Christopher Moore's vampire spoofs a welcome respite

Before sinking molars into Bite Me: A Love Story, a skill-testing question from author Christopher Moore is in order:

The Countess Abigail Von Normal is: a) Emergency Backup Mistress of the Bay Area Dark; b) A Gothic hottie consumed by the banal hopelessness of existence; c) Not perky, but dark, complex and très mysterious; d) All the above, and possibly more.

And, of course, the correct response would be d).

Abby Normal, as our heroine refers to herself, is indeed much more. Abby, in the midst of breaking in red-vinyl Shankenstein platform boots, and her love-monkey, Foo-Dog, are all that stand in the way of a vampire cat called Chet who seeks to immerse swinging San Francisco into a blood orgy. Also in the mix are the adorable vampire love-unit of Jody, formerly in the insurance biz, and Tommy, a onetime Safeway stockboy with dreams of becoming a writer.

Bite Me: a Love Story is the third and apparently last in the series of Moore's vampire spoofs that began with Bloodsucking Fiends: a Love Story (1995) and You Suck: a Love Story (2007). Again, Moore proves he has few rivals on the humour-opus front with this high-larious romp that just might have driven the final nail into old Nosferatu's coffin.

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WATCH: ‘True Blood’ Softcore Trailer in Porn Parody

goodness ...don't watch at work or around kids ;-)
Does anyone really need to say that about True Blood ?

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The vampires among us from Austin Weekly

BOOK REVIEW

Author Charlaine Harris thrills readers with an introduction to the supernatural world with the first in the Sookie Stackhouse series Dead Until Dark. The book introduces Sookie Stackhouse, a native to Bon Temps, La., where the supernatural is commonplace and gossip is a daily staple.

The townspeople gather daily in local hub Merlotte's, the local bar owned by none other than a sup (short for supernatural). Harris develops an enthralling story in an old-fashioned area where the people get an update into modern day events through Sookie's new social life.

Sookie, a waitress, is no stranger to the supernatural. Readers learn Sookie is telepathic and early in the book is considered crazy because of her ability. Sookie's difference gives her a clean perspective on vampires who have only recently come out to humans in the fictional town.

Bon Temps is almost the last place to get a vampire visitor in the form of a mysterious man, Bill, who arrives in Bon Temps and sits at Sookie's table expecting service. Sookie not only introduces herself to the vampire but spends her first two encounters protecting him from locals who want to drain him for valuable vampire blood.

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Sooie and Alcide at Josephine's ( Club Dead)

Question: I’m sort of obsessed with your First Look photo of Alcide and Sookie on True Blood. What exactly is going on in the scene? They look a little, um, startled. —Barry
Ausiello: Their search for Bill takes them to a werewolf bar in Jackson, Mississippi — “hence the howling wolf silhouetted behind them,” notes exec producer Alan Ball. “They’re doing a little amateur sleuthing and they’re sort of surprised by what they find.” My guess? This is what they find.

from " ask Ausielo'

True Blood Music Video of the Day: Bad by Michel Jackson

Bad by Michel Jackson

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: She effing hates me by Puddle of mudd

She effing hates me by Puddle of mudd

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Fans at University of Houston: Vampires ready for third season

From the University of Houston "Daily Cougar" which is the alma mater of a human that is close to Dallas !

HBO likes to tease our large, fang-banger hearts, and with the premiere of the third season of True Blood creeping up on June 13, anticipation is steadily growing monstrous.

The countdown began with the release of the 12-week promo posters two weeks ago, which will be released once a week until the day of the premiere. HBO’s Web site has been showing 22-second “Waiting Sucks: In Production,” clips that will leave any fan hungry for more True Blood. The clips are also showcased after every Sunday night episode recap of season two currently playing on HBO.

And if all the promotional stunts are not enough to satisfy fans’ thirst, the latest installment of the clips features Jason Stackhouse getting his groove on in the woods with a fresh face. That begs the question, what is in store for the series this season?

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Wait - who is the waiter in this commercial ???

True Blood Fangtasia and Merlotte's Neon Sign

I am frequently critical of HBO TB store merchandise choices but these are cool

AN HBO SHOP EXCLUSIVE!

Simulate Louisiana's first vampire-friendly bar, Fangtasia, in the comfort of your own home with a miniature neon sign replica (just don't keep Lafayette in your basement).
Approximate size: 16" wide

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Ethical Vampires, Part II

Part I of this essay explains how the vampires of our historical moment–exemplified in Stephenie Meyer’s Twilight and Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse novels–have had a crisis of conscience and changed their ways. They’ve become more human (wearing Grateful Dead t-shirts, driving Mustangs) and more humane (not murdering people to feed on them). This reformation means different things for Harris and Meyer. Harris uses it to explore the dark, vampiric side of human nature, while Meyer, mistakenly, thinks that she can vanquish the vampiric altogether (she can’t and doesn’t, though possibly she doesn’t realize this).

Through her contact with vampires, the danger and intrigues and moral conundrums they bring into her life, Charlaine Harris’ Sookie Stackhouse discovers her own primitive, uncivilized self—and a capacity for violence. Sookie may be friendly, hard-working, kind, and generous most of the time, but when she drinks from vampire Bill a second time, she begins to feel her own vampiric longings and potential:

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True Blood Season 3 promo poster #4: Sam takes shape

Funny, this is Sam from the books but not from True Blood - have the poster makers watched the TV show ?
Just askin'..................

True Blood: Season 2 Blu-ray Character Perspective - Hoyt

True Blood Music Video of the Day: Mercy by Duffy

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Mercy by Duffy
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The sexy men of True Blood behind the scenes video from Details magazine

Check out Russell Edgington house in Missisppi -could this be the carriage house ?

From Club Dead

"The only place I haven't checked is Russell Edging-ton's compound--his mansion, with its outbuildings. It would be amazing if Russell were rash enough to keep another vampire prisoner in his own home. But he's been king for a hundred years. It could be that he is that confident. Maybe I could sneak in over the wall, but I wouldn't come out again. The grounds are patrolled by Weres. It's very unlikely we'll get access to such a secure place, and he won't invite us in except in very unusual circumstances."......

Then we pulled up into a driveway and stopped at a gate. A bearded vampire came up and peered in the window, looking at all the occupants carefully. He was far more alert than the indifferent guard at Alcide's apartment building. I heard an electronic hum, and the gate opened. We went up a driveway (I could hear the gravel crunching) and then we swung around in front of a mansion. It was lit up like a birthday cake, and as Eric carefully extracted me from the limo, I could see we were under a porte cochere that was as fancy as all get-out. Even the carport had columns. I expected to see Vivian Leigh come down the steps.......
Behind the mansion, there was indeed a smallish swimming pool, covered for the winter by a huge black
tarp. It had weighted edges that extended far beyond the actual perimeter of the pool. The tiny pool
house was completely dark. I moved silently down a pathway created with uneven flagstones, and after I
passed through a gap in a dense hedge, I found myself in a paved area. With my enhanced vision, I was
able to see instantly that I had found the courtyard in front of the former stables. It was a large edifice
sided with white clapboards, and the second story (where Bubba had spotted apartments) had
gable-style windows. Though his was the fanciest garage I had ever seen, the bays for cars did not have doors, but open archways. I could count four vehicles parked inside, from the limo

National Historic Landmark, Longwood is the beneficiary of the 2010 Pilgrimage Garden Club Natchez Antiques Forum.Longwood (Natchez, Mississippi) Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
Mississippi Landmark Longwood in 2008

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Sookie goes to Mississippi- HBO vampire series films at Longwood

By Cain Madden The Natchez Democrat

NATCHEZ — The fictional town of Bon Temps, La., came to life in Natchez Monday.

An HBO series, “True Blood,” was filming four episodes at Longwood all day Monday and into the early morning hours today.

Natchez got lucky in snagging the crew, said local Ed Godfrey, who scouted and managed the location for the filming company as a volunteer.
Producer and Director Mark McNair, center, directs the filming.

Photo by Ben Hillyer

Producer and Director Mark McNair, center, directs the filming.

“They decided the series could go for a while, so they started buying set products to sell when the series ended,” Godfrey said. “The man who used to be with the Louisiana film commission is a Natchez native, and he got them up here antiques shopping.”

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True Blood Music Video of the Day: Us against the world by Westlife

Us against the world by Westlife

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