* This is Episode #61 for August 29, 2010.
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// NEWS
* Angel Between The Lines is BACK!
- Some great stories centering around Lorne, with some great singing!
* Buffy Season 8 comics now available as Motion Comics on iTunes
* Anna Paquin and Stephen Moyer were married. Congrats to them!

// BOOKS
* Heartless (Book the Fourth) has a release date of July 2011. And don't forget Blameless comes out August 31! HI GAIL!
* Finished reading DARKSOME THIRST by Morven Westfield. HI MORVEN!
- I give it a 10 out of 10. A fun read chock full of vampires, witches, and geeks based in late 70's Massachusetts.
* I am currently reading its sequel, THE OLD POWER RETURNS now.

// TV
* Being Human's second season on BBC America.
- Very good but I never finished season one so I'm a little lost.
* Still watching The Gates on ABC.
- So far there are vampires, werewolves, and succubi, but not much direction for them really.

// TRUE BLOOD
* We discussed recent episodes with (mostly) no spoilers. Some great quotes though:
- "Blah blah vampire emergency blah." - Pam
- "Now, time for the weather. Tiffany?" - Russell

// PROMOS
* Angel Between The Lines is back!
* FETIDUS is also back!

// MOVIES
* SUCK finally available on DVD, comes out in October.
* Vampires Suck! this weekend!
- We both gave it a 6 out of 10.

// PROMOS
* 19 Nocturne Blvd.
* MURDER AT AVEDON HILL available NOW from Dragon Moon Press!

// FACEBOOK SHOUT OUTS
* Gail Carriger wrote, "Listening to your last podcast while driving through wine country with the top down, waved to the world and said "hi" each time you two said hi to me. Wee! Thanks for the shout out. P.S. How come you know more about my future release dates than I do? Have you been time traveling again?"
- HI GAIL!
* Sheena Wood wrote "I love the podcast, and it continually expands my list of films to look out for. and by the way, your good lady has about the dirtiest laugh in history. ;) keep up the good work."
- HI SHEENA!
* Godwin Raycraft IV wrote: "Listening to #OutOfTheCoffin by @DanS42. If you like Vampires check out this #Podcast. @DanS42, I agree, 3D is annoying for those with glasses. So... The people who drive through Chiriaco Summit at night are shady. Vampire Trailertrash? If only... Maybe listening to too much OOTC. Thx (for) the Podcast... It's helping time go by faster... Sad only have 30 min left." Then just before midnight on July 31st, he added, "@DanS42 hey it's still July sometime... You promised!!!"
- HI GODWIN!
* Contact me on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/danshaurette
* Don't forget our voicemail 1-206-350-7638!

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Stay (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.

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So at long last, the podcast audio adaptation of LILITH'S LOVE is complete! Is it perfect? No, of course not. I may go back and remaster some parts of it. I am always of the mind that a novel, and now any production based on one, is never finished.

I would like to thank Evo Terra for encouraging me to produce a podcast version, giving it a home on Podiobooks.com, as well as providing one of the many voices in the cast.

So what's next, besides an eventual remastered edition? Well, naturally there's the sequels. Yes, two. LILITH'S LIGHT and LILITH'S PEACE. Neither is complete. I dare say these projects alone will keep me busy for a while to come.

But that's not enough; I am also writing prequels. Prequels featuring characters that appear in the sequels but NOT in LILITH'S LOVE. Yes. I'm insane. Certifiable. And you wouldn't have me any other way.

In the meantime, if you enjoyed the podcast version and feel like donating, please do visit Podiobooks.com and leave the donation there. You'll be supporting them AND my part of the donation will go directly to the American Cancer Society.

Finally, this means Michelle and I have some free time now so we will be back to more regular episodes there. Huzzah!

In fact, we're going to go see Vampire Suck this weekend and we will return with a review of the flick then!

Hey everyone, I hope all is well with you all. I just wanted to let you know that there's not going to be a July episode for Out Of The Coffin. Besides trying to wrap up LILITH'S LOVE, Michelle's work and my work are draining our free time like Dracula on a bender.

So, we hope to catch up with you all in early August. The only good news here is that this means we'll have a LOT to chat about!

Hasta,
Dan

* This is Episode #60 for June 27, 2010.
(Download MP3)

// NEWS
* Fright Night remake vampogeekgasm...
- Currently has a release date of October 7th, 2011 and it will be in 3D...
- Colin Farrell will be playing vampire Jerry Dandridge...
- and, oh yeah, DAVID TENNANT (Doctor Who) will be playing Peter Vincent!!
- Produced by Dreamworks but released through Disney? At least that means good promotion, right?

// BOOKS
* Gail Carriger officially announced that Orbit books will release two more books in her Parasol Protectorate series: Heartless (July 2011) and Timeless (Winter 2012). Her second book, Changeless, hit the New York Times Bestseller list in April.
* Audible audio book version of SOULLESS has been released!
* PG Holyfield has released a teaser PDF from his novel MURDER AT AVEDON HILL.
* I finished reading ABRAHAM LINCOLN: Vampire Hunter I enjoyed this novel quite a lot actually. I give it a 9 out of 10.
* Currently reading DARKSOME THIRST by Morven Westfield (finally!)

// TV
* Vampire Diaries season finale was PERFECT! Cliffhangers FTW!
* Doctor Who "Vampires In Venice" -- OK episode, not brilliant, but interesting ideas.
* The Gates premiered on ABC.
- It's kind of like The Stepford Vampires or Desperate Housewives Being Human.
- Starring Rhona Mitra, who played Sonja, Viktor's daughter, in the third Underworld movie.
- Not bad, good setup. I'll give it a few episodes.

// TRUE BLOOD
* In case you missed it in theatres, you can watch True Blood: Ultimate Fan Experience Q&A online at HBO.com
* Snoop Dogg's "Oh Sookie" video
* True Blood has already been renewed for a fourth season!
* BabyVamp Jessica's video blog.
* Episodes 1 & 2 reviewed with (mostly) no spoilers.

// PROMOS
* Erotica a la Carte podcast by Philippa Ballantine
* DIGITAL MAGIC by Philippa Ballantine

// INTERVIEW
* I had an excellent interview with Philippa Ballantine, author of many podcast novels, beginning with Weaver's Web, Chasing The Bard, and its sequel, Digital Magic, and also Weather Child. She's also the hostess (and often author) of the erotic podcast anthology, Erotica ala Carte. Her new novel GEIST comes out this October from ACE, and next summer we'll have THE MINISTRY OF PECULIAR OCCURENCES: Phoenix Rising with Tee Morris which was picked up by Eos/Harper-Collins. Last but not least, she contributed to the new anthology A TASTE OF TRUE BLOOD which hits shelves June 29!

// PROMOS
* MURDER AT AVEDON HILL available NOW from Dragon Moon Press! Warning: New NSFW Promo!
* ANCESTOR by Scott Sigler is available now in a shiny new hardcover, and of course still available as a free podcast.

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Softly (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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Folks, we do apologize for the delay in not only episodes here but over at Liliths-Love.com. Computer problems, summer vacations, and random octopus incursions are keeping us busy. We are still planning at least a June episode with another awesome interview. Hang with us. We're getting everything in order, we promise!

* This is Episode #59 for May 8, 2010.
(Download MP3)

// NEWS
* Julie Hoverson from 19Nocturne Blvd recently posted on her blog an excellent discussion about the evolving role of vampires. You should check it out.
* True Blood Season 3 starts June 13. Waiting Sucks! Have you been watching the minisodes?
* June also brings something interesting to the CW. Beginning Thursday June 3, the CW will air reruns of the first season of The Vampire Diaries for those who need to catch up (*ahem* Michelle *cough*) followed by reruns of Moonlight starring Alex O'Loughlin.
- P.S., Alex O'Loughlin has been tapped by CBS for their remake of Hawaii Five-O. That I might watch. But seriously, CBS, you KNOW the fans want MOONLIGHT back. Just admit it and make it happen instead of trying to find new roles to shove him into.
* Oh yeah, and in case the squealing tween girls didn't alert you, June 30th is when Eclipse, the third movie in the Twilight Saga, hits theatres.

// BOOKS
* I have finished reading CHANGELESS by Gail Carriger. Folks, if you have not read this or its prequel SOULLESS, you are depriving yourself of some of the best writing out there. September cannot get here soon enough as that is when the third book, BLAMELESS, will be released. Gail's books are set in a Victorian England full of vampires, werewolves, and ghosts. The main character, Alexia, is a preternatural who has the ability to negate the supernatural. This gets her into all sorts of hilarious and suspenseful situations. I'll have a full review of CHANGELESS soon, but for now, seriously, go pick up these books!

// PROMOS
* MURDER AT AVEDON HILL available on Amazon May 15th from Dragon Moon Press!
* Merciless Storytellers podcast fiction competition.

// INTERVIEW
* I had the pleasure of interviewing P.G. Holyfield, author of MURDER AT AVEDON HILL, for the excellent QuadrupleZ podcast. You can listen to it there shortly, and I do hope you check out that podcast, as the QuadZ staff discusses all forms of awesome in perfect-sized 15 minute episodes.
* Naturally however, whenever I interview someone, I cannot restrain the chat to 15 minutes. So, I am sharing the whole chat in this episode here.
* Yes, I dressed up as Arames Kragen when I attended Evo Terra's 2009 Halloween party.
* MURDER AT AVEDON HILL on Storycasting.com
* PG Holyfield is one of the authors also found in Matthew Wayne Selznick's THE SOVEREIGN ERA: YEAR ONE anthology.
* If you'd like to read my bio/review of PGH/MaAH, check out the article I wrote for Angel Between The Lines.

// PROMOS
* Crypticon Seattle Horror Convention - June 18-20, 2010
* 19Nocturne Blvd Short fiction anthology audio drama podcast.

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Shine (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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The rumors have been confirmed. On Wednesday, April 14th, Peter Steele passed away from heart failure at age 48. Peter was the lead singer and bassist for Type O Negative, a heavy metal band -- one of very few I have ever listened to.

My favorite album was "Bloody Kisses", which was released in 1993, but I didn't discover it until a couple years later. The 90's were my dark decade and where I first became enamored with vampires and their lore. The album, and especially the title track, "Bloody Kisses", exemplified dark, goth, vampiric emotions. It is a great album to have in the background when writing.

"Black No. 1" also has a very special place in my heart, as it is the song that played the first time Michelle and I ever danced together.

Here's to you, Peter.

* This is Episode #58 for April 11, 2010.
(Download MP3)

// NEWS
* True Blood Comics due this July
* Anton Yelchin to star in "Fright Night" remake
- I have some hope for this reboot because former Buffy writer Marti Noxon wrote the script.
* The Short Second Life of Bree Tanner
- Stephenie Meyer's new novella THE SHORT SECOND LIFE OF BREE TANNER, is due in bookstores June 5 and will also be available for free at BreeTanner.com from June 7 to July 5.

// PROMOS
* You can still pre-order your limited-edition, hardcover, signed and numbered copy of THE STARTER by Scott Sigler, which is the sequel to THE ROOKIE.
* Podio Racket hosted by Rhonda Carpenter and Heather Roulo.

// INTERVIEW
* I had an excellent interview with Emerian Rich, author of Night's Knights, vampire novel and podiobook, and hostess of the Horror Addicts podcast.
- In April, Dragon Moon Press will have a new paperback anthology of short stories by podcasting authors entitled, THE POD COMPLEX. In addition to Emerian Rich, the authors include Jack Mangan, J. Daniel Sawyer, Scott Sigler, Tee Morris, Mike Bennett, Jared Axelrod, Phil Rossi, Justin R. Macumber, Marie Bilodeau, E. A. Zefram, Tim Reynolds, J.D. Williams, Jennifer Rahn, and Alexander T. Crisp.
-We talked about many awesome things, including the German horror-comedy "Night Of The Living Dorks". Because of her enthusiasm about it, I started watching it and I agree that it is hilarious. I liken it to "American Pie" with zombies. Two gnawed-off thumbs way up!

// PROMOS
* FETIDUS by James Durham.
* And Now a Word From Our Sponsor, ReaniLife.

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

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Rebirth (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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* This is Episode #57 for March 26, 2010.
(Download MP3)

// LILITH'S LOVE
* Lilith's Love is live on Podiobooks.com, Smashwords.com, new price cut on Amazon.com, and you can cast it on StoryCasting!
* The StoryCasting Meetup was a LOT of fun. Folks came out from the MMMMMMeetup for Jack Mangan's Deadpan Podcast to hang out! Thanks again to all of you!

// NEWS
* Corey Haim passed away at 38 on March 10.
- Corey's mother told Access Hollywood that the L.A. County Coroner told her "that an autopsy found her son had an enlarged heart and his lungs were filled with water. His cause of death was due to pulmonary congestion." He had been suffering from flu-like symptoms. The official report is pending toxicology and histopathology test results.

* Jonathan Sharkey is back in the news again...
- Here's the chat log with questions for Jonathan Sharkey and his replies.

// BOOKS TO FILM
* Tim Burton wants to film "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter"!
- I am listening to ABRAHAM LINCOLN: VAMPIRE HUNTER from Audible.com right now and I am really digging it so far.

// PODCASTS
* 19Nocturne Blvd. podcast by Julie Hoverson presents "The Big Dark" on April 20.
- Julie was kind enough to give me a sneak peak to this audio drama short and I loved it!
- This is a fine police drama/murder mystery set in a post-apocalyptic world. Dark with just the right amount of humor to lighten things up, and a great story. Well done and well acted all around. I won't say any more to avoid spoilers for something which hasn't released yet. I will say, I'd love to see more stories set in this universe. *nudge*

// BOOKS
* Gail Carriger's CHANGELESS hits bookshelves March 30! This is the sequel to the hit (and hot) "urbane fantasy"/paranormal romance SOULLESS.
- NEWS FLASH! Gail just informed me that the audio version of SOULLESS is scheduled for release June 17. I will post updates when I hear more.

* Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 (Hardcover) Available on March 16, 2010

* DC/Vertigo's American Vampire had sold out locally and I had to order a copy to pickup.

// CROSSOVER
* In April, Dragon Moon Press will have a new paperback anthology of short stories by podcasting authors entitled, The PODTHOLOGY.
- The authors include Jack Mangan, Emerian Rich, J. Daniel Sawyer, Scott Sigler, Tee Morris, Mike Bennett, Jared Axelrod, Phil Rossi, Justin R. Macumber, Marie Bilodeau, E. A. Zefram, Timothy G.M. Reynolds, J.D. Williams, Jennifer Rahn, and Alexander T. Crisp.

// PROMOS
* On April 1, you will be able to pre-order your limited-edition, hardcover, signed and numbered copy of THE STARTER by Scott Sigler, which is the sequel to THE ROOKIE.
* FETIDUS by James Durham.
* And Now a Word From Our Sponsor, ReaniLife.

// ROBERT'S REVIEW
* Castlevania: Curse of Darkness (PS2)

// PROMOS
* Horror Addicts podcast, hosted by Emerian Rich, author of Night's Knights, a vampire podiobook.
* Antithesis, Book Two: FREE WILL and Other Compulsions, a podcast novel by J. Daniel Sawyer.

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

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "Open Window (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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Not much to say except the real tragedy is that Corey was starting to get more movie roles recently. He could have had an interesting comeback. Coroner still hasn't determined cause of death yet.

Corey Feldman & Corey Haim talking about The Lost Boys movie...

Time to go cue up The Lost Boys and watch my favorite movie ever.

* This is Episode #56 for Feb 24, 2010.
(Download MP3)

// 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.
(Download MP3)

// 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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(Download MP3)

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.
(Download MP3)

// 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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