Category Archives: Fun stuff

My Twilight Years

Posted on 13th June 2015 by William the Bloody

This is the marvellously appropriate birthday present I received from my friend Hilary last week.

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New British Werewolf movie looks “Howl-arious”

Posted on 12th May 2015 by firekrank

I thought I would share the trailer for a new British werewolf movie Howl which will be released later this year. As Empire Online points out it is basically werewolves on a train as opposed to snakes on a plane. I think … Continue reading →

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Happy Walpurgisnacht!

Posted on 30th April 2015 by William the Bloody

Tonight is the night that witches party. There is a wild, fantastic depiction of this in Goethe’s Faust and there are memorable reworkings throughout literature and the arts–in Thomas Mann’s The Magic Mountain, Bulgakov’s The Master and Margarita, Joseph Heller’s … Continue reading →

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Scenarios you will never find in a Werewolf Romance

Posted on 30th April 2015 by firekrank

The following is in no way a proper critique of the romance genre. I’ve just had to read quite a few for my Table of Werewolves and certain aspects have become grating. So, without further ado, here are: Seven scenarios … Continue reading →

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Is Your Supernatural Spirit Animal a Vampire or a Werewolf?

Posted on 23rd March 2015 by William the Bloody

Perhaps the biggest division between scholars and fans of paranormal romance is that over vampires versus werewolves. Take this quiz and find out who you are. It’s incredibly scientific and accurate, as demonstrated by its assuring me that I am … Continue reading →

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Comedy Crib: Faeries, ‘Dry Spell’

Posted on 11th March 2015 by William the Bloody

Some entertainingly grimy urban faeries.

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What Disney princesses would look like if they were zombies

Posted on 1st March 2015 by William the Bloody

I do like Disney, but it’s always fun to see its wholesomeness subverted. Here, classic Disney princesses have succumbed to the zombie state, their perfection decaying and their cuteness become horror. This is pure silliness, really, yet can raise interesting … Continue reading →

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Worst Book Covers on Amazon

Posted on 27th February 2015 by William the Bloody

Some of these book covers do seem to be paranormal romance, fantasy, or Gothic. They are all hilariously dreadful.

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Six Paranormal Teen Romances To Help You Through Your Divorce

Posted on 9th February 2015 by William the Bloody

Now, I love the genre of paranormal romance, but this satire of teen paranormal romances is just so funny–and very acute.

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There’s a She-Wolf in the Closet

Posted on 3rd February 2015 by firekrank

I am not ashamed to admit that I am enamoured of the song ‘She Wolf’ by Shakira. Not only does it find a convincing rhyme for ‘lycanthropy’ but she looks fierce in the video. (I am also not ashamed to … Continue reading →

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