* This is Episode #43 for July 11, 2009.
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// NEWS
* An excellent interview with Joseph Laycock, author of VAMPIRES TODAY: The Truth About Modern Vampirism.

* 2009 Vampire Film Series & Festival in New Orleans
- "Vampire Fest will to come home to New Orleans in late Autumn 2009 to present our festival and help in the effort to rebuild this beautiful city. Vampire Fest accepts all films that could be classified in the context of vampire, supernatural and the bizarre. A filmmaker can even submit a documentary about Goth people or about Gothic architecture. Vampire Fest will accept any narrative or experimental film that emphasizes the grotesque, mysterious or desolate. The legend of the werewolf and other supernatural creatures are interconnected with that of vampire and Vampire Fest is open to films of the Goth, zombie and werewolf, witch or ghost genre. Filmmakers can submit on line at http://www.vampirefilmfestival.com or at http://www.withoutabox.com/."
- "Vampire Fest is scheduled during the Halloween weekend at the time of annual Anne Rice Vampire Ball in New Orleans and a week after the Voodoo Music Festival."

* Could a movie version of the vampire TV show Moonlight rise from the dead? | SciFiWire
- "The recent vampire craze born of Twilight and True Blood came a bit too late to save CBS' Moonlight. The vampire detective series was canceled after one season. But it won a Saturn Award for best series on DVD last week, and executive producer Harry Werksman offered fans some hope that a Moonlight movie could offer some closure."

* Is This Thing STILL On?
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// PROMOS
* Antithesis, Book One: Predestination, and Other Games of Chance, a podcast novel by J. Daniel Sawyer.

// MOVIES
* This week's movie from our Netflix queue is My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1988).
- Dan gives it an 10 out of 10. Michelle gives it an 8.5.

* The next movie in our Netflix queue is Once Bitten (1985).

// PROMOS
* Wander Radio podcast hosted by Jack Hosley, aka WNDRWolf.

// TRUE BLOOD
* No new episode last weekend. Did you catch up on the first three episodes?
* The fourth episode, "Shake and Fingerpop", airs July 12th.

// WATCH TRUE BLOOD
* True Blood Season 2 premieres Sundays at 9PM on HBO.
- It continues to air throughout the week on their many channels, including HBO On Demand.
* Season 1 on DVD or on Blu-Ray
* You can also purchase the first season on iTunes, for $2.99 per episode or $34.99 for the whole season.
* And of course, there's always NetFlix.
* Catch up or read ahead with the books by Charlaine Harris

// FROM THE BOOKSHELF
* Michelle reviews Neil Gaiman's THE GRAVEYARD BOOK.
- She gives a wonderful review and rates it a 9.
- Here's a video of Neil Gaiman reading chapter one from his book tour.
- We briefly mentioned Neil Gaiman's "A Short Film About John Bolton".

// PROMOS
* Magnatune's Subscription services

// ROBERT'S REVIEWS
* Dark Angel: Vampire Apocalypse - PS2
- He gives this "game" a 2 out of 10.
- Next game is: Castlevania: Lament of Innocence.

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing, "We Didn't Go" by The Kokoon.
- Music provided by Magnatune Records - We Are Not Evil.

* Our intro music is "24 FPS" by À Rebours, from their album Vanish, which can be found at iTunes among other places. Check out Ian Stone's MySpace page and blog, too. Find out more about À Rebours and their sister bands at Final Joy Records.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

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