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Tag Archives: Vampires
A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night [2014]
There is no shortage of recent films with which to compare A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night. Is it the next Let the Right One In [2008], Only Lovers Left Alive [2013], 30 Days of Night [2007], or Twilight [2008], let alone … Continue reading
Sherlock Holmes vs. Dracula [1978]
I love alternate-reality stories. My favourite Buffy episodes are a double-bill of “The Wish” and “Dopplegangland”, my favourite original Star Trek episode is “Mirror, Mirror”. Once the tropes of a setting are established, it is fascinating to look at “what if?” … Continue reading
Posted in Literature, The Mystery-Investigation Complex
Tagged 1970s, Dracula, Loren D. Estleman, Sherlock Holmes, Urban Fantasy, Vampires
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True Blood [Season 2]
Now that season 1 has established everything, I found Season 2 significantly better than Season 1. Main comment would be that I really can’t get a read on Jason Stackhouse. He’s the story everyman, pliable and rolling with the wind: … Continue reading
True Blood [Season 1]
A lot of my friends have already seen this – I hope therefore there are no real spoilers, but just in case: