Today I published a new vampiric short story called Trial Of The Heretic. It’s a story about how a vampire’s misconduct regarding humans and the reasons for that inappropriate behavior have disastrous implications for those who consider themselves of the pure bloodline. You can find it on a number of online retailers, but I recommend…
Exploring The Classes Of Vampires: Intro
Though vampires are hardly social creatures there is a social hierarchy in place when you view the species as a whole. Some vampires have more power than others, some vampires resort to desperate measures to satisfy their blood cravings, and others are able to gorge themselves on a seemingly infinite supply of blood. Vampires fall…
My Favorite Vampires: The Vampires Of The Elder Scrolls
To be fair there are many vampires I enjoy. Bram Stoker’s good Count Dracula of course, his depiction in the Van Helsing movie, Salem’s Lot by Stephen King, those lurking in the Blade series, and the Count (once again) in Castlevania. But by far my favorite depiction of vampires has to be those in the…
Why I Love Vampires
Vampires have always been a compelling monster for me because of their dark nature, their potential for greatness, and the thin line that separates sophistication from animalistic impulses. A vampire represents the best and worst of humanity, a trade off of some of our weakness for strengths while amplifying our destructive tendencies. Here are the…
The True Horror Of Half-Life
With the upcoming release of Half-Life: Alyx the virtual reality game from Valve they’ve given fans an amazing opportunity. All Half-Life games are temporarily free-to-play until the game’s release in March. This means Half-Life and Half-Life 2 with all of their expansions. To briefly summarize in Half-Life you are an MIT graduate tasked with doing…
Profile Of A Vampire
Before I dive in I want it to be known this is entirely my head cannon and not based on any one particular story. My vampiric stories are written from these general rules regarding what drives a vampire, what their behavior is based on, and so forth. Consider this my profile of what a vampire…
The Darkness In Star Wars
I recently saw the newest Star Wars movie, Rise of Skywalker and I loved it. I loved it because it did what it was supposed to, entertain the audience. I enjoyed the previous title, The Last Jedi, but I felt it was more obsessed with being wacky and taking the series in a new and…
Death Stranding Shows Us Who We Are
I’ve been playing a lot of Death Stranding by Hideo Kojima lately. I’m still on Chapter 3 so no spoilers, but it’s a surprisingly fun game that has a deeper message I feel few people are talking about. To give a very, very simplified explanation of the game you are a Porter, a deliveryman in…
What Happened To Vampires?
Vampires have gotten something of a bad rap in the last few years and I think there are a few reasons for it, not all necessarily bad. For the record I’m not a fan of the angsty teen vampires from Twilight by Stephanie Meyer, the comedic odd balls like Dark Shadows, or even the mindless…
Why I Love Horror
When I was in the fourth grade I had had four years to explore what the school library had in stock with very little turnover. I had read much of the science fiction, fantasy, mystery, and other genres and was looking for something else to capture my interest that was a little more mature then…