Ohai launches massively multiplayer online vampire game on Facebook

Game startup Ohai is launching a new vampire-themed online world on Facebook as part of an attempt to snare more time and money from social network fans.

Social games have exploded on Facebook this year. But the games have been casual, holding the interest of users for just minutes a day. Ohai wants to take social games to the next generation by launching a massively multiplayer online (MMO) game that will have synchronous play, meaning live games with constant movement and action.

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A quick word ... with Stephen Moyer

True Blood's vampire Bill and New Zealand actress Anna Paquin's fiance Stephen Moyer has been in Auckland filming adventure film,Ice. And no, Anna wasn't here with him. He heads back to the States this week to start filming the third series of True Blood. TimeOut caught up with him briefly as he traipsed around the bowels of Auckland museum, which forms part of the Ice set.

How do you like New Zealand?It's absolutely beautiful, I love it, and hopefully at some point I'll be able to come back and spend more time here when I'm not working, and have a better look around.

Would you ever consider moving here with Anna? The truth is that it would be very difficult to do that given that six months of the year we are in America and my kids are in London. I think there's a possibility that at some point we might have a holiday home here but I can't imagine us ever really being able to live in New Zealand.

Did you get any down-time to explore Auckland outside its isthmus? I've been over to Piha, and loved it, loved it. I walked up that central rock and dug some sand and took some photos. I had a wicked sandwich over there which I was very impressed by because I didn't think I was going to find anything.

It's so beautiful - I just want to go everywhere and look at stuff.

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LSU graduate students contribute to Dracula sourcebook

Vampires are hot right now. From the "Twlight" saga, "True Blood" and "The Vampire Diaries," vampires are taking over the television airways and the bookstore shelves. One LSU graduate student is taking the trend to a new level by composing a book that attempts to catalogue the sources of the OG vampire, Dracula.

John Edgar Browning, LSU Ph.D. student in the English department, is working alongside author Caroline Joan Picart to create "Dracula: The Sourcebook, A Guide to Film and Television, Comic Books and Video Gaming." The book is to be published in 2010 by McFarland, according to an article released by the LSU Website."This work is the largest of its kind because it has catalogued over 1000 films, television programs, documentaries, adult features, animations, comic books, video games and theatrical titles in wh

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Vampire Haiku by Ryan Mecu

From GuysLitWire

The book follows the history of a guy – let's call him William, since that's his name – who is turned into a vampire by a lovely lady vampire named Katherine whilst aboard a ship to the New World (to be specific, The Mayflower – in case you were wondering about those onboard deaths, all is now revealed – also, this makes the book perfect for November, what with Thanksgiving just around the corner):

One the deck at night
as thousands of stars shine down,
I see her, alone.

A married woman,
undeniably stunning;
likes to flirt with me.

Like a siren song,
each night she calls me to her
and I am in love.

In the glassy sea,
she, I, and the moon reflect.
Hers is a bit . . . off.

Katherine bites William, he bites back, and there are many haiku about his lust for blood, as well as Katherine's explanation of the "rules", which include "tanning is bad". Also included? This tidbit:

She explains to me
that wood through my heart will kill.
I don't think that's new.

Ahahaha!

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Author web: http://ryanmecum.com/

Coming Soon: A Vampire Romantic Comedy

Acclaimed comedy director Amy Heckerling will write and direct the upcoming vampire romantic comedy “Vamps” according to Screen Daily.

The movie, which is set to begin production in March of next year, will be a modern-day tale of two young female vampires living the good life in New York until love enters the picture and each has to make a choice that will jeopardise their immortality. (Think “Sex and the City” with fangs).

Actress Krysten Ritter (seen in the photo above) has signed on for one of the two leading roles in the film. Casting is currently underway for the other.

At least the good news about this one is that it will intentionally be funny, unlike another vampire romance movie about the sparkly kind of vampires…

True Blood Music Video of the Day:Louisiana Hot Sauce by Sammy Kershaw

Louisiana Hot Sauce by Sammy Kershaw

Thanks, Budwiser884

Q&A: 'True Blood's Sam Trammell

From DigitalSpy

lWarning: This entry contains spoilers about season three of True Blood which some fans may wish to avoid!

Over the next three days we'll be cosying up to the cast of True Blood in a bid to find out what we can about season three show them how much we love the twisted vampire drama. First up for a bit of TLC is Bon Temps' resident shapeshifter Sam Merlotte. Season two ended with Sam desperately trying to figure out who he was and heading off to look for his real family. Will such a search finally lead to some well-deserved happiness for the tragedy-ridden bar owner? Will he ever be able to trust again after the Daphne fandango? And how does actor Sam Trammell cope with all those naked scenes? Read on to find out!

Where does Sam's story take him in season three?
"I imagine - and I'm pretty sure - he's going to try to find his real biological parents. He's probably had a desire to see them, unconsciously, for a while, then there was that whole episode where he was with the kids and he realised that one of the kids - Cody - had never actually seen his father. That was the catalyst so that's what Sam's going to do, he's going to go try to find his actual biological parents who he's never met and that is going to be trouble. Alan Ball is going to torture me again!"

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"True Blood" and "Twilight" were among the top nominees for People's Choice

From AP

LOS ANGELES — Nominees for the People's Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires.

"Twilight" and "True Blood" were among the top nominees announced Tuesday. Fans cast more than 18 million votes online to select the nominee slate and will also choose the winners in 35 categories.

"Twilight" is up for favorite movie, franchise and on-screen team for its trio of stars: Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. Stewart and Pattinson were also nominated individually for favorite movie actress and actor, and Lautner is up for breakout movie actor.

"True Blood" was nominated for favorite TV obsession and sci-fi/fantasy TV show, plus star Anna Paquin earned a nod for TV drama actress.

Fans can vote for their favorites online at http://www.peopleschoice.com.

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True Blood - Episode 3.03 - Casting Call

From Spoiler TV
Writer: Alex Woo
Director: Gregg Feinberg
Filming starts: 3rd December 2009

[CAROLINE COMPTON] 20's. Seen in 1866, a lovely, very strong, brave, well-bred and well-spoken Southern woman, Caroline pulls a shotgun on the intruder into her house--clearly prepared to use it--till she realizes it's her husband Bill (Stephen Moyer), whom she was sure had died in the War sptv050769. THIS IS A GREAT SCENE...ACTRESS SHOULD RESEMBLE THE ACTRESS IN THE ATTACHED PHOTO


http://www.spoilertv.com/2009/11/true-blood-episode-303-casting-call.html

True Blood Music Video of the Day: Never Say Never by Fray

Never Say Never by Fray LYRICS
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True Blood, the Musical: More great Season 3 hints from Alan Ball at Virginia Film Festival:

Thanks to Alainanoel-Wow, great stuff.

OK, here's a quick rundown of some things Alan Ball mentioned while reviewing ep. 4, Shake and Fingerpop.The cellphone that Jessica glamours from the limo driver is going to figure in season 3. Alan said to remember it. The cool travel coffins that Bill and Jessica traveled in are really for snowboards.

Ball is a big fan of the B'52's..he chose the song for the title of this ep. because the lead singer for the B'52's likes Junior Walker. He had nothing but praise for all the cast involved in this ep. Lots of admiration on Alan's part for them all.

Sookies house along with Lafayette's are located in Calabasas..I know the area well. Now this is cool..the song that plays at the closing credits and at Tara's birthday party is called "Dig" It was written and performed by none other than Alan Ball! He said they saved a lot of money by him doing it. His voice is synthesized. One of the extras at the party, (the heavy lady with the big boobs) is a porn actress and that the tatoo on her arm is of herself! Funny! Alan said that while we fans may have Team Bill and Team Eric things going, he's a Team Sam fan!

Now, possible season 3 spoilers which you may or may not have heard:

We will meet Alcide, the Weres and also Andys mother and sister should be appearing too. Jessica and Hoyt will have competing love interests..according to Alan it doesn't look good for them to be together. The new dancer in Fangtasia is human and will not only catch Eric's eye but maybe Pam's too! Somebody will die and not a guest appearing on the show. (I'm guessing Lorena but who knows!) Of course we know about Russell Edgington.Alan said that although Russell is a younger person in the books he just loves the actor who's going to portray him and doesn't care about the age thing. Lafayette may be getting a boyfriend and Sam is looking for his birth family, will find them and will make some very intersting discoveries about them.

Also, the story arc for season 3 is going to play out differently in that certain things will be solved before the end of the season. Alan did mention that the fans thought the Maryann story took too long to culminate and that they will be approaching the third season a little differently. Good news for us!

Of course Alan tried to fool us with some outrageous season 3 spoilers which had us all laughing. Season 3 will begin filming in early December. It takes about 13 days to shoot an episode..unheard of in television according to Alan. That's why we have such a great show! The thought and creativity that goes into this show is obvious and appreciated by us fans. It was a great session and I'm so glad I went!

Alainanoel

The Hook blog also reviews the Virginia Film Festival and says of Alan Ball's presentation:

Sneak preview of True Blood’s next season– only some details are lies: Werewolves, somebody will die, Bill and Eric will sleep together, a musical episode, and one in which a tornado comes through and destroys the town are some of the tantalizing clues dropped by Ball.

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List all the Vampire books you've read?

ParentTrap blog list the vampire books she's read - did she forget your favorite ?

* The Anita Blake Vampire Hunter by Laurell K. Hamilton
* The Anna Strong Chronicles by Jeanne C. Stein
* Anno Dracula by Kim Newman
* The Argeneau Series by Lynsay Sands
* The Ariella Montero Series by Susan Hubbard
* The Atta Olivia Clemens novels by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
* The Austra Family Series by Elaine Bergstrom
* The Black Dagger Brotherhood by J.R. Ward
* The Blood Coven Series by Mari Mancusi
* Blood Ties by Jennifer Armintrout
* The Bloodline Series by Kate Cary
* The Brotherhood of Blood by Kathryn Smith
* Blue Bloods by Melissa De La Cruz
* The Calling by Caridad Pineiro-Scordato
* The Candace Steele, Vampire Killer Trilogy by Cameron Dean
* Casa Dracula Series by Marta Acosta
* The Cassandra Palmer Series by Karen Chance
* The Children of the Dragon Series by Theresa M. Moore
* Chronicles of Vladmir Tod by Heather Brewer
* Cin Craven Series by Jenna Maclaine
* The Companion Series by Susan Squires
* Dante Valentine Series by Lilith Saintcrow
* Dark Series (The Carpathians) by Christine Feehan
* The Dark Ones Series by Katie MacAlister
* Dark-Hunter Series by Sherrilyn Kenyon
* The Darkangel Trilogy by Meredith Ann Pierce
* The Darkwing Chronicles by Savannah Russe
* The Dead End Dating Series by Kimberly Raye
* The Diaries of the Family Dracul by Jeanne Kalogridis
* The Dorina Basarab Series by Karen Chance
* The Eternity Series by Jayme Evans
* The Evernight Series by Claudia Gray
* The Felix Gomez Series by Mario Acevedo
* Gabriele Caccini Series by Paigan Stone
* The Gardella Vampire Chronicles by Colleen Gleason
* The Guardians of Eternity Series by Alexandra Ivy (Deborah Raleigh)
* The Guardians of the Night Series by Jenna Black
* The Hollows Series by Kim Harrison
* The House of Night Series by P.C. and Kristin Cast
* The Immortality Bites Series by Michelle Rowen
* The Immortals After Dark Series by Kresley Cole
* The Immortal Rogues Series by Deborah Raleigh
* The Jaz Parks Series by Jennifer Rardin
* Jonathan Barrett, Gentleman Vampire Series by P.N. Elrod
* The Last Vampire Series by Christopher Pike
* Laws of the Blood Series by Susan Sizemore
* The Lawson Vampire Series by Jon F. Merz
* Legacy of the Dark Kind by Raven Dane
* Lee Nez Series by Aimee and David Thurlo
* Lord Richard, Vampire Series by Nigel Bennett and P.N. Elrod
* The Love at Stake Series by Kerrelyn Sparks
* The Mackenzie Vampire Series by Nina Bangs
* The Mercedes Thompson Series by Patricia Briggs
* The Midnight Breed Series by Lara Adrian
* Midnight Romance Series by Nancy Gideon
* The Moral Vampire Series by Rosemarie E. Bishop
* The Morganville Vampires Series by Rachel Caine
* The Mortal Instruments Trilogy by Cassandra Clare
* The Necroscope Saga by Brian Lumley
* New Tales of the Vampires by Anne Rice
* The Night Series by Amanda Ashley
* The Night Huntress Series by Jeaniene Frost
* The Nightwalkers Series by Jacqueline Franck
* Night World Series by L.J. Smith
* The Nikki and Michael Series by Keri Arthur
* The Noble Dead Saga by Barb and J.C. Hendee
* The Nosferatu Chronicles by Mick Farren
* The Power of the Blood series by Nancy Kilpatrick
* The Primes Series by Susan Sizemore
* Ravenloft Books by various authors
* Riley Jenson, Guardian by Keri Arthur
* Saberhagen’s Dracula by Fred Saberhagen
* The Saga of Darren Shan by Darren Shan
* The Saint-Germain Cicle by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
* The Savannah Vampire Chronicles by Raven Hart
* The Shadow Saga by Christopher Golden
* Sisters of the Night by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
* The Smoke and Shadows Trilogy by Tanya Huff
* Sookie Stackhouse or The Southern Vampire Series by Charlaine Harris
* The Tremayne Vampire Series by Linda Lael Miller
* The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer
* The Undead Series by Mary Janice Davidson
* The Valorian Chronicles by Vikki Anna
* The Vampire by Michael Romkey
* Vampire Academy by Richelle Mead
* The Vampire Babylon Series by Chris Marie Green
* The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice
* The Vampire Diaries by L.J. Smith
* The Vampire Files by P.N. Elrod
* Vampire Huntress Legends by L.A. Banks
* Vampire Kisses by Ellen Schreiber
* Vampire Legacy by Karen E. Taylor
* The Vampire Series by Shannon Drake
* The Vampyricon Trilogy by Douglas Clegg
* The Vegas Vampires Series by Errin McCarthy
* Victoria Nelson Series or The Blood Books by Tanya Huff
* Void City Series by J.F. Lewis
* Wings in the Night Series by Maggie Sha

Definitely Dead Review by Fyrefly

Review: Confused readers, take heart! You are not alone! The events of Definitely Dead take place *after* the events of the short story “One Word Answer”, which can be found in the anthology Bite, or in A Touch of Dead. I’ve been reading the Sookie Stackhouse books as a bit of fun when I’m tired, distracted, or otherwise having trouble concentrating.

So, when this book assumed that I knew that Hadley was dead, and started bringing up events I didn’t remember and characters I’d never heard of, after checking several times to be sure it really was the next one in the series, I assumed that I was just being thick . Not so! It wasn’t particularly hard to follow the story even without the background information, but it would have been nice to know up-front that the reason it felt like I was missing something is because I actually was.

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SNL pokes a little fun at Twilight

Dracula the Un-Dead Visa Platinum® Rewards Card

Not kidding ...
Dracula has thrived for thousands of years! He is the grand daddy of ALL Vampires! Using the card is like leaving droplets of blood wherever you go. And now, you can carry the Official Dracula tradition in your wallet when you sign up for the exclusive Dracula the Un-Dead Visa Card

http://modaentertainment.com/dracula/index.html

Alan Ball at the Virginia Film Festival

The lovely AlainaNoel sends us this from the Virginia Film Festival ! Thanks !

I just got back from the Virginia Film Festival and had to let you know how the session with Alan Ball went. I did get to meet him and shake his hand. He was very nice about taking a picture with me. He was so very tall and very entertaining! He did a scene by scene presentation of episode 4 from Season 2. Very insightful and interesting,

Vampire Google today!

Yes, it's 'The Count" from Sesame Street who is helping us celebrate 40 year anniversary of SS!