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Fringe keeps proving over and over that everybody's sexier when they come from a dark, dystopian alternate universe. But it's basically a law of science fiction that the evil twin is always the sexier one. More »
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Hooray! It's almost time for the supernatural soap Being Human to return. The second season begins on January 16th on Syfy. Until then, check out out these brand new promos, stuffed with supernatural angst and copious shirtlessness. Sadly, no new vampires hairstyles to be seen... yet. More »
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IDW has given us an exclusive sneak peek of the fourth and final issue of their monster mash miniseries Infestation: Outbreak. The issue hit stands Wednesday, October 12. Here's the solicitation from IDW: More »
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As if being a teenager wasn't hard enough already. Florida teen Stephanie Pistey, who is being held as an accessory to murder, is telling reporters that she's a vampire-werewolf hybrid. In a recent interview, murder suspect Stephanie Pistey said "Since I was like, 12...I know this is going to be crazy, but I believe that I'm a vampire. Part of a vampire and part of a werewolf." More »
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Most of what we've seen from David Tennant in the Fright Night reboot is that of a cowardly drunk Vegas magician. But now, new clips have surfaced showing Tennant's badass vampire-slaying side. Allons-y! More »
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In the pantheon of naturist astro-Dracula cinema, very few films outclass Lifeforce. Replete with astronauts behaving like they never graduated middle school and cosmic Nosferatus forgetting their pants, Lifeforce appeals to the galactic Van Helsing in all of us. More »
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Did you know that the bank might be screwing you out of your hard-earned cash? Patrick Rodgers, Philadelphia vampire, stopped by the local news to share his money-making secrets with the mortals of the world. More »
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Toby Whithouse, creator of the original British Being Human, has released his spin-off Becoming Human, which is basically Being Human set in high school. So double the angst and awkwardness, but keep that cheeky wit. Watch the first episode now. More »
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True Blood's hunky werewolf could be the new Man of Steel. Sam Raimi's still working on an Evil Dead reboot. Leonard Nimoy wants a return engagement as Dr. William Bell. Learn what's next for Game of Thrones and Walking Dead. More »
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Watch April O'Neil (sans awesome yellow jacket) get roughed up by a newly updated Foot clan in this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle short. Behold the turtle power and full monster suit! Plus more Ghost Shark is on the way. More »
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Last night, the world finally got to see the U.S. version of Britain's monster hit, Being Human. We've given you our initial reactions, but now let's get down to the nitty-gritty details. What worked and what didn't? Spoilers ahead. More »
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We're actually pretty excited about Syfy's Americanized version of Being Human, but the BBC original remains the best. Check out the new trailer and behind the scenes featurette for season 3. More »
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Fringe's season premiere proved, once and for all, that both Walter and Olivia are sexier in the alt-universe. But it's often true that evil duplicates are sexier than the originals. Because evil is sexy. Here are the 10 sexiest dopplegangers! More »
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James Marsters fans rejoice — your favorite too-cool-for-school, towheaded vamp this side of Eric Northman appears in two comics this week. Also, quirky graphic novels out the wazoo! More »
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Syfy's remake of Being Human already underway, we asked the BBC's vampire, werewolf, and ghost for their advice to their American counterparts. They also tease what's to come and discuss whether Being Human could ever crossover with Doctor Who. More »
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We've got the brand new, extra long trailer for True Blood's third season. Plus a round-up of the best quotes from last night's fan-panel, featuring just about every vampire and fangbanger in the cast. More »
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The Cullens wield their vampire power of matching outfits. Rallying for a woody melee is no reason to miss an opportunity to fall into the Forks' Gap. New images from Twilight's Eclipse mean it's time to play Caption This! More »
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We're excited for David "30 Days Of Night" Slade's Twilight movie Eclipse. Why? Because it will be a film that isn't full of long glances and Bella scream-crying-lip-biting. It's all about action, plus crazy Jane's back. More »
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Learn how we'll all evolve into vampires in the future, in this new Daybreakers breakdown video. Plus, tips on how to capture wild humans. vampire death-scene wallpapers, and new posters. More »
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No vampire could be as terrifying as the worst merchandise tying in with the Twilight phenomenon. To help you collect holiday gag gifts that will horrify your friends, we've gathered the craziest and most ridiculous Twi-crap in existence. More »
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It's the Smackdown finale you've all been waiting for: Witches versus Vampires. Who will take the Hallowe'en Monster Icon Crown? More »
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Which character in the genre world really gives you the chills? What slathering monster are you most afraid of? We compiled a list of the 80 scariest movie characters we could think of. Meet terror personified, below. More »
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Color us not surprised: New Moon is already selling out showtimes. Plus, the director for Eclipse tires of this werewolf-vampire love triangle, and promises us a gory guy friendly vampire war. But the real violence should be in the finale. More »
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Completely disregarding what happens in the books or spoiler whispers, I've manged to figure out the entire True Blood finale just from gut instinct, pictures, the finale promo . . . and what I want to happen. More »
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The moment Twilight fans have been waiting for has arrived: the New Moon panel and the premiere of two clips starring Taylor Lautner and Robert Pattinson's abs. Here's what we were able to decipher, over the screaming fans. More »
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It's the same old story. Boy vampire meets girl, girl and boy have tumultuous affair, boy goes away, girl falls for boy werewolf. The vampire-human-werewolf triangle has become almost cliché. When will these darn kids learn the term "threesome"? More »
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The supernatural beasties are coming over from across the pond. Being Human is finally going to get some American air time, which means no more choppy YouTubey scrap-watching for me. More »
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The oldest remains of a person accused of being a vampire have been found outside Venice, buried in a mass grave of plague victims. More »
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What could be better than a zombie, werewolf and vampire round table at NYCC, I thought? All my friends on one panel, talking about blood and brains and stuff... but alas, only humans appeared. More »
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The creators of Lesbian Vampire Killers are treating the campy flick with the fanged girl-on-girl cheekiness it deserves. The new teaser trailer is overflowing with hot vampires and toothy kisses. More »
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The best part about the holidays, besides all the drinking and the crying, is the holiday specials, where everyone's favorite show gets jazzed up with cheer. Here are clips from some of our favorites.
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New HBO vampire series True Blood isn't limited its online presence to ads for fake products and the by-now-traditional ARG; they're also taking a page out've Heroes' book and getting the story started early courtesy of an online comic, The Great Revelation. Find out more and see preview images under the jump. More »
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New shaky handy-cam-style footage from the quarantined camera crew locked in an LA apartment building with bloodthirsty plague-ridden tenants shows what happens when the government steps in to control a vampire-ish epidemic. Watch the happy faced reporter get dragged kicking and screaming through a government quarantined apartment building infested with infected, blood thirsty tenants plus infected kids. When the dust settles, the reporter's video is the only evidence of what happened in the building. More »
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The yawn-inducing still photo seen here was released yesterday as the first image from Joel Schumacher's new film Town Creek, about a brother who seeks revenge on a family who has been hiding the result of some of the Third Reich's experiments with the occult: a vampire. Not just any vampire, mind you, but a Nazi vampire. Since this is a vampire flick, we can only hope it will feature Shumacher's signature bat-nipples from Batman and Robin. But why can't Shumacher make a movie about real Nazi mad science, which was way creepier than vampires? More »
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Good magazine has whipped up an amazing chart that shows how much energy your electronic toys will suck up next year — even when they're turned off. Most electronics stay in standby mode when turned off, maintaining a clock in a microwave, say, or a timer in your DVR that tells it when to turn on. After the jump, see the full chart showing how much money people in the US will spend next year just to keep devices on standby. It ain't pretty. More »
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