I vant a gift that sucks...blood
December 2, 2009 8:47 AM Subscribe
Seeking gift ideas for my wife, who is suddenly enraptured by Twilight, True Blood, and many things vampire.
So my wife, mild-mannered psychologist by day, has recently developed a love for vampire stories, starting with Twilight and continuing with the True Blood DVDs. It's particularly amusing since she has often expressed mock-disdain towards my fantasy and sci-fi proclivities.
Anyway, I'm hoping to get some suggestions for more vampire-related things for her this holiday season. Good book and video ideas are welcome, but I'm trying to think outside that box as well.
So my wife, mild-mannered psychologist by day, has recently developed a love for vampire stories, starting with Twilight and continuing with the True Blood DVDs. It's particularly amusing since she has often expressed mock-disdain towards my fantasy and sci-fi proclivities.
Anyway, I'm hoping to get some suggestions for more vampire-related things for her this holiday season. Good book and video ideas are welcome, but I'm trying to think outside that box as well.
Buffy the Vampire Slayer - the complete series on DVD. I own it and have watched the shows repeatedly since the series went off the air.
posted by MorningPerson at 8:51 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by MorningPerson at 8:51 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
For books, I'd start by getting her the book versions of these movies she's taken an interest in, so the Twilight series and the Sookie Stackhouse novel series by Charlaine Harris (terribly written, but still page-turners if you're already invested in the storyline). Maybe toss in a few Ann Rice novels in her vampire storylines, like Interview with the Vampire.
For DVDs, definitely introduce her to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv show.
posted by scarykarrey at 8:52 AM on December 2, 2009
For DVDs, definitely introduce her to the Buffy the Vampire Slayer tv show.
posted by scarykarrey at 8:52 AM on December 2, 2009
True Blood is based on this book series, if you didn't know it already.
You can buy hand-knit mittens based on the ones Bella wore in the first Twilight movie from a variety of Etsy sellers. There is also the pattern to make your own if your wife is a knitter. (My sister is obsessed with these mittens/Twilight in general, and also a knitter, so I bought her this yarn for Christmas to make them herself.)
A trip to the Olympic Peninsula to visit Forks?
posted by sararah at 8:53 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
You can buy hand-knit mittens based on the ones Bella wore in the first Twilight movie from a variety of Etsy sellers. There is also the pattern to make your own if your wife is a knitter. (My sister is obsessed with these mittens/Twilight in general, and also a knitter, so I bought her this yarn for Christmas to make them herself.)
A trip to the Olympic Peninsula to visit Forks?
posted by sararah at 8:53 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
This would be a fun stocking stuffer: Blood. (Note: I haven't tried it, but I do like their other energy drinks reasonably well.)
posted by restless_nomad at 8:55 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by restless_nomad at 8:55 AM on December 2, 2009
A copy of "Let The Right One In", film and book, to show her what a real vampire story is like.
Ok snark aside, The Annotated Dracula is a wonderful book, and even includes Romanian food recipes. Make sure you get the hardcover version.
posted by elendil71 at 8:58 AM on December 2, 2009 [4 favorites]
Ok snark aside, The Annotated Dracula is a wonderful book, and even includes Romanian food recipes. Make sure you get the hardcover version.
posted by elendil71 at 8:58 AM on December 2, 2009 [4 favorites]
The Charlaine Harris series of Southern Vampire mysteries (the books that spawned True Blood) are silly, but as a woman who is similarly afflicted, I loved them like crack.
I'm also finding myself interested in not goth-y, exactly, but sort of neo-Victorian jewelry along with my newfound vampire thing. Like this key necklace.
And, yeah, I'm thirding Buffy. Also, possibly, a trip to the Olympic Peninsula. The area around Olympic National Park seems awesome.
posted by purpleclover at 8:58 AM on December 2, 2009
I'm also finding myself interested in not goth-y, exactly, but sort of neo-Victorian jewelry along with my newfound vampire thing. Like this key necklace.
And, yeah, I'm thirding Buffy. Also, possibly, a trip to the Olympic Peninsula. The area around Olympic National Park seems awesome.
posted by purpleclover at 8:58 AM on December 2, 2009
Don't know what local similar services you have in your area, but in Seattle, there is
a man who works out of a shop called "Gargoyles" who will make custom-fitting fangs for your molars. My husband had a pair made several Halloweens ago, and they are surprisingly realistic. A dentist might be willing to do the same, but would probably charge a lot more for the service.
posted by dorgla at 9:05 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
a man who works out of a shop called "Gargoyles" who will make custom-fitting fangs for your molars. My husband had a pair made several Halloweens ago, and they are surprisingly realistic. A dentist might be willing to do the same, but would probably charge a lot more for the service.
posted by dorgla at 9:05 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
Warning about the Sookie Stackhouse books: I am extremely invested in True Blood, picked up one of the books and flipped through it, and was immediately spoiled on a big plot point that will almost certainly be addressed in the upcoming season.
Nthing Buffy.
posted by something something at 9:11 AM on December 2, 2009
Nthing Buffy.
posted by something something at 9:11 AM on December 2, 2009
Twilight makes my teeth itch, but I think these would make the most wonderful gift. Sadly, these seem to be custom-made, so you'd have to work some magic of your own.
posted by dnesan at 9:17 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by dnesan at 9:17 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
I have the same issue with my sister. For books this old question might help a bit. I've since read The Mercedes Thompson Series and The Black Dagger Brotherhood Series. Black Dagger Brotherhood is basically vampire-based romance novels so plenty of sex and its a bit macho and sexist for me, honestly. Mercy Thompson is from a woman's point of view and she's pretty kick ass and independent but she's a shapeshifter and hangs out with werewolves. She's friends with a vampire though and he (and his world) pops up throughout the series. No explicit sex in those so far but there is a bit of a slow developing love triangle going on.
posted by Bunglegirl at 9:19 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by Bunglegirl at 9:19 AM on December 2, 2009
One of the best vampire books ever, imo, is Suzy Charnas 'The Vampire Tapestry'. And it involves an urban (psychologist mimicking) vampire as well.
posted by dhruva at 9:20 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by dhruva at 9:20 AM on December 2, 2009
The best bang-for-buck vampire purchase I've made is The Vampire Archives: a really pretty darn adequate survey of Vampire short stories and poetry from the Romantics up to the present. Phone-book thick and full of vampiric goodness.
posted by LucretiusJones at 9:21 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by LucretiusJones at 9:21 AM on December 2, 2009
re: True Blood spoilage
I've only seen the first season of True Blood, and I think that the books and series are sufficiently different that there's not too much spoilage. Alan Ball seems to create new plotlines, and not everything Charlaine has written about will end up in the series. I know half a dozen women who are obsessed with both (ladies who bothered to get Showtime and watch season 2 even), and they are not bothered by the spoiler factor. ymmv.
Please don't buy your wife fangs. That's too literal. Think more atmospheric. If she's got anything close to a green thumb, a moss terrarium evokes that Pacific NW vampire feel. If your wife enjoys cocktails, what about a bottle of something moody like creme de violette? (you can buy it at BevMo).
posted by purpleclover at 9:21 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
I've only seen the first season of True Blood, and I think that the books and series are sufficiently different that there's not too much spoilage. Alan Ball seems to create new plotlines, and not everything Charlaine has written about will end up in the series. I know half a dozen women who are obsessed with both (ladies who bothered to get Showtime and watch season 2 even), and they are not bothered by the spoiler factor. ymmv.
Please don't buy your wife fangs. That's too literal. Think more atmospheric. If she's got anything close to a green thumb, a moss terrarium evokes that Pacific NW vampire feel. If your wife enjoys cocktails, what about a bottle of something moody like creme de violette? (you can buy it at BevMo).
posted by purpleclover at 9:21 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
Another book rec: Fevre Dream, by George R.R. Martin. Vampires on the Mississippi River, sort of Anne Rice meets Mark Twain.
posted by OolooKitty at 9:25 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by OolooKitty at 9:25 AM on December 2, 2009
Well as long as we are suggesting books, the St. Germaine stories (several books and short stories) by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro are really quite fantastic historical (and often romantic) novels about Le Comte de Saint-Germaine, a 2000+ year old vampire. The central character is based on a very real and enigmatic historic character.
posted by elendil71 at 9:32 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by elendil71 at 9:32 AM on December 2, 2009
I've never really seen the show, but I'm currently enthralled by the True Blood inspired jewelry line. This way she can wear her new found obsession on the down low.
posted by mrsshotglass at 9:37 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by mrsshotglass at 9:37 AM on December 2, 2009
Buffy stands on its own as an excellent series, but will seem like Shakespeare next to that Twilight garbage.
posted by mkultra at 9:40 AM on December 2, 2009 [5 favorites]
posted by mkultra at 9:40 AM on December 2, 2009 [5 favorites]
I second the motion to get her a copy of the movie "Let The Right One In". Before buying it, turn it over and make sure that in the lower left hand corner it says "Subtitles: English (Theatrical)".
There was a big dust up over the US DVD distributor inserting their own subtitles rather than leaving the theatrical ones (the ones approved by the director) intact.
It's an amazing take on the traditional vampire story.
And if you read the book upon which the movie was based, it will blow your mind even more.
Granted, there's a lot of fluff in the book, but the Eli and Oskar love story is expanded upon, which makes any subsequent viewing of the film a treat.
posted by willmize at 9:40 AM on December 2, 2009
There was a big dust up over the US DVD distributor inserting their own subtitles rather than leaving the theatrical ones (the ones approved by the director) intact.
It's an amazing take on the traditional vampire story.
And if you read the book upon which the movie was based, it will blow your mind even more.
Granted, there's a lot of fluff in the book, but the Eli and Oskar love story is expanded upon, which makes any subsequent viewing of the film a treat.
posted by willmize at 9:40 AM on December 2, 2009
I came in to recommend Buffy and the Annotated Dracula, but I've been beaten to it, so I'll just second Fevre Dream and recommend Tim Powers' The Stress of Her Regard. I enjoy the vampires of Discworld as portrayed in The Truth and Carpe Jugulum, but I suspect they might not be accessible to someone who likes vampires but only recently had disdain for other fantasy. This edition of A Whisper of Blood is an omnibus of two anthologies (Blood Is Not Enough and, um, A Whisper of Blood -- confusing, that.)
posted by Zed at 9:41 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by Zed at 9:41 AM on December 2, 2009
New Amsterdam by Elizabeth Bear. Period vampire detective fiction, set in an alternate Colonial history. Much, much better than it sounds.
posted by KathrynT at 9:44 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by KathrynT at 9:44 AM on December 2, 2009
Also, Christopher Moore has a series of snarkily witty vampire books, starting with You Suck. Shameless shill: my g/f did the audiobooks for these.
posted by mkultra at 9:45 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by mkultra at 9:45 AM on December 2, 2009
For books, I'd start by getting her the book versions of these movies she's taken an interest in, so the Twilight series and the Sookie Stackhouse novel series by Charlaine Harris (terribly written, but still page-turners if you're already invested in the storyline).
That description works well for the Twilight series (truly terribly written), but the Sookie Stackhouse series is very well written, though lighter than a lot of other vampire fiction.
OolooKitty's suggestion of Fevre Dream is a good one, though it has a very different feel than Twilight and True Blood. There is little or no romance in it and I suspect that is part of what she enjoys about them.
She might enjoy the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton. It's almost 2 series in one because it evolves so much. The first 3 or 4 books are adventure books with a bit of sex & relationships and the later books have the adventure along just as an excuse for the relationships and sex.
posted by thekiltedwonder at 9:47 AM on December 2, 2009 [3 favorites]
That description works well for the Twilight series (truly terribly written), but the Sookie Stackhouse series is very well written, though lighter than a lot of other vampire fiction.
OolooKitty's suggestion of Fevre Dream is a good one, though it has a very different feel than Twilight and True Blood. There is little or no romance in it and I suspect that is part of what she enjoys about them.
She might enjoy the Anita Blake Vampire Hunter series by Laurell K. Hamilton. It's almost 2 series in one because it evolves so much. The first 3 or 4 books are adventure books with a bit of sex & relationships and the later books have the adventure along just as an excuse for the relationships and sex.
posted by thekiltedwonder at 9:47 AM on December 2, 2009 [3 favorites]
Seconding Let the Right One In, which I think is the best thing to come out of the current vampire craze by a huge margin. The original Nosferatu is damn good too. Don't come visit Washington in the Winter unless you really like the gloom, but the Olympic Peninsula is indeed stunningly beautiful.
posted by ecurtz at 9:49 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by ecurtz at 9:49 AM on December 2, 2009
Ahhh... Vampire fiction.
Luckily for your wife there's a veritable clogged artery of the stuff out there now. Here are some series (they are, inevitably, series) that are hot right now:
Blue Bloods, by Melissa Cruz - Preppy, privelaged, beautiful vampires inthe Pacific North West Manhattan! Written for a YA audience.
Pretty much everything that Sherrilyn Kenyon has ever written, but especially the Dark Hunter series
Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell Hamilton - Told from the perspective of a vampire hunter turned vampire-killer-detective (one who detects a vampire killer, that is to say), with a bit of blood sucker romance thrown in.
The 'Dark' series, by Christine Feehan - A woman seduced by her anti-hero vampire soul mate. Where does Stephenie Meyers get her wonderful ideas, anyhow?
Vampire Acedemy, by Richelle Mead - Another YA title about vampires at school.
House of Night series, by P.C. Cast - A little bit Harry Potter, a little bit Twilight.
That should get you started. My personal recommendation is to get the starters for all of these series second-hand or paperback, and let your wife decide which ones are worth continuing. They should all be fairly quick reads.
posted by codacorolla at 9:54 AM on December 2, 2009
Luckily for your wife there's a veritable clogged artery of the stuff out there now. Here are some series (they are, inevitably, series) that are hot right now:
Blue Bloods, by Melissa Cruz - Preppy, privelaged, beautiful vampires in
Pretty much everything that Sherrilyn Kenyon has ever written, but especially the Dark Hunter series
Guilty Pleasures, by Laurell Hamilton - Told from the perspective of a vampire hunter turned vampire-killer-detective (one who detects a vampire killer, that is to say), with a bit of blood sucker romance thrown in.
The 'Dark' series, by Christine Feehan - A woman seduced by her anti-hero vampire soul mate. Where does Stephenie Meyers get her wonderful ideas, anyhow?
Vampire Acedemy, by Richelle Mead - Another YA title about vampires at school.
House of Night series, by P.C. Cast - A little bit Harry Potter, a little bit Twilight.
That should get you started. My personal recommendation is to get the starters for all of these series second-hand or paperback, and let your wife decide which ones are worth continuing. They should all be fairly quick reads.
posted by codacorolla at 9:54 AM on December 2, 2009
Anyone familiar with the horror classics will love Let the Right One In. I also liked Shadow of the Vampire. If your into table top RPGs, you might scrounge up pre-d20 Vampire: The Masquerade, but obviously d20 is WotC's lame attempt to crowbar all RPGs into being D&D.
posted by jeffburdges at 10:05 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by jeffburdges at 10:05 AM on December 2, 2009
Blue Bloods has an interesting premise but a really poor execution. Remember how in A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Francie wrote a story about real life and her teacher told her it was sordid, and then she wrote another story about rich people and fabulous foods to eat and then she realised THAT was just as sordid? Blue Bloods is like that. Painful name dropping, new money desperation, and if you know anything about New York your brain will implode. And really bad writing and teenage angst to boot.
But man oh man, I keep reading them because the concept is fascinating.
Seconding Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy. Or her other series, which has vampires only peripherally, about a succubus named Georgia. Mead's pretty good for an urban fantasy author.
I think Cassandra Clare's City series has vampires in it. I rather enjoyed them, despite stubbornly not wanting to.
posted by elsietheeel at 10:14 AM on December 2, 2009
But man oh man, I keep reading them because the concept is fascinating.
Seconding Richelle Mead's Vampire Academy. Or her other series, which has vampires only peripherally, about a succubus named Georgia. Mead's pretty good for an urban fantasy author.
I think Cassandra Clare's City series has vampires in it. I rather enjoyed them, despite stubbornly not wanting to.
posted by elsietheeel at 10:14 AM on December 2, 2009
And if we are talking films, try out "Perfect Creature". It's been playing on HBO or Showtime recently but I'm sure you can buy it somewhere, probably cheap. Really nifty flick where vampires are clergy in a weird alternate Earth with a mix of 19th and early 20th Century technology.
posted by elendil71 at 10:15 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by elendil71 at 10:15 AM on December 2, 2009
Speaking of clergy-as-vampire, try watching Thirst. It's Korean, and interesting. When the main priest character becomes a vampire, he is hailed as a saint [for a while].
posted by Acari at 10:38 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by Acari at 10:38 AM on December 2, 2009
Wondering why there's not more love for Anne Rice's Lestat books here; astounding series. Truly, madly, deeply vampires for adults; essential.
As for videos, I see no one has mentioned a few we've enjoyed:
Moonlight; we were very sorry this got cancelled; still available on iTunes, and Netflix.
Blood Ties, sort of the Canadian version of Moonlight, also at Netflix. More about how handy a vampire ally can be when dealing with other paranormal problems than about the vamp life itself, but it's OK; pretty faces, of course.
Our absolute favorite, Being Human, an ongoing BBC series about a ghost, a vampire and a werewolf living together and attempting to make the best of their "afflictions," is also on iTunes, and here. It's marvelous.
And then there's Ultraviolet, another wildly original take on vamps from the BBC. NOT a bodice ripper, but quite excellent. Link is to Netflix.
posted by dpcoffin at 10:50 AM on December 2, 2009
As for videos, I see no one has mentioned a few we've enjoyed:
Moonlight; we were very sorry this got cancelled; still available on iTunes, and Netflix.
Blood Ties, sort of the Canadian version of Moonlight, also at Netflix. More about how handy a vampire ally can be when dealing with other paranormal problems than about the vamp life itself, but it's OK; pretty faces, of course.
Our absolute favorite, Being Human, an ongoing BBC series about a ghost, a vampire and a werewolf living together and attempting to make the best of their "afflictions," is also on iTunes, and here. It's marvelous.
And then there's Ultraviolet, another wildly original take on vamps from the BBC. NOT a bodice ripper, but quite excellent. Link is to Netflix.
posted by dpcoffin at 10:50 AM on December 2, 2009
Worth pointing out that aforementioned "Blood Ties" tv series is based on a series of say four or so far superior books by Tanya Huff. Fun but fluffy series. Pity the television version couldnt be more faithful to the characters instead of turning them into fashion models.
posted by elendil71 at 11:03 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by elendil71 at 11:03 AM on December 2, 2009
Worth a mention though it may not be what you want: Blood+ the TV series (2 seasons) is pretty spectacular. It's anime and the vampires are non-traditional. It's dark and violent but it has some beautiful characters.
posted by chairface at 11:17 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by chairface at 11:17 AM on December 2, 2009
Nthing Anita Blake Vampire Series by Laurell K. Hamilton. My wife loves all things vampire and can't get enough of these books.
posted by RobotNinja at 11:20 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by RobotNinja at 11:20 AM on December 2, 2009
My wife is an old-school vampire fan, and can't say enough about Poppy Z. Brite, the original Rice trilogy, and Ultraviolet. We're both big Let The Right One In fans.
Please God no to the Anita Blake books, which are soft porn with horror trappings, and somewhere deep below Dean R. Koontz in quality levels. I also hate Twilight, though, so if that's her thing, Anita Blake might be up the same alley, but with less unrequited longing and more rapey sexviolence.
posted by Shepherd at 11:47 AM on December 2, 2009
Please God no to the Anita Blake books, which are soft porn with horror trappings, and somewhere deep below Dean R. Koontz in quality levels. I also hate Twilight, though, so if that's her thing, Anita Blake might be up the same alley, but with less unrequited longing and more rapey sexviolence.
posted by Shepherd at 11:47 AM on December 2, 2009
Scene It? Twilight Deluxe Edition: I just scened it at the store earlier today.
posted by Cody's Keeper at 11:48 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by Cody's Keeper at 11:48 AM on December 2, 2009
You could buy her the Tru Blood that the vampires in the show drink.
posted by rancidchickn at 11:49 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by rancidchickn at 11:49 AM on December 2, 2009
How about a Kindle loaded with the Twilight and Sookie Stackhouse series and some of other suggestions.
posted by doorsfan at 11:55 AM on December 2, 2009
posted by doorsfan at 11:55 AM on December 2, 2009
The Historian, by Elizabeth Kostova
posted by idiomatika at 11:59 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
posted by idiomatika at 11:59 AM on December 2, 2009 [1 favorite]
I only saw one person above mention it so I want to say it again: Moonlight. Only lasted one season but it was great and because they new the end was possible it actually ends! In one of those ways that leaves you satisfied but still leaves the possibility for more open in case it got picked up.
posted by magnetsphere at 12:36 PM on December 2, 2009
posted by magnetsphere at 12:36 PM on December 2, 2009
I am a big fan of urban fantasy and regular fantasy novels, and I agree with a lot of the recommendations made in this thread.
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova is pretty amazing. I liked Cassandra Clare's series a bunch, too. Mercedes Thompson rocks, and I always enjoy a new installment in the series. The Anita Blake novels started out interesting, but derailed majorly about six or seven novels ago.
My favorite new vampire series is the Chicagoland Vampire books, by Chloe Neill. I also recommend Sunshine, by Robin McKinley. Another series that your wife might be interested in is Marta Acosta's Casa Dracula books. Each book in the series is better than the last (which, in my opinion, is the opposite of what happened with Twilight). If your wife likes other, non-vampirey fantasy books (werewolves, witches, demons, etc), then I can come up with many more recommendations.
posted by LiliaNic at 1:02 PM on December 2, 2009
The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova is pretty amazing. I liked Cassandra Clare's series a bunch, too. Mercedes Thompson rocks, and I always enjoy a new installment in the series. The Anita Blake novels started out interesting, but derailed majorly about six or seven novels ago.
My favorite new vampire series is the Chicagoland Vampire books, by Chloe Neill. I also recommend Sunshine, by Robin McKinley. Another series that your wife might be interested in is Marta Acosta's Casa Dracula books. Each book in the series is better than the last (which, in my opinion, is the opposite of what happened with Twilight). If your wife likes other, non-vampirey fantasy books (werewolves, witches, demons, etc), then I can come up with many more recommendations.
posted by LiliaNic at 1:02 PM on December 2, 2009
I'd suggets something by Kim Newman, but Anno Dracula still appears to be out of print. Which is just weird, what with Vampires and 19th century alt. history being so big at the moment. I suspect that it actually being very good might be counting against it.
posted by Artw at 1:20 PM on December 2, 2009
posted by Artw at 1:20 PM on December 2, 2009
Fevre Dream by George R.R. Martin. Best vampire book. Ever.
posted by marxchivist at 1:41 PM on December 2, 2009
posted by marxchivist at 1:41 PM on December 2, 2009
The best vampire I've ever come across is Lord Byron in Lord of the Dead by Tom Holland - a very smart read..
posted by czechmate at 3:55 PM on December 2, 2009
posted by czechmate at 3:55 PM on December 2, 2009
A couple of older vampire movies that I enjoyed:
The Hunger (Susan Sarandon, David Bowie) lots of atmosphere.
Lost Boys (Kiefer Sutherland)
A pair of vampire teeth or some scary contact lenses could be a good start on a great vampire costume if you think that might interest her. You could spend the next 10 months helping her create a kick ass Halloween costume for next year, get her something vampire sexy for Valentines day and another piece for her birthday.
posted by BoscosMom at 10:00 PM on December 2, 2009
The Hunger (Susan Sarandon, David Bowie) lots of atmosphere.
Lost Boys (Kiefer Sutherland)
A pair of vampire teeth or some scary contact lenses could be a good start on a great vampire costume if you think that might interest her. You could spend the next 10 months helping her create a kick ass Halloween costume for next year, get her something vampire sexy for Valentines day and another piece for her birthday.
posted by BoscosMom at 10:00 PM on December 2, 2009
Someone mentioned "You Suck" by Christopher Moore.
It's actually the sequel to "Bloodsucking Fiends."
posted by Thistledown at 8:01 PM on December 3, 2009
It's actually the sequel to "Bloodsucking Fiends."
posted by Thistledown at 8:01 PM on December 3, 2009
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