Though vampires are still all the rage, and zombies are rising in popularity, it looks like werewolves are getting ready to make their bid for the top slot on the paranormal food chain.There’s New Moon, of course, and now Fox is in development on a werewolf series called Howl. They’re calling it an “epic family saga about warring families of werewolves in a small Alaskan town.” I could get behind that if they cast it right.And speaking of casting — True Blood has a new werewolf in their midst. Grant Bowler has joined the cast as Coot, the head of …read more

If you have a female TV fan on your holiday shopping list, you might want to think about picking up this gorgeous new photography book called About Face.
The publishers say the “160-pages of black and white photographs shot with the soon-to-be-extinct Type 55 Polaroid film captures the intensity of the male subjects.”
And boy, what subjects. . .   Taylor Kitsch (Friday Night Lights), Ian Somerhalder (Lost,Vampire Diaries), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl), Ryan Kwanten (True Blood),  Jerry O’Connell (Crossing Jordan), Justin Chon (Twilight, New Moon), Justin Hartley (Smallville), Mark Wystrach (Passions), Gilles Marini (Sex and the City),  Victor Webster (Mutant X),  Will …read more

It’s time for the Scream Awards and several of our favorite sci-fi and paranormal shows have made the grade. Not our FAVORITE show, but we’ll forgive them since they did nominate Jensen Ackles’ My Bloody Valentine 3-D and Jared Padalecki’s Friday the 13th for Best Horror Movie. Jamie King was nominated for MBV 3-D but neither of the boys made the best actor cut. (I’m digging on that great Spanish poster with an actual cast photo on it! )
J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek movie got the most nominations, 17 in all including The Ultimate Scream, Best Science Fiction Movie, Best Director, …read more

True Blood #23: “Frenzy”
Air Date: Sunday, August 30
With the crisis in Bon Temps careening out of control, Bill seeks out the advice of Sophie-Anne, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana, but must exercise patience before she gives him critical information.
Meanwhile, Sookie and Lafayette find that protecting Tara from herself is more difficult than they anticipated; a desperate Sam turns to an unlikely
source for assistance; and Jessica tests Hoytʼs allegiance to Maxine.

Next week, the folks of True Blood are taking a day off to enjoy their sweet new pool. But don’t worry, they’ll be back on September 13 with a huge season …read more

Here are some interesting Tweets from Twitter Land.
@RoushTVGuideMag True Blood takes big leap this Sunday, from guilty pleasure to something unexpectedly transcendent (Godric!). Bravo
@Wil Wheaton This is an actual @ I received a little bit ago, in reference to one of my Tweets: “dats da dumbes thang i heard 2day” I weep for the future
@Allison Scagliotti Twirling my imaginary mustache and giggling maniacally. #Warehouse13 tonight!
@BillPrady Idea: episodes 5-7 of #bigbangtheory to be extended dream ballet with metaphorical interpretation of quantum gravity. Thoughts?
@RoushTVGuideMag fave show (Twilight Zone, soon to publish new book of short stories) …read more

HBO has a couple of True Blood goodies for you. First is the True Blood Season Two trailer that was screened at the convention. Click HERE for that.
Next up, a little liquid refreshment. You can now place your pre-order for TruBlood the beverage. It’s a sweet, delicious carbonated drink that is the perfect mixer for those nights when you don’t want to lose control.
Beautifully packaged in a ruby red bottle, its a replica of the bottles you see on TV.
Finally, here’s a short clip of the True Blood cast at Comic Con.

The secrets, the lies, the sexual liasons — if you think this month’s episodes of True Blood are hot, just wait until you see what’s coming up in August.
SPOILERS FROM HERE ON OUT
Photo and Synopsis from HBO

Episode #19: “Release Me”
Debut: SUNDAY, AUG. 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Betrayed by Daphne (Ashley Jones), Sam (Sam Trammell) finds himself in an unenviable predicament at the hands of Maryann (Michelle Forbes) and her wild-eyed minions. Imprisoned with Hugo (Christopher Gartin) in the F.O.T.S. church, Sookie (Anna Paquin) uses her telepathic powers to reach out to Bill (Stephen Moyer), who’s being detained at …read more

Here’s a nice new cast photo from Warehouse 13 along with a roundup of interesting scifi tweets from Twitter!
Craig Engler Nice interview with Saul Rubinek from Warehouse 13, talks about his love of sci-fi (Asimov & Bradbury fan) – http://bit.ly/XxT5X
Craig Engler 12 real-life locations used to film various sci-fi/fantasy films like Blade Runner & Terminator: http://bit.ly/1g4Vht
True Blood Net True Blood vs Twilight The Battle Is On! http://bit.ly/14I5Yp
Comic Con 09 Zombie Walk in San Diego at Comic Con! @sdzombiewalk http://www.myspace.com/sandiegozombiewalk
NathanFillion Spent the evening at Bungie playing ODST. Bungie, and ODST, are everything I dreamed they would be… and they …read more

True Blood #14: “Keep This Party Going”
Debut: Sunday, June 21, 9:00 on HBO

Sookie is forced to cope with Bill’s obligations to Jessica, as well as the romantic inconveniences the teen vampire’s presence creates. At the Light of Day leadership conference, Jason makes a favorable impression on its ambitious leaders, Steve (Michael McMillian) and Sarah Newlin (Anna Camp), though not on his jealous roommate Luke (Wes Brown). Maryann casts her spell on Merlotte’s patrons, and Sam proves helpless to stop the revelry.
Written by Brian Buckner; directed by Michael Lehmann.
Photo: HBO

July in the South is hot and muggy and you can bet that heat will find its way into upcoming episodes of True Blood.
(SPOILER ALERT)
Sookie, Bill and Jessica will be taking a field trip to Dallas but they’re in for a surprise when they reach the airport. Then it’s off to find missing vampire Godric, but it won’t be easy or safe, especially for Sookie. Bill has problems of his own when he’s confronted by a dark and violent vampire from his past.
Back in Bon Temps, Maryann throws a birthday party for Tara that turns out to be the party …read more