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Honest Abe a Vampire Slayer?
Might the country’s most revered president have been a vampire hunter? The mere thought gives me the goosebumps, and in a good way. Because not only did Abraham Lincoln prevent our country from being torn in two, he also could have been a 19th century Buffy!
OK, so I’m getting ahead of myself. It’s not like historians are saying he slayed the undead. Still, Grand Central Publishing reportedly signed author Seth-Grahame Smith (he of “Pride and Prejudice and Zombies” fame) to a two-book deal that includes “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.” According to the New York Times, the book imagines the former president as a slayer of the undead.
Admit it. If any president stalked bloodsuckers, it totally would have been Lincoln.
Yours in Vampire Preparedness,
Chris
P.S. As always, I welcome any and all news tips at bloodcastnewsnetwork@gmail.com
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Once a Wolf, Now a Vampire: Michael Sheen Cast as Volturi
First we wanted to know if Taylor Lautner was big enough to be a wolf. Now, an actor best known for playing a wolf is going to play the wolf’s mortal enemy — a bloodsucker. “Underworld’s” Michael Sheen has been cast as one of the Volturi Vampires in Twilight’s sequel “New Moon,” according to the LA Times.
In New Moon, he’ll play Aro, the Volturi leader who can read your mind, including any thought you ever had in your whole life, just by touching you with his hand.
Of course he also played Tony Blair in “The Queen” too.
Michael Sheen — wolf, vampire or world leader? Which role suits him best?
Yours in Vampire Preparedness,
Chris
P.S. As always, I welcome any and all news tips at bloodcastnewsnetwork@gmail.com
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Woody Harrelson Believes in Vampires (And Zombies)
I just had the pleasure of reading one of the most eye-opening and encouraging articles I have seen in ages. Why was it so hopeful, you ask? Because this article offered more evidence that we here at the Bloodcast News Network are not alone! There are others like us – others who are unafraid to speak publicly about the existence of the undead.
OK, so maybe it involved a little altercation and we certainly don’t promote violence here at the BCNN. Still, hear me out. Apparently, Woody Harrelson attacked a paparazzo at LaGuardia airport because he thought the photographer was a zombie! He issued a statement saying: “I wrapped a movie called Zombieland, in which I was constantly under assault by zombies, then flew to New York, still very much in character. With my daughter at the airport I was startled by a paparazzo, who I quite understandably mistook for a zombie.”
Look, I’m not saying the actor should have hit someone. Not at all. But I like to find the silver lining and to us here at the BCNN, that silver lining is a celebrity recruit in our epic battle against the undead! Thanks for joining our team, Woody!
Check out the Telegraph report because it also details our filmic fascination with the undead, both zombies and vampires, and their history on the screen.
Yours in Vampire Preparedness,
Chris
P.S. As always, I welcome any and all news tips at bloodcastnewsnetwork@gmail.com
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Boston’s Vampire History
We need to talk about Boston. You know about the recent Boston Latin incident – in which a student at the prestigious Boston prep school was accused of being a bloodsucker, an accusation which drew the police to the school. Since then I have been deluged with emails asking for anything, some kind of information about Boston’s history . Now, while the Boston Latin incident is, sadly, more about bullying than vampires, we still need to address what might lurk in the rest of the city and even frankly, all of New England.
Because the birthplace of our nation has been a hotbed of vampiric activity for some time. Back in the late 1700s, for instance, New England had an outbreak of vampire activity. It was believed that an evil spirit – a vampire – was sucking the life out of humans. (That’s what vampires do, people. Don’t ever forget!). Later on, this outbreak was labeled by historians as simply tuberculosis, which could be a real convenient cover-up. (Maybe these historians were revisionist historians?) Because in the late 1800s, there were more incidents in the Boston area which involved exhuming the hearts of dead people, burning the hearts and feeding the ashes to dying people. Sort of raising the dead to feed the not-yet dead. This was a practice that also took place in Romania.
I think we’re all glad that there are now vaccines for TB, but let’s not let modern medicine distract us from the reality of Boston’s complicated vampire history. And now consider yourself informed.
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Just because they’re hot doesn’t mean they’re good!
What’s with the “bite first, ask questions later” mentality? Because sometimes I think everyone is just kind of offering up their necks without thinking twice. It’s like people are all swoony and moony and thinking vampires are just so hot and anything hot has to be good, so they want to get all lusty and lovey with a MEMBER OF THE UNDEAD!
People! Stop, think, listen…
I am bringing this up because pop culture’s fascination with vampires has reached a fevered pitch. Now I’m hearing that the CW is premiering a new television series “Vampire Diaries” this fall. It’s based on a bestselling series of novels of the same name and centers on a teenage girl – I know, this is going to be a big shock – who’s in love with a vampire. Actually, make that two vampires – two brothers – one is evil and one is good.
“Vampire Diaries” comes on the heels of “Twilight” and “True Blood” and this trio of visual vampiric depictions is causing me some serious concern. Because clearly there is a shift occurring in the public’s perception of vampires and everyone seems to think there are now good vampires and there’s nothing to worry about! I have to say the idea that there might be good ones has always seemed just a tad bit dangerous to us here at the BCNN.
Am I the only one sounding an alarm? Did I go to sleep for 100 years and wake up with the vampire infestation solved and all bloodsuckers turned into harmless little supernatural creatures? What do you think?
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Angel vs. Edward? Or maybe Jacob? Who do you Root For?
Let’s play a game. If you had to bet on who’d take who in an epic vampire showdown – would you wager on Angel or Edward? This one is so easy, people, and I know who I’d pick. But I’m not going to show my hand right away. I want to know what you think. Weigh in with a comment and then I’ll come back tomorrow and tell you who I’m rooting for.
Why do I ask, you wonder? Because “Buffy the Vampire Slayer” actress Michelle Trachtenberg opined on this very topic on MTV.com, saying it would be a battle to the “pointy teeth” between these two fictional vampires.
Anyway, Angel was the brooding, sexy, badass vampire with a soul in the Buffy series, and Edward is the glittery, controlling, annoying, petulant, whiny – oh sorry, I guess I just admitted who I want to win – in the “Twilight” books…
(PS: I was on Team Jacob ALL along. But that’s not really a surprise, is it?)
Yours in Vampire Preparedness,
Chris
P.S.: As always I welcome any and all news tips at bloodcastnewsnetwork@gmail.com.
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Yeah, let’s lure the Vamps to our towns. Brilliant Idea…
Tell me if this makes any sense to you. The Washington State Senate just passed a measure to make it easier to shoot vampire movies in the state . The Seattle PI reports that the senate “passed a bill designed to make the area more attractive for television and film productions, like the teen vampire thriller “Twilight.”” Yeah, bright idea Washington!
What? Am I the only one scratching my head here? Well, I can’t figure out why anyone in his or her rightful mind would want to allow movie crews shooting vampire flicks into the vicinity! Look, I’m not paranoid. But it seems completely reasonable that if you encourage vampire filmmakers to traipse around in your backyard you might then lure actual vampires. Because the undead would whisper to their equally unbreathing buddies and say: “We could slip into the town unnoticed and boom – start feasting on all the unsuspecting citizens, maybe even whole movie crews at once. I hear gaffers taste particularly good.” Sometimes it amazes me that I’m the only one who thinks of this stuff.
Yours in Vampire Preparedness,
Chris
P.S.: As always I welcome any and all news tips at bloodcastnewsnetwork@gmail.com.
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My Greatest Dream: The Gospel of True Blood Spreads
When I say the word “Utopia,” what comes to mind?
I bet I’m not the only one who thinks of HBO’s “True Blood.” Have you seen this show? It really should be hailed as the apex of vampire storytelling because it represents the nirvana to which those of us who understand the truth about the world we live in (yes, that’s it’s inhabited by vampires) aspire. The premise of the show (and the book series from Charlaine Harris that spawned it) is that vampires and humans can finally coexist because vampires have learned to survive on synthetic blood. This is only like my greatest dream! Anyway, I bring this up because word on the street is that “True Blood” will be getting a bigger audience because it’ll also be shown on HBO’s sister channel Max now. (Guess Cinemax isn’t just for late night lovin’!). I’m all for the gospel being spread widely.
Yours in Vampire Preparedness,
Chris
P.S.: As always I welcome any and all news tips at bloodcastnewsnetwork@gmail.com.
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Let the truth be told: cats are half-vampires
If you want to be up to speed on all things undead – and I know you do – you need to know what’s being disseminated out there in pop culture. I mean, that’s only my mission here at the Bloodcast News Network – to dispel the rumors and report the truth about the world we live in and the vampires that populate it too.
So let’s talk about the Swedish vampire flick “Let the Right One in.” (You’ve seen it, right? Don’t tell me you’re just “Twilight” fans. You know the vampire oeuvre goes so much deeper than Ms. Meyer’s work, all the way back to Mr. Stoker.) So, there’s one particular aspect of the indie flick that we need to discuss. Recent reviews point out that the movie adds a new component to vampire lore – the idea that cats don’t like vampire. This is SO not true! I have seen many cats that are half-vampires. In fact, my cat is half-vampire. You might be wondering why I keep such a pet. Well, here is a little-known fact about cat half-vampires. They do a much better job than garlic cloves or holy water at warding vampires away. I’ve never been visited by a vampire in my house and I know it’s because of my cat Jonathan Harker.
Yours in Vampire Preparedness,
Chris
P.S.: As always I welcome any and all news tips at bloodcastnewsnetwork@gmail.com.
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