By Silvia Moreno-Garcia

This article is part of Vampire Thursdays, a series on vampires running this September to celebrate the return of The Vampire Diaries to our regular review slot and…well…to just plain celebrate vampires.

I was at the bookstore the other day and I bumped into some issues of Dracula Lives!, a comic book series that ran in the 1970s for 13 issues. In 2004, Marvel released a four-issue miniseries called “Stoker’s Dracula“, drawn and written by the duo of Roy Thomas and Dick Giordano, who…

Welcome to our first Vampire Thursday! All September, it’s all vampires every Thursday. Today we have unearthed a very special guest. Writer and editor Tom English of Dead Letter Press is a true aficionado of classic vampire stories. His Literary Vampire series traces the rise of the undead through time. He graciously agreed to talk about vampires, books and the allure of evil.

IFP: How did Dead Letter Press get started?

TE: Oh gosh, it’s a long story – but I’ll try and give a short version. I’ve…

It’s September and the Vampire Diaries is back on the air. This being one of the shows we regularly review, we’ve decided to welcome it back by talking about all things vampire during the month of September. There will be interviews with experts in vampire fiction, articles on vampires and other fun-filled stuff.

Now, if you’re one of those who happen to be on vampire overload, you might be wondering why these suckers are so bloody popular right now. The answer: they’ve always been popular! While the…

By Orrin Grey

Onmyoji (2001). Director: Yojiro Takita. Cast: Mansai Nomura, Hiroyuki Sanada, Hideaki Ito, Eriko Imai. Country: Japan.

First, a quick history lesson: Onmyoji takes place during the Heian period in Japan, a time when onmyoji referred to a class of civil servants who practiced magic and divination, made calendars, and kept the peace between people and spirits. The story of the movie concerns Abe no Seimei, a real person and accomplished onmyoji. A shrine in Kyoto bears the name of the real Abe no Seimei and is…

Today we open to submissions for our Historical Lovecraft anthology, making it the perfect time to reveal the cover of said anthology (click on the image to see a larger version of it).

Cover artwork is by Spanish illustrator Paco Rico Torres. Paco’s artwork had previously appeared in our third fiction issue.

Historical Lovecraft will be available in print and as an e-book in 2011. It is intended as the first of several anthologies and books.

Submissions to Historical Lovecraft are open from September 1, 2010 to January 3,…

Amy Guidry creates bizarre, beautiful images with a photo-realistic bent. Guidry’s work has been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the country, and featured in numerous publications, such as American Artist magazine. Today, we chat about her paintings and she reveals what artist she would like to have dinner with, and what would be on the menu.

IFP: Your work would be labeled as “surrealist”. But what would you call it?

AG: I would say surrealist is an accurate description. I’ve loved Surrealism since I was young and my…