... The best vampirehunters tend to be Dhampirs, children of both a human & vampire, just like D is.
In the house of Lee there was discrepancy on whether a human should be made Count Lee’s bride so his hasty daughter Larmica, went to end the arg...
...iving the VampireHunters more personality. As it is, the students seem to blend together, and the old master is typical of that kind of character though it's nice to see Chi Chuen-Hua playing a good guy for a change. The action scenes are generally i...
... group of vampirehunters. Some are single individuals, others are well outfitted groups. Both serve the same purpose in killing vampires for money.
The story here focuses on the two types of hunters. A young woman named Charlotte has been kidnapped b...
... group of vampirehunters. Some are single individuals, others are well outfitted groups. Both serve the same purpose in killing vampires for money.
The story here focuses on the two types of hunters. A young woman named Charlotte has been kidnapped b...
...m cops to vampirehunters. How you play the game is up to you though, and the way you treat characters early in the game changes how they may react to you later on.The RPG elements extend a bit besides just having skill sets for things like picking
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It`s probably inconceivable that anyone within this film`s target audience (presumably, little kids 13 and under, mostly under) is going to read this. Children don`t need or care to know what some pontificating, self-important reviewer thinks about Stuart...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayIn a world where even the smallest and most remote village is being terrorized by the monsters that stalk the night, there is a hamlet, prosperous and peaceful, ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hino MatsuriTranslated by:Tomo KimuraAdapted by:Tomo KimuraWhat They SayOutside the safe boundary of the academy, Yuki is attacked by a vampire. Injured and unable to defend herself, two Night Class students come to her aid an...
...lly bring vampirehunters down on you. Also, police will investigate and fight you if you do something silly like biting a hooker's neck in a dark alley (consider the fifty bucks for the meal a learning experience). Speaking of blood, it's essentially ...
Strieber works his usual prose magic in this imaginative follow-up to THE HUNGER. His rich, realistic dialogue plays beautifully against the complex and believable vampire world that he creates.Vampires, in this world, call themselves "Keepers." Once upon...
VAN WILDER star Ryan Reynolds is in talks to play vampire hunter Hannibal King in BLADE: TRINITY for director David Goyer. Hannibal would be a close ally to another vampire hunter, Whistler's daughter, who may in fact be played by BIRDS OF PREY actress As...
...scary and vampirehunters cool, Guillermo del Toro, is a world class filmmaker even without the flashy effects of MIMIC and BLADE II. This one takes place in an isolated orphanage during WWII where the kids not only have to deal with the unexploded bom...
...to become vampirehunters. They\'re forbidden, however, from having sex with any vampire. When Sakuya, a high-ranking vampire, is caught and violated by the dhampir Atsumi, his appetite for blood and other pleasures dries up, leaving only an obsessio...
...REET-WISE VAMPIREHUNTERS WILL BECOME A REGULAR ELEMENT OF THE SHOW.The guy who is the leader of these street-kids vampirehunters will become a regular for us next year. He`s terrific. His name is J. August Richards and he`s a wonderful actor and brin...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Yoshitaka Amano / Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:N/AAdapted by:N/AWhat They SayFollowing on the heels of the retrospective Coffin comes this new collection of paintings, line-art illustrations, and photography by Vampire Hunter...
Nancy Kilpatrick is one of a handful of horror authors who has made her reputation primarily in vampire fiction. In this collection, readers will find a sampling of the different types of vampire stories she has published over the years. The book begins w...
Mordred maneuvers for power in Douglas Clegg’s darkly reimagined Arthurian saga, Stephen Baxter unleashes his new time-shifting alternate history thriller with Emperor, and Pamela Sargent’s beloved Ship is back to sow the seeds of humanity&...
Leave it to Jean Rollin to create a damn good vampire film on his first try, one that mixes horror with style, wit, melancholy, eroticism and a hip edge that would play better in an art house than in a drive-in. THE RAPE OF THE VAMPIRE is one of the respe...
...ed by two vampirehunters and learns that there are three Talisman organs -- a heart, an eye and a rib from her ancestor vampire, Beliar -- which Kagan covets, that will make him so powerful that he will throw the earth into darkness and vampires will ...
...he heroic vampirehunters in a complex and symbolically effective manner, his themes for TASTE THE BLOOD are kept musically distinct and unrelated. Only at one point, when Paul Paxton discovers his wife a victim of Dracula (`Dracula`s Menace`), does B...
...family of vampirehunters who are pre-destined to take down Count Dracula whenever he may arise (once every 100 years or so--or whenever the pale chap just feels like it). There are dozens of games, each featuring a storyline that might go back as far ...
...e idea of vampirehunters, yet Joss Whedon created the highly original character drama that we now know as BUFFY. When Whedon creates a show, it isn't so much about the new conceptual ground that's broken, as it is about deep character work.In last nig...
...rgalactic VAMPIREHUNTERS ANSWER DESTRESS CALLS BY PLANETS OVERRUN BY VAMPIRES. This movie will probably suck, but Michael Ironside makes it worth a look.
... priests, vampirehunters, demon slayers, onmyoji have done the services that most mortals cold never accomplish. As the years passed, these professions started to disappear in favor of merchants, factory workers and programmers. But demonic possession...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayThe picturesque coastal town of Florence was known for millennia as a pleasure resort for the Nobility. As retribution for their decadence, the cruel and beautif...
Toy manufacturer Sideshow Collectibles has updated their VAN HELSING portion of their website and released an additional four images of their upcoming limited edition 12-inch Van Helsing action figure. Now we're able to see what the vampire hunter's weapo...
... intrepid vampirehunters lurking inside the dilapidated Marsten mansion. Creepy stuff indeed, and you can check out the remaining two photos by following the link above.The new SALEM'S LOT mini-series will debut on TNT this coming June...if you can fa...
...league of vampirehunters and their undead enemies. Rogue (Lionsgate) FBI man Jason Stratham vows revenge when assassin Jet Li kills his partner. Rogue (Weinstein) Killer croc! Rush Hour 3 (New Line) Jackie Chan reteams with Chris T...
He's wrestled with vampirehunters and demon-possessed bikers in a variety of projects that are both in theaters and on the boards, but now writer David Goyer is teaming with living legend and horror maestro Clive Barker to shape a new series for cabler H...
... of human vampirehunters he never knew existed - The Nightstalkers. Together with Abigail (Jessica Biel, THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE) and Hannibal (Ryan Reynolds), two deftly trained Nightstalkers, Blade follows a trail of blood to the an ancient crea...
...orers, or vampirehunters. There are whole shelves full of books that are devoted to all of those exploits in every major city. However, we all have a sexuality, even if we're celibate that's sexuality. And yet, the only medium the only genre that d...
...) Vatican vampirehunters fight evil in the far future in this series from Gonzo. Also available in a limited edition starter box. (O) VEGGIE TALES: The Star of Christmas (Classic Media) (O) VEGGIE TALES: The Toy That Saved Christmas (Classic Media) Ev...
...amp; roll vampirehunters, Italian cowboys, Orson Welles. All this and more, if the Vidiot is back next week.Vidiocy is our weekly Video & DVD column.Questions? Comments? Let us know what you think at feedback@cinescape.com.
... too many vampirehunters in it.
On March 4th, one of the great ones returns in the epic anime DVD 'BLOOD +'!
Based on the award-winning anime 'Blood: The Last Vampire,' 'BLOOD +' is the continuing story of teenage swordswoman Saya Otonashi and her...
... with the vampirehunters kind of becoming their Hero Theme, if you will, although it's not used particularly theme-like until here, where the musical elements representing the heroes is unleashed with a stately eloquence for horn, strings, and solo f...
... too many vampirehunters in it.
On March 4th, one of the great ones returns in the epic anime DVD 'BLOOD +'!
Based on the award-winning anime 'Blood: The Last Vampire,' 'BLOOD +' is the continuing story of teenage swordswoman Saya Otonashi and her...
...legendary vampirehunters while Rodriguez os Katarin, the leader of a clandestine agency named the Brimstone Society, whose mission it is to track down supernatural creatures around the globe and stop them from harming mankind. Of course, the Society's...
... too many vampirehunters in it.
On March 4th, one of the great ones returned in the epic anime DVD 'BLOOD +'!
Based on the award-winning anime 'Blood: The Last Vampire,' 'BLOOD +' is the continuing story of teenage swordswoman Saya Otonashi and he...
What They SayIn the year 12,090 A.D., the Earth has fallen into the clutches of ruthless Vampires; humans are enslaved by a corrupt feudal system. Only one being has dared to challenge the cruel authority of these arrogant immortals--the mysterious Vampir...
What They SayThe movie uses the full spectrum of digital animation which is said to have impressed even James Cameron. Japan\'s top creators gathered to make the show, which was shown in theaters using the HDCAM24P format which George Lucas will also be u...
What They SayTake two gorgeous women with whips, add a magician and a body builder, tie it all together with an amorous young man willing to put the moves on anything that moves, and what do you get? Simple: the funniest, sexiest adventure series around! ...
The allure of Richard Laymon`s fiction is difficult to deconstruct. Whenever I finish one of his many rollicking entertainments, I take a moment to reflect on the things in the book that so enraptured me. Perhaps I shouldn`t think about it so much. One of...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayEven a reluctant hero can\'t refuse the last request of a beautiful woman. On her deathbed, the mortally wounded woman gives him a strange gem and asks him to de...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hideyuki KikuchiTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayGranny Viper is a \"people finder,\" a searcher for lost souls along the roads of a forbidding wasteland. Her latest mission: the safe return of a young woman na...
Naked loli vampire. If said phrase perks the ears, Nozomu Tamaki’s deliciously drawn tale of a modern-day vampire princess and her loyal werewolf bodyguard could well slake your thirst for some wanton horror escapades.Creative TalentWriter/Art...
The Record of a Fallen Vampire wins a few points for sheer ambition ... otherwise, it's a mess.Creative Talent Writer/Artist: Kyo Shirodaira / Yuri KimuraTranslated by: Andrew CunninghamAdapted by: Andrew CunninghamWhat They SayThousands of years ago, Vam...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Mamoru Oshii / Katsuya TeradaTranslated by:Camella NiehAdapted by:What They SayAt Yokota Base in Japan, American soldiers stand guard at the brink of the Vietnam War. Although they fear the enemy outside their base, an even mo...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Hino MatsuriTranslated by:Tomo KimuraAdapted by:Tomo KimuraWhat They SayCross Academy is attended by two groups of students: the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their do...
The debut of Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 is probably less significant as a film than as a landmark. The distributor, Dimension (a division of Miramax) avoided pre-release press screenings (never a good sign), and Wes Craven’s track record as an exec ...
What They SayIs someone kidnapping your local virgins? Are mysterious entities sucking the souls out of the peasants? Do you have a sorceress infestation that just won?t go away?
Big Momma has the perfect cure, a rough and ready team of Sorcerer Hunters...
New property receives multiple media release
LOS ANGELES - 05/25/2001 - TOKYOPOP® Anime is proud to announce it has licensed the Vampire Princess Miyu Television Series, while at the same time the Vampire Princess Miyu Official Soundtrack will be one...
When I first got online—not at home yet, mind you, but at the first university that hired me to teach—a friend forwarded me a free newsletter. `You have to get this newsletter!` she said. That newsletter was Pathway News. Hmm, I thought, what is this? It ...
What They SayAs Sena uncovers the secret behind his family, the Weiss close in on Epitaph\'s true identity. She is protected by three of the most dangerous psychics on earth. The Weiss could never defeat her bodyguards, but there is another group of assas...
It's a little hard to determine who Tokyopop is targeting with their "Pop Fiction" titles. According to the publisher, their novel adaptations of popular anime series are for fans and non-fans alike, but Chibi Vampire is an embarrassin...
In Part One of our interview with Leonard Wolf (Dracula: A Connessieur’s Guide) and David J. Skal (V is for Vampire), we asked the scholars about the continuing appeal of Count Dracula in the 20th Century and beyond. The Vampire King clearly is not fading...
ADV Films is pleased to announce the upcoming release of Sorcerer Hunters - Magical Desires, the second DVD installment of the fan-favorite Sorcerer Hunters series from the #1 distributor of Japanese animation in America.
This exciting bilingual DVD re...
E. Elias Merhige isn`t your typical horror movie director, and Shadow of the Vampire isn`t your typical horror film. It`s debatable as to whether it`s horror film at all, really, for the true villain of the story isn`t a bloodsucking fiend but a modern-ag...
This October, Dracula will once again rise from the dead to haunt comic shops. Image will bring William Harms's unique vision of the historical Dracula to New York City in IMPALER. The prince awakens in modern times to fight a vampire plague begun centu...
What They SayThe Sorcerer Hunters are five extraordinary humans charged by the powerful entity Big Momma with the task of traveling the land in secrecy and hunting down evil Sorcerers who use powerful and forbidden magic to enslave the helpless masses. So...
In breaking with tradition this week, a Pocket Star release has given me an excuse to spend most of my discourse on something I positively love: WARCRAFT.
Ever since playing a demo version of the original Warcraft (on a Shuckysoft shareware CD) a...
Norwalk, CT, July 21, 2008: The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced Vampire Hunter D author and NYAF Guest of Honor Hideyuki Kikuchi will be celebrating his birthday at the close of the 2008 New York Anime Festival at a restaurant in Midt...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Ken AkamatsuTranslated by:Peter David and Kathleen O'Shea DavidAdapted by:What They SayBlood Feud With A Vampire! There is a vampire stalking the night! Normally, ten-year-old teacher/magician Negi Springfield would have no pr...
The best image in LUST FOR A VAMPIRE comes right up front, as a red-and-black-cloaked vampire cuts a peasant girl's throat and pours the blood out on a skeleton while he chants in Latin in order to bring a hot naked female vampire to life. Lurid and absur...
In Buffy, the Vampire Slayer: Crash Test Demons, Dark Horse Comics’ running series of adaptations finally aces the most challenging test of any media adaptation: that of reproducing the look and feel of the show it’s based on. It’s a thankless challenge, ...
These seem to be the days of looking back and revisiting films of yesteryear. Three years ago, we had GODS AND MONSTERS, a loving docudrama look at the final days of FRANKENSTEIN-director James Whale. Before that, we had CHAPLIN. The making of Orson Well...
What They SayThis is it. Time to earn their pay. Time for the final showdown. Time for Carrot to get serious. Things have gone from bad to worse, and as Zaha Torte closes in, the Sorcerer Hunters find themselves under attack from within as well as without...
What They SayA mysterious organization is kidnapping young girls and selling their organs on the black market. When Weiss gets involved with the case, Aya is drawn toward one of the victims, Sakura. She reminds him of his younger sister, but the organ thi...
For viewers who will be checking out BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER for the first time on its new network UPN, there's good news and bad news. Fans of the show expect that traditionally the season openers tend to be a little on the expository side as they try t...
`Fortunately, the only Mr. Pointy I`ve had to deal with is the autograph pen,` says Nancy Holder in her best Sarah Michelle Gellar voice. Her first BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER tie-in book signing at Burbank, California`s horror bookstore Dark Delicacies brok...
One of few horror authors to make her reputation primarily on vampire tales and novels, Nancy Kilpatrick has been called `Canada`s Queen of the Undead.` Her vampire fiction ranges from the humorous short story to full-on erotic horror novels, and everythi...
The Review!Weiβ Kreuz is a group of four famous male voice actors in Japan who share a high degree of popularity, releasing music and drama CDs. Although individual members had worked together in the past, Knight Hunters (released as Weiβ Kreuz...
`What if...?` A ton of good horror stories boil down to this question. `What if...a vintage car were possessed?` asked Stephen King`s CHRISTINE. `What if...a man of science created a living creature?` asked Mary Shelly`s FRANKENSTEIN. `What if...that nice...
What They SayAt the Yokata Air Force Base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam war. But a greater threat exists within the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatch...
He's a bad-ass Vampire Slayer with a take-no-prisoners attitude and the kind of skills that would make even a blonde ex-cheerleader from Sunnydale blush. He has a lineage that ties him inextricably to the very creatures he hunts, which is perhaps his grea...
Welcome to `Fant-Asia,` Hong Kong`s seductive wild mix of horror, sex, sorcery and swordplay all uniquely egg-rolled into something that Western filmgoers can understandably digest. With my semi-regular column of Fant-Asia film reviews, we`ll not only re...
What They SayThe cold and cruel Sorcerers have ruled the people of the Spooner Continent for too long, and it\'s up to the Sorcerer Hunters to end their tyranny! Join Gateau Mocha, Marron Glace, Chocolate, Tira Misu and Carrot Glace as they brandish sword...
The BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER series arrives in all new limited edition 40-disc collectors' case on November 15, 2005 from Fox Home Entertainment. The DVD collection features a one-hour documentary on the special edition bonus disc, a collectible book and ...
In light of the ever-popular television series, it’s easy to forget the original cinematic version of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER - which is probably for the best. While the general rule of thumb is that television spin-offs of hit movies pale in comparison ...
What They SayDisc Catalogue Numbers: DVD-200401/DVD-200403The Review!Audio: Presented in Dolby Digital Stereo Japanese, the show\'s sountrack is, arguably, the greatest asset it\'s got. A generally pleasing mix, the music and dialogue and sound effects al...
The Review!The Shindig:
"My name is Hermes... I become tame by eating my own wings..." Exactly what does this bizarre statement mean? Is there a Hermes in this show? Last time I checked there wasn't... Perhaps this is some sort of statement that is ...
As has been well documented, Jesus of Nazareth has been misquoted and misrepresented by his followers for two thousand years. It’s about time someone got back to promoting the two-fisted Fightin’ Jesus – the kind of hero that won’t cop out when there’s da...
What They SayCenturies ago, man\'s Armageddon birthed the vampires\' wrath. As man and immortal clash, a reality-shattering threat looms. Hope resides solely in a new breed of hunter operating under the Vatican\'s authority. The true battle between holine...
Should you somehow have missed six years of great TV, BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER concerns Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar), an outwardly normal (if slightly neurotic) young woman mystically chosen to protect the world from supernatural evil, a fact she...
I could almost hear the main character, Vittorio, speaking with an Italian accent as I read this wonderful book. A slight departure from Rice's other vampire books, VITTORIO THE VAMPIRE: NEWS TALES OF THE VAMPIRE, tells the sad, haunting tale of a young m...
It’s a good Tuesday on this the first week in November as we’ve got a handful of series sequels, a couple promising, original new novels, and a Star Trek Enterprise guide in this Penguin Group- and Wizards of the Coast-dominated Weekly Book...
What They SayEvil Shinma -- shape-shifting monsters and vampires -- roam the Earth on a mission to unleash their darkness upon the Human race. Miyu Royal Princess from the dark is the Chosen One -- The one being who must banish the Evil Shinma from the Ea...
FAMED ARTIST TO APPEAR AS A GUEST OF HONOR AT NYAF 2008
Norwalk, CT, June 24, 2008: The New York Anime Festival (NYAF) today announced Yoshitaka Amano -- an acclaimed artist whose credits include Final Fantasy, Sandman, and Vampire Hunter D -- will appe...
Warner Bros. follows up on last year's DVD release of this title with this two-disc special edition, which ought to be everything you'd ever want in a LOST BOYS DVD. Both a commercial and critical success on its release in 1987, the film has gone on to be...
What They SayCenturies ago, man\'s Armageddon birthed the vampires\' wrath. As man and immortal clash, a reality-shattering threat looms. Hope resides solely in a new breed of hunter operating under the Vatican\'s authority. The true battle between holine...
Mercedes Lackey hits the shelves today with continuations of both her Elemental Masters and The Dragon Jousters series, Koji Suzuki's final installment of the Ring trilogy gets its stateside paperback debut, and Dietz releases his new hard SF thriller fre...
As the creative boss of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (not including series creator Joss Whedon, of course), producer Marti Noxon is the chief guiding force in the lives of the title character and her fellow residents of Sunnydale. Today, we conclude our chat ...
What They SayVampire Princess Miyu. Is she friend or fiend? As the demonic forces of the Shinma strive to obtain a foothold upon the mortal plane, spiritualist Himiko seeks the truth. Join us now for two elegantly chilling journeys into the Occult - Japan...
What They SayEvil Shinma - shape-shifting monsters and vampires - roam the Earth on a mission to unleash their darkness upon the Human race. Miyu was born a Vampire Princess, charged with the responsibility of banishing Shinma from the Earth.
Stranded in...
What They SayKarin Maaka leads an ordinary life in spite of the fact that she is from a family of vampires. Unlike the rest of her family, she has no problem with bright lights, sleeps in a bed instead of a coffin, and loves to eat garlic. She is such an ...
Creative TalentWriter/Artist:Story by Hideyuki Kikuchi, Artwork by Yoshitaka AmanoTranslated by:Kevin LeahyAdapted by:What They SayThe vampire hunter known only as D has been hired by a wealthy, dying man to find his daughter, who was kidnapped by the pow...
Thespian Ken Watanabe has joined the cast of Universal's upcoming vampire flick Cirque du Freak, reports Variety. The action will co-star alongside John C. Reilly and Salma Hayek in the first adaptation of the 12-book children's series by author Darren Sh...
Second only to Joss Whedon in the BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER creative roster, producer Marti Noxon has a strong influenceand strong feelingsregarding the lives of the Slayer and the other characters on the popular UPN show. Today, CINESCAPE continues its di...
What They SayAt the Yokota Air Force base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists with the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a m...
What They SayKoua Academy is a prestigious school for the future leaders of Japan. However, a dark plot between students and teachers spells doom for those who don\'t make the cut. During a rash of mysterious \"suicides,\" Sena Izumi arrives as a transfer...
The Review!Back a few months ago, I downloaded an episode of this show to see what it was like, since a group was to be fandubbing it. Immediately afterwards, the show was licensed, and the group moved onto different things. But I got rather interested in...
One of the things I’ve most enjoyed about reading Dark Horse’s adaptations of Buffy the Vampire Slayer is the one thing an adaptation offers over a show. Assuming for a moment that you wouldn’t bother with an adaptation if you didn’t like the property in ...
What They SayAt the Yokota base in Japan, a nervous American military is on the brink of the Vietnam War. But a greater threat exists within the walls of the heavily guarded compound: Vampires. A team of top-secret undercover agents dispatches a mysteriou...
The Review!There are two major points of contention that I feel must be brought up regarding reviews and criticisms of 'Blood: The Last Vampire.' The first regards the plot, a topic which has already seen its fair share of opinion. The other deals with th...
The Review!The anime that has already become popular when shown at an anime convention in Canada finally makes it's way here. It took about a year, but it's finally on DVD to own. And it is well worth checking out.
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Some long-running television series simply cruise to an end so bland that it's hard to distinguish the finale from a regular episode. Others trail off, leaving major themes unresolved. Then there are those that feel the need to punctuate the audience's em...
The Review!You might remember seeing the original Vampire Hunter D back in 1985 from Streamline Pictures. Even though the animation was poor and did little to explain the world of Vampire Hunter D, it became a hit. And now the #1 gothic hero of them all i...
How do vampires work?With a single film about vampires you can hedge your bets and leave how vampires work a little fuzzy, but with ongoing series like Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, there`s a temptation to begin to quantify and classify one`s vampir...
That's right, fans it's October! The season of spooky pranks, ghoulish doings, colorful costumes and tasty treats is upon us. Of course you know what I'm talking about: Canadian Thanksgiving is just around the corner! Everyone who claims to be Canadian c...
Cross Academy is attended by two groups of students, the Day Class and the Night Class. At twilight, when the students of the Day Class return to their dorm, they cross paths with the Night Class on their way to school. Yuki Cross and Zero Kiryu are the G...
Asian horror has been rediscovered by Westerners in a big way in the past few years, but this release in the "Eastern Horrors" series is not representative of the much higher quality Japanese and Korean films one usually associates with this category. Far...
What They SayKarin Maaka leads an ordinary life in spite of the fact that she is from a family of vampires. Unlike the rest of her family, she has no problem with bright lights, sleeps in a bed instead of a coffin, and loves to eat garlic. She is such an ...
Though background information on the anime film VAMPIRE HUNTER D says it takes place in 12090 AD, nothing in the film states a specific year. It may as well be a fantasy world that could be long past, far in the future, or in another dimension. Our heroin...
One of the most popular television shows during the last few years has been BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. Based on the movie with the same name, BUFFY basically expands on the movie, while making the show darker and edgier for today's society. With any popula...
Anne Rice is proving that you just can't keep a good vampire down and in the ground. Her latest book in the "Vampire Chronicles", BLOOD CANTICLE, has just been released this week and blends together her characters from THE WITCHING HOUR and the vampire Le...
Alan Ball is the man behind HBO’s critically acclaimed series Six Feet Under. That series was a surreal drama centered around a family that has to come together after the father’s death to continue running the family business - a funeral home....
Largely derided when it first premiered in 1997 on the then-fledgling WB Network, Joss Whedon's Buffy the Vampire Slayer turned out to be not only one of the best genre television shows ever, but also one of the best shows on TV as a whole. Now, Twentieth...
What They SayTake two gorgeous women with whips, add a magician and a body builder, tie it all together with an amorous young man willing to put the moves on anything that moves, and what do you get? Simple: the funniest, sexiest adventure series around! ...
John C. Reilly is gearing up to put on some fangs in the upcoming vampire fantasy CIRQUE DU FREAK, reports the Hollywood Reporter. Reilly, John Hutcherson and Chris Kelly are in negotiations to topline the fantasy for Universal Pictures. Reilly would play...
The Review!I suppose it's about time this series got released on DVD, and who better to do it than ADV. Its comedic nature and ample serving of fan service fit right in with their cultivated image. However, this time, the cleavage shots on the cover are n...
One of the fastest growing franchises in Hollywood history, Buffy and her "vampire slaying" gang of friends are currently staring down the Hellmouth into a world of fear and uncertainty: that of Saturday morning cartoons. With a BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER a...
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Both the English and Japanese stereo tracks sound fine. There\'s nothing real dynamic about them, but what can you expect from an early 90\'s OAV? There\'s no hiss or distortion and, all in all, everything sounds clear enough. Th...
OK, I can kind of see this having some potential. Believe it or not, Anne Rice's vampires are in the process of being turned into a...Broadway musical production.THE VAMPIRE LESTAT is the title of the musical and it's based on material found in Rice's fi...
What They SayThe sounds of Miyu\'s dark world are presented here in their fine, haunting beauty. The perfect companion to the Vampire Princess Miyu anime, currently being prepared for release by TOKYOPOP Anime, the Vampire Princess Miyu soundtrack explore...
In 1985, one of Hideyuki Kikuchi’s VAMPIRE HUNTER D novels was adapted as an animated feature film. It’s a fun flick, with nice character designs based on simplified versions of the book’s illustrations, an interesting hero, and an engaging fantasy settin...
Stuart Townsend, the actor chosen to follow Tom Cruise (after Interview With THE Vampire) in the role of the vampire Lestat, continues his discussion today about his new film, Queen of the Damned.The film's chief strength is its strong visuals, something ...
You'd think an actor who had to step into Tom Cruise's shoes would be nervous. Not Stuart Townsend, who follows Cruise's interpretation of the vampire Lestat in Interview With THE Vampire with his own version of the charismatic bloodsucker in Queen of the...
After a largely up and down season of BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, patience for the devoted viewer finally came to a head with the two hour finale - combining two one-hour episodes ("Two To Go" and "Grave") into one amazingly powerful punch.Whereas the past ...
The folks at Right Stuf have gotten in a limited number (less than 400 at last count) of empty Vampire Princess Miyu TV art boxes. These are the same boxes found on the hard to find full box set release, but is just the box (no discs, no charm, no soundtr...
Originally known as Weiss Kreuz Gluhen, the second TV series featuring pretty boys who fight even is due out on 07/27/2004 under the title Knight Hunters Eternity Vol. #1.
There\'s lots of good stuff in our pile to watch and that usually means waiting till everyone can be there to watch it, so I get to sneak in some stuff like the 09/28/2004 release of Knight Hunters Eternity Vol. #2 (of 3) from Media Blasters in while wait...
Apparently, actor Ray Winstone may be dealing with vampire strippers in a theater near you very soon for Live Girls, reports Shock Til You Drop. The site reports the actor set to lead a new spec centering on vampires and a strip joint. The feature will be...
J.J. Abrams, the creator of ABC's ALIAS, is shaping a new TV series for the network. Scheduled to debut in the fall of 2004, the untitled television series is set in the world of bounty hunters and will star ALIAS regular Greg Grunberg as one of the two l...
When Dark Horse Comics began publishing in 1986, they took a strategic path far different than most of the other independent publishers of the day. Dark Horse was clever enough to go after licensed properties that already had a built-in fan following...
The Review!Technical:
I'm going to try to keep this simple and quick. I watched the first episode in english, and it was horrible. This is one series that shouldn't even be dubbed! It felt like monkeys picked the actors, and told them to just be borin...
What They SayThe complete story of tragedy and purity. Ken, Omi, Yoji and Aya are members of Weiss. As assassins, they murder those who bring fear and death to the innocent. What will destroy them first? Will it be the agents of evil, or their own dar...
It's almost time to say goodbye to a show that has captured the hearts of millions: BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER. On April 18 Fox held a wrap party for the cast, guest stars, and crew at Miauhaus on La Brea Avenue here in Los Angeles.It was a fun filled nigh...
What They SayThe movie uses the full spectrum of digital animation which is said to have impressed even James Cameron. Japan\'s top creators gathered to make the show, which was shown in theaters using the HDCAM24P format which George Lucas will also be u...
Greg has taken some time to go through a fairly length anime/manga related book this week with the November 2005 release of the Blood the Last Vampire: Night of the Beasts from Dark Horse.
Danielle has taken a dip into the novel pool this morning as she provides a look at the January 2007 release of Chibi Vampire Novel Vol. #1 (of 9) from TOKYOPOP.
While we\'re not slamming out a lot of reviews this week, we\'re knee deep in a number of shows (as you can see by the episode countdowns for two big \"M\" box sets) but we\'re slipping some other shows in between those episodes. Due out on 11/16/2004, we...
At the start of a New Year, it’s traditional for me to look ahead to what’s coming up in the next 12 months. This is impossible when it comes to DVD releases, as labels are never sure of their production schedule more than a few months in a...
It’s with a heavy heart that I must inform you, the Mania readership, that this 111th edition of the Weekly Book Buzz will be my last as columnist. Due to a decrease in free time and one of those unfortunate things called a regular job I can no long...
I’ve been grousing here for several weeks about the paucity of new fantastic genre video releases and, while the future release schedule shows that this drought will pass, this week is the worst yet. While there are a few titles for special interest fans...
In 2001 the Dabel Brothers founded a publishing company in search of a niche. Under the name “Roaring Studios” Ernst, Les, Pascal and David Dabel took their love of comics and fantasy to a new height, capitalizing on the vacancy of book-to-com...
A screw-you-Pat amount of books came out this week with a little something for everyone: several anthologies for the SF reader, new fantasy / horror stand-alone novels and series installments, and even a widely neglected, early novel from George R.R. ...
The Review!Sorcerer Hunters is by far one of the best digital transfers to DVD to date. The video and sound are crystal clear, and the animation is definitely some of the best I've seen all year. Having never seen this series before, I had chosen this ove...
Perhaps one of the most engaging actors in the history of film is the resplendent Christopher Lee. He has that uncanny ability to hold your attention with a mere glare of his eye, a guttural growl, of his voice or as we most recently saw in SLEEPY HOLLO...
`They left me out of the picture!` David Fury says of the October 1, 1999 issue of ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY that listed the BUFFY episodes to date and featured a photo of and a discussion with the principal BUFFY writers. `I was a freelancer last year,` he ex...
Electronic Arts announced today that Fox Interactive's BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER has entered production.The game will be released on August 19th for the Xbox console and features characters and locales from the popular TV show. Fans of the TV series will b...
As fans certainly know, BUFFY and ANGEL have always been two series focused on pushing the boundaries in genre entertainment. Now they're exploring the uncharted waters of widescreen broadcasting, but producer Marti Noxon insists that this is still only f...
Saya (voiced by Youki Kudoh of SNOW FALLING ON CEDARS) is a little lady with a very sharp sword. She works as a special assassin for an unnamed secret US government agency. Her job is hunting down and wiping out the blood-drinking demons known as "chiropt...
You`ve got to give Joss Whedon a lot of credit. The guy decides to take a failed motion picture named BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER, which was based on his script, and turns it into the hottest genre series since Fox introduced THE X-FILES. And as if this isn`...
There's a weird story coming out of Australia this morning that actress-turned-pop singer Holly Valance is in discussions to take over Sarah Michelle Gellar's role in BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER.The report originated in the Daily Star newspaper and has been ...
Filming has begun on the new DARK SHADOWS series, to be broadcast on The WB Network this fall. The cast of the new SHADOWS has now been filled out and starring as the gothic vampire Barnabas Collins is Alec Newman. The Scottish-born actor is best known to...
Justin\'s helping us to work through a few series in the queue these days and one of them is the 11/30/2004 release of the Sorcerer Hunters Essential Anime Collection Vol. #1 (of 3) released by ADV Films.
Though the TV series hasn\'t seen a release in the UK, they\'ve opted to put out the relatively standalone OVA from the franchise. Bryan has a look today at the 03/19/2007 release of the Sorcerer Hunters OVA from ADV Films UK.
Every time I think I\'m done with a series, some little OVA run or one-off special is still out there (or someone goes and remasters an entire series) and I\'m brought back into a show I haven\'t thought of in a few years. That\'s happened again as ADV Fi...
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Jun Ji-hyun will star in the upcoming live-action English remake of the Japanese animated film Blood Vampire.The film is based on the Oshii Mamoru anime hit about Saya (Jun), a vampire employed by the U.S. government t...
Diamond Select Toys has announced that a limited quantity of autographed Vampire Schoolgirl Darla action figures are now available at their online store. Each figure is hand-signed by BUFFY and ANGEL star, Julie Benz. The figure was previously only availa...
While it\'s come out a few times, a new collection was relesed on 12/18/2007 by ADV Films and we managed to corner Mark into reviewing the latest Sorcerer Hunters Collection (Thinpak) from ADV Films.
What They SayWhen spiritualist Himiko continues her pursuit of Miyu, Princess of the Vampires, she does not have to look far. For Miyu comes to Himiko, and offers her a bargain -- the truth about herself, in return for Himiko\'s assistance in her battle a...
What They SaySharing a dark journey through the weaknesses of the human heart with her only companion, Lava, once an evil Shinma and now her devoted guardian, Miyu lives an endless quest as both the hunter and the hunted.
Once Upon a Time: Unaware of he...
The Review!I am hearing impaired so I did not review this using the English audio track. As it is with almost every DVD (Princess Mononoke being the exception), there are no captioning that covers the English dialogue.
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One of the greatest measure...
What They SaySharing a dark journey through the weaknesses of the human heart with her only companion, Larva, once an evil Shinma and now her devoted guardian, Miyu lives an endless and lonely quest as both the hunter and the hunted.
Episode 4: Reiha Ha...
What They SayA chilling tale of modern day vampires, set loose on a city, free to kill at will!
First, a brutal terrorist attack on a NASA base takes place deep in the Arizona desert. Then ten days later, the corpse of a CIA man is found floating in the...
What They SayWhen the moon rises, the boys of Knight Hunters are the most vicious assassins the world has ever seen. During the day, they remain disguised as elegant florists with an eye for beauty. Led by the somber and silent Aya, the team consists of K...
White Wolf Publishing's role-playing game VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE is being developed as a feature film. The project is now set up at New Line Cinema, with producer Adam Fields behind it. New Line hopes it will create a new movie franchise with the propert...
You probably knew that while Universal was shooting an English-language DRACULA during the day -- well, English with a Lugosi twist -- they were also allowing a Spanish-language DRACULA to be shot on the same sets at night. Now, that alternate DRACULA fli...
The Review!Audio:
This probably varies on other stereo systems, but on mine the audio was pretty clear. The sound effects and music did get a little choppy at times, though.
Video:
Like with the audio, this varies from television to television. On mine ...
Director Matt Reeves (Cloverfield) is taking on vampire lore with Let the Right One In for Hammer Films and Overture Films, reports Variety. The film, which is actually a remake of Tomas Alfredson's Swedish film Lat Den Ratte Komma In based on a novel by ...
The Review!The second volume of Vampire Princess Miyu shows great improvment from TokyoPop. The mistakes made in the first disc have been corrected.
AUDIO:
This disc provides two audio options, a Japanese Stereo track, and an English Stereo track. Neithe...
The Review!The third volume of Vampire Princess Miyu shows that Tokyopop is starting to get better, and as the second volume has done, the mistakes in volume one have been corrected.
AUDIO:
This disc provides two audio options, a Japanese Stereo track, a...
The Review!Note: Although the American release name is Knight Hunters, I will be using the original Japanese name of Weiss Kreuz in this review.
Packaging:
Media Blasters has acquired a lot of the official art used on the Japanese releases and appearing...
Dominic Purcell ('Mission: Impossible II') will play Wesley Snipes' vampire nemesis in New Line Cinema's Blade: Trinity. Purcell is the latest addition to a cast that includes Kris Kristofferson, Jessica Biel and Ryan Reynolds.