The Strain Q&A: Samantha Mathis on NYC, Politicians, and Del Toro Effects

Last week Samantha Mathis took part in a roundtable Q&A session to talk a bit more in depth about the debut of her character on FX’s The Strain, Councilwoman Justine Faraldo. The following interview took place before the airing of 2×04…

TV Review: The Strain 2×04 “The Silver Angel”

The episode’s opener is one of the most unique sequences that I’ve seen thus far on the show: a feature presentation of an old vampire film on tape starring a new character for the series who once went by the…

Book Review: ‘Lailah’ by Nikki Kelly

In the beginning was the Word is a girl. She knows she’s different–after all she doesn’t age and she doesn’t have a family. She has visions of a past life, of a face in her dreams –a light that severs the darkness, a…

Jon’s Movie Review: “What We Do in the Shadows” Deserves the Spotlight

Mockumentaries are a dime a dozen. They have to tow the fine line between informative and parody without being over the top and just turning into a compilation of cheesy lines and dead-panning into the camera. The topic has to…

This Month In Books: February 2015

I have been simulataneously awaiting and dreading February 2015 for months now (specifically since July 29, 2014) because the last and final Bloodlines novel is finally going to be released! Richelle Mead’s Vampire Academy/Bloodlines novels have been what I’ve been…

‘From Dusk till Dawn: The Series’ Trailer: destruction, gore, and death

If you’re having vampire withdrawals here’s a little something to hold you over. Making its debut on the El Rey Network on March 11th is From Dusk till Dawn: The Series. The show is based on Robert Rodriguez 1996 cult…

Book Review: Dahlia by Christina Channelle

Dahlia, written by newcomer Christina Channelle, is the first part of what’s to be the “Blood Crave” series. Dahlia Winters, a seventeen year old girl, has been in and out of foster care for as long as she can remember.…