THE SNUGGERY: SEXY VAMPIRE FILMS
I will discuss a few vampire movies that merge the titillating and terrifying through the vehicle of the Nosferatu.Â
BETWEEN PORT & STARBOARD: LET’S TALK
It's a beautiful day and I would like to take a moment to lower the anchor and have a long overdue heart-to-heart. A ship...
LET’S READ ACOTAR
CHECK IT OUT A Court of Thorns and Roses is the first book in Sarah J. Maas’s new adult book series of the same name. It appeared on the New York Times bestseller list when it was released in 2015, and has been optioned by Hulu for a television series…
TEASER TRAILER BREAKDOWN
WoT ON PRIME A teaser trailer breakdown is on the menu today. I’ve literally watched through this video so many times I think I could recite the scenes now. But before we jump back into the trailer, can we just take a second or two to squeal a little over…
WE GOT A TEASER TRAILER
WoT ON PRIME has been rather miserly with the sneak peeks behind the scenes of the Wheel of Time adaptation that will premiere before the end of the year. That’s why this message, posted on Instagram two days ago caused such excitement in the fandom. Yep, that’s instagram user @mspike,…
LET’S TALK
What’s Your Take on Magic?A LOT OF THE STORIES I read, watch and listen to have elements of magic in them. It can be anything from subtle hints to an underlying magic to elaborate magic systems. When I decided to get back into the manuscript for my Ulfrheim saga, it dawned on me that I had…
CHECK IT OUT: VAMPIRE ACADEMY
CHECK IT OUT:Â Vampire Academy is a film based on Richelle Mead’s book series about the American Vampire Academy, St Vladimir’s. It was released in 2014 and is available on Netflix and Prime Video now. It my search for universal truths and a deeper understanding of vampire fiction, I came across…
SHADOWHUNTERS: FIRST DATE
AS IT TURNS out, Cassandra Clare’s Shadowhunter Chronicles have been adapted for the screen twice. First in the film Mortal Instruments: City of Bones from 2014, and then again in the tv-series Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments that premiered in 2016 and ran for three seasons. In this post, I’m about…
VAMPIRES 101
VAMPIRES 101: What do we know to be true about vampires? Well, that probably depends on how many vampire stories we have digested in our lifetime. Some stories make vampires seem real. Almost. And others make them seem rather ridiculous. Yes, I’m looking at you now, Twilight. I hadn’t even…
TWILIGHT SAGA
– THE FIRST DATEOkay, let me start by saying this is not a review. This is a summary of the film, and my initial...