* This is Episode #56 for Feb 24, 2010.
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// LILITH'S LOVE
* Episode 6 was a tortured birth, but was finally posted last weekend. It is part one of Chapter 6, and part two will drop soon.
- Part of the delay has been technical difficulties, and this precluded getting an episode of Out Of The Coffin out on time. My apologies and thank you all for your patience.

// NEWS
* AZ Storycasting Meetup & Signing
- I have been confirmed as a guest author and there will be books there for me to sign!
- Saturday March 13th, 6-8pm at Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
- Event cost: FREE! includes sodas and snacks
- Signing + talking + snacking = Good time! RSVP here

// THE BOOM EFFECT
* TheBoomEffect.org is hosting an auction webathon run by Podcasting's Rich Sigfrit, with a plethora of special guests and fun. It will take place live online at 10am EST on Feb. 27th, 2010.

// INTERVIEW
* Gail Carriger is the author of SOULLESS, its sequel, CHANGELESS which debuts March 30, and BLAMELESS which will arrive in September this year also!
- We talked for a good while about her background in archaeology, her "urbane fantasy" novels, podcasts, audio books, and more.
* Points of interest
- Check out my review of SOULLESS on Joss'd for some background
- SOULLESS takes place in 1873.
- SOULLESS recently won a 2010 ALEX Award as an adult book which also appeals to a YA audience.
- No audiobook version yet, but soon we hope.
- Don't forget about the wonderful production of the first chapter done by J.D. Sawyer, Chris Lester, Miss Kalendar, George Chlentzos, and Angela Vernon.
- Gail listens to and highly recommends Adventures in Sci-Fi Publishing, I Should Be Writing, and The Survival Guide to Writing Fantasy podcasts.
- Look for her non-fiction piece in Ann and Jeff Vandermeer's STEAMPUNK RELOADED anthology and her short story in the MAMMOTH BOOK OF PARANORMAL ROMANCE 2.
- Find out more about Ms. Carriger at her website and blog found at www.GailCarriger.com

// FAREWELL
* No music to wrap up. So enjoy the interview and Michelle and I will be back soon with reviews and such in March!

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2010 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike" License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact.

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* This is Episode #55 for Jan 16, 2010.
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// REMEMBERING NATALIE / THE BOOM EFFECT
* Before the episode gets started, I want to take a brief moment of your time. On January 5, 2010, Natalie Morris, the wife of Tee Morris, passed away. Tee Morris is well known in the realm of podcasting, being the very first podiobook author. He has been an inspiration to me and many of my fellow podcasters. Tee now has the unenviable job of raising his daughter, lovingly nicknamed "Sonic Boom", on his own. Phillippa Ballantine recently set up a Chip-In account online to raise money for a college trust fund for "Sonic Boom", as well as holding an auction soon, dubbed The Boom Effect, to further contribute to the fund. If you haven't already heard about these efforts I want to point you to the websites. They are RememberNatalie.org and TheBoomEffect.org.

// LILITH'S LOVE
* Author and fan of the show, Emerian Rich, listed LILITH'S LOVE in her list of ten favorite books of 2009! Thanks Emz!
* Should I cross-post LILITH'S LOVE episodes here?
- I dropped #1 here to whet everyone's appetite and share my latest project with you all. But the hope was that folks would then visit the LILITH'S LOVE podcast feed for more. The episodes will soon be on Podiobooks.com, so you'll soon have two places to subscribe.

// NEWS
* AZ Storycasting Meetup & Signing
- Saturday March 13th, 6-8pm at Changing Hands Bookstore, Tempe, AZ
- Event cost: FREE! includes sodas and snacks
- Signing + talking + snacking = Good time! RSVP here

* People's Choice Awards - on CBS Jan 6th
- FAVORITE BREAKOUT MOVIE ACTOR: Taylor Lautner
- FAVORITE ON-SCREEN TEAM: The Twilight Saga
- FAVORITE MOVIE: Twilight
- FAVORITE FRANCHISE: The Twilight Saga
- FAVORITE NEW TV DRAMA: The Vampire Diaries
- FAVORITE TV OBSESSION: True Blood

// BOOKS
* I finished reading SOULLESS by Gail Carriger.
- What a delightful book! 10 out of 10! It is funny, action-packed, romantic, sexy, and full of Victorian vampires, werewolves, and ghosts! Oh my! I cannot recommend this book highly enough. I am eagerly awaiting the sequel! A full review, and hopefully an interview with the author, will follow soon.

// THEATRE
* This winter Great Lakes Theater Festival in Cleveland, Ohio will be presenting a new one-act play, THE DARK SIDE OF TWILIGHT by David Hansen, as its free, outreach touring play.
- It will play in 21 venues across three counties in northern Ohio as part of its community outreach "Surround" programming. THE DARK SIDE OF TWILIGHT is inspired by four pivotal examples of Gothic vampire literature - Polidori's THE VAMPYRE, Stoker's DRACULA, Rice's INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE, and Meyer's TWILIGHT. The performances, free and open to the public, begin in mid-February 2010 and run for about a month.
- David let me know about his play and offered to send a draft of the play my way to read. It is an absolutely wonderful homage to vampire literature. Full of suspense, romance, drama and some laughs, sprinkled with lots of nods to the genre that made me smile. If you are in Ohio, you should definitely check this out.

// PROMOS
* Horror Addicts podcast, hosted by Emerian Rich, author of Night's Knights, a vampire podiobook.
* FETIDUS by James Durham.
* BLOOD WITNESS by Dave Hitt.

// TV
* Review of new BBC TV show DEMONS
- Michelle and I both enjoyed the first episode. It definitely has potential. It certainly has borrowed from a lot of different places, like Buffy and every Dracula derivative you can imagine. But, the idea of the ragtag group using (pseudo)science against the Inhumans is unique vs. the typical religious dogma.
* Vampire Diaries Returns Jan 21, 2010.
* http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b159209_could_vampire_craze_resurrect_moonlight.html
- Kristin Dos Santos checks with her sources at CBS who say No, but still the fans are hoping for a second chance.

// PROMOS
* DIGITAL MAGIC by Philippa Ballantine
* Metamor City Podcast by Chris Lester
* Antithesis, Book Two: FREE WILL and Other Compulsions, a podcast novel by J. Daniel Sawyer.

// MOVIES
* Daybreakers hit theatres January 8
- Starring Ethan Hawke, Sam Neill, Willem Dafoe, and Claudia Karvan.
- Dan gives it an 8, Michelle gives it a 7.5.
* How to Stop a Daybreakers-Style Vampire Epidemic | Popular Mechanics
- "In Daybreakers, a single vampire plague bat starts a worldwide infection. Experts tell us how they'd deal with a real-world vampiric outbreak." Article by Erin McCarthy
* Thirst is available on DVD and Blu-Ray now.
- Seriously, you gotta see this one.
* Lost Boys 3: The Thirst is in production
- Starring Corey Feldman, Jamison Newlander, and Tanit Phoenix. LB3 will hit DVD shelves later this year.
- God help me, I do want to see this. I just can't help myself.

* The next movie in our Netflix queue is Blood: The Last Vampire (Anime/2000).
* I'd like to also mention that I can't rent either Vampire D movie from NetFlix. I'm looking to buy or borrow both movies. If you can help, drop me a line. Thanks.

// COMING SOON
* The Dr. John William Polidori Awards for Excellence in Vampire Media (aka The Dories)

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Love Vigilantes (live)" by Hungry Lucy, from their second podsafe album, The Teatime Sessions.
- The Teatime Sessions (2008) by Hungry Lucy, is a collection of 9 live performances, originally recorded during the "Tea with Hungry Lucy" podcast, which have been remixed and remastered.
- The entire album is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
- You can listen to and purchase tracks from: Amazon MP3 | iTunes | Rhapsody | Napster | Amie Street | Lala

* Our intro music is "24 FPS" by À Rebours, from their album Vanish, which can be found at iTunes among other places. Check out Ian Stone's MySpace page and blog, too. Find out more about À Rebours and their sister bands at Final Joy Records.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2010 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike" License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact.

Or, if you'd rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at 1-206-350-7638.

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Hey everyone, I'm dropping by to deliver the very first promo for the LILITH'S LOVE podiobook. (Download MP3)

It features Donovan in the present giving folks a bit of a tease about what happened back in 1993. You could call it a spoiler, but I hope you are anxious to see how it all unfolds.

The promo is only 60 seconds long. If you have a podcast and would like to play a shorter promo, let me know, and I can whip something up sooner.

Pass it around, far and wide, and maybe share the Out Of The Coffin promos too, if you are feeling very generous.

Thanks, and I'll be back soon!
-Dan

* This is Episode #54 for December 4, 2009.
(Download MP3)

// LILITH'S LOVE
* Should I cross-post LILITH'S LOVE episodes here?
- I dropped #1 here to whet everyone's appetite and share my latest project with you all. But the hope was that folks would then visit the LILITH'S LOVE podcast feed for more. But a listener asked about episode #2 not being here so that prompted me to consider it. What do you think? Vote in my poll, please, and let me know.

// NEWS
* ABC 20/20 - Inside The World Of Real Life Vampires - November 27, 2009
- http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=9194316
- http://abcnews.go.com/video/playerindex?id=9194404

* Laurell K. Hamilton's ANITA BLAKE TV miniseries is not happening

* So now that CBS has killed of Three Rivers, is anyone trying to pitch a return to Moonlight?

// THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
* Catch Up with a Vampire Diaries Marathon
- From Monday, Dec. 14 through Friday the 18th, the CW will rebroadcast the first ten episodes of The Vampire Diaries, in two hour blocks.
* Over on Twitter, I mentioned that I think I finally figured out why I like the CW's "The Vampire Diaries" so much. It's like a teenage version of "Dark Shadows".

// PROMOS
* Metamor City Podcast by Chris Lester

// NEW MOON - Part 1
* NEW MOON review with my teenage daughters about the movie.
- Ratings: Alex gave it an 8, Sami gave it a 4.

// PROMOS
* Antithesis, Book Two: FREE WILL and Other Compulsions, a podcast novel by J. Daniel Sawyer.

// NEW MOON - Part 2
* NEW MOON review with Michelle and I and her son Robert.
- Ratings: Robert gave it a 6.5, Michelle gave it a 6, and Dan gave it a 7.

// MOVIES
* The next movie in our Netflix queue is Blood: The Last Vampire (Anime/2000).

// PROMOS
* DIGITAL MAGIC by Philippa Ballantine

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Good Girl (Live)" by Hungry Lucy, from their second podsafe album, The Teatime Sessions.
- The Teatime Sessions (2008) by Hungry Lucy, is a collection of 9 live performances, originally recorded during the "Tea with Hungry Lucy" podcast, which have been remixed and remastered.
- The entire album is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike 3.0 United States License.
- You can listen to and purchase tracks from: Amazon MP3 | iTunes | Rhapsody | Napster | Amie Street | Lala

* Our intro music is "24 FPS" by À Rebours, from their album Vanish, which can be found at iTunes among other places. Check out Ian Stone's MySpace page and blog, too. Find out more about À Rebours and their sister bands at Final Joy Records.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2009 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike" License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact.

Or, if you'd rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at 1-206-350-7638.

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* This is Episode #53 for November 17, 2009.
(Download MP3)

// LILITH'S LOVE
* LILITH'S LOVE Chapters 1 & 2 are live.

// PODCAMPAZ
* Video from PodCampAZ where I was interviewed about LILITH'S LOVE.
-Part One: http://www.justin.tv/clip/bef36e25ab622947
-Part Two: http://www.justin.tv/clip/9d53eca3482e0da7
- Many thanks to Dani Cutler and Dan & CJ Feierabend for the interview, Izzy Video for capturing great live content like music by Jack Mangan, and everyone who made PodCampAZ 2009 the biggest and best yet! We'll see you all in 2010!

// NEWS
* Tales of the Children/Angel Between The Lines - The Crossover Event" on Wednesday, November 18, 2009.
- Tabz is releasing the audio production of "Exit Strategy," a short story that PG Holyfield wrote that is set in the Wolfram & Hart setting from the Angel TV show. - http://angelbetweenthelines.com
- Then at 9:30 PM Eastern time PG Holyfield will be performing a live reading of Tabz's Tales of the Children short story, "Love's Sacrificial Song." - http://stickam.com/pgholyfield
- My feature article about PG Holyfield should drop Nov. 19th at http://angelbetweenthelines.com/.
- I've gotta say, I had a blast at HallowEvo*Con, especially since I was able to chat with PG on the video stream when I was dressed as Arames Kragen from his podiobook "Murder At Avedon Hill".

* Episode three Angel Between The Lines: The Truth is Out There drops the week of Nov 23rd, I believe.
- I voiced Pete for this episode. It was a lot of fun to record and it is a great episode with vampires, ghosts, and aliens, oh my!

* Ben Relles from BarelyPolitical.com's "Key of Awesome" does a new music video every week.
- He recently did a video called "Twilight Sucks/Emo Vampire" which was hysterical! "Trick or Treat Or Die" and "Metallica Pussy Cats" were brilliant, too. Go check them out!

* Blood Energy Potion on sale now.
- You HAVE to check out their website: http://www.livingwithbloodlust.com/ target=_blank>LivingWithBloodlust.com
- They even have the Nutrition Facts and Heating (to 98.6°F) Instructions listed on the website.
- I found them for $3.99 at Fry's Electronics. Naturally you can also find it at ThinkGeek.com.

// IN THEATRES
* NEW MOON opens Nov. 20th.
- Many theatres have sold out, so if you have tickets enjoy the movie.

// PROMOS
* Land of Caern: Tales of the Children podcast anthology by P.G. Holyfield.
* Angel Between The Lines
* Vote for Buffy Between The Lines at the Podcast Awards

// LILITH'S LOVE OUTTAKES
* Michelle and I had alot of fun recording her lines from chapter two. I wanted to share the outtakes with you.

// FAREWELL
* Our intro music is "24 FPS" by À Rebours, from their album Vanish, which can be found at iTunes among other places. Check out Ian Stone's MySpace page and blog, too. Find out more about À Rebours and their sister bands at Final Joy Records.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2009 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike" License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact.

Or, if you'd rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at 1-206-350-7638.

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Welcome to the very first episode of a new vampire podiobook, LILITH’S LOVE, written and read by Dan Shaurette.

This episode stars Karl Long as Christian Armstrong.

This is a special preview of LILITH'S LOVE. I'm adding to this feed and I hope you'll take a listen. If you want to hear the rest of the story, please visit Liliths-Love.com to subscribe and you'll get a new chapter every other week.

Thank you for visiting, listening, and hopefully subscribing! Happy Halloween, and I'll see you again in two weeks.

This podiobook features the music of The Narrow Way, used with permission. Sound effects and music loops courtesy of The Free Sound Project, which can be found at www.FreeSound.org.

This audio recording is Copyright 2009 by Dan Shaurette and is released under a Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, No Derivatives" License. Some Rights Reserved. You are encouraged to share this audio file, just don't sell it, don't change it, and let folks know where they can hear more.

The novel, LILITH’S LOVE, is Copyright 1994 by Dan Shaurette and can be found at Amazon.com or ordered at fine bookstores everywhere.

This is a work of fiction. All names, characters, places, and incidents are either the product of the author’s peculiar imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to any actual persons, living, dead, or undead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

To find out more about the novel, please visit www.Liliths-Love.com, or the author’s home page at www.DanShaurette.com.

If you have any comments about this podiobook, feel free to drop a note at Liliths-Love.com/contact. Or, if you'd rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at (623)239-2942.

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* This is Episode #52 for October 31, 2009.
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// HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
- This is our "Extended Cut" roundtable discussion about The Lost Boys, The Vampire's Assistant, and so much more. Warning, there's spoilers and there was no editing (except to add promos and music). It clocks in at 88 minutes. I hope you enjoy it.
- Don't forget, the serialized podiobook of my novel, LILITH'S LOVE, also drops today. I'm adding to this feed and I hope you'll take a listen. If you want to hear the rest of the story, please subscribe and you'll get a new chapter every other week.

// SITE NEWS
* Our blog was hacked Oct. 27th by notorious hacker Kilroy2.0. In order to appease him, you should head to your local bookstore, Amazon, or favorite source, and pick up a copy of J.C. Hutchins' 7TH SON: DESCENT, and maybe PERSONAL EFFECTS: Dark Art, just to be safe.

// NEWS
* SPIKE's SCREAM Awards 2009 aired Oct. 27 at 10PM
Best Fantasy Movie: Twilight
Best TV Show: "True Blood"
Best Horror Actor Male: Stephen Moyer - "True Blood"
Best Horror Actor Female: Anna Paquin - "True Blood"
Best Actor in a Fantasy Movie or TV Show: Robert Pattinson - "Twilight"
Best Actress in a Fantasy Movie or TV Show: Kristen Stewart - "Twilight"
Break-out Performance Male: Taylor Lautner - "Twilight"
Best Villian: Alexander Skarsgård -- "True Blood"
Best Foreign Film: Let The Right One In
Scream Mastermind Lifetime Achievement Award: George A. Romero
Comic-Con Icon Lifetime Achievement Award: Stan Lee

* The de-evilution of the vampire | Ocala.com
- An excellent take on the modern trend to featuring romantic and heroic vampires versus the hideous monsters of old.

* Philippa Ballantine's Erotica ala Carte: Loves to be Loved
- She likens her October story to "Succubi In The City", and that would have been more than plenty. But there's vamps in the tale as well. Great stuff as always from Pip!
-- I'd like to add that I love reading short stories which tell a full tale but that beg to have the story continued. This is one of those tales, as are many of Pip's EalC stories.

* Stephen King and Scott Snyder give 'Vampire' an evolutionary twist | USA Today
- New comic series "American Vampire" (DC Comics) hits stores March 2010. Created by Scott Snyder, Rafael Albuquerque, and Stephen King

* Angel Between The Lines: By THe Grace Of Ghosts Halloween Episode is live.
- This is the episode where I voiced the character "Orlock". It is a fun episode to be sure!

* CASTLE: Vampire Weekend
- A man wearing fangs is found dead in a graveyard with a stake through his heart. It is up to Castle and Beckett to solve the mystery.
- Plus, bonus for Firefly fans, the whole "space cowboy" Halloween costume thing is brilliant. "Didn't you wear that like five years ago? Don't you think it's time to move on?"

// PROMOS
* 7TH SON: DESCENT by J.C. Hutchins
* Angel Between The Lines
* Land of Caern: Tales of the Children podcast anthology by P.G. Holyfield.

// BUMPER
* From Jack Mangan, host of Jack Mangan's Deadpan Podcast.

// MOVIES
* This week's movie from our Netflix queue is The Lost Boys: Special Edition (1987).
- Dan gives the movie an 11. Michelle also gives it an 11.
- We spent a VERY long time discussing the movie, it's sequel, the comics, and MANY tangents. But it's all awesome chatter.

* The next movie in our Netflix queue is Blood: The Last Vampire (Anime/2000).

// PROMOS
* Metamor City Podcast by Chris Lester
* Antithesis, Book Two: FREE WILL and Other Compulsions, a podcast novel by J. Daniel Sawyer.
* Erotica a la Carte podcast by Philippa Ballantine

// BUMPER
* From Jack Hosley, host of the Wander Radio podcast.

// IN THEATRES
* Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant opened Oct. 23!
- We spent a while chatting about this fine, fun film, and we do give spoilers about it. You have been warned!

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Cry Little Sister (CaveClub Video Mix)" by G TOM MAC (aka Gerard McMann).
- Music provided by MusicAlley.com (formerly the Podshow Podsafe Music Network).

* Our intro music is "24 FPS" by À Rebours, from their album Vanish, which can be found at iTunes among other places. Check out Ian Stone's MySpace page and blog, too. Find out more about À Rebours and their sister bands at Final Joy Records.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2009 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike" License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact.

Or, if you'd rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at 1-206-350-7638.

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Just dropping by to give you all a Halloween update. Don't forget about our Lost Boys
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but we won't be discussing it live. Hope you'll listen and send in your comments. See you soon.

* This is Episode #51 for October 13, 2009.
(Download MP3)

// MOVIE NEWS
* Third Annual International Horror & Sci-Fi Film Festival - Oct 15-18 - MADCAP Theatres in Tempe, AZ
- Movie Schedule - Among other cool films, I'm looking forward to these two:
-- Blood Moon Rising - Friday, Oct. 16th @ 10:00 PM
-- Vampire Girl vs. Frankenstein Girl - Saturday, Oct. 17th @ 10:30 PM / Sunday, Oct. 18th @ 4:10 PM
- Ticket Info
- VIP All Access Pass - $100
-- This pass gets you entry to all films and parties and front of line access to film screenings. Plus you get two pieces of merchandise at a 50% discount.
- Flex Pass - $25 - Buy the pass, choose four films and save money.
- Individual Screenings - $10

* Don't forget: Vampire Fest 2009 will be in New Orleans, October 23-26, 2009.
- "More than 50 films from more than 11 countries will be screened at the Zeitgeist Multi-Disciplinary Arts Center, 1618 Oretha Castle Haley Blvd. The film festival also will include a Vampire Ballet at Club Ampersand, a traditional jazz funeral for a vampire in Dutch Alley, a French Quarter scavenger hunt and several parties at various venues including the Dungeon and the Saint."

* "Blood: The Last Vampire" DVD/Blu-ray Details
- "For fans who didn't get the chance to check out the film in theaters or said fans simply anticipating the release of "Blood: The Last Vampire" on DVD/Blu-ray...well you will get your chance on October 20th."

* SPIKE's SCREAM Awards 2009 airs Oct. 27 at 10PM
- Don't forget, the SCREAM Awards are a viewers choice awards. Get out there and vote for your favorite bloodsuckers!

* Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant hits theatres Oct. 23!

// VAMP LIT
* DRACULA: The Un-Dead by Dacre Stoker and Ian Holt hits stores Oct. 13
- Hardcover released, along with eBooks, but no audio versions yet.

* Don't forget SOULLESS by Gail Carriger.
- I am completely enthralled by this book. My favorite character, hands down, has to be Lord Akeldama. More power to flamboyantly anti-goth vampires!
- Gail has upcoming book signings at Bolinas Books (Bolinas, CA) at 2 PM on Saturday, October 17.
- Borderlands Books (San Francisco, CA) on Wednesday, October 28.
- Book launch party at the World Fantasy Convention at the The Fairmont San Jose on Thursday, October 29 through Sunday, November 1.

* Meet Author Emerian Rich at her NIGHT'S KNIGHTS Book Release Party
- Friday, October 30th - 7:00 p.m. - Bay Books Concord

* DARKSOME THIRST Author Morven Westfield will be at Rock N' Shock (Oct 16-18, 2009) in Worcester, Mass
- She'll be at the New England Horror Writers table Sat 3-7 pm and Sun 1-6 pm.

// MISCELLANY
* 'Vampire' Sinks Teeth Into iTunes | TheWrap.com
- "If the makers of 'Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog' got together with the 'Twilight' team, their creative output might resemble 'I Kissed a Vampire,' an original web series... iTunes will roll out the three completed episodes of 'Vampire' on Oct. 13, 20 and 27 -- just in time for Halloween. Another six episodes, with 12 more original songs, are in the works, with plans to shoot in December."

* Angel Between The Lines Premiered!

* 19 NOCTURNE BOULEVARD Presents "Dracula dot com" audio drama podcast
- This is a fun, short audio podcast of what DRACULA might be like in our age of email and social networking.
- My favorite bit was Dracula sending out email trying to get help shipping his crates of earth ala Nigerian scam spam.

* MTV's vampire series: Valemont University | The Examiner
- "Valemont premiered on MTV last week... Airing on Tuesday nights, MTV will show two-and-a-half minute episodes just before 'The Hills' at 10pm and immediately after 'The City' thirty minutes later."

* Last, but not least: Synthetic Blood Beverages | TrendHunter.com
- "Not only does [fruit punch flavored] Blood Energy Potion have a similar nutritional makeup to real blood, but it has the same color, look, and consistency of blood."
- Sadly, this is a pre-order item from Urban-Collector.com, expected to ship by Jan. 2010.

// BUMPER
* From Jack Mangan, host of Jack Mangan's Deadpan Podcast.

// PROMOS
* Angel Between The Lines
* Down From Ten, an audio drama... umm... well, it's like The Shining meets Clue... kinda... just listen. It's more podcast awesomeness by J. Daniel Sawyer.

// BUMPER
* From Jack Hosley, host of the Wander Radio podcast.

// MOVIES
* This week's movie from our Netflix queue is The Monster Squad (1987).
- Dan gives the movie an 8. Michelle also gives it an 8.

* The next movie in our Netflix queue is The Lost Boys: Special Edition (1987).
- This will be for our Big Halloween Special! Please send us voice mails, emails, MP3s attached to emails, comments, telegrams, you name it!
- We are asking for your thoughts about the 1987 CLASSIC Joel Schumacher flick. Tell us why you love it, hate it, hate yourself for loving it... you get the idea. We may even chat about LB2: The Tribe and, yes, the proposed Lost Boys 3.
- If we can get enough folks willing and able to join us, we are going to try to do a live chat with you all and record it for this episode. (Let us know if you'd rather use Skype, or TalkShoe, or some similar technology, by voting in our poll.)

* We also recently saw "Jennifer's Body" and "ZombieLand".
- Both movies were quite good and we enjoyed them both.

* Speaking of zombies, make sure you check out the Univ. of Florida's Disaster Preparedness Simulation Exercise for a Zombie Attack.

// THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
* Dan is seriously enjoying this show. Michelle gave up to soon.

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "The Zombie Connection" by Kim "The Comic Book Goddess" Fortuner, Patrick McLean, and Tim Dodge.
- Music found at FUMP: The Funny Music Project.

* Our intro music is "24 FPS" by À Rebours, from their album Vanish, which can be found at iTunes among other places. Check out Ian Stone's MySpace page and blog, too. Find out more about À Rebours and their sister bands at Final Joy Records.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2009 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike" License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact.

Or, if you'd rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at 1-206-350-7638.

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Folks, don't forget that the new episodic drama set in Joss Whedon's Buffyverse, Angel Between The Lines premeires today!

Also, the final episode of Buffy Between The Lines, the series that started it all, goes live today as well.

I have been a huge have of Buffy Between The Lines since it started. It has been a fun, thrilling, listen. Episode one of Angel Between The Lines sounds great and I know there is much more awesome to come.

Give it a listen!

Michelle and I will be presenting a special edition of our podcast on Halloween where we will discuss our number one, all-time favorite vampire movie, The Lost Boys!

"How is this different than your usual podcast?" I hear you asking. That's where YOU come in. We are actively and directly seeking content from you! Send us voice mails, emails, MP3s attached to emails, comments, telegrams, you name it!

Give us your thoughts about the 1987 CLASSIC Joel Schumacher flick. Tell us why you love it, hate it, hate yourself for loving it... you get the idea. We may even chat about LB2: The Tribe and, yes, the proposed Lost Boys 3.

If we can get enough folks willing and able to join us, we are going to try to do a live chat with you all and record it for this episode. (Using Skype, or TalkShoe, or some similar technology.)

So, let's get ready to sleep all day, party all night; never grow old and never die. It's fun to be a vampire!

* This is Episode #50 for September 25, 2009.
(Download MP3)

// NEWS
* Angel Between the Lines Premieres October 5, 2009!

* SUPERVAMP by Madame M! New online comic! So awesome!

* Interview of Dan at Wander Radio by Jack Hosley, aka WNDRWolf.

* You can also catch Michelle and I on Jack Mangan's Deadpan Podcast #137.

* We finally have a copy of VAMPIRES TODAY by Joseph Laycock.

// MOVIE NEWS
* RiffTrax: Plan 9 from Outer Space ... ENCORE! 10/08/2009

* We saw Thirst at the Tempe Valley Art.
- It will be on DVD on November 17, 2009.
- We saw it. We loved it. I give it a 9. Michelle gives it an 8.

* G Tom Mac performs the new Blood Swamp Version of Cry Little Sister for True Blood.
- You can download the song for $0.99 from CD Baby and iTunes.

// PROMO
* Angel Between The Lines - Coming October 2009

// BUMPER
* From Jack Mangan, host of Jack Mangan's Deadpan Podcast.

// ON STAGE
* Phoenix Little Theatre presents Scorpius Dance Theatre's "A Vampire Tale" (10/21/09 To 11/07/09)
- "Scorpius Dance Theatre's A Vampire Tale returns to tell the story of a young innocent who gets pulled into the world of the undead... Experience DARK and SEXY drama...QUIRKY and COMEDIC episodes...and visually stunning DANCE and AERIAL feats."

* Make sure you also check out "Curtains!"
- Starring Johanna Carlisle as Carmen! Check out this awesome article. Go Diva Go!

// VAMP LIT
* World Debut: SOULLESS, by Gail Carriger (Audio)
- Directed by J. Daniel Sawyer of ArtisticWhispers Productions.
- You can pre-order SOULLESS from Amazon. It goes on sale 9/29.

* Meet Author Emerian Rich at her NIGHT'S KNIGHTS Book Release Party
- Friday, October 30th - 7:00 p.m. - Bay Books Concord

* Make sure you also check out HorrorAddicts.net and Emz's interview with fellow vampire podiobook author, Kimberly Steele.

* NIGHT'S KNIGHTS Live and Uncut
- Emerian is reading from the print version of NIGHT'S KNIGHTS live on Second Life.
- To listen to a live read, log on to Second Life Thursdays, 7pm PST and go to the Milkwood Haunted Library

* P.G. Holyfield's Land of Caern: Tales of the Children premiered 09/09/09.
- This short story anthology premiered with a great live reading of "Swimming Lessons" and "Zombie Connection" by Kim The Comic Book Goddess.

// PROMO
* Wander Radio podcast hosted by Jack Hosley, aka WNDRWolf.
* Megan's Walk for JDRF

// BUMPER
* From Jack Hosley, host of the Wander Radio podcast.

// MOVIES
* This week's movie from our Netflix queue is Jesus Christ Vampire Hunter (2001).
- Dan gives the movie a 6. Michelle gives it a 6.9.

* The next movie in our Netflix queue is The Monster Squad (1987).

// PROMO
* Land of Caern: Tales of the Children podcast anthology.
* Down From Ten, an audio drama... umm... well, it's like The Shining meets Clue... kinda... just listen. It's more podcast awesomeness by J. Daniel Sawyer.

// TRUE BLOOD SEASON 2 FINALE
* If you missed any episodes, I'm sure they'll repeat soon...
- It continues to air throughout the week on their many channels, including HBO On Demand.
* Season 1 on DVD or on Blu-Ray
* You can also purchase the first season on iTunes, for $2.99 per episode or $34.99 for the whole season.
* And of course, there's always NetFlix.
* Catch up or read ahead with the books by Charlaine Harris

// THE VAMPIRE DIARIES
* The pilot aired 09/10/09.
- Dan liked it, pleasantly surprised. Michelle was whining about the teen angst and ripoffs of the genre.

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Close My Eyes Forever" by Lita Ford.
- Her new album "Wicked Wonderland" comes out 10/06/2009!
- Music from Mevio's Music Alley (formerly the PodShow Podsafe Music Network).

* Our intro music is "24 FPS" by À Rebours, from their album Vanish, which can be found at iTunes among other places. Check out Ian Stone's MySpace page and blog, too. Find out more about À Rebours and their sister bands at Final Joy Records.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

This Blog and Podcast are © Copyright 2008-2009 by Dan Shaurette, under the Creative Commons "Attribution, Non-Commercial, Share Alike" License. Some Rights Reserved.

If you have any comments about this podcast, feel free to drop a note at OutOfTheCoffin.com/contact.

Or, if you'd rather leave some voice mail, you can call us at 1-206-350-7638.

Technorati Tags:podcast, vampire, Out Of The Coffin, True Blood, Lita Ford, À Rebours

The wonderful WNDRWolf, aka Jack Hosley, interviewed yours truly for his podcast at WanderRadio.com. We talked about everything from my novel, to this podcast, to my lifelong fascination with vampires, my favorite podcasts, and so much more. I hope you'll give it a listen. It's cool to be on the other side of the interview, and we had a great time.

Also, Michelle and I expect to be back next week with episode #50! See you all then!

Mark your calendars, or better yet, subscribe to the latest podcast o'awesome by Between The Lines Studios: Angel Between the Lines!