VAMPIRES (UNEDITED)
DHAMPIR A dhampir (from Gheg Albanian dham = tooth and pir = drinker) is a half vampire/half human creature from Balkan folklore. They are the result of (predominantly male) vampires mating with humans. Male vampires have a sexual craving for humans. Female vampires not so much, but it does happen. Dhampirs can pass as human, but…
HUMAN CHARACTERS A – Z
HUMANS A – Z is like a Who’s Who of humans I’ve come across in storytelling. I list the main/central human characters from books, tv-series, films and games. Because there are so many of them, I won’t be able to list every single human I meet in the stories. Without…
ANIMAL CHARACTERS A – Z
ANIMAL CHARACTERS A – Z is like a Who’s Who of animals I’ve come across in storytelling. I list the main/central animal characters from books, tv-series, films and games. Because there are so many of them, I won’t be able to list every single animal I’ve spotted in the stories. …
STRIGOI A – Z
STRIGOI A – Z is like a Who’s Who of strigoi I’ve come across in storytelling. I list strigoi from books, tv-series, films and games, and it doesn’t matter if they are the main characters of the story or not. So, without further ado, here’s the list as it stands…
MOROI A – Z
MOROI A – Z is like a Who’s Who of moroi I’ve come across in storytelling. I list moroi from books, tv-series, films and games, and it doesn’t matter if they are the main characters of the story or not. So, without further ado, here’s the list as it stands…
KEEPING A READING LOG
I’M IMMENSELY grateful that I was born into a reading family. I learned to read at an early age, and my teachers made sure we became habitual readers by dragging us to the library on a regular basis. At home we had a relatively extensive reading library, and my parents…
DHAMPIRS A – Z
DHAMPIRS A – Z is like a Who’s Who of dhampirs I’ve come across in storytelling. I list dhampirs from books, tv-series, films and games, and it doesn’t matter if they are the main characters of the story or not. So, without further ado, here’s the list as it stands…
ANGELS A – Z
ANGELS A – Z is like a Who’s Who of angels I’ve come across in storytelling. I list angels from books, tv-series, films and games, and it doesn’t matter if they are the main characters of the story or not. So, without further ado, here’s the list as it stands…
TBR SHORTLIST Q4/20
SHORTLIST UPDATE: This is my first update and I’ve added four more titles to date and die into. I’m still primarily interested in stories with paranormal or supernatural ingredients, but any story will peak my interest if it’s either a great story (allegedly), or one that’s been hugely successful. Tacky,…
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…