tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32919353.post964767694659461723..comments2023-06-03T08:43:27.731-04:00Comments on <center>Shelf Monkey</center>: Monkey droppings - The Strain: Were vampires ever scary?Coreyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18287835957314437176noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32919353.post-84375755833441478892009-06-03T12:35:43.776-04:002009-06-03T12:35:43.776-04:00I loved this post. Frankly, I've always been i...I loved this post. Frankly, I've always been intrigued by certain parts of vampire lore but have never had a vampire book "do it for me" in its entirety. Sure I like the sensuality of Dracula but hated the cliff-hanger moments in which Stoker got him out of a pickle by endowing him with yet another super-power (fog? really?), I love the New Orleans goth of IWAV but found the book dull as rust (not to mention spawning the emo-vampires you mentioned), and was not sufficiently scared by any (not even King's Salem's Lot). It's perhaps sad and telling that my favourite vampire book is Bunnicula.John Mutfordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08730205221787092204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-32919353.post-1107389662095499812009-05-30T00:08:21.451-04:002009-05-30T00:08:21.451-04:00I don't know if vampires are scary but they certai...I don't know if vampires are scary but they certainly are cool. Have you heard that the Twilight DVD sales are expected to do really really well? http://www.iheartvampires.net/?p=312<br /><br />Emily<br />iheartvampires.netEmilyhttp://iheartvampires.netnoreply@blogger.com