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Carmilla’s 145th Anniversary: Creepy’s Carmilla

Posted on February 24, 2017 by Steven

First off, let me apologize for the late start on this series. I’ve been riding herd on a number of projects for SWC, the foremost right now being overseeing the final touches on our King Kong e-book (coming March 7!). … Continue reading →

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Happy 145th Anniversary, Carmilla!

Posted on February 17, 2017 by Steven

Just as the title suggests, today’s the day we begin celebrating the first publication of J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s trendsetting vampire tale, Carmilla, which debuted in serialized form in the pages of the magazine Dark Blue—running from the December 1871 … Continue reading →

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Gun-Toting Vampires Aren’t Just in Movies, Y’know…

Posted on January 6, 2017 by Steven

Hey, vampire fans! Today is the U.S. release date for Underworld: Blood Wars, the fifth entry in Lakeshore Entertainment’s popular vampires-versus-werewolves movie franchise. Series star Kate Beckinsale returns to her iconic role as the death-dealing vampire Selene, continuing her war … Continue reading →

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Gothic Librarian Entranced by Carmilla

Posted on November 20, 2015 by Steven

Review time! Over at the site The Gothic Library, gothic librarian (and site owner) Julia—who stopped by the StarWarp Concepts booth at this year’s Brooklyn Book Festival, and who previously reviewed The Saga of Pandora Zwieback #0—gives her thoughts on … Continue reading →

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Gothic Horrors Abound On Screen…and at ‘Warp Central!

Posted on October 17, 2015 by Steven

Yesterday, Crimson Peak, the latest gothic tale of horror from acclaimed director Guillermo del Toro (Pan’s Labyrinth, The Devil’s Backbone, Pacific Rim) made its box-office debut in the U.S. Starring Tom Hiddleston (Loki of Marvel’s Avengers and Thor), Jessica Chastain … Continue reading →

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Carmilla: Now a Webseries Star!

Posted on October 20, 2014 by Steven

Carmilla, author J. Sheridan Le Fanu’s 19th-century vampiric romance, has influenced generations of dark-fantasy writers from Bram Stoker to Laurel K. Hamilton, and has been adapted for the screen many times, including Hammer’s The Vampire Lovers and Roger Vadim’s Blood … Continue reading →

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Vampire Weekend (No, Not the Band)

Posted on October 8, 2014 by Steven

This coming Friday, October 10th, is the release date for Dracula Untold, the new origin film for the world’s most famous vampire, and—according to recent reports—the starting point for Universal Studios’ planned reboot of their cinematic monsters universe (next up: … Continue reading →

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Carmilla: For Cinematic Vampire Lovers

Posted on August 27, 2014 by Steven

Hey, movie fans! Planning to purchase or rent the recently-made-available Only Lovers Left Alive, director Jim Jarmusch’s moody and highly acclaimed vampire film starring Tilda Swinton (Constantine) and Tom Hiddleston (Loki of the Thor and Marvel’s The Avengers movies)? Then … Continue reading →

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Looking for Badass Vampires?

Posted on July 11, 2014 by Steven

This coming Sunday, July 13th, marks the broadcast debut of FX’s The Strain, the new vampire television series based on the trilogy of horror novels by director Guillermo del Toro (Pacific Rim, Hellboy, Pan’s Labyrinth) and coauthor Chuck Hogan. This … Continue reading →

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“Blood Queen” Review at Comics for Sinners

Posted on June 23, 2014 by Steven

First it was the recently relaunched Vampirella under the comic-review microscope; now it’s another bloodthirsty femme fatale: the Blood Queen! Over at the news site Comics for Sinners—which celebrates the scantily-clad heroines that always seem to outrage politically correct comic … Continue reading →

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