Anita Blake Comes to Television

Yessssssss - I'm squealing like a little girl and I just can't help it. My favorite fictional author, Laurell K. Hamilton, is going to have her famous Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter book series adapted on the small screen!!! Happy Dance, Happy Dance!!!


IFC announced:

"...it has greenlit its first original event telefilm, “Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter,” based on Hamilton’s series of best-selling paranormal fantasy novels and produced by Lionsgate and After Dark Films. Adapted by Glen Morgan (X-Files, Final Destination), who also serves as executive producer, the movie begins production this summer... Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter marks the first time in IFC tv’s history that we have created a fictional feature film for the network."

Thursday Thirteen #12 - My Favorite Fictional Characters

This week, I'm taking the easy way out - mainly because I haven't had time to work on the TT I had planned. So, here are my favorite fictional characters from books, TV or the movies:

1.)Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger (Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling; Harry Potter movies)

2.) Bella Swan and Edward Cullen (Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer)

3.) Anita Blake (Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton)

4.) Princess Meredith "Gentry" NicEssus and her men (Merry Gentry series by Laurell K. Hamilton)

5.)Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, Cowardly Lion (Wonderful Wizard of Oz series by L. Frank Baum; Wizard of Oz movie)

6.) Temperance Brennan and Seeley Booth (Temperance Brennan series by Kathy Reichs (Temperance only); FOX series Bones)

7.) Kay Scarpetta (Scarpetta series by Patricia Cornwell)

8.) Stephanie Plum (Plum series by Janet Evanovich)

9.) Kinsey Milhone (Alphabet Mysteries by Sue Grafton)

10.) Nancy Botwin (Showtime series Weeds)

11.) Hank Moody (Showtime series Californication)

12.) Sookie Stackhouse (Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris; HBO series True Blood)

13.) Dexter Morgan (Dexter series by Jeff Lindsay; Showtime series Dexter)

Thursday Thirteen #10 - Favorite Vampire Book Series

Okay, by now, anyone who reads my blogs know I love vampire stories and movies. For today's Thursday Thirteen, I give you my 13 favorite vampire book series.



1.) Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton





2.) Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer






3.) Evernight series by Claudia Gray








4.) Southern Vampire Mysteries (Sookie Stackhouse series) by Charlaine Harris






5.) Gardella Vampire Chronicles by Colleen Gleason









6.) Vampire Kisses series by Ellen Schreiber






7.) Vampire Babylon series by Chris Marie Green










8.) Immortals After Dark series by Kresley Cole









9.) The Vampire Chronicles by Anne Rice











10.) The Dark Hunter series by Sherrilyn Kenyon









11.) The Hollows series (Rachel Morgan) by Kim Harrison









12.) The Necroscope saga by Brian Lumley









13.) The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine






To celebrate my love of vampire books, I has recently started a new blog dedicated to all things vampire. Currently, I only have books listed, but coming soon will be movies, television series and graphic novel. If you have the same love, come on over and visit me at The Vampirary. Any and all comments and suggestions are welcome. If you are reading a series I don't have listed, please let me know!