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Can a vampire ever be considered a “good person”?

March 15, 2016 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

There’s been all sorts of vampires on TV, film and comic books in the last few years. The chances are your idea of a traditional vampire isn’t the same as someone else’s any more. The thirst for blood, however, remains constant. Last year, Geek Native had a copy of Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula – Johnny […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Kim Newman, stats, vampires

Competition: Johnny Alucard

October 28, 2015 by Andrew Girdwood 10 Comments

Kim Newman was way ahead of the curve when it came to re-inventing historical stories with supernatural and fictional characters woven in. His vampire series imagines what it would be like if Dracula had succeeded in taking over England and if Jack the Ripper was a vampire hunter. Johnny Alucard is the fourth book in […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Anno Dracula, competitions, Kim Newman, vampires

A review of Shadows Over Innsmouth

October 13, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I think anthologies have become my favourite book to read while I’m travelling. It’s not just because you get a variety of styles to enjoy but because the shorter stories held within are often better structured for reading in fragments. Shadows Over Innsmouth is one hellishly good collection. Authors include Kim Newman, Ramsey Campbell and […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Kim Newman, lovecraft, Neil Gaiman, reviews, Titan Books

Kim Newman in the Johnny Alucard interview

September 18, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Author and horror maestro Kim Newman is the man responsible for the Anno Dracula series. The first novel – Anno Dracula – was published in 1992 and depicts an alternative history where Dracula arrives in England and survives. Vampires become mainstream and for some people that’s a problem. Johnny Alucard is the fourth in the […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Anno Dracula, horror, Kim Newman, vampires

Review of Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard

September 11, 2013 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard is the fourth book in Kim Newman’s best-selling series. It follows Dracula Cha Cha Cha and that’s a bit of a surprise. Cha Cha Cha very much felt like the end of the series. Johnny Alucard is responsible for starting it again.

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Anno Dracula, Kim Newman, reviews, Titan Books, vampires

Competition: Win Dracula Cha Cha Cha

October 23, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 54 Comments

Kim Newman’s Dracula Cha Cha Cha is an alternative history in which vampires are common place and accepted in Europe. Throw in some Cold War tensions in Rome, Dracula’s wedding and Bond and you’ve a book worthy of any Anno Dracula fan! Kirkus Reviews said; Newman’s rich novel rises above genre… a superior sequel to […]

Filed Under: Geek Stuff Tagged With: Anno Dracula, competitions, Kim Newman, vampires

A review of Dracula Cha Cha Cha

October 9, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood 1 Comment

Dracula Cha Cha Cha follows on from The Bloody Red Baron in the Anno Dracula blood line. I quite liked The Bloody Red Baron, I felt it took a while to get off the ground but once it got in gear it was flying. You should never judge a book by its cover – or […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Anno Dracula, Kim Newman, reviews, vampires

A review of The Bloody Red Baron

June 23, 2012 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

The Bloody Red Baron is the sequel to Kim Newman’s Anno Dracula. It is set in 1918 and Graf von Dracula has surfaced as the commander-in-chief of the combined military might of Germany and Austria-Hungary. There are some familiar faces in The Bloody Red Baron. There is Charles Beauregard, from Anno Dracula, but this hero […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Anno Dracula, Kim Newman, reviews, Titan Books, vampires

Anno Dracula review

June 2, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

I first read Anno Dracula years ago. I can’t remember when; it feels like many life-times ago, it may have been back in the 15th century or perhaps around 1992 when the book first came out. Titan Books have brought Kim Newman’s head-of-its-time novel back and it is a clever decision. Mashups are all the […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: Anno Dracula, Kim Newman, reviews, vampires

Kim Newman interview: Anno Dracula and more

May 23, 2011 by Andrew Girdwood Leave a Comment

Kim Newman is a London born horror writer, winner of the Bram Stoker Award, who has also written Warhammer novels under the name Jack Yeovil. One of Kim’s most famous books, Anno Dracula, has been re-released by Titan Books which gives this blog the cheeky chance to pester Mr Newman with a quick Q&A style […]

Filed Under: Interviews Tagged With: Anno Dracula, Dracula, Kim Newman, Titan Books, vampires

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