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I don't remember when it started, but somewhere around the age of 16 I discovered Bauhaus, heavy eyeliner, and Neil Gaiman's Sandman. (Guess who my favorite character was?). I acquired a leather jacket, big boots, and a collection of Anne Rice and Poppy Z. Brite books. Bram Stoker's Dracula and The Crow were the height of romance. That's right. I'm a former goth. (My friends are snickering right now. Former! Former, damn you all.) What I find very interesting is that what Twilight, from an admittedly cursory glance at its fanbase, is, well, not goth. They're screamy teens with Hot Topic tees or grown women and the occasional dude. But werewolves and vampires and smoldering glances and longing are all super goth! And there are some goths who do enjoy a bit of glitter (or a LOT of glitter), but not on our vampires. I mean, their vampires. I asked one friend, and she replied, "Because VAMPIRES DON'T SPARKLE. Make sure you put that in there. One goth I spoke to says, NO SPARKLING KTHXBAI." But more importantly, the velvet-and-lace crew of goths are a bit older and not the target audience. And the teen goths can't relate - Bella might toss her hair and bite her lip, but her angst isn't relatable to someone who is truly an outsider, someone who is rejected or even beat up by their peers, not the center of attention, no matter how uncomfortable she might feel with her new hangers-on or her dad.Filed under: Horror, Fan RantContinue reading Twilight: Goth or Not? (Not.) Permalink | Email this | Comments

Has there ever been an easier target for a quick joke than the vamp phenomenon known as Twilight? Probably not, but what do you do when one of the people taking shots is the director? Over at /Film, Brendon Connelly dug up an old interview with David Slade (the newly crowned director of the third installment of the franchise, Eclipse) which addressed the likelihood of seeing the film, saying, "Twilight drunk? No, not even drunk. Twilight on acid? No, not even on acid? Twilight at gun point? Just shoot me." So, as you can imagine, fans weren't pleased that the man in charge of the third installment in their beloved franchise found a bullet to the head preferable to spending two hours with Edward and Bella. Slade has since gone into damage control mode (probably to avoid the possibility of being attacked by glittering teens wherever he goes) and in an email to the Twilight Lexicon fan board Slade clarified that his earlier remarks were all in good fun, and that "... I have since seen the movie and read the books and was quickly consumed with the rich storytelling and the beautifully honest characters that Stephenie Meyer created. I would like to reassure everyone involved that I am invested in making the best film that I am humanly capable of, and that I am acutely aware of the power of the original books we serve." After the jump: the downside of fandom and why there's still hope for the franchise...Filed under: Romance, Sci-Fi World Almost Ends Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments

This just in: David Slade (30 Days of Night, Hard Candy) will be directing the third film in the Twilight Saga: Eclipse. Might not be the first guy to pop in your head, but he's obviously capable of delivering believable vampires (and Josh Hartnett as someone you want to root for in a film -- big points for that) while upping the tension, and he's definitely the kind of guy who could bring more male moviegoers to the franchise. Sh*t, I kinda want to see the film now. Nikki Finke reported the Slade talks earlier today, and a press release announcing his hiring was released shortly thereafter. Eclipse is currently scheduled to hit theaters on June 30, 2010, right smack in the middle of summer blockbuster alley. Will this film rule the summer of 2010 and outshine Iron Man 2? Shocking, perhaps, but these look to be the top contenders. What do you think of Slade directing Eclipse? Good choice? Bad one? Check out the press release below. Summit Entertainment announced today that David Slade has been hired to direct THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE from a screenplay written by Melissa Rosenberg. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE, the third film in the studio's TWILIGHT film franchise based on the Stephenie Meyer's blockbuster book series, will be released theatrically in North America on Wednesday, June 30, 2010. The announcement was made by Erik Feig, Summit's President of Production. Meyer stated, "I am thrilled that David Slade will be directing ECLIPSE. He's a visionary filmmaker who has so much to offer this franchise. From the beginning, we've been blessed with wonderful directorial talent for the Twilight Saga, and I'm so happy that ECLIPSE will be carrying on with that tradition."Filed under: Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Deals, Fandom, DIY/Filmmaking, Newsstand, Remakes and SequelsContinue reading Confirmed: David Slade to Direct Twilight's 'Eclipse'! Permalink | Email this | Comments

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What better film to review on Halloween than 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, a vampire film set in Northern Alaska as the sun sets for one month. The film is based on the popular series of graphic novels from Steve Niles and stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston and Ben Foster. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT official site Steve Niles' site Ghost House Pictures site Interstate 1002 Blubrry

What better film to review on Halloween than 30 DAYS OF NIGHT, a vampire film set in Northern Alaska as the sun sets for one month. The film is based on the popular series of graphic novels from Steve Niles and stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston and Ben Foster. 30 DAYS OF NIGHT official site Steve Niles' site Ghost House Pictures site Interstate 1002 Blubrry Door From Hell Radio

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