The name Dracula brings with it a long and varied history, and fans/scholars of the king of the vampires are well aware of the the historic precedent to the character in the form of Vlad the Impaler. But back in the pages of Castle of Frankenstein magazine (which is actually in the public domain), writer […]
One of Vampires & Slayers‘ other projects is a comic strip titled Media Geek & Friends, which essentially has some fun with pop culture. In the latest installment, “Media Geek & The Fang Club,” MG and his pal, Roddy (an intelligent, talking simian born as the result of being a chimp bitten by a radioactive […]
When you put the idea of Stephen King and vampires together, usually it’s ‘Salem’s Lot, his 1975 novel, that comes to mind. But what many don’t realize is that there’s actually a prequel to that novel in the form of Jerusalem’s Lot, a short story publication in the the 1978 collection Night Shift and currently the inspiration for […]
Humanoids has published Lugosi: The Rise and Fall of Hollywood’s Dracula, written and drawn by acclaimed cartoonist Koren Shadmi. The biography, which chronicles the tumultuous personal and professional life of horror icon Bela Lugosi, is Shadmi’s second collaboration with Humanoids in the media biography space after The Twilight Man: Rod Serling and the Birth of […]
The prolific Mark Millar’s, whose filmed adaptations of his comic work includes Kick-Ass and the single-season Netflix series Jupiter’s Legacy, is now turning an idea that was developed for the streaming service and presenting it first as the vampire comic Night Club. In his newsletter, Millar describes the premise this way: “What would you do […]
Dark Commandos is the live action web series about a team of vampires carrying out missions for the government. Their leader is Non Gage (played by actor Justin Neal Thompson on the series) and in words and comics, here’s a bit more about him. Known simply as “Non”, he is the leader of the Undead […]
The big news in the world of Anne Rice is the fact that her various novels, particularly those making up The Vampire Chronicles and Lives of the Mayfair Witches are being turned into television series on AMC. Offering up a detailed look at characters making up the former is YouTube user Shockwave, who created the […]
The excitement is building for AMC’s adaptation of Interview with the Vampire/Vampire Chronicles, based on the novels of Ann Rice. Admittedly dated as it’s a couple of years old, this YouTube documentary, Blood Genesis, provides an overview of the world of Lestat and other denizens of The Vampire Chronicles. The most recent news on the […]
Although there’s been a reboot or continuation of Joss Whedon’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer in the works for the past several years, there doesn’t seem to be much in the way of movement. However, that’s not the case when it comes to the world of fiction, Disney Hyperion announcing a new YA trilogy to be […]
Actor William Marshall may have left us in 2003, but of his many roles the one that continues to live on all these years later is that of the vampire Blacula, as featured in the 1972 film of the same name and its 1973 sequel, Scream Blacula Scream. Now the character is returning in a […]
Johnny B. Truant’s Fat Vampire book series is being adapted for Syfy by Harley Peyton as a 10-episode series, tentatively titled Reginald the Vampire. It’s going to star Jacob Batalon, best known for playing Ned Leeds in Tom Holland’s Spider-Man films Homecoming, Far from Home and this December’s No Way Home. The show is described […]
In the pages of Marvel Comics’ Wolverine, the title character continues his battle with Dracula and his vampire army. Back in issue #5, Logan was captured by the King of the Vampires, who began using his unique blood to transform the undead back into daywalkers, thus dramatically increasing his power over humanity. Wolverine escapes, and […]