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Bakiryu

09-01-2007, 08:00 PM

Bakiryu

09-01-2007, 08:59 PM

no One?

mtpspur

09-01-2007, 09:45 PM

The Were Wolf by Clemence Housman is probably the best short story of a werewolf ever written. Tyhe ending is unforgettable and leaves an emotional impact that is hard to forget.

Bakiryu

09-01-2007, 09:47 PM

Well, Mtsepur, I've just downloaded it so I'll see how it is :) Thank you for your suggestion. (I hadn't seen you in ages!)

Shalot

09-02-2007, 12:02 AM

I was gonna say - i don't know that I've read much werewolf literature. It's all vampires. I personally think it's because vampires are more interesting than werewolves and it's easier to write about the experience of being a vampire. With werewolves, the character turns into an animal and can't control his/her actions as much, but vampires are able to retain their ability to think and articulate and they can put the experience into words. With werewolves, you're limited to writing about the werewolves turmoil when it's not a full moon. Dunno.

If someone came up and told that I could be one or the other, I would choose to be a vampire. And I think most people would and that's why there are more vampire stories and movies than there are werewolf stories and movies. so Vampires rule.

Bakiryu

09-02-2007, 12:12 AM

I like both thought. Being a werewolf just sounds so interesting and THERE'S A lot of things to write, Shalot. Apart from turmoil, like interpersonal relationships or dealing with society and such (Like Jacob Black in The twilight series!) I can't choose!

Shalot

09-02-2007, 12:20 AM

Bakiryu

09-02-2007, 12:52 AM

Yeah i know. I wonder is this has anything to do with the fact that vampire guys (and girls) are................HOT! *lol* :D

farnoosh

09-02-2007, 02:29 AM

i LOVE vampires!!! bakiryu i think we can share our thoughts togather!!

what do you think about this for starters??i wrote it my self

You walk down a dark avenue. An unnatural and evil chill creeps down your spine. In every dark corner you catch a glimpse of red beady eyes or the glistening of white fangs. Evil and mysterious figures stalk your every move with hatred for life and a thirst for drinking blood... Human blood

farnoosh

09-02-2007, 02:31 AM

Well, Mtsepur, I've just downloaded it so I'll see how it is :) Thank you for your suggestion. (I hadn't seen you in ages!)

where did you downloaded from bakiryu?:alien:

Nightshade

09-02-2007, 08:37 AM

Humm actually Baki you arer right they are very popular right now. Let me see Mary Janice Davidson's Undead series is massive at the library right now. But truthffully I only read 2 or 3 of them I got boooooored. But Im thinking if it gets into any higher demand we ( the staff) will end up having another 'blackmarket' series.

Kelly Armstrong's series was werewolves to begin with and I Loved that series although again I stopped reading ( I thought the series had ended and just recently found out that they hadnt). Again quite popular among the customers.

Oh The kitty Norville series by Carrie Vaghun ( I think it is ) read those a couple of months ago and they were fun.

The only really annoying thing I find with Vamp/were books is the strange need the authours seem to have for having great big long sex scenes. Its rather off putting for me at least. bUt hey jump those bits and you can get through 4 books a day easy :rolleyes:

Alexei

09-02-2007, 03:33 PM

I am a vampire lover too. But it is frustrating how hard actually is to find some good vampire books in my country, so I am limited with the Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles and the classics.

manolia

09-02-2007, 03:42 PM

Like i said in a similar thread, i like the "Necroscope series". Give it a try ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necroscope
and
http://www.brianlumley.com/necroscope/

toni

09-02-2007, 03:50 PM

oh boi i love vampires. i think they're really cute and such dreamboats - until I find out that they are vampires! Ok, Im so retarded in here, thanks everyone for giving vampire book reccommendations. I'll check em out. (I thought Vampire stories are called "Vampire Fiction" but I was mistaken..hihi.. thats why X asked where I got that term. haha)

Alexei

09-02-2007, 03:58 PM

Like i said in a similar thread, i like the "Necroscope series". Give it a try ;)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necroscope
and
http://www.brianlumley.com/necroscope/

I have heard they are really good too. I have an e-book copy of the series but I haven't started reading them yet.

PeterL

09-02-2007, 04:37 PM

Nightshade

09-02-2007, 04:56 PM

I kind of like vampire and werewolf stories. Unfortunately, too many of the stories concentrate on the horrific parts, and too few deal with the philosophical aspects of those conditions. Someday I will get around to writing the true stories of vampires and werewolves.

Well when you do put me on the list to get a copy.

And that reminds me why are suddenly vampires and werewolves deadly enemies?

Bakiryu

09-02-2007, 05:40 PM

Well when you do put me on the list to get a copy.

And that reminds me why are suddenly vampires and werewolves deadly enemies?

Well, who else is going to fight the evil vampire or evil werewolf? Besides, it sounds natural to make them so. In some books they're even friends thought.

I kind of like vampire and werewolf stories. Unfortunately, too many of the stories concentrate on the horrific parts, and too few deal with the philosophical aspects of those conditions. Someday I will get around to writing the true stories of vampires and werewolves.

And of course, you'll tell us first!

I'm actually writing a vampire book on the side, I just got to involved in the Fairy book. Figures.

I've read books that don't really concentrate in these parts thought but in the poor, cursed life of the vampire.

where did you downloaded from bakiryu?:alien:

Here's the link F!: http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/13131

i LOVE vampires!!! bakiryu i think we can share our thoughts togather!!

what do you think about this for starters??i wrote it my self

You walk down a dark avenue. An unnatural and evil chill creeps down your spine. In every dark corner you catch a glimpse of red beady eyes or the glistening of white fangs. Evil and mysterious figures stalk your every move with hatred for life and a thirst for drinking blood... Human blood

It's really creepy. Sends chills down my spine. But i think the image of the vampyr as a predator is a bit overplayed :D You would have to give it a new angle.

farnoosh

09-03-2007, 03:56 AM

thanx b!LOL

PeterL

09-03-2007, 11:24 AM

Well when you do put me on the list to get a copy.

When I do, I'll let you know where to find it.

And that reminds me why are suddenly vampires and werewolves deadly enemies?

They aren't enemies. Some writers have made them such to make a story, but they interact with each other as they would with humans.

PeterL

09-03-2007, 11:27 AM

And of course, you'll tell us first!

I'm actually writing a vampire book on the side, I just got to involved in the Fairy book. Figures.

I've read books that don't really concentrate in these parts thought but in the poor, cursed life of the vampire.

I have some other things to write before I get to the werewolves and vampires.

Yes, there are some books that make them friends, but they usually deal with each other as they deal with humans.

applepie

09-03-2007, 11:41 AM

I'm with almost everyone else here. I love vampire and werewolf fiction. It is sort of like horror movies for me. Even if the book shows no promise of being good, I have to pick it up and read it. Peter, if you get around to writing a good vampire or werewolf novel, let me know. I'll be in line to pick it up. I'm always on the lookout for new books. I think I'll be adding some of the books reccommended here to my reading list.

Bakiryu

09-08-2007, 08:55 PM

I know. Vampires are like aliens, yet like humans. The books are just so hard to put aside :D

NikolaiI

09-08-2007, 10:02 PM

I've only read one book, by Neil Gaiman, "Carpe Jugular" it was pretty good.

Bakiryu

09-08-2007, 10:10 PM

I've only read one book, by Neil Gaiman, "Carpe Jugular" it was pretty good.

That's by Pratchett, Nik. :)

Nightshade

09-09-2007, 05:41 AM

Although Gaiman and Pratchett did combine efforts with Good .

:D

farnoosh

09-09-2007, 07:00 AM

has anyone ever tried some books from R.L Stine
its somehow scary and cool at the same time!

jlb4tlb

09-09-2007, 12:30 PM

The Were Wolf by Clemence Housman is probably the best short story of a werewolf ever written. Tyhe ending is unforgettable and leaves an emotional impact that is hard to forget.

Greetings, well I would not go that far, but it is a good story. Anybody interested in reading it can go to :yawnb:

http://www.bibliomania.com/0/0/27/frameset.html

Jeff

Bakiryu

09-09-2007, 02:44 PM

Although Gaiman and Pratchett did combine efforts with Good .

:D

Yup, that was my first Gaiman/Pratchett book. Got it at a thrif store for 75 cents and now I can't stop reading them. :blush:

applepie

09-11-2007, 12:40 AM

has anyone ever tried some books from R.L Stine
its somehow scary and cool at the same time!

I devoured them when I was much younger. Try the trilogy that includes the title The Beginning. I think it is listed as the Fear Street Saga. It was always my favorite.

Jeroun

09-11-2007, 10:19 AM

what about The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova?

Demian

09-14-2007, 11:33 AM

Ludmila607

09-14-2007, 01:54 PM

I ve read a little about this subject.Only Brams Stoker s Dracula and I love the sweet vampires from Bradburys tales...(Timoty, the little vampire)I dont really enjoyed Interview to a Vampire...
I loved the Roman Polansky Dance with Vampires and the Gary Oldman Draculla get humorous after the caricature movie...(dont remember the famous director)
I really enjoy reading researching literature from this subject and recomend a Book who follow the vampire myths origins to the Medieval times when epidemics caused lots of early deads and sometimes people were buried alive or have some anemic appearence that reminds to a vampire.The common people were terrified cause they found this half dead person complaining on the crave and trying to raise up and they Do Really finish the job by force!!!
it is a mixed of Myth Unconscient fears and ignorance.
Of course people whos anemic can be sensitive to light and have no much energy and prefer to move by night...it doesnt mean they are vampires.:bawling:

Alexei

09-14-2007, 04:34 PM

I really enjoyed the first three books in the Vampire Chronicals by Anne Rice: Interview with the Vampire, The Vampire Lestat and especially The Queen of the Damned. She really handled our spiritual dilemma well in all three.

I like them for this too. I am reading the Anita Blake series, but they can't be compared at all. My favorite is "The Tale of the Body Thief", though I think that after the forth they become worse and worse. Not that I don't klike them, but the first were better, somehow richer.

what about The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova?

I like this one too. it's very beautifully written and it's really intriguing and convincing. It's interesting how it presents Dracula, although it is a monster in the Stoker's book too, here this idea is defiantly stronger, he is almost 100% inhuman.

Bakiryu

09-14-2007, 06:30 PM

I like them for this too. I am reading the Anita Blake series, but they can't be compared at all. My favorite is "The Tale of the Body Thief", though I think that after the forth they become worse and worse. Not that I don't klike them, but the first were better, somehow richer.

Yeah, the Anika Blake series started to spiral downwards as soon as the author indroduced the ardeur and began to write about sex. Now is mostly like some kind of porn-y fanfic of a book.

Lestat on the other hand, is awesome. I just got my hands on Mennoch the Devil and was amazed by the portrayal of heav'n and hell.

Lote-Tree

09-14-2007, 06:43 PM

Vampires and Werewolves?

I thought I outgrew them until they appeared in Harry Potter series :D

But no don't read at all about these stories...prefer stories with ideas that challenge you...

mtpspur

09-14-2007, 10:39 PM

Has anyone ANY opinion on Chelsea Quinn Yarbro's St. Germain series? I found it a little heavy handed and long on description but I've gotten lazy over the years. Read all of Hotel Transylvania and started the one (can't remember the tilte) that goes back in time to Rome. I don't think I gave her a fair chance--but what little Rice I've read I consider Yarbro the better writer. (But I tend to be stuck up about that sort of thing too.)

Alexei

09-15-2007, 09:43 AM

Yeah, the Anika Blake series started to spiral downwards as soon as the author indroduced the ardeur and began to write about sex. Now is mostly like some kind of porn-y fanfic of a book.

Lestat on the other hand, is awesome. I just got my hands on Mennoch the Devil and was amazed by the portrayal of heav'n and hell.

Well, I actually meant The Vampire Chronicles, I have just started reading the Anita Bake series and I am only on the forth book yet, but I will have it on my mind.

toni

12-29-2007, 01:30 AM

Has anyone read "The Twilight" by Stephanie Mayer

Bakiryu

12-29-2007, 08:10 PM

Has anyone read "The Twilight" by Stephanie Mayer

Bailey has a whole thread about toni, have you seen it yet?

(i have, it's a rather good series)

browneyedbailey

12-29-2007, 10:26 PM

Amen!

1967Impala

01-01-2008, 11:14 PM

Oh The kitty Norville series by Carrie Vaghun ( I think it is ) read those a couple of months ago and they were fun.

Yeah! I loved that series! And she recently came out with a new one. Kitty and the Silver Bullet! Have you read that one yet?

Wallnutters

01-02-2008, 09:42 PM

i love the vampire and werewolf genre, though i cant find that many werewolf novels. i find that vampires and werewolve must be portrayed as pedators, because that is what they are. vampires hunt for the blood of humans (or animals in some cases) and are (in my opinion) the ultimate predator, leaving other animals to steer clear from them. werewolves are predators too, and in real life, you dont really see predators hanging out with each other. humans can stay clear of werwolves b/c they look like wolves and wolves ar often potayed as evil animals thatll kill human just for breathing. vammpires, on the other hand, look like humans, except for slight changes in appearance, which means that humans are more careless around them, becoming easy prey.
i would love to read more werewolf novels though, so if anyone has any suggestions for books, glad to hear them.

huihuffaker

01-02-2008, 11:03 PM

[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="5"][B][CENTER]I don't know if I should post this on the fantasy forum or not (I don't even know where that is!) but I wonder: What do you think about vampire/werewolf literature. It's really popular right now to write about vampires/werewolves. Do you have any preferences? Suggestions? Post regarding new vampire books? book reviews?

Go Ahead.

Vampires, in my opinion from what I read, are beautiful and intelligent creatures. Some are cursed with evil, while other vampires use their powers to help man. These so called vampires are vicious beyond belief. Blessed with grand, massive powers. In so many books I've read are good vs. evil. Usually the monsters die and the heroes win. But, from my favorite quote I see tragedy..... "Immediatly after the monsters, die the heroes" -Roberto Calasso

Even though some stories end happy, the others that follow this quote are more exciting. More of a exciting tragedy. Some readers might hate the "good guys" dying in the end along with the monsters. But, as i see it, the sacrificial meaning is so much more. Even though the winner loses, there is still so much hope for the living world. Hope for evil defeated. Hope for remembrance.

Werewolves on the other hand are just so grotesque to me. Even though im an atheist, i feel as if Vampires are the Gods and Werewolves are the devil (despite the good vs. evil). But im also proved wrong in the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer. Both Werewolves and Vampires can be good and evil.

And still, Vampires win me over.

I absolutly love Vampires and Werewolf stories.

suggestion.. read... the vampire diaries: series by L.J. smith.

huihuffaker

01-03-2008, 11:48 AM

Vampires, in my opinion from what I read, are beautiful and intelligent creatures. Some are cursed with evil, while other vampires use their powers to help man. These so called vampires are vicious beyond belief. Blessed with grand, massive powers. In so many books I've read are good vs. evil. Usually the monsters die and the heroes win. But, from my favorite quote I see tragedy..... "Immediatly after the monsters, die the heroes" -Roberto Calasso

Even though some stories end happy, the others that follow this quote are more exciting. More of a exciting tragedy. Some readers might hate the "good guys" dying in the end along with the monsters. But, as i see it, the sacrificial meaning is so much more. Even though the winner loses, there is still so much hope for the living world. Hope for evil defeated. Hope for remembrance.

Werewolves on the other hand are just so grotesque to me. Even though im an atheist, i feel as if Vampires are the Gods and Werewolves are the devil (despite the good vs. evil). But im also proved wrong in the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer. Both Werewolves and Vampires can be good and evil.

And still, Vampires win me over.

I absolutly love Vampires and Werewolf stories.

suggestion.. read... the vampire diaries: series by L.J. smith

huihuffaker

01-03-2008, 11:54 AM

http://i84.photobucket.com/albums/k9/wildmustangshadowfax/Vampire%20Icons/Tarika.jpg

I don't know if I should post this on the fantasy forum or not (I don't even know where that is!) but I wonder: What do you think about vampire/werewolf literature. It's really popular right now to write about vampires/werewolves. Do you have any preferences? Suggestions? Post regarding new vampire books? book reviews?

Go Ahead.

(I love Vampires/werewolves this is why I ask. This thread will probably die)

http://i165.photobucket.com/albums/u60/sarah34xx/Vampires.gif

http://i167.photobucket.com/albums/u121/rainbowallison2006/vampires-1.jpg

http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a340/ayakate/Werewolves/gmg3010.jpg

http://i52.photobucket.com/albums/g33/Soloeye/Werewolves/Talbain_1024.jpg

[COLOR="Red"][SIZE="5"][B][CENTER]I don't know if I should post this on the fantasy forum or not (I don't even know where that is!) but I wonder: What do you think about vampire/werewolf literature. It's really popular right now to write about vampires/werewolves. Do you have any preferences? Suggestions? Post regarding new vampire books? book reviews?

Go Ahead.

Vampires, in my opinion from what I read, are beautiful and intelligent creatures. Some are cursed with evil, while other vampires use their powers to help man. These so called vampires are vicious beyond belief. Blessed with grand, massive powers. In so many books I've read are good vs. evil. Usually the monsters die and the heroes win. But, from my favorite quote I see tragedy..... "Immediatly after the monsters, die the heroes" -Roberto Calasso

Even though some stories end happy, the others that follow this quote are more exciting. More of a exciting tragedy. Some readers might hate the "good guys" dying in the end along with the monsters. But, as i see it, the sacrificial meaning is so much more. Even though the winner loses, there is still so much hope for the living world. Hope for evil defeated. Hope for remembrance.

Werewolves on the other hand are just so grotesque to me. Even though im an atheist, i feel as if Vampires are the Gods and Werewolves are the devil (despite the good vs. evil). But im also proved wrong in the Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer. Both Werewolves and Vampires can be good and evil.

And still, Vampires win me over.

I absolutly love Vampires and Werewolf stories.

suggestion.. read... the vampire diaries: series by L.J. smith.