asking if Vampires count as monster for monster romances in her review of Steffanie Holmes' slow burn cosy romance FANGS FOR NOTHING| Fantasy-Hive
Having said that I’d prioritise posting on r/badhistory, I really haven’t had time to do much there either, and what I’d like to say about the movie ‘Last Voyage of the Deme…| The BS Historian
Les histoires de vampires de la « littérature de gare » indigne d’être enseignée à l’univers AUTEUR : Adrien Party GENRE : Fantastique/ Classique 4eme DE COUVERTURE : Les vampires hantent toujours aujourd’hui nos cauchemars. Depuis leurs débuts, ils ont essaimé dans la littérature, le cinéma, le théâtre, les séries, la BD, le jeu de rôle, la musique… aucun média... Lire la Suite →| Tasse de thé & Pile de livres
À la Cour des Ouragans, il n’y a pas que les navires qui se fracassent, conclut-il amèrement. Les cœurs, eux aussi, se brisent. AUTEUR : Victor DIXEN GENRE : Fantastique / Young-adult 4eme DE COUVERTURE : Un océan à feu et à sang.Le commerce avec les Amériques, qui depuis des siècles assure la richesse de la vieille Europe... Lire la Suite →| Tasse de thé & Pile de livres
Au clair de la luneFerme bien ta porte :Quand tombe la brune Les vampyres sortent.Pierrot qui dessaoule Ils auront sa peau,Ensuite les goules Croqueront ses os ! Chanson populaire résonnant au crépuscule à Paris (trois siècles et demi plus tard, an 299 de l’ère des Ténèbres) AUTEUR : Victor DIXEN GENRE : Fantastique / Young-Adult 4eme DE COUVERTURE : Aux yeux... Lire la Suite →| Tasse de thé & Pile de livres
Quant à la grâce dont les femmes devraient prétendument faire preuve, c’est une invention des hommes pour mieux nous soumettre AUTEUR : Victor DIXEN GENRE : Fantastique / Young-adult 4eme DE COUVERTURE : En l’an de grâce 1715, le Roy-Soleil s’est transmuté en vampyre pour devenir le Roy des Ténèbres. Depuis, il règne en despote absolu sur la... Lire la Suite →| Tasse de thé & Pile de livres
Did not expect to find my first two 5 star reads this year within this duet! I’m not mad about it though. I fell in love with this world so much that I knew I needed to buy physical copies pa…| Cuppa Clo
OFFICIAL RULES NO PURCHASE OR PAYMENT OF ANY KIND IS NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN THIS SWEEPSTAKES. OPEN ONLY TO LEGAL RESIDENTS OF THE 50 UNITED STATES, D.C. AND CANADA [...]Read More...| Tor Nightfire
Not only do these vampire cupcakes look spooktacular, but they taste sensational too. Moist cupcakes provide the canvas for fun vampire faces with a sweet surprise twist inside. What’s Halloween without a little trick (or a vampire without a little blood?) that’s why these vampire cupcakes are not all they seem… *insert evil laugh*. Inside... Read More The post Vampire Cupcake Recipe appeared first on The Seaside Baker.| The Seaside Baker
The Vampire of Croglin Grange is one of England's most intriguing blood-sucking tales. PAUL ADAMS, author of Written in Blood: The Cultural History of the British Vampire, looks at the case.| Spooky Isles
Published: November 19, 2024 Publisher: Bramble Series: Crowns of Nyaxia #3 Genre: Fantasy, Romance Pages: 498 (Kindle) My Rating: 4 Stars Synopsis:New York Times bestselling author and BookTok sen…| Powder & Page
So, The Hollows series was the very first Read-along I hosted in my early days of blogging at Yummy Men & KickAss Chicks. I chose it because I had heard so many great things about it but had never read the series. It was also 2014 and the year the “final” book was released, Witch with […]| Books of My Heart
A PERFECT WIFE (It is Vampire Weekend! Have a pontianak-themed urban-horror investigative adventure. I wrote it with Kuala Lumpur in mind, but it should work for any big city just fine.) +++ DISAPPEARANCES An inner-city neighbourhood, too ugly for gentrification. Refugees have settled here. They fled war in their own country. But they have not escaped violence. People work basement sweatshops, or clean toilets in nightclubs. They stumble home in the morning dark. At dawn, their neighbours fin...| Zedeck Siew's Writing Hours
Can’t-Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings to share upcoming book releases that we’re excited about! This meme is based on Waiting on Wednesday, which was created and hosted by…| Powder & Page
A Russian princess is said to lie in a glass coffin in her opulent Paris tomb. Anyone brave enough to spend a year alone in her mausoleum ...| David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
A tomb in Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, is said to house a vampire. The vampire, blamed for a railway tunnel's catastrophic collapse, is ...| David Castleton Blog - The Serpent's Pen
