Tag Archives: Vampire

Blood (Mercian Trilogy #1) by K.J. Wignall

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

I enjoyed this book, and think it will make for an interesting series, it was hard getting my head around it as it was just so different than his previous works. Continue reading →

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Alex Van Helsing: Vampire Rising by Jason Henderson

Posted on July 16, 2011 by Kevin Holtsberry

This was another hard to rate YA fantasy adventure novel. It has a nice hook (a Van Helsing is sent to a Geneva boarding school after getting in to trouble at his previous school and finds out his famous last name more appropriate than he ever thought) and some good action but it just feels little thin somehow. The set up is good but it just never really grabbed my attention. Continue reading →

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Twilight, Vampires and Community

Posted on March 31, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry

Tony Woodlief on what the Twilight series, and its popularity, says about modern notions of community: We have fully reversed the symbolism of Stoker’s vampire, who represented a demonic assault on a virtuous community. Today’s vampire is the hip Other, … Continue reading →

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