New Moon and the Sceneit? – Twilight fiends rejoice!
Fury of Dracula
Dracula – FINALLY!
A bloody good list of vampire games, wouldn’t you say so? You can find them in most stores or online. And, if any of these games have given you the bite (even better, the Embrace), do comment and share with others. Let me know if you have vampire game recommendations in addition to the ones listed here!
The southern-fried HBO tale, True Blood, is all set for Season #3 with a new, extended barrage of sex, swearing, and feeding scenes, channeled through an assortment of wild and spooky characters running amok in Louisiana’s swampy backwoods.
Here, in the hot and dark swamplands, sexpot waitresses and rowdy rednecks mingle with outcast vampires and other supernatural creatures. By building on the tried-and-true intersection of lust, horror, and comedy, this raunchy, weirdly inventive series has become a huge, bloody hit for HBO.
This latest season starts with the citizens of Bon Temps, Louisiana in a panic, as exemplified by the telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (played by Anna Paquin). She’s frantically searching for her handsome 173-year-old boyfriend Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), who vanished just before proposing marriage at the end of Season 2. The BUM!!!
Jason Stackhouse (played by Ryan Kwanten), Sookie’s loose-cannon brother, has his own mess to deal with. He also tries to maintain a normal facade by seducing a couple of out-of-town women. (At least a couple, right?) Vampire sheriff Eric Northman (Alexander Skarsgård) entertains himself in the basement of his headquarters with a stripper. All the while the scheme for trafficking in synthetic blood builds steam.
To top this off, obscenity-spewing teen vamp Jessica Hamby (Deborah Ann Woll) delivers the episode’s pithiest line of dialogue — “Fuck, shit, fuck, shit, fuck, shit … fuck” — before figuring out the stench underneath her house comes from a dead possum.
Bonus performance: Evan Rachel Wood, as Sophie-Anne, the mean, red-haired Vampire Queen of Louisiana. She does put in a good performance, I must admit!
True Blood’s other returning cast members include Rutina Wesley as best friend Tara Thornton, Nelsan Ellis as sardonic Lafayette Reynolds, and Kristin Bauer van Straten as vampire sidekick Pam.
For my taste, this is the raunchiest of the series, but is it REALLY scary?
Will blood rain? Will werewolves win? Three clips from the third installment of the “Twilight” series have been released to get you hooked on “Eclipse,” t(he continued story of the quiet and awkward Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), her vampire soul mate Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and her werewolf best friend Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner,) who she may or may not be in love with….)
“Eclipse” is to hit theaters June 30. Bella will be forced to choose between the two “men” she truly cares for, Edward and Jacob. But, before she can decide, she’ll have to make them work together to save her from a veritable army of Volturi vampires.
The Volturi scene below was released earlier as an iTunes exclusive. Jane (Dakota Fanning) and her crew of vampires survey the vampire army. This scene is meant to be a special treat for all you “Eclipse” fans, as it did not appear in the book.
Here, on a Seattle rooftop, four Volturi members – the “royalty of the vampire world” – are surveying the newborn vampires as they are massacring the city streets. The vampire army was created by Victoria (Bryce Callas Howard), who made appearances in both “Twilight” and “New Moon,” to destroy the Cullens and Bella.
Honestly, from the looks of it, there is no need for an army of anything to accomplish that, except to draw out a convoluted story line even longer….
Anyway, here they go…:
“They’ve already drawn too much attention,” Demetri (Charlie Bewley) says.
“So has our inaction,” Felix (Daniel Cudmore) responds. “Other’s may begin to question the Volutri’s effectiveness. “
“Let them,” Jane responds with an eerily impassive face and air of cruelty.
Felix breathes deeply, looking upset. “Maybe we should consult with Aro,” he says, turning his back on the others.
Jane turns toward him a sickly, amused and intrigued look on her face. She then uses her power on Felix, which fans caught a glimpse of in “New Moon.” Jane has the ability to make others feel pain with only a thought.
Jane incapacitates Felix. Demetri and Alec (Cameron Bright) watch as his body painfully contorts.
“Aro’s decisions are being watched,” Jane says calmly. She is speaking of Alice Cullen’s (Ashley Greene) ability to see the future.
Jane releases Felix, and he collapses with a thud.
“Either we let them do what they were created for, or we end them,” Jane says as she looks down on the vampire army attacking people in a dark alley lit by fires.
She sighs heavily. “Decisions. Decisions.”
Now, this intriguing sight gives you a hint of what to expect in “Eclipse” – more of these badass Volturi characters! Jane and her followers, dressed in their long black robes, with their red eyes shining and faces emotionless are, nevertheless, pleasantly disturbing if you are into the vampire thing.
Another clip, featuring Jacob, Edward and Bella, was released on the Oprah show. From the looks of it, Hollywood really spiced up this cherished book scene. If you read the series you might feel your heart beating a little faster.If you remember this Edward-Jacob encounter, in this latest twist Edward’s cool is replaced by rage, that you might find quite a bit overwhelming.
Interestingly, the third “Eclipse” clip was released on the Ellen Degeneres Show. This breath-catching scene features Bella and Rosalie Hale (Nikki Reed).
playing out like this…:
“Rosalie.” Bella walks up behind the blonde beauty, who is despondently looking off the Cullen’s deck. Bella’s hand is wrapped in a cast. Possibly from punching a certain werewolf?
“I don’t understand what I did to make you hate me so much,” Bella says timidly, with a quiver in her voice.
Rosalie laughs lightly, shaking her head. “I don’t hate you.”
Bella eyes dart about in confusion, but she smiles slightly.
“I don’t particularly like you but…” Rosalie continues. “Bella, I envy you.” Emotion creeps into the vampire’s voice.
“What?” Bella asks in surprise. “That’s ridiculous.”
“No, it’s not,” Rosalie responds quickly. Tears fill her eyes. “You have a choice. I didn’t. None of us did, but you do, and you’re choosing wrong,” Rosalie says, urging Bella to change her mind about being turned into a vampire.
That’s right – you get to see a glimpse of the good side of Rosalie, as it is. This scene is, most likely, the prelude to a series of flashbacks about how Rosalie was turned.
Methinks “Eclipse” will be another hit with you, my brethren. It is packed with more hard, unyielding friendship, heart-twisting love, rolling action, and the by now classic jokes, than the first two movies.
Trust me. If anyone, I know what I’m talking about. Starting with Twilight, the entertainment industry has produced a glut of vampire stories, with books, movies, and TV shows all trying to cash in on my former brethens’ contributions to the pop culture. But this is one vampire story with a new twist.
Christopher Farnsworth’s new novel, Blood Oath, is just hitting the shelves, and has already been picked up by the man behind Mr. & Mrs. Smith, producer Lucas Foster, whose company, Warp Films, now has the rights. Warp Films??? What an apt name! Foster has snagged both the first and second books, even though the second is still in the digital womb of Farnsworth’s PC.
OK. Never mind that. This story starts with the vampire, Nathaniel Cade, being captured by the Army after the Civil War and forced to swear an oath to President Andrew Johnson. He then goes on to protect the presidency in the Secret Service for more than 150 years. Sounds interesting and/or frightening, doesn’t it? Kind of like 24 with vamp fangs….
The first novel is about a plot involving a monstrous new form of biological weapon with a connection to the White House and focuses on the action, staging an assortment of different supernatural creatures.
Methinks, that after all the deep sighs, long stares, and sparkling skin, this kind of action-oriented vampire story is just what the genre needs to get out of the rut.
Are you are an avid watcher of “Vampire Diaries?” As it is only finishing up its first season, there aren’t many apps to unite fans; however, you should check out the “Twilight” iPhone apps I list below, instead.
With the next movie in the “Twilight” series, “Eclipse,” set to come out in June, now is the perfect time to download the Twilight Tracker app (99 cents). The official app of all things Twilight comes loaded with a calendar of events, a “Shout room” that connects with your Facebook and Twitter, all the latest news, photos, videos, character information — and even a store including a link to purchase tickets to the movie once it is released.
If you want to go behind the scenes in the actual town of Forks, Washington, where the “Twilight” series takes place, check out the free Twilight in Forks app. This comprehensive app tracks the people and the places that are the real town of Forks, and is a promotion vehicle for the heart-warming documentary of how the “Twilight” phenomenon has affected the small town — a must see for everyone bitten by the “Twilight” bug.
All iPhone Vampires
Naturally, the iTunes App Store is overflowing with cheeky vampire-themed apps for finding your vampire name, vampire pick-up lines and much more. Whittling them down, here are three of my favorites: Vampire Texts, Vampire or Not, and the Horror Tweets apps.
The Vampire Texts iPhone app (99 cents) let’s you send vampire-themed text messages to your friends, including sayings and movie-inspired quotes. Perfect for keeping in touch with your “Vampire Diaries”-loving buds over the long summer hiatus.
So you have a weird craving for blood at times? Well, now you can find out if you are truly a vampire or not without ingesting vervain, the “Vampire Diaries” version of garlic. Just download the free Vampire or Not iPhone app and take the quiz; but be warned, you have to cough up 99 cents if you want your results.
Movie tagline: “Fear is reborn.”
Release Date: 9 July 2010.
If you are a fan of 1980s action movies, you’ll recognize Predator as one of the best of the era, if not the entire genre. After three bad sequels featuring less than capable – shall we say pathetic? – alien predators, producer Robert Rodriguez succeeds in rescuing the franchise, by hand-picking director Nimród Antal. You can’t keep us Hungarians down!
The trailer looks a lot like the original movie, with a team of overconfident badasses led by Adrien Brody and Laurence Fishburne, a stealthy predator played by stuntman Derek Mears, and one token hot woman in the cast. That’s WRONG, WRONG, WRONG – especially that they didn’t choose me, the original Predatoress!!!
No question in my mind that I used to be much more of a badass than any of these character could ever be!
A Dracula Lego animation dedicated to comic Eddie Izzard talking about vampires. Funny!!!
Do you like this video? You can find more of Eddie Izzard B-movies here. Laugh at your risk at any movie, play, book, comic book, or anything else concerning vampires.
While we vampires originate from myths all over the world, none of us is completely similar. We’ve changed countless times, and no, there isn’t one of us who is more real than the other, despite of this Lego mockery!
It’s time for a first look at City of Eternals, now that I’m a bite familiar with it:
While this is the very first Flash MMOG from Ohai, brought online only about half a year ago, they have already ported it over to the Facebook Gaming platform. Sorry, I do not have the footage of in-game-play, and even cover its first-day release. I’ve gathered, from my circle of Facebook players, that City Of Eternals is a World of WarCraft style MMOG; is free to play; and is only integrated with Facebook Connect to allow entertainment and enjoyment. More importantly, as a Facebook user, you can play with your friends and see the real identity of other players.
Eternals is a hybrid between familiar client-based MMOGs and more recent social games on Facebook and Myspace, like Mafia Wars and Farmville.You perform missions and fight to gain experience and other assets; you can also buy virtual goods to make the game more fun. This is a strictly cash economy – no “Scamville offers” will be put in front of users, Ohai swears!
Even if you have never heard about the City of Eternals, you must remember Twilight, one of last year’s blockbuster movies. This game hits a bull’s eye (blood???) for Twilight fans and lovers. Here, vampires and zombies can be seen everywhere and anytime, most of the time popping up suddenly and menacingly. Did you have had your fill of vamps for the day? Then go, find, and try to romance your favorite gender playing the game at the same time. If that’s not on your agenda either, go for making some virtual mint in this City of Eternals.
WARNING! To keep you on your toes (and ready for everyting vampirehood can bestow upon you), the game masters at Ohai bring on new scenes every day; and add new missions as well as quests every week. That’s the beauty of running a gaming platform that has been designed from the ground up to be web services enabled!
I want comments, comments, and more comments: Is the Blood Energy Potion from Harcos Labs good for you, my hungry or less discriminating brethen?
This latest incarnation of a synthetic “blood substitute,” the Blood Energy Potion (fruit punch flavor), packs 4 hours of energy along with iron, protein, and electrolytes. According to Harcos, not only does it have similar nutritional makeup to real blood, but the same color, look, and consistency. You get real blood nutrients without that real blood taste.
I can’t imagine why any self-respecting vampire would want that?
Appropriately (well, sort of if you don’t want to use your fangs), it comes in a re-sealable transfusion bag style pouch, that will drain you $15.96 USD a pop.
As a vampire you are supposed to have all kinds of powers, the most important of which is the ability to create more of your kind. So, if you were a vampire, would you want to make other people into vampires and if so, how would you choose which ones to turn?
If you haven’t seen of it yet, its an obvious parody to the drama behind the Twilight saga (not the books or movies themselves, but to the unfinished fifth book in the Twilight series getting leaked to the Internet before its completion.) With the ensuing drama, season #1 of I <3 Vampires was pretty much guaranteed a healthy audience and helped garner the online network, Take180, more than 40 million video views to date. Not bad!!!
But it isn’t the subject matter of the show that was its only appeal. Like all Take180 shows, interaction plays a key role and fans are encouraged and even rewarded for their participation. You can check out the contest video here.
May the blood force be with you! (Nothing else will…!)
