[PDF] Hollywood Vampires eBook

Author : Adrienne Barbeau
Publisher : Macmillan
Page : 341 pages
File Size : 12,70 MB
Release : 2009-09-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1429991860

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Film, television and Broadway star Adrienne Barbeau and New York Times bestselling author Michael Scott have teamed up to deliver this sexy, scary, and deliciously clever novel full of Hollywood glamour, behind-the-scenes secrets, and the truly bloodthirsty reality of Tinseltown. So grab some popcorn and some holy water and lose yourself in the high-stakes, back-stabbing world of the Vampyres of Hollywood. Hollywood, California: Three gruesome deaths within two weeks and every one of them a major star - an Oscar winner, an ingénue, and an action hero. A serial killer is working through the Hollywood A-list and celebrities are running scared. Each crime scene is worthy of a classic horror movie, and all three victims share a connection to the powerful scream queen, Ovsanna Moore. The stunning and formidable Moore is the legendary head of a Hollywood studio, as well as the writer and star of seventeen blockbuster horror films (and a few that went straight to DVD). She's also a 500 year old vampyre... but this is Hollywood after all, and no one ever looks their age. Beverly Hills Police Detective Peter King knows a lot about the City of Angels, but he certainly doesn't know that most of the famous actors in town are actually an established network of vampires. Or that secretive and seductive Ovsanna Moore happens to be their CEO. Moore and King may be from opposite sides of the Hollywood Hills, but both have something to gain by stopping the killer who the tabloids have dubbed the Cinema Slayer. Ovsanna must protect her vampire legacy and her production schedule, while King just wants to keep his Beverly Hills beat as blood-free as possible. But when the horror queen and the cop with the movie star looks form an unholy alliance, sparks fly and so do the creatures of the night.

Author : Dale Hudson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 33,42 MB
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1474423094

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The figure of the vampire serves as both object and mode of analysis for more than a century of Hollywood filmmaking. Never dying, shifting shape and moving at unnatural speed, as the vampire renews itself by drinking victims' blood, so too does Hollywood renew itself by consuming foreign styles and talent, moving to overseas locations, and proliferating in new guises. In Vampires, Race, and Transnational Hollywoods, Dale Hudson explores the movement of transnational Hollywood's vampires, between low-budget quickies and high-budget franchises, as it appropriates visual styles from German, Mexican and Hong Kong cinemas and off-shores to Canada, Philippines, and South Africa. As the vampire's popularity has swelled, vampire film and television has engaged with changing discourses around race and identity not always addressed in realist modes. Here, teen vampires comfort misunderstood youth, chador-wearing skateboarder vampires promote transnational feminism, African American and Mexican American vampires recover their repressed histories. Looking at contemporary hits like True Blood, Twilight, Underworld and The Strain, classics such as Universal's Dracula and Dracula, and miscegenation melodramas like The Cheat and The Sheik, the book reconfigures Hollywood historiography and tradition as fundamentally transnational, offering fresh interpretations of vampire media as trans-genre sites for political contestation.

Author : Dale Hudson
Publisher : Edinburgh University Press
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 48,29 MB
Release : 2017-05-18
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1474423108

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The figure of the vampire serves as both object and mode of analysis for more than a century of Hollywood filmmaking. Never dying, shifting shape and moving at unnatural speed, as the vampire renews itself by drinking victims' blood, so too does Hollywood renew itself by consuming foreign styles and talent, moving to overseas locations, and proliferating in new guises. In Vampires, Race, and Transnational Hollywoods, Dale Hudson explores the movement of transnational Hollywood's vampires, between low-budget quickies and high-budget franchises, as it appropriates visual styles from German, Mexican and Hong Kong cinemas and off-shores to Canada, Philippines, and South Africa. As the vampire's popularity has swelled, vampire film and television has engaged with changing discourses around race and identity not always addressed in realist modes. Here, teen vampires comfort misunderstood youth, chador-wearing skateboarder vampires promote transnational feminism, African American and Mexican American vampires recover their repressed histories. Looking at contemporary hits like True Blood, Twilight, Underworld and The Strain, classics such as Universal's Dracula and Dracula, and miscegenation melodramas like The Cheat and The Sheik, the book reconfigures Hollywood historiography and tradition as fundamentally transnational, offering fresh interpretations of vampire media as trans-genre sites for political contestation.

Author : Keith Topping
Publisher : Virgin Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 33,92 MB
Release : 2000
Category : Angel (Television program : 1999-2004)
ISBN : 9780753505311

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This is the fan bible from the Buffy the Vampire Slayer spin-off series, Angel.

Author : Matt R. Jones
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 456 pages
File Size : 32,42 MB
Release : 2011-05-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781453712641

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A rock 'n roll hellride of hilarity and humanity, Unholy War follows the cataclysmic clash between the high-spirited, hard-rocking vampires of Hollywood and a brutal, bloodthirsty cult of Old World zealots out to convert -- or kill -- any vampire who doesn't see things their way. Inspired by 80's rock 'n roll like L.A. Guns, over-the-top action films such as Desperado, and the profane comedy of classics like Clerks, Unholy War tosses the usual angsty brooding and trembling romance out the window and instead treats you to a skull-smashing story of defiance, friendship, and standing up for what you believe in. Told through the eyes of Steele -- a tough, streetwise old vampire who sings in a glam rock band -- Unholy War introduces you to immortals both powerful and playful, loyal and loving, tender and treacherous. These aren't the usual cape-clad cardboard cut-outs or dark-eyed forever-teens... The Hollywood Vampires are -- at their hearts -- human. People who've found a city they can call home, away from the madness and prejudice that plagued them throughout the centuries... a place where they can be happy and finally enjoy their long lives. And when the Crimson Order comes knocking with an army of revenants and werewolves, looking to tell our fanged champions what to believe and restart old battles, there'll be absolute and utter hell to pay. No quarter will be given -- this unholy war is for KEEPS. Unholy War isn't about what you lose when you become a vampire... it's about everything you GAIN, and why that's worth fighting for.

Author : Matt R. Jones
Publisher :
Page : 588 pages
File Size : 41,74 MB
Release : 2001-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780759656376

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Hollywood Vampires: Unholy War is an unorthodox take on the familiar genre of vampire fiction, mixing action, drama, and romance, along with a very healthy dose of humor.

Author : Keith Topping
Publisher : Random House
Page : 201 pages
File Size : 48,97 MB
Release : 2012-03-31
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 1448132290

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Leaving behind his life in Sunnydale and his relationship with Buffy Sunners, Angel atones for his sins by fighting for humanity in the dark seedy underworld of the superficially glamorous city of L.A. Angel Investigations has moved from the Hyperion Hotel to running Wolfram & Hart, but has their conviction to be champions survived the upheaval? In his comprehensive unofficial guide to Season Five of Angel's world, Keith Topping, bestselling author of Slayer, the unofficial guide to Buffy, looks at each episode in turn, considering the links and cross-references between Angel and Buffy, draws attention to logic flaws, points out numerous pop-culture references and discusses recurrent themes and coverage of Angel on the Internet. This essential guide to the final season of the popular show explores the world of Angel, Wesley, Gunn, Fred, Lorne and Spike as they fight their own personal demons and the loneliness of the Big City in their search for redemption.

Author : James Patterson
Publisher : Little, Brown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 31,42 MB
Release : 2020-12-07
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 0316429074

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Discover one of the greatest true crime stories in music history, as only James Patterson can tell it. With the Beatles, John Lennon surpasses his youthful dreams, achieving a level of superstardom that defies classification. “We were the best bloody band there was,” he says. “There was nobody to touch us.” Nobody except the original nowhere man, Mark David Chapman. Chapman once worshipped his idols from afar—but now harbors grudges against those, like Lennon, whom he feels betrayed him. He’s convinced Lennon has misled fans with his message of hope and peace. And Chapman’s not staying away any longer. By the summer of 1980, Lennon is recording new music for the first time in years, energized and ready for it to be “(Just Like) Starting Over.” He can’t wait to show the world what he will do. Neither can Chapman, who quits his security job and boards a flight to New York, a handgun and bullets stowed in his luggage. The greatest true-crime story in music history, as only James Patterson can tell it. Enriched by exclusive interviews with Lennon’s friends and associates, including Paul McCartney, The Last Days of John Lennon is the thrilling true story of two men who changed history: One whose indelible songs enliven our world to this day—and the other who ended the beautiful music with five pulls of a trigger.

Author : Jennifer Bringle
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 32,86 MB
Release : 2011-01-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1448823943

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Traces the history of vampires in movies and television.

Author : Keith Topping
Publisher : Virgin Books
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 14,98 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780753506011

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Angel is a vampire with a soul - until he achieves a moment of 'perfect happiness' with his girlfriend, Buffy Summers, and turns bad again. He manages to regain his soul but the price he has to pay is to leave Sunnydale and Buffy behind. Moving to LA, Angel makes it his mission to kick evil butt (mainly demonic in nature). He's joined by Cordelia - from the original show - and new colleagues Doyle, Wesley and Kate. Now fully revised and updated to include Season Two, Hollywood Vampire is an indispensable and comprehensive episode-by-episode guide to Angel's world, including catergories such as Dreaming (As Buffy Often Proves) Is Free; The Charisma Show; Dudes and Babes and Sex And Drugs And Rock 'n' Roll. It also contains discussion of the links and cross-references between Angel and Buffy - the author has the added expertise of having written Virgin's critically acclaimed, bestselling guide to Buffy the Vampire Slayer - and essays on recurrent themes and coverage of the Angel novels and comics, as well as Angel on the Internet. A unique and essential fan bible.