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Yesterday we saw the first-ever trailer for Timur Bekmambetov's hyper-stylized supernatural flick Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter. If you enjoyed masculine Abe chopping trees in slow motion with his axe, then you're going to love this new trailer with double the carnage and hot-dead-president action! Dance for us rail-splitter, dance! Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter will hit theaters on June 22. More »
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The trailer for the Tim Burton-produced, Timur Bekmambetov-directed Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter has hit the web. After Lincoln's mom is offed by hungry Nosferatus, he decides to build a log cabin out of their fangs. Will there be a stovepipe hat made of garlic? We will see June 22. More »
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Last night's Being Human featured a lot of talk, and not a lot of supernatural walk. Until the very end. Thank goodness for that. Each character (well not really Josh, but a pair of new werewolves, so that counts) went off on a supernatural binge. Which we've happily grabbed and posted, so you can enjoy it as well. Plus werewolf cocaine? We're listening. More »
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Last night on the supernatural soap Being Human, the series decided to keep it simple. With the tedious vampire politics warming on the back burner we had plenty of time to let this show do what it does best, film a group of snarky, fizzy dialogue. More »
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Last night, the first ever teaser trailer for the fifth season of True Blood aired. While not much is shown, it's important to note that the entire video is a tease for something (or someone) returning out of the ground. More »
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Last night's episode of Being Human was one of my all-time favorites. There was ghost-on-ghost violence, a new crazy lady vampire, and Nora finally snapping. It's about time. With each wispy sad-girl song and cheeseball voice-over this series is really starting to become the ultimate Syfy soap opera. And that's a good thing! More »
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Ready to catch the fourth installment in the Underworld saga, but not up to watching three blue movies in a row? Don't worry — we've packed all the hybrid cliff werewolf on vampire sex making into one simple video. Get caught up on the truly important parts of Underworld in one quick video recap. More »
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Courtesy of IDW Publishing, here's an exclusive sneak peek at the next issue of the 30 Days of Night ongoing series by writer Steve Niles and extremely idiosyncratic illustrator Sam Kieth (whose work we recently discussed on this very site). 30 Days of Night #4 hits stores this Wednesday, January 25 — here's a plot synopsis: More »
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Behold: a totally insane sequence where HRG whacks a mostly naked, chained Tyler with an axe and yells at him to wolf out, or die. It's hard to believe that this wasn't automatically the most awesome or insane moment of last night's Vampire Diaries. And yet. More »
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Death-dealing vampire Selene and her tight, tight pants are back, in what is surely the most violent addition to the Underworld franchise. With original series director Len Wiseman stepping out of the director's chair, will this supernatural "underworld" finally get a color pallette beyond the ubiquitous teal? Of course not. But at least this film gives us silver whips, and an Über Lycan. More »
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This weekend, the Underworld series returns, and once again vampires will resume their endless war against the Lycans. (Plus the humans, this time.) These days, we're used to thinking of vampires and werewolves as mortal enemies — but vampires have also fought an assortment of much weirder foes. More »
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The Americanized Being Human is back with new bosses, baby ghosts, Amish vampires and original story lines! More »
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We can't wait for the cheesy, delicious action movie Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. We've been stacking up rail-splitter puns for months, waiting for the first footage of Honest Abe kicking vampire ass. But until the next trailer comes out, we'll have to do with this new crop of images, posters and the first ever footage from on set, showing Abraham kicking political ass (they must be saving the vampire hatchet swinging for the trailer, we hope). More »
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And you thought Buffy the Vampire Slayer was out of surprises. Think again! On the very last page of the latest issue of the Buffy Season Nine comics (issue 5), a big fat bomb was dropped! Warning: Spoiler ahead! More »
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Oh, Blade Anime, you are so full of delightful quips and vampire murder! Check out the latest clip from the anime Blade, which has been dubbed for the English-speakers (sadly not by Wesley Snipes.) Fun Blade fact: Did you know that Blade has been wearing fancy spectacles for most of his existence, dating all the way back to the 1970s comics? More »
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It's the franchise that just won't die, Underworld! Once again we journey to the land of sky-blue eyes, pleather pants, and unlimited ammunition supplies. Underworld: Awakening takes place in a future where Selene has been frozen because it looks cool. Then there's a little girl and a super werewolf! Hey, it's Underworld, we're all watching for the leather-panted vampire aerobics. You can see these scary calisthenics in theater January 20. More »
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The main problem with Twilight isn't its sparkly vampires who lack all traditional weaknesses, or even its anti-feminist sensibility. When you get right down to it, the trouble is that the writing is terrible, filled with cliche phrases ("smoldering eyes"), repeated words (294 "eyes" in 498 pages) and the reductive characterization of its main characters (Bella is clumsy, and I guess she likes books. Or something). More »
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Syfy's remake of the British show Being Human surprised us with its strong storytelling and its mostly solid cast. Now a second season is right around the corner — and can the show repeat its first-year achievements? More »
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Has director Dario Argento, the beautiful brain behind Suspiria, lost his touch? An unfinished sales trailer for his latest movie, Dracula 3D, is out — and it has us both horrified and excited. Horrified, because we didn't expect such flat-out cheesiness from Argento. But excited, because it has a man fighting a giant praying mantis in it. Warning: slightly NSFW, thanks to a few topless vampires. More »
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Move over Flopsy (Vampire Bill), Mopsy (Vampire Eric), and Cottontail (Jason Stackhouse)! The real deal is (rumored) to be coming to True Blood. That's right folks, the man who invented the steely-eyed-furrowed-brow-head-tilt and is filled with so much testosterone he can impregnate ladies with a gaze is ready to punch first and ask questions later, Bon Temps-style. If this rumor is correct, then True Blood is back! More »
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In December, Dark Horse Comics will release the comic book adaptation of Chuck Hogan and Guillermo del Toro's vampire outbreak novel series The Strain. io9 recently spoke with del Toro about this hemoglobin-obsessed miniseries, and the prolific director also tantalized us with details of his upcoming screen projects, like his mech pilot flick Pacific Rim and The Incredible Hulk TV show. More »
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The headline says it all, really. Watching Willow and Xander get together is surprisingly not hot at all. But it could be cute in general. Check out your first look at the X-rated Buffy movie over at Fleshbot. Warning: There are some NSFW pics, plus porn ads and stuff. More »
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There many, many contenders for "most camptastic vampire movie of all time," and many of them hail from the late 1960s and 1970s, when vampsploitation was huge. One of our particular favorites is Vampire Playmates, aka The Devil's Nightmare, aka Succubus. More »
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Sure, Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 broke box office records, having the fifth best opening weekend of all time. But Breaking Dawn still doesn't break our hearts the way some other vampire tales do. More »
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Courtesy of Dark Horse Comics, here's an exclusive sneak peek at the trailer for the upcoming comic book version of Guillermo del Toro and Chuck Hogan's grotesque vampire apocalypse trilogy The Strain! More »
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Knowing what to buy your favorite science fiction or fantasy genre junkie can be a taxing chore. You're posed with some important questions, like Dalek or Vulcan? Cthulhu or rainbow-vomiting dinosaurs? We empathize. Here are several dozen nifty, covetable gifts that will cater to the genre junkie in your life, no matter what they fancy.

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This weekend, many of us will tromp out to go watch the latest vampire weirdfest, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1. But if you're too broke or too sane, there's another alternative — the sublimely awful, over-the-top, crazoid sexploitation romp, Nude Vampire. More »
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Many new moons ago, we gave you the 30 Most Disturbing Twilight Products. It's been two years since then — and tons more ridiculous Twilight merchandise has been shilled to the legions of Twihards across the globe. Here is our second collection of the most ridiculous Twilight shwag ever created. More »
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The American Film Market has ended, leaving behind images of ridiculous movie pitches and posters of hopeful films looking to be picked up. More »
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Was there any other character created this year that surpassed David Tennant's great heights of douchebaggery as Fright Night's magician, Peter Vincent? There's a reason the Fright Night 2 rumors hinted at an all-Tennant sequel — because he's hilarious. Now here's a glimpse at some additional Vincent material in a special behind-the-scenes feature about his Criss Angel-inspired character. More »
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This is a serious question that has been bothering me. We all know that in most vampire lore, a vampire cannot enter a house without an invitation. It's like an unbreakable barrier. But what would happen if you used a transporter, like on the U.S.S. Enterprise, to beam a vampire inside a house, uninvited? More »
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Spoiler Alert! In The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1Edward Cullen chews on Bella's placenta (for reasons. We're not going to spoil everything. You'll have to go see it to find out why.) More »
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It's the beginning of the end for Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. Breaking Dawn Part 1 promises so much for the vampires who sparkle and their clumsy human mates — including one of the most famous sex scenes in literary history, followed by one of the most famous birth scenes! Watch the first clips now! More »
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This new trailer for Underworld Awakening exposes a lot more of the story line. Which may or may not be a good thing, depending on how you feel about adding small children to revive a dead franchise. But hey, Kate Beckinsale...in rubber! Let the Lycan whipping begin! More »
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Vampire Fight! Seems that everyone's favorite author of the original fey vampires is throwing stones at this generation's foppish vampire gang. That's right, Anne Rice is taking on Stephenie Meyer! There will be sparkles! More »
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One of the more gloriously weird-ass releases of DC Comics' New 52 relaunch was I, Vampire, a horror series about vampires rising up to wrest global control from Earth's flamboyant costumed defenders. On the "Kill All Humans" team is the charming but ruthless Mary, Queen of Blood. On the "Save Mankind" side we have Andrew Bennett, a world-weary vamp who can control his bloodlust. More »
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Check out this absolutely adorable guide to the world of immortals. Our favorite is "The One That Didn't Get Interviewed." Behold the entire infographic glory.

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With New York Comic Con in full swing, we're psyched to bring you a seven-page preview of some brand new vampire insanity! More »
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How on Earth does The Vampire Diaries do it? I'm serious. Last night's episode had some story elements that most other shows would have spun out for a half dozen episodes, or a half season. And they were just brought up, dealt with, and then discarded. More »
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You've seen vampire imagery a million times — but a new book of vampire art might just make you see the bloodthirsty creatures of the night all over again. More »
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