Published on Friday the 13th, Gunship featuring Tim Cappello and Indiana, ‘Dark All Day’ picked up a vampire problem.
Genre Police: Go Mythic, Or Go Home!
Welcome to Genre Police, a new series of articles where taking a look at a genre or sub-genre, how it has been handled in gaming and how we can implement that in our games. Each column, I plan to give a small toolset so that if you feel like adding a genre style or feel […]
Competition: Buffy the Vampire Slayer – The Official Grimoire Willow Rosenberg
It’s between 20 years since Buffy the Vampire Slayer first appeared on TV. Her fandom is still strong. Andrea Robinson is a New York-based writer, deep into vampire lore, and co-author of Vampire Diaries: Unlocking the Secrets of Mystic Falls. Robinson’s latest book is a collection of all the magic from seven seasons of Buffy. […]
T-shirt: Slayers!
This Slayers! t-shirt can be found in various stores, from various designers and sometimes with changes. The most common change is the word “Slayers!” sometimes says “Buffy”. Trademark issue? Of course, what we have here is a Scooby Gang mashup with the Scooby Gang. This design is on sale at Redubble from Nik Holmes. The […]
Vampires and bandwagons: An interview with Freda Warrington
Freda Warrington is the author of the highly acclaimed A Taste of Blood Wine. In this interview, I ask Freda about the story, about vampires but also about gender roles in fiction and in reality. Are female authors treated differently? You can try this test yourself; what comes to mind when you speculate on a […]
Doctor Who: Are the Whispermen related to the Trickster?
It is expected that the villains in The Name of the Doctor, the season finale, are a group known as the Whisperman (or perhaps Whisper Men, I’ve seen it written both ways). They have a distinct look and feel quite Steven Moffat in style. My first thought was that they reminded me of the Gentlemen […]
Buffy: Behind the scenes stunts, fights and vampire slaying keep coming
Jeff Pruitt coordinated stunts and fights for Buffy: The Vampire Slayer. As it happens, he took his own video footage of the stunts and fight scenes of some of the most popular Buffy episodes. He’s been updating the collection all week, the latest videos just being added a few hours ago. You can find the […]
Billy the gay male Vampire Slayer, good idea?
The battle for attention in the world of comics is intense. Just sit back and watch DC and Marvel go at it and you’ll see what I mean. There will be some who will criticize this Dark Horse for re-writing the Buffy the Vampire Slayer mythology from “only females can be Vampire Slayers” to “only […]
My Nerdy Boyfriend
This charming song raises some interesting questions. Who would win in a fight – Buffy or Data? Which film is worse – Aliens 4 or Matrix 3?
Know Your Vampire Hunter
The vampires get a lot of attention. In fact, just yesterday this blog reviewed a book about World War I fighter pilot vampires. But what about the vampire hunters? After all, vampire hunters come in many different shapes and sizes and are awfully prone to being vampires themselves. This handy chart, in chronological order, covers […]
