Vampire Paper Dolls..Buy them for your wife...

I saw these in a sale ad.  I believe that they are awesome.  These would make a fun Valentine's Gift for your girlfriend or wife that loves vampires and paperdolls.  Especially if your wife's name is Aly.

Underworld 4 Trailer

Vampires and werewolves. Oh, and Kate Beckinsale naked and in neoprene.

Horror DVD Jukebox: Ultraviolet...No, not the craptacular Milla Jovovich film...

So I picked up the BBC miniseries Ultraviolet.  What's that you say?  Well my gentle blog readers...I had no idea either.  I bought it for several reasons: the fact that it is the BBC (which means the actors are capable of stringing words together in a coherent manner) and that it had Idris Elba and Susannah Harker on the cover (who the hell is that you ask...well, any self-respecting Austenite would know her as Jane Bennett from the BBC Pride and Prejudice mini-series of LEGEND).  Also, the word VAMPIRE was on it.  And it was $4.99.  So how could I lose right?

Since it is like a hell dimension outside, I got home, grabbed the cats and holed up in the a/c cooled bedroom.  I watched two episodes.  It's less horror and more sci-fi...closer to X-files in tone and style.  You've got a detective type, a military type, and the doctor type...also irrelevant girlfriend type who will inevitably be used as bait and/or be killed.  Plus v. handsome partner turned vampire who I was super surprised to find out was a very young and long-haired Stephen Moyer (True Blood's Bill Compton).  Yum.

So, I have taken in two episodes.  Like all BBC drama...it is a bit of a plod-a-long...mostly because they do crazy stuff like plot and character development...shock.  There is some gore every now and again.  I am enjoying what I have seen so far and there are a few interesting new takes on the vampire thing.  You lucky dogs can watch it on ye olde hulu!

Amber Benson signing at Challengers Comics

Amber Benson will be reading and signing her new book, Serpent's Storm, on April 9 at Challengers comics (2PM-5PM). Challengers is located at 1845 N. Western Avenue in Chicago.

19th Century Vampire Killing Kit

Over at BuzzFeed, Gavon Laessig has posted some great pics and info about an actual 19th century vampire killing kit that is up for auction.