Vampires have always been known as seductive creatures of the night They have pale skin, glowing eyes, and very sharp sexy phallic like fangs. When one says vampire they often think of the very dark Gary Oldman in Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Brad Pitt and Tom Cruise in Interview with a Vampire, and of course the beautiful vampires in the Twilight movies.

Who can think of New Orleans without thinking Mardi Gras and vampires?

Mardi Gras, French for Fat Tuesday, is the carnival celebration before the Catholic observation of Lent. The streets are alive with music and celebration but also with the Annual Mardi Gras Vampire Ball. As most vampire lovers know New Orleans is home to many fictional and historical tales about vampires.

Brant Theatre Workshop's production of "Dracula -- A Love Story" will come alive next month in the perfect venue for a play about a vampire -- a "medieval" castle constructed at the turn of the century.

"Dracula: Path of the Dragon" is available now in the App Store for iPhone and iPod Touch. The game is set in 1920, casting you in the role of Father Arno Moriani, who is sent to investigate a potential candidate for sainthood in Transylvania.

March 2010 will see the release of a new collection of short stories by some of the genre's most notable Canadian writers. eVolVe, vampire stories of the new undead, features authors such as Tanya Huff, Kelley Armstrong, Gemma Files and Steve Vernon.

Paul Bettany plays a warrior priest who takes on vampires in the upcoming horror thriller 'Priest,' set to premiere in theaters in August 2010. The actor recently spoke with ET, and they've posted clips from the interview online.

LA Weekly has posted a lengthy interview with Anne Rice, author of The Vampire Chronicles series (among other landmark novels). She states that " will never write about vampires again. Not even with these tragically hip, newfangled bloodsuckers lurking about, dating high school girls and coming out of the closet, demanding equal rights.

The classic 1997-2003 series starring Sarah Michelle Gellar joins the Viacom-owned MTV and its sister network Logo in January 2010. The series will first launch on Logo with a marathon on New Year's Day, from 6:00 A.M. - 12:00 A.M. ET! Yes, that's 18 hours of Sunnydale goodness!

EW has posted an interview with "Sons of Anarchy" star Charlie Hunnam, who recently penned a screenplay about Vlad the Impaler, which the actor/writer describes as "300 meets Braveheart."

The premise of the story concerns the life of Vlad III Tepes, the ruthless Wallachian prince who became known as Vlad the Impaler, due to his penchant for impaling his enemies alive on large wooden stakes.

Today I did a persuasive speech in my speech class on why everyone should be on Team Jacob instead of Team Edward, complete with pictures making my case. MLIT.
-- from MyLifeIsTwilight.com