Jezebel: Vampires

France Lets Parents Give Baby Vampire Name

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 09:30:00 EST

The French are notoriously uptight about what one can and cannot name their baby, but they've decided to let one newborn keep his name, even though his parents heard it on an American show aimed at teenagers. In November Lionel and Blandine Defontaine dubbed their boy "Daemon" after the character Damon on The Vampire Diaries. The "e" was added to make the name sound more French, and it seems that was enough to convince the court. They may have let it slide this time, but don't think you can name your baby Pilot Inspektoré and get away with it. More »

Naming Infants After Bloodsucking Monsters All The Rage

Erin Gloria Ryan — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 18:00:00 EST

Looks like parents nowadays aren't afraid to get baby name inspiration from a source that literally sucks— books about vampires. More »

Here's Your Minute-By-Minute Play-By-Play Of Twilight: Breaking Dawn

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 10:45:00 EST

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Last night, I joined the Twihards at a midnight screening of Twilight: Breaking Dawn. Since I first covered the franchise in 2008, I've gone to midnight screenings of each one, and I have to say, as events, they are getting more and more subdued. Maybe the fans are growing up. Perhaps vampires and werewolves have lost their bite. (A little — the flick is still on track to be number one at the box office this weekend.) The theater was definitely packed. I took notes throughout the flick. So if you want to know exactly what happens without actually paying for a ticket, read on. More »

Anne Rice's Vampires Feel Sorry For Those Twilight Suckers

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 16:45:00 EDT

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Halloween hijinks! Novelist Ann Rice has trolled all Twihards by posting a controversial message on her Facebook wall: More »

Dear Twihards, Jacob Black Has Covered Adele's 'Someone Like You'

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 14 Oct 2011 12:00:00 EDT

"I heard that you settled down. That you found a vampire… and you're married now." So begins this cover, sung by someone pretending to be Buff Werewolf Jacob Black and mock-serenading Bella. We're Just 35 days away from The Twilight Saga: Breaking Hymen Part 1 hitting theaters, so do what you must to prepare yourself for Bed-Breaking SparkleVamp Sex. Including memorizing lyrics like, "I hate to turn up out of the woods uninvited/But I couldn't stay away/I couldn't fight it/I had hoped you'd see my abs and that you'd be reminded/that for me it isn't over." Sniffle. More »

The Moment When Halloween Becomes The Day Of The Dead

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 12 Sep 2011 13:40:00 EDT

Last night's season finale of True Blood saw tons of changes in the town of Bon Temps. The episode took place on Halloween, but with so many murders, ghosts and vampires, it really was the Day of the Dead. More »

Self-Proclaimed 'Vampire' Attacks Elderly Man on Vacant Hooters Porch

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 11 Sep 2011 16:42:44 EDT

Sixty-nine year old Milton Ellis of St. Petersburg, Florida was awakened by 22-year-old Josephine Rebecca Smith biting the crap out of his face and neck on Friday. Alarmed, the man fled to a nearby gas station where he reported the incident. Police returned to the scene of the crime, the porch outside of an abandoned Hooters restaurant, and found a strange sight. Reports the St. Petersburg Times, More »

Violent Man Uses The 'I'm A 500-Year-Old Vampire' Excuse

Margaret Hartmann — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 12:20:00 EDT

19-year-old Lyle Monroe Bensley, who says he's a vampire, has been arrested in Galveston, Texas for allegedly forcing his way into a woman's home, then biting and hitting her in bed. After she was dragged out of her apartment, she was able to escape by jumping into a neighbor's car. Police say Bensley told them, "I'm a vampire and I've been alive for over 500 years," and was "begging us to restrain him because he didn't want to kill us." We're going to need everyone claiming to be a vampire to go back to brooding and obsessively watching old episodes of Buffy because you're scaring the hell out of us. More »

America Finally Has Its First Death By Vampire Bat

Lane Moore — Sat, 13 Aug 2011 11:35:00 EDT

Granted, the 19-year-old man was bitten in Mexico and died during a trip to Louisiana –-and he died from the rabies virus the bat gave him— but it was still at the hands (wings?) of a vampire bat. More »

Pissed-Off Witches Of The World, Unite & Take Over

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:05:00 EDT

Last night's episode of True Blood saw Antonia Gavilán of Logroño declaring, "I am returned." She has taken over Marnie's body, and we have no idea where Marnie's poor soul is — maybe on a nice vacation in some kind of tropical paradise? In any case, four hundred years ago, Antonia was tortured, raped and burned at the stake by vampires. She is still pretty upset about it. And she's now found a kindred spirit in Tara, who was attacked by Pam, then broke up with her girlfriend and cried her eyes out. Misery loves company, and the downtrodden love revenge, and as Antonia told Tara, "we are alike." Antonia drafted Tara to help her destroy all vampires by forming a witchy circle, controlling each vamp and sending them into the sun. Some vamps — Eric, Pam, Bill — managed to bind themselves in silver so they would not die. But at the end of the ep, it certainly looked like poor babyvamp Jessica opened the doors of the mansion and let the sunshine in. Damn. More »

Breaking Dawn Director Withholds Sex

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:23:00 EDT

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Bill Condon — who wrote and directed Dreamgirls for the silver screen and is the director of Twilight: Breaking Dawn — had trouble deciding which clip to show fans at Comic-Con. More »

Chicks Dig An Emo Vampire With Bloody Tears In His Eyes

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:30:00 EDT

During last night's episode of True Blood, former ultra-violence enthusiast slash speed-sex maniac Eric Northman had a bad dream and then cried. Since he's so different now, AmesiaEric is fun to watch, and it's obvious that Sookie just melts around him. He's like a rescued bear cub: Adorable until he tears your throat out. That's the question mark hanging in the air: When — if ever — will he snap back into aggro bloodlust mode? More »

Getting Drunk On Fairy Blood & Having Sex With Your Great Granddaughter

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 14:45:00 EDT

Last night on True Blood, the best scene by far was the one with a double dose of naked supernatural hottie. Sookie enlisted Alcide to help her track down Eric, who'd gotten drunk on fairy blood and was cavorting and frolicking through the forest as the inebriated are wont to do. They found him splashing about in a lake, and he was supposed to be nude, but eagle-eyed pervs could tell he was wearing what's known in the biz as a "sock." Also something the truly observant may have noticed: Sookie is in a shot and Wolf-Form Alcide is in a shot, but it doesn't seem like Anna Paquin and the wolf were actually next to each other. Watch carefully and you'll see that those are probably someone else's legs — like the trainer — near the yellow-eyed creature. More »

Ass-kicking, Rape & Fairy Godmother Murder

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:35:00 EDT

After a sluggish beginning, True Blood is back to being the twisty-turny, disquieting freakshow we know and love. One of the best lines last night was when Andy Bellefleur, all keyed up and junkied out, said, "God grant me the serenity to -- fuck it." That pretty much sums up the show: No composed moments of clarity here! Just mayhem. More »

True Blood: It's Been A Long Time, I Shouldn't Have Left You

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:05:00 EDT

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The return of True Blood was reminscent of a hip-hop song: "It's been a long time, I shouldn't have left you." Viewers weren't the only ones trying to remember what the hell happened in Bon Temps since we last visited. Sookie was also awash in confusion. Last season's finale, in September, raised all kinds of questions, only some of which were answered in this first episode. More »

The Full Breaking Dawn Trailer, Starring A Belly Full O' Vamp Fetus

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 11:35:00 EDT

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Check your mail! You're invited to a wedding. The bride is a girl who's just graduated from high school, and the groom is a sparkly dude old enough to be her great-great-grandfather. At least one werewolf is on the guest list. A warning: The reception may not have vegetarian options. Yes, folks, this is the Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 1 trailer. It features the wedding of Edward and Bella, Taylor Lautner doing what he does best*, the word "forever," waterfalls, Rio's Christ the Redeemer statue, implied honeymoon sex, and — dun dun dun — a vampire pregnancy! More »

Mitt Romney Is A Twihard

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 31 May 2011 11:50:00 EDT

It's not that he likes vampires — he "doesn't know any, personally," — but he does try to keep up with the "silly stuff" that the grandkids are into. Famous Mormons unite! More »

A Beautiful Scene That Will Make You Believe In Vampires Again

io9 — Tue, 24 May 2011 18:30:05 EDT

We're exceptionally excited about the all-girl vampire flick We Are The Night. Specifically for championing the "in crowd" bloodsuckers club (we miss you vampire David Bowie!) and bringing back gorgeous vampire transformations that are reminiscent of Interview With a Vampire. More »

A Perfectly Good Vampire Sex Fantasy, Ruined.

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 17:20:00 EDT

If you're a fan of Dracula, True Blood, Twilight or The Vampire Diaries, you'll get a kick out of this almost-sorta-NSFW commercial from the UK. Damon Salvatore never has this problem, does he? More »

Taylor Lautner Is A Vampire, Not A Werewolf!

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 12:49:00 EDT

Is it possible that Taylor Lautner, the 19-year-old actor who plays werewolf Jacob Black in the Twilight films, is actually a vampire who's been a teenager for 46 years — or more? Someone named Natahsa sent this image to teen gossip site Ocean Up, with the message: More »

True Blood's Charlaine Harris Now Writing Video Games

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:45:00 EST

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First there was storytelling around the fire. Then books. Then plays, then screenplays, then TV scripts. Nowadays a writer can spin a tale through a video game. Charlaine Harris, author of the Sookie Stackhouse books — which spawned HBO's vampire soap, True Blood — has done just that. More »

What To Buy A Pop Culture Junkie

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 15:50:00 EST

Let's make Christmas all about vampires and '50s ad agencies! We've got gifts for Mad Men enthusiasts, True Blood fangbangers and anyone goo goo for Lady Gaga. Caution: You're gonna want most of this stuff for yourself. More »

Kristen Stewart & Robert Pattinson Kiss For The Cameras

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 08 Nov 2010 12:13:00 EST

[On the set of Breaking Dawn. Rio, November 7. Image via INFDaily.]

Why Can't We Get Enough Of Sexy Vampires Having Sexy Sex?

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 11:45:00 EDT

In case you haven't turned on a TV or looked at the internet or read a magazine for the last few years, vampires are sexy now. Very sexy! But what, exactly, is the appeal of the lusty undead? More »

Bratz Enroll At Forks High School

Jessica Coen — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 16:08:00 EDT

[London, October 27: Here we have the "Monster High Collection" as displayed at the Toy Retailers Association's annual Dream Toys Fair. Dreams, nightmares — really, what the difference anymore? Image via Getty.]

Witchy & Wenchy Halloween Ideas From People Who'd Know

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 16:40:00 EDT

Need some spooky inspiration for Halloween? The new Pyramid Collection catalog can help you figure out a costume! More »

Twilight No Longer On Best-Seller List

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 12:03:00 EDT

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For the first time since July 2007, Stephenie Meyer is missing from the top 50 on USA Today's Best-Selling Books list. The top 10 books are by men: Stieg Larsson, Jonathan Franzen, Nicholas Sparks, and, of course, Jon Stewart. More »

Alexander Skarsgard Has Something For You To Put In Your Mouth

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:48:00 EDT

[Click to enlarge. You know you want to. Munich, October 1. Image via WENN.]

Breaking Dawn Vampire Spawn Revealed!

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 16:00:00 EDT

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Nine-year-old Mackenzie Foy will supposedly play Renesmee, Edward and Bella's love child. If poor Kayla D is heartbroken, it's because she doesn't know about the teeth-in-the-placenta. Bullet dodged! We'd tell you more about Mackenzie, but her site is already down. More »

Sesame Street Spoofs True Blood

Dodai Stewart — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 14:49:00 EDT

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Grouches are the new vampires. More »

Breaking Dawn Will Not Be In 3D, Alas

Dodai Stewart — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:45:00 EDT

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Not only are we being denied a bloody, teeth-in-the-placenta birth scene, but now we won't have blood splattering at our eyes. Yay? More »

Calvin Klein Underwear Baits Twihards And True Blood Fans

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 13:48:00 EDT

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Something for everyone! It's your choice: light blue, dark blue, green or yellow? And yes, Eggs from True Blood and Emmett from Twilight are a part of this. Click to enlarge! More »

The True Blood Finale Is All Questions & No Answers

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 13:38:00 EDT

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After watching three seasons of True Blood, I've come to the conclusion that like a Value Meal at McDonald's, the show packs in a lot of crap that's fun while it lasts but leaves you feeling unsatisfied. More »

True Blood: Revenge, Abortion & A Womanly God

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 30 Aug 2010 11:23:00 EDT

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So much happened in last's night's episode, so many truths were revealed, and yet: We still have so many questions! More »

True Blood Becomes A Fairy Tale

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 23 Aug 2010 12:15:00 EDT

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Once upon a time, I liked this show! But lately, even though a lot happens in every episode, it feels sluggish, heavy, tedious and drawn-out. More »

See The Important Parts Of Breaking Dawn Before It Hits Theaters

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 18:44:00 EDT

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These people are so upset that we might not see the bloody birth scene in Breaking Dawn that they've filmed their own. The vampire bachelor party is a nice touch. More »

True Blood Stars Are Bloody Naked On The Cover Of Rolling Stone

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 17 Aug 2010 15:40:02 EDT

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There's really not much more to add. Someone get Anna Paquin a tampon, please? Click to enlarge. More »

True Blood: How Long Does It Take To Find Out Who You Are?

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 12:03:00 EDT

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Sometimes the tone of this show is mystifying. Just when you settle in for a campy, fun ride, you're forced to sit through some "serious" stuff. More »

True Blood: Your Source For Hot Gay Vampire Sex

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:17:06 EDT

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On last night's episode, Talbot was very direct, telling Eric: "I'm bored. Take off your clothes." More »

True Blood: Girlfriend In A Coma

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 02 Aug 2010 12:25:00 EDT

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Who knew suffering from severe blood loss could be so fun? More »