At first, Edi Gathegi wasn’t jonesing to play a vampire. The 29-year-old actor portraying Laurent tells us that, in fact, it wasn’t clear to him that he was auditioning to play one of the nomad ...

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I know little about the “Twilight” novels, but I’m astute enough to recognize vampire fandom has become as omnipresent as Ugg boots. In fact, I’ve seen the two questionable pop culture trends interact ...

Fangs, Forks, Washington and fall, oh my! The five “Twilight Saga” films set the mood for the fall season, so as Halloween nears, get ahead with the movie nights and marathons so that you have ample ...

But as with any media that flies too close to the sun, "Twilight" was not without its haters. Pattinson, who starred as the sullen, immortal teen Edward Cullen, revealed to GQ Spain in January that he ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. With ‘The Twilight Saga: New Moon’ due out Friday, the media have been ...

Vampires and humans have coexisted for many generations now. United in their fight against the werewolf menace, an uneasy alliance has been formed between the two races. Times seem peaceful now and as ...

As vampire literature expert Elizabeth Miller 1 points out, "the vampire always embodies the contemporary threat." Sure, the Buffy, Anita Blake, and Twilight novels can be read as light, escapist ...