Love of Vampires

Vampire books, movies and lore…

Yes, that’s one Tru Blood O negative comin right up!

Vampire Bill drinking Tru Blood

I was poking around the HBO store and found that you can get Tru Blood, just like in the series.  I only wish it were the real thing and it was being served by me to say… Bill or Eric.   Then again I could just tilt my head a bit and lean in… but I digress.

Tru Blood

So great!  You can buy these at HBO.com along with other items from the True Blood series.

Bon appetit!

Woo!  Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 4

Buffy The Vampire Slayer: Season 4

This show keeps getting better and better.  Season 4 saw more character development (Go Willow Go!!) and more and more of one of my favorites…Spike!

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Dracula. The most recognized vampire in the world – ok, maybe now it’s Edward Cullen, but Dracula was the first!  And I’m slightly obsessed because I’m reading Bram Stoker’s Dracula right now.

There have been so many different  adaptations of Dracula in movies and TV.  I have known and loved most of them!  Have you? Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931)

Bela Lugosi as Count Dracula

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Ok, I have never been on a cruise before, but I might consider a vampire cruise!!

Check this out! http://www.twilightlexicon.com/2010/04/15/go-crusing-vampire-style/

Now, I’m not sure about the Twilight theme, but hey beggars can’t be choosers!

Definitely Dead – book number 6 in the Southern Vampire Mysteries.

Definitely Dead by Charlaine Harris

Again, I read through this book in about a day even though getting thouroughly frustrated with Sookie for pursuing a relationship with a were!

I mean, come on Sookie!!  You have 2 unbelievably sexy vampires right in front of you!  If only I had that choice!

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Vampire Porn!  Yay!

I just found this site with a trailer for a True Blood porn parody.  It is hysterical!  Look for the wig.  You will know which one I mean!  HA!

Check it out at http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/04/15/true-blood-porn-parody-tru/

Oh yes, it had to come sooner or later – Anna’s Top 10 Vampire Hunters!

Though I am usually the one cheering the vampires on, there have been some really cool vampire hunters over the years in books, movies & TV shows.

So here are the 10 that made my list – even though they hunt after my beloved, cold, pale loves.

10.  Jesus – from the movie Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter

Vampire Hunter Jesus

Ok, confession time… I haven’t see this movie yet, but how could I possibly resist?!

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Vampires have no reflections in mirrors.  We’ve all heard that one before, but where did it come from?

The first one to document this phenomenon (and probably created it too!) was Bram Stoker.  I love this scene in the book and in Coppola’s film version too:  Dracula silently approaches Jonathan Harker as he is shaving in his room – Jonathan notices that the Count does not have a reflection. When Dracula notices the mirror he violently flings it away, as if repulsed by it.

Count Dracula

This myth of vampires casting no reflection in mirrors followed most vampire stories until the coming of Anne Rice’s luscious creations in the 1970′s.  Both Louis and Lestat cast reflections in mirrors and in Louis’ interview with the human, Daniel, he exposes the elements of vampire myths that were simply not true and gives Daniel the low down on the modern day vampire.

Lestat & Louis

Now, the folklore surrounding mirrors probably was the key to Stoker’s clever creation of this particular vampire myth.  In folklore, mirrors were known to reflect a person’s soul or spiritual double and were often covered when a person died, for fear of the soul becoming trapped inside the mirror. This practice of covering the mirrors when someone died continued into to 20th century.  Since vampires traditionally are suppose to be creatures without souls, you could definitely speculate that when a vampire takes a peek into a mirror that there is nothing there to reflect.  Maybe that is what Stoker was concluding…

Personally I think that vampires would definitely cast a reflection in mirrors.  They are physical beings (and some mighty fine beings I might add!) in the same world that we are in and must follow the same physical laws along with every other creature that inhabits this world.

An Inconvenience

I mean, how else do they shave and primp?

Destination, New Orleans – Halloween 2010.

New Orleans

I am going to do everything in my power to get to New Orleans for the Vampire Film Festival.  It runs from October 27th through October 31st this year.  (I know!  Darn, I’ll be there for Halloween too!!!)

Check out their website here:  www.vampirefilmfestival.com

For the love of all that is vampire, Anna Sayer will attend!  I mean, how can I resist the call of the vampire mecca?

Ok, I must admit this is my list.  Yes, Anna Sayer’s Top 10 Vampire Cities.  They are the cities famous for vampires and the cities that have that certain feel about them.

10.  Prague, Czech Republic  –  the largest “vampire cemetary” was discovered a  few miles from Prague

Prague, Czech Republic

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