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.

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

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!

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.

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.

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 #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?"