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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

The Annotated Carmilla



The Annotated Carmilla
In 1872, fully twenty five years before Bram Stoker finished his Dracula, another Irish writer penned a vampire tale that created many new elements in the genre.  Before Carmilla, by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, no story had told events from the victim's point of view.  None had ever suggested to be bitten by a vampire might feel erotic. 



Just as no story before had ever contained a professional vampire hunter. 

Most agree it created the lesbian vampire genre.

But because the book was written so long ago, it references many things the modern reader might not understand.  Where is Styria, for example?  When one speaks of a horse carriage, what are the traces?  What is a myrmidon?  



The Annotated Carmilla answers those questions and more.  More than four hundred footnotes provide not only answers to obscure questions, but point out patterns and questions not immediately obvious to the first time reader--such as the pattern of when the full moon occurs in the story, which proves rather important!  At the same time it points out the many unsolved mysteries in the text, as well as some possible solutions.

Also included are long essays on the life of Le Fanu (this was his final work) and the history of Carmilla amidst the vampire in film, television and fiction.

Available at Amazon in kind format here: http://www.amazon.com/The-Annotated-Carmilla-ebook/dp/B0058V6MG2

Or you can get the softcover book right here:  https://www.createspace.com/3507727
Trailer:  http://youtu.be/50Vb764LJa4

"O let my name be in the Book of Love, if it be there, I care not of that other book above.
Strike it out!  Or write it in anew... But let my name be in the Book of Love!"
--Omar Kayam

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hi just to remind my readers that I do book features on my blog, book advertising is always so expensive so I offer a free service

My blog has over 38,000 hits and a large following, am what I do is lots of book features as well as life as a teenage vampire.

Send me a book cover pic, book blub and details on where it can be purchased along with author details and photo etc........ any thing that will make it good reading and i will do a book feature on it.

my email is: amymahvampire@aol.com

In return all I ask is that you help publicise my books in anyway you can such as also doing a feature on your blog on my books. 


And now for my book plug:

That is the NightLife series of vampire books 
by Amy Mah






Princess X's trip to Dracula's Castle in Transylvania



Princess X shows off her real-life vampire fangs in her new music video for Halloween 2012.
(PRWEB) October 18, 2012
Princess X's trip to Dracula's Castle in Transylvania, Romania inspired her to make a new vampire music video, just in time for Halloween 2012. Her real-life vampire fangs cemented the idea of a vampire love story based on her new song "Gimme All (Ring My Bell)."
The video features Princess X, a seductive vampire, who captivates a man with her spells and keeps him in a dungeon. When the victim is completely hypnotized, the singer bites his neck. Princess X shows off her bloody fangs on camera, and they turn out to be real.
Princess X's personal dentist admitted, "In my decades of dental practice I've never seen anything like this in an adult woman. Princess X has pointy cuspids that look like vampire fangs, and they are sticking out. The cuspids didn't wear out a bit since she was a kid. It makes her look like a vampire! I have started a corrective procedure that includes the use of Invisalign. This is a complicated case, but she is showing some signs of progress."
Should Princess X keep her real-life vampire fangs or fix them? Princess X invites her fans to cast their votes on Facebook.


Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/business/prweb/article/Real-Vampire-Fangs-in-Halloween-Music-Video-by-3960294.php#ixzz2AobauCUV





Now to you will need a good read to go with this great music






This is not your typical vampire story where vampires are jumping in bed with humans or are entangled with werewolves for one reason or another. This is the story of a teenage vampire who is just trying to survive in her day to day existence. It is humorous and will make you laugh out loud when Amy is just being her own unique self. She has a way with words that is like no other. This book gives 
us insight as to how how Amy meets her boyfriend Max and becomes best friends with his sister Ice, who were introduced in her first book. Amy is so outrageous that you can't help fall in love with her. I'm sure she would have something to say about that... No matter! The book is a delight and if you are into the strange and unusual, you must get your copy and see for yourself. You better get a copy unless you want to hear from the author. She has her own version of bending you to her will. In all seriousness, get your copy, it is a great book.

Friday, October 5, 2012

New Vampire Feature Film by Will Blech




Hello fellow vampire fans! 

First off, I want to say thank you to Amy Mah for allowing me to address you all on his blog. Amy, you have my thanks. 

Secondly, I'd like to introduce myself and the new independent vampire film project I'm working on. My name is Will Blesch, and I am an American/Israeli film producer, director, and writer. 

Big deal! You say. 

But, wait a second. Let me explain why this is significant? 


There has never been an English language (or any language) vampire feature film made in Israel. Moreover, there has never been one that was designed specifically for an international audience. 

We aim to change that.

Now, you may or may not care about Israel... but I am pretty sure you care about vampires. And one thing many people believe is that there are few new twists to the vampire mythos. There's not a lot of stuff that's truly innovative. Seriously, you've got the basics covered in practically every vampire novel or film since Bram Stoker's Dracula. 

Vampires all drink blood, can't stand mirrors, garlic, crosses, holy water, and they can be killed by having their heads chopped off, having a wooden stake driven into their hearts or by chaining them outside as the sun rises. 

Come on. There has to be more. Right? What if ALL the tales about vampires were simply... wrong? What if everything you thought you knew about them was just one way of looking at things? What if there were other tales? What if the true origins of vampires was really, and truly, more horrifying than you ever imagined? 

We're planning on creating something through "Requiem for the Night" that takes on the "What if" questions asked above and we plan on answering them. 

Now, we're raising some initial funds through Indiegogo.com, a great crowdfunding website. (If you don't know what crowdfunding is, you can check the term here) 

I could go into a lot of depth on the wherefore and the why in this blog posting, but I won't bore you. Instead, I'll point you to our campaign home where you can learn more about the project and why we believe you should help us out... either through donating to the campaign... or simply by spreading its link around. 

You can check out our efforts here:


Before you do though, there is some cool stuff that you should know. And, you are getting some of this news first. We've just added some new videos to our campaign, but there's more coming... and I'm sharing some news with you here that hasn't hit the campaign website yet. 

So what's that news? 

We have letters of interest from some prominent actors such as Ami Weinberg (Steven Spielberg’s “Munich”), Alon Dahan (“A Matter of Size”, and “The Syrian Bride”), Shlomit Mandel (German director, Maria Schrader's "Liebesleben") and Yinon Sapir (Adam Sandler’s “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan" ). 

In terms of myself and my credentials, I am currently directing another documentary feature film produced by one of Israel's top producers: Mr. Ilan Moskovitch (worked with famous Israeli director, Amos Gitai on over 22 well-known films including Free-Zone with Natalie Portman and more). 

Now, we're in talks with some other, higher profile actors than even these fine actors listed above. And, we're moving forward with product placement and a lot of other things that people who aren't filmmakers probably don't really care about but that are essential to getting fans the films they crave. 

Bottom line is that we're on the hunt for fans like you. We want your blood...so to speak. Or... your hard-earned money and your support. We need it and we're asking for it. We want you to be a part of making history! 

Come join us in creating a new, exciting, and never before done take on the vampire mythos. And remember, it's very easy to get in touch. We don't bite (hard). You can E-mail us at any time here: OverseerOfMinions AT gmail DOT com. 

Oh! And, join our Facebook Page here. 


Let’s give the vampire genre a kick in the ass and show the world that our blood suckers come from a place viewers have never been before. 



-Will Blesch

P.S.

We're putting up a kickass new video as our main pitch video this weekend. Our Facebook fanpage is also getting updated. You should totally check it out!


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And of course just so you don't forget:





Amy Mah Vampire
ISBN- 9781874192626

Book Description


Today's world is difficult for everyone, especially teenagers. They face the stresses of school, deciding whom to date, and the biggie of sex, just to name a few. Imagine all of those things ten times worse, and you might get an idea of what it's like being a living, breathing teenage vampire. At last, the world can read about the life of a girl with good teeth, her problems with strong sunlight that gave her spots, and the sunblock that made her hair go yucky and produced more spots. Yes, sunlight was dangerous, as she could be the first teenager in history to die from terminal acne! In her everyday life, older vampires expected her to walk about at night in the traditional female uniform, a see-through, 18th-century nightdress, without undies! Well, this female vampire knew why the cold winds blowing along the corridors were called, "male winds," so she wore her see-through nightdress over jeans and a very thick jumper. To be sure that people would still know she was a vampire, the jumper had a very large, pink bat on it. And as to guys, well, it was normal for a girl to dream about guys; she just wished the dreams could have involved chocolates and holding hands, not leaping out at someone, ripping off his shirt, and demanding to know what blood type he was (at least not on the first date).