"Making Old Monsters New Again

[harmonyfb]

Thanks to everybody who participated in my very favorite topic. It was great talking about monsters with you all, and I'm really looking forward to reading and watching your recommendations! :)

For general edification (and at the request of inkandchocolate) here are some of the recommendations made at the 'Making Old Monsters New' panel (if you remember ones I'

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[petzipellepingo]

Under werewolves I'd add (M)Ginger Snaps, under vampires (M) Near Dark and under YA/Middle Grade the Vampire Blood trilogy (B).

[harmonyfb]

Thank you! These were all mentioned at the panel, and I totally forgot them! :)

[petzipellepingo]

I might add (M)Black Sunday for an "old school" vampire/witch as well as (T)Count Dracula (BBC with Louis Jourdan). And there's a series (B) by Colleen Gleason of Slayers in past centuries that is not too terrible.

[inkandchocolate]

I kept meaning to mention the obvious (M)(B) Blade series and the possibly not so obvious (B)(M) 'Salems Lot for Vampire Reference. Read the book, skip the movies for 'Salems Lot, though if you must watch a movie version, make it the old David Soul version and not the newer one with Rob Lowe. Both movies were originally Made For TV Miniseries.

[gwynnega]

Yay!

A couple more vampire recs: Evernight and Stargazer, two YA books by claudiagray.

[petzipellepingo]

EW lists their "20 greatest vampires" with a number of book, television and movie suggestions.

[shakatany]

Some list - they left out Spike!!!

Shakatany