* I AM LEGEND by Richard Matheson was named Vampire Novel of the Century
- “The one-off prize was dreamed up by the Horror Writers Association in conjunction with the Stoker family estate to mark the centenary of Dracula creator Bram Stoker’s death”.
- The other nominees were: The Soft Whisper of the Dead by Charles L. Grant, Salem’s Lot by Stephen King, Anno Dracula by Kim Newman, Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, and Hotel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro.

* Tom Cruise to star in a new “Van Helsing” movie
- For a new Universal movie but as Abraham Van Helsing, so this is not a reboot of Hugh Jackman’s Gabriel Van Helsing.

// FOOD
* Monsterland Bar & Grill, in Mesa, AZ
- Cool place, decent prices considering the atmosphere (atmos-fear?).

// SHOUT OUTS
* Brad Adair, thank you for the kind words!

// PROMOS
* Underwood and Flinch and other podcasts by Mike Bennett
* Horror Addicts podcast, hosted by Emerian Rich, author of NIGHT’S KNIGHTS and DUSK’S WARRIORS.

// BUMPER
* GAIL CARRIGER

// TV
* Lost Girl
- I realized that one of the main reasons that I love LOST GIRL on SyFy so much is that the relationship of Bo and Kenzie is just like Lilith and Anna. The show itself, with all of the different mystical characters, reminds me very much of the environment of LILITH’S LOVE. In fact, one could argue that Trick is Malcolm and Dyson is Michael. The big difference, of course, is that all of the mystical creatures on LOST GIRL are ALL Fae. Even the werewolves, succubi and vampires!

* The Vampire Diaries
- Season finale “The Departed” SPOILER ALERT!

// MOVIES
* Dark Shadows
- Good news: It didn’t suck. It’s a Tim Burton vampire movie, to be sure. If you go in expecting it to be over-the-top (especially if you are a fan of Tim Burton’s movies) I think you will enjoy it. It is as much an homage to the vampire genre (with a cameo by Christopher Lee) as it is to the original Dark Shadows TV show. It’s not perfect, but it is NOT the non-stop parody the trailers would have us believe. It does poke a lot of fun at the 70′s, like a Gothic Austin Powers movie, but since the point is to illustrate the absurdity of Barnabas being in the ground for 200 196 years, it wasn’t that obnoxious. The 70′s music was too much, though. There were much better choices. At least Alice Cooper saved us there.
- Dan gives it an 8/10. Michelle gives it a 6.75/10. We realized eventually why we liked but didn’t LOVE this movie. To borrow a phrase from the movie itself, “she likes to pretend she’s Rock & Roll but she’s a Carpenters kind of chick for sure.”

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing “Twilight“ by 11 Steps, with thanks to Jamendo.
* Our intro music is “Alchemists Tower” by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech.com.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2012 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons “Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike” License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact or visit our Facebook page. Or, if you’d rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at: (623)239-2942.

// NEWS
* “We are the Night” independent movie
- Originally German movie entitled “Wir sind die Nacht”
- On the festival circuit now, and I hope it makes its way to a theater here in AZ soon, or onto DVD with either dubbing or subtitles.
* CDC helps prepare for Zombie apocalypse
- However, the CDC website was not prepared for the load
* Angel Between The Lines is back
- Episodes 8 and 9 have a familiar voice in them…

// PROMOS
* Angel Between The Lines
* Underwood and Flinch and other podcasts by Mike Bennett

// BOOKS
* V is for Vampire: An Illustrated Alphabet of the Undead by Adam-Troy Castro and Johnny Atomic
- Goes on sale June 7
* Vampires Among Us: Revised Edition by Rosemary Ellen Guiley for Kindle
- “A revised and updated edition of Rosemary Ellen Guiley’s classic work on vampires, vampire history and folklore, vampires in film, fiction and pop culture, vampires in sorcery and magic and the modern vampire underground.”

// TRUE BLOOD
* True Blood Season 4 Premieres June 26th at 9PM ET
* Season 4 Trailers out now
* Tru:Blood in plastic bottles now.

// PROMOS
* DUSK’S WARRIORS podcast novel, the sequel to NIGHT’S KNIGHTS by Emerian Rich.
* Horror Addicts podcast, hosted by Emerian Rich, author of NIGHT’S KNIGHTS.

// MOVIES
* Priest (3D) – In Theaters Now
- Stars Paul Bettany (Legion, Da Vinci Code, A Knight’s Tale), Karl Urban (Star Trek [reboot as Bones]), Cam Gigandet (Twilight), Maggie Q (Nikita TV show), with cameos by Stephen Moyer (True Blood), Christopher Plummer (Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus)
- Loosely based on the manga series
- Michelle gives it a 5. Dan gives it a 7.

* Up next: Vampire Hunter D

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, “Vampire” by The Alcoholic Helltones, courtesy of the Mevio Music Alley podsafe music network.

* Our intro music is “Alchemists Tower” by Kevin MacLeod’s Incompetech.com.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2011 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons “Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike” License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact or visit our Facebook page. Or, if you’d rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at our NEW number: (623)239-2942.

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