It was the last episode of Demons last night, and I have to say I've enjoyed the series very much. OK, so I wasn't happy with the special effects or the script most of the time, or indeed the emotional depth (especially the lack thereof with respect to Mina's back story and Galvin's back story). But it was entertaining, sometimes exciting, had ( Read more... )

1) Demons: Gene Hunt kills vampires. Seriously2) Sharpe's Peril: Still in India. Just saw a trailer on ITV, and it looks fantastic ( Read more... )

It was that or Vambies, OK?? And Vambie sounds much too cute a word for what we're talking here...

I've been thinking about how compatible vampires and zombies might be. Let's not go right back to their origins[1], but let's think about how they are perceived, generally, in popular culture at the moment. This brings us to definitions...

Vampire ( Read more... )

You know how when I first mentioned the Phoenicians (the subject my current thesis chapter) and not everyone knew who they were? Well, you might want to check out this site. It's neither perfect nor 100% accurate, but it's so damn shiny, and the basics are well told there ( Read more... )

I heard from a reliable source (Ceefax, the BBC's best entertainment news service!) that James Marsters, AKA Spike from Buffy, is joining Torchwood for the next series. I can't tell you how happy this makes me (though a crossover where he joined *as Spike* would have been even better) :D

As you may know,the BBC are making a new Dracula. I'm... let's say surprised by their choices in casting ( Read more... )