True Blood: My New Favourite TV Show

Rolling Stone "True Blood" Magazine Cover - September 2010

Y'all are gonna think I live under a rock or something, but I just recently discovered the True Blood television series. I can't believe I never watched it before... It's so completely right up my alley! 

For those of you who also similarly live under rocks, True Blood is a series created by Alan Ball (who also created Six Feet Under - another one of my all-time favourite shows) that first aired in 2008. It follows the escapades of Sookie Stackhouse (Canadian Oscar winning actress Anna Paquin), a southern girl from Bon Temps, Louisiana who has special "abilities"... and is in love with a vampire. 

I'm not going to spoil it for those who haven't tuned in yet, but let me just say this: True Blood is sex, drugs, and rock n' roll all the way... and thoroughly TWISTED. I've watched most of the first season so far... and highly recommend it.

Quote of the Day: SSWC Authors Edition

misspulga: "What does dread taste like??"

The Vampire: "Dread has a chewy mouthfeel, and has disconcerting, lively acidity on the palate, with an uncomfortably long finish."

Bat Shawl

Need something vampiric to help keep the (undead) chills away? Try out this bat shawl, posted especially for The Vampire.

Bat Shawl

Find the pattern for knitting this shawl at The AntiCraft!, through the following link:

[Link to The AntiCraft!]

Add some Bite to your Beverage!

...with a vampire fang ice cube tray (thank you, misspulga)!!! Works great with pure water, but I found that freezing a little cranberry juice in the fangs and then filling the teeth to the top with water makes for a more realistic, freshly-sucked blood effect. Love it!

[Link to Chasing Fireflies - Get the fang trays here!]

Hallowe'en at the Wine Store

Yes, those *are* wine bottles. :-) Check out the awesome display I helped make at work today with two other colleagues. We've got it all: witches, vampires, mummies, and Frankenstein himself! Not to mention the bats and creepy graveyard scene (Copper Moon trees included at no extra charge).

Only 12 more days until the High Holy Holiday is upon us! What are *you* going to dress up as???

Weird skulls

The Weird Andover Vampire Skull.

This skull was reportedly found nailed shut in a wooden box in an attic in the 1950s. Read more about this, and other weird skulls at aquiziam.com

[Link to aquiziam]

The Original Horror Hostess and Morticia: Maila Nurmi

Greeting my fellow Wierdlings! It's been dreadfully quiet lately! Are you all dead? Why didn't you invite me?

Anyhow I watched a most interesting documentary about Maila Nurmi. One of the fascinating mentions was that in 1953 she based her 'Vampira' movie career and Horror Hostess character on the New Yorker cartoons of Charles Addams namely Morticia Addams. I have included the Wikipedia link but there is so much more and would encourage anyone interested in Horror History to Google a few of her images and videos. R.I.P. Malia.

[Link to Wikipedia entry on Malia Nurmi]

~ Fan(g)tastic ~ By: el Presidente

It's odd, but there is no rationale when it comes to things we really, really like or are passionate about. I have always been in love with rodents. I like things with fur on them. I am extremely fond of scissors. I can't pass up a good children's book. And I've always wanted a set of fangs.

It so happens that a very good friend of mine works in the lab for a denturist. My friend told me that she had a pair of fangs custom made for her a long time ago and that a few people (including a 'lady of the night') had since showed interest in getting 'vampire teeth'. Which also lead to an interesting discussion on 'entertainment names' where you use the name of your first pet as your first name and the first street you lived on as your last name (...hello Bootsie Cherrywood!) and 'voila'; there you have it. But I digress.

I went in to talk about a possible set of fangs and the next thing I knew I was gamely sitting in the denturist's chair getting impressions made, complete with a mouthful of goop. It was as simple as that. Two days later, I went in for my final fitting and I now have a set of fangs that I carry around in my purse in a pill bottle, ready to pop in my mouth on the slightest whim. They are coloured to match my teeth and are quite comfortable to wear.

I do have a slight lisp when I am wearing them. I am trying to teach myself to enunciate properly. I practice in the car. They are quite sharp and my husband keeps cautioning me that I might end up putting a fang through my lip or cheek.

I know we are in the 'Hallowe'en month', but... just like my skull ring and my rat skull necklace and my skeleton pendant, et al... I don't look at the calendar in order to wear and therefore get enjoyment from the stuff that I like. And I don't really think of them as vampire teeth, either. To me they are fangs. For any occassion.

A Must-Have Accessory...

... if you are The Vampire.

Vampire Bat Gothic Hand Bag

From ranaway on Etsy comes this interesting, but not so practical, handbag. Also comes in Gothic Spider, Raven Bat, Gothic Skull, and Raven styles - to see these, after the jump click on the "this shop" link, then search for "hand bag"

[Link to ranaway's vampire hand bag]

What are we going to wear...??

Spider web and Red & black lace corset dresses

...to that New Year's Eve party? (I'm looking at you, misspulga...) Problem solved!!! I came across these fabulous dresses in Glamtastik's shop on Etsy. She makes fancy corset dresses for all occasions. Anyway, I'd like to celebrate my 605th New Year in style. That's right, I'm 604 years old, and I can rock a corset dress!

[Link to Glamtastik's shop]

[via Etsy]

Vampires Will Never Hurt You

And if they get me and the sun...goes down into the ground, and if they get me take this spike to my heart, and...and if they get me and the sun...goes down...and if they get me take this spike...and...you put the spike in my heart!!!

And if the sun comes up will it tear the skin right off our bones, and then...as razor sharp white teeth rip out our necks, I saw you there...someone get me to the doctor, sometone get me to a church, where. they. can. pump. this. venom, gaping hole...and you, must keep your soul, like a secret in your throat...and if they come and get me...what if...you put the spike in my heart!!!

And if they get me and the sun...goes down. And if they get me take this spike...and....Come on!

Can you take this spike? Will it fill our hearts with thoughts of endless...night. time. sky? Can you take this spike? Will it wash away this jet black feeling?

And now the nightclub...sets the stage for this...they come in pairs, she said...we'll shoot back holy water like cheap whiskey, they're always there...someone get me to the doctor, and someone call the nurse...and...someone buy me roses, and...someone burned the church....we're, hanging out with corpses, and driving in this hearse....and...someone save my soul tonight...please. save. my soul!!!

Can you take this spike? Will it fill our hearts with thoughts of endless...night. time. sky? Can you take this spike? Will it wash away this jet. black. now?? (Let's go! C'mon!)

And as these days watch over time, and as these days watch over time...and as these days watch over us tonight...And as these days watch over time, and as these days watch over time and as these days watch...o-ver us tonight!

I'll never let them, I'll never let them...I'll never let them hurt you, not tonight...I'll never let them, I can't forget them...I'll never let them hurt you, I promise...

Struck down, be-fore...our prime...before, you got off the floor! Can you stake my heart? Can you stake my heart?

Can you stake my heart? Can you stake my heart? (And these thoughts of endless night...bring us back into the light...and this venom from my heart...)

Can you stake my heart? Can you stake my heart? (And these thoughts of endless night...bring us back into the light...kill this venom from my heart...)

Can you....stake me....be-fore...the sun...goes...down...?

(And as always, innocent like roller coasters...fatality is like ghosts in snow and you have no idea what you're up against...because I've seen what they look like...becoming perfect as if they were sterling silver chainsaws going cascading...)

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Vampires Will Never Hurt You, by My Chemical Romance off their debut album "I Brought You My Bullets, You Brought Me Your Love". Full credit to both the band and Eyeball Records.

The inspiration for this post was the lyrics of the song...they are fantastic!

[Link to MCR's official website]

[Link to Eyeball Records' website]

Shoes. Vampire shoes. Let's get 'em!

Spellbound Vampire Shoes

These fabulous heels are featured on many different costume websites (type "vampire shoes" into Google). They feature patent leather and black floral lace on red satin. I love the bat wing detail. I'd absolutely wear them on days/evenings other than Hallowe'en!

Josh Ramsay at night! (according to The Vampire's post below)

Sideshow Toys version of Nosferatu

Own your own Nosferatu for only US$235. The exclusive version comes with a switch-out head so you can have him bald (as in the picture above), or with hat. Check out the "gallery" tab after clicking on the link below.


[Link to Sideshow Toy's Nosferatu]

Quote of the Day

"Also, I'm nosferatu so that helps. Nosferatu is a classy way to say vampire. Either way you wanna say it, I can't be killed by conventional weapons."

~ Josh Ramsay of Marianas Trench, via Twitter, on songwriting at all hours of the night.

It appears as if Mr. Ramsay and I have more in common than I originally thought!

Curious Coasters

Comes in Toadstool Clippings and Petrified Butterfly too.

From lunaclaydesign of etsy comes these vintage designed coasters. I'm not sure about putting "fur of werewolf" in my cooking. Brings to mind a serious dental floss session.


[Link to lunaclaydesign on etsy]

And For The Vampire...

Isn't this gorgeois?!? I think The Vampire needs to own it. Post haste. >:-)

[Link to Vampire Bottle]

[via Coffin Couches]

Dark, Romantic Dinner Venue

The Vampire Cafe, its interior, and a delicious dinner item.

Looking for a great place to take your loved one for a romantic dinner or a nice evening out? If the Gothic style suits you, The Vampire Cafe in the Ginza district in Tokyo, Japan is the perfect venue. The red-and-black colour scheme, coffins, ornate candelabras, and skulls provide the ambiance. The theme is carried right through to the meal on your plate. What an interesting and memorable experience!

[Link to more pictures of The Vampire Cafe]

[via Damn Cool Pictures]