Straw Dogs screening pass- Dallas ONLY

If you live in Dallas and would like a free screening pass ( it does not guarantee admission/it's first come ) for the preview screening of Straw Dogs starring Alex Skarsgard Tuesday, September 13th please email me it's showing at Angelika.

email me:

truebloodindallas@gmail.com

'Being Human' Season 1 and 2 on DVD !

Being Human

Being Human is a comedy-drama series about three twenty-something housemates trying to live normal lives, despite struggling with unusual afflictions - one is a werewolf, one is a vampire and the other is a ghost. They face a human threat in the form of the mysterious Professor Jaggat and the cold-hearted Kemp. Jaggat and Kemp are fundamentalist Christians who have discovered the existence of vampires, werewolves and ghosts - and are determined to destroy them or carry out brutal experiments upon them. They believe that vampires are the Devil incarnate and must be destroyed; that werewolves contain an evil gene that can be removed by violent scientific experiments; and that ghosts must be forced over to the other side whether they like it or not.

Mitchell
Aidan Turner plays the dark and handsome Mitchell who, in contrast to George, has the gift of the gab and is very popular with the ladies. He's a vampire who has been struggling to go cold-turkey from the blood he so desperately craves. Now, in the wake of the vampire leader, Herrick's death, Mitchell must appease an out of control vampire world - can he find a way to lead by example?
The Irish-born Aidan Turner recently played Ruairi on the Ireland-based drama The Clinic. He has also appeared in an episode of the Showtime series The Tudors. Turner is set to star as Rosetti in the BBC miniseries Desperate Romantics, which is scheduled to air in the UK later this year.

George
Russell Tovey is the lovable George, battling with his double identity as a mild-mannered hospital porter who for one night a month is transformed into a flesh-hungry, predatory werewolf. This season George is coming to terms with the fact that he has Herrick's blood on his hands, and a girlfriend who knows his horrific secret.
Actor Russell Tovey rocketed to international acclaim with his role as Rudge in the West End and Broadway productions of the play The History Boys and its subsequent film adaptation. He is best-known to BBC AMERICA viewers as Budgie, Gavin and Smithy's mate on Gavin & Stacey. He has also appeared as a midshipman in the Doctor Who episode "Voyage of the Damned", guest-starred as Marcus Johnstone on Ashes To Ashes, and played John Chivery in an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit.

Annie
(Annie is a ghost who haunted the house that she and her fiancé, Owen shared while she was alive. At the end of last season, she turned down entering through the door of death in order to help Mitchell who had been injured, but doing so will definitely impact her current state. The good news is, her confidence is at a peak, and she's determined to stand up and be counted in the real world.
Actress Lenora Crichlow trained with the YoungBlood Theatre Company in London. Her best-known role is Maria "Sugar" Sweet in the British television series, Sugar Rush. She also appeared as Cheen in the Doctor Who episode "Gridlock".

Nina
Nina is a tough senior nurse who fell hard for George, unaware that he was hiding a dark secret. Their relationship has had its ups and downs, but now Nina has gotten much more than she bargained for when George inadvertently scratches her during a transformation and passes his werewolf curse onto her.
Actress Sinead Keenan appeared in the Irish comedy series The Cassidys back in 2001. She also currently stars in the British sitcom Moving Wallpaper as naïve personal assistant Kelly Hawkins. She also appeared as Addams in the Doctor Who episode The End of Time, Parts One and Two.

Lucy
Lucy and Mitchell met while working at the hospital and they became romantically involved. However, is Lucy really what she seems? And what will happen when her true identity is revealed?
The British-born Lyndsey has appeared in the feature film The Hours, and in the HBO series, Rome.

Win a trip to New Orleans with True Blood !

Yoiu can win a prize that's True-ly fang-tastic - a five night stay in New Orleans and a copy of TRUE BLOOD on DVD!

To celebrate today's release of the complete second season of the vamp series, we're giving you the chance to win a holiday in the stunning city where all the drama takes place!
One lucky reader will win two return flights to New Orleans and a stay in the beautiful Saint Louis Hotel in the French Quarter, courtesy of our pals at New Orleans Conventions and Visitors Bureau and HBO Home Entertainment.

Clothes fall to the floor almost as often as blood spatters the walls in the show that blends supernatural horror, sex and mystery.

Read on from Sun UK ( dont know whether its for US too !)

What is the world did Charlaine Harris eat ?

Dallas had dinner Saturday night with Charlaine Harris at a Mexican food restaurant here in Dallas.

You get a chance to win a book mark and signed "Dead in the Family "bookplate from Charlaine if you can guess what she ordered?

Just think common Mexican restaurant menu items ...
Post your guesses in the comments.

Here is a photo from dinner, I will post others later today - if you look at the bottom of the photo you'll see my iPad laying on the table -that's where I was sitting.

True Blood HBO Sweepstake

Come out, come out, whatever you are for the True Blood Ultimate Fan Experience. A 50-city one-night-only event. A $5,000 Grand Prize. A chance to win big.
We play at night. Do you? Enter now by visiting HBO's Facebook page
True Blood page on Facebook http://facebook.com/trueblood

Giveaway signed copy fo 'Dead in the Family'

The newest installment of Charlaine Harris's Sookie Stackhouse series is currently #1 on the bestseller list! I was able to have Ms. Harris sign a copy of the book for me, so I am now passing this wonderful treasure on to one of you!

Open to US and Canada only(sorry)

From Julie at Reading with Restraint

True Blood Toys

New True Blood statues debut at DC toy Fair..hhmm

You can pre-order them here http://store.hbo.com/?v=hbo_shows_true-blood

for $69.00 ( Yes 69$!)



Thanks iO9 http://io9.com/5472532//gallery/gallery/7

Giveaway Complete set of Sookie Stackhouse novels

Great Xmas present !

Giveaway Link: Mr. E’s Horror Weblog
Prize: Complete set of Sookie Stackhouse novels that the hit HBO series TRUE BLOOD is based on.
Deadline: 11/20/09 – noon Eastern
Eligibility Rules: 16+ US, Canada
Main Entry Rule: Enter by commenting on homepage post as often as you’d like.
Entry Methods per Person: many
Winners: 1
Retail Value: $55.63

sign up here

Win a Spooky Trick ‘r Treat, er… Treat

Film School rejects has a great contest - remember Andy really liked this graphic novel !

Two (2) lucky readers will each receive a copy of Trick ‘r Treat on Blu-ray AND a hardcover copy of “Trick ‘r Treat: Tales of Mayhem, Mystery, and Mischief.” (Click here for more info about this very cool book.) As this is my first contest for FSR I thought long and hard about how I would determine the winners. What types of questions would I ask? What kind of self-portrait photos would I request? Then I realized that even if I didn’t get arrested for encouraging illegal picture submissions I’d still end up having to actually judge all of the entries.

So let’s do this instead… All you have to do to enter is be one of our Twitter followers and re-tweet this article. Go to Twitter and follow @Rejectnation and stay in the loop on all things FSR. Here’s a quick 1-2-3 guide to entering:

1. If you don’t already have one, go to twitter.com and sign up for a free account.
2. Go to twitter.com/rejectnation and follow Film School Rejects.
3. Re-tweet the following twitter update by posting this to your Twitter stream: RT @rejectnation: Win a Spooky Trick ‘r Treat, er… Treat – http://tr.im/DErS (RT to enter)

Winners will be chosen at random on November 5, 2009. You must be 18 to enter and you must reside in the U.S. or Canada.

Cirque du Freak / The Vampire's Assistant Movie Giveaway

Story siren Vampire Assistant give-away:

• Cirque du Freak book set (New movie edition features the first three books--Cirque Du Freak, The Vampire's Assistant, and Tunnels of Blood-- bound up in one volume!)
• Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant locker mirror

enter here

Win The Complete Set of True Blood Books!

PRIZE : The complete set of Sookie Stackhouse novels.

WHERE : Mr. E's Horror Weblog

DEADLINE : October 21st.

HOW TO ENTER : Click the above link and leave a comment telling what your favorite horror films are and why. You may leave one comment per day.

Thanks http://winfreehorrorshit.blogspot.com/

True Blood Chippendailes from Jib Jab

Everyone is making these - try your hand http://sendables.jibjab.com/everyday_fun

Win Charlaine's new book - A Touch of Dead!

From theMomBuzz blog

MANDATORY/REQUIRED ENTRY:
Visit Charlaine's Website and tell me something you learned from her site! About her, about the books - anything.
POST HERE http://www.themombuzz.com/

EXTRA ENTRIES:
To receive these extra opportunities for entries, you must fulfill the first REQUIRED entry. But for extra entries, you can:

• Add the Mom Buzz to your Twitter and Tweet the contest. Leave your Tweet Link!
  
• Blog about the contest - add a link to the Mom Buzz and the Sponsor
• Add the Mom Buzz button to your site OR add the Mom Buzz to your blog roll.
• Subscribe to the Mom Buzz via e-mail or RSS feed. (See right sidebar)
• What book by Charlaine Harris would be your #1 pick? (it does not have to be a Sookie Stackhouse novel - she has written a lot!)
  

Contest ends 10/23/09. Please refer to complete contest rules. The entries listed above are the ONLY entries for this contest. Winners will be notified by e-mail (if supplied in the entry or on profile page), as well as on the Winner's Wall.

Invite Sookie Over for Halloween: Sookie Stackhouse Series by Charlaine Harris (Review & Give-Away)

Nice overview of the Sookie series from Mom Buzz and you can enter to win Sookie books. If you are trying to get someone to read the series send them this blog link

My sister and I have the same taste in books. But when she told me I had to read a series of books about a telepathic waitress who solves mysteries that envelop her in a world of vampires and other supernatural beings, I had to start wondering about her. But, since she is older and wiser - (right?)- I decided to take her word for it, visit the local bookstore, and picked up the first 3 books in the series, the Sookie Stackhouse Novels by Charlaine Harris:

• Dead Until Dark
• Living Dead in Dallas
• Club Dead

I finished those books, approximately 300 pages each, in three days. Without a doubt, I was hooked. And whenever someone my age (in my thirties here) starts talking about the Twilight series - you know the stories I am sure, with Edward, Jacob and Bella - I tell them they have to put down the kiddie books and pick up a novel for adults! Honestly, I much prefer following the story line of a 20-something year old telepathic waitress and her ties, whether they be romantic, friendships or simply tolerance, with the other characters in the book. Reading Twilight just makes my mind twist as Bella contemplates ending her human, high school life to be with a vampire boy. No-No-No!

read on

Give-away True Blood Season 1 DVD

Thanks to 'Just another musing' ..



http://www.justanothermusing.com/2009/09/win-true-blood-season-1.html

True Blood Finale : Who will die ? You can win a Sookie box set or $30 gift card !

Great contest from Best Fantasy Books

Just answer one question to enter “Name one person that will be killed in the season finale of True Blood Season 2″

Enter here: http://bestfantasystories.com/

Hey Canada ! Sookie Stackhouse Book set and True Blood Give-away !

Penguin Canada has 100 to give away!
Canada only ( you can't even live in Quebec and be eligible!)

http://www.penguin.ca/static/pages/features/august2009/sookie/index.html

Free Stuff: Strange Brew Sookie short storyanthology give-away

from Graemes Fantasy

Here's a book that I have been meaning to read for a few weeks now but got tied up with other stuff instead. Once 'Toll the Hounds' is done...

Thanks to St. Martin's Press I have three copies of 'Strange Brew' to give away to people from the US and Canada (US and Canadian entries only I'm afraid...) If you're a fan of authors like Charlaine Harris, Patricia Briggs and Jim Butcher then this collection of short stories is the one for you!

http://www.graemesfantasybookreview.com/

Email Me!

Drop me a line at graeme NOSPAM @graemesfantasybookreview.com, remove the 'NOSPAM' bit though!

True Blood Season 1 DVD give-away

Thanks to Warner Home Video, Moviehole has 10 copies of the phenomenal "True Blood : The Complete First Season" to Giveaway on DVD.

"True Blood" chronicles the backwoods Louisiana town of Bon Temps... where vampires have emerged from the coffin, and no longer need humans for their fix. Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin, " X -Men") works as a waitress at the rural bar Merlotte's. Though outwardly a typical young woman, she keeps a dangerous secret: she has the ability to hear the thoughts of others. Her situation is further complicated when the bar gets its first vampire patron - 173-year old Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer, "Restraint") and the two outsiders are immediately drawn to each other.

http://www.moviehole.net/200920285-win-true-blood-on-dvd