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Dark Tranquility, the Swedish melodic death metal band's eighth album was released in North America April 24, 2007 on Century Media Records. Dark Tranquility is one of those bands that have perfected and refined their sound over time and rarely disappoint when they deliver.
Dark Tranquility Fiction is another example of the band's ability to produce great metal and hold the interest of old and new fans alike. It has a lot of diversity and is the perfect balance of melody and brutality. The keyboards and guitar take the spotlight. Vocalist Mikael Stanne has done a great job. He also attempts some melodic singing, which is serviceable, and there are some female melodic vocals on one of the songs as well. There are a number of memorable songs and the production of the album is outstanding. An expanded edition, Dark Tranquility Fiction expanded released in North America in 2008.
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on July 23, 2010
Dark fiction is a genre of literature which deals with mainly paranormal activities and with the darker aspects of society.
David Kempf is a well known horror fiction writer. His recent book titled Dark Fiction is for thinking readers. The author handles some deep topics. He challenges readers to face our fear of death and dying, to revisit our belief in religion, crime and punishment, and he even has us questioning the importance of human existence on earth. Following is a brief of the story.
Dark Fiction introduces us to Christopher Wisdom, an aspiring young writer attending a prestigious university. Christopher is thrilled when the school's most famous professor - a bestselling author - decides to be his mentor. Although ecstatic to find that some dreams really do come true, the young writer is horrified to learn that so do some nightmares. When his mentor's dark secret is revealed, he realizes there are things worse than even those conjured up by a horror writer's imagination.
Read the book and find out what happens next.
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on July 22, 2010
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For those looking for something with a little more bite than twilight and a little less sex appeal than True Blood, try Michael Sim's newest text out for size: "Dracula's Guest: A Connoisseur's Collection of Victorian Vampire Stories" edited by Michael Sims; Walker & Company.
This book takes us back to the pre-Anne Rice vampire. The one who was smelly, dirty, and kind of creeped you out. The scary hell-beast that vampires were intended to be before we met Lestat De Lincolncourt and Eric Northman. These vampire may be somewhat sexual, in their attack, but they are not sexy. They do not smell good. They are not romantic virginal souls a la Edward Cullen.
They stink, they eat to survive, the resemble demons as opposed to Nordic warriors. So if you are looking for something truly dark to read before going to bed, check out this new collection of edited stories from the Victorian day. Of course, they probably aren't going to appeal to you as much as a bisexual Poppy Brite character.
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on July 22, 2010
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I was born in the eighties and as a teenager in the ninties I was an active member of the "goth" movement. This was of course revived by interest in Anne Rice and Poppy Z. Brite who were writing hit pieces of dark fiction at the time, but it wasn't new. Despite what many uber goths of the time might tell you.
It was a group that made you feel like you belonged somewhere, if you were lucky enough not to be outed by some of the more powerful net goths of the time. With goth.net and the many newsgroups associated with the lifestyle, there was no end to the connectivity that people on the outside of normal were finally able to get at this time. I coudn't tell you all the sites that I frequently every day back then to try to keep up with the lifestyle.
IT truly was a lifestyle for those who were serious about it. There were conventions, balls, the whole thing. Most of which are still around today. At the height of it all was Anne Rice's annual Vampire Ball which happened every Halloween. Many of my older friends attended and enjoyed these balls. This too was recently revived as a Vampire Lestat Ball every year, without Rice who has now turned to religion and let her hair go white.
I went to Rice's house. I bought autographed books. I listened to the music that existed at the heart of the movement. Though most people will say that the goth movement is influenced and created by the goth music scene of the eighties, possibly the seventies, I think vampire culture has a lot to do with it.
You'll notice Whenever vampire culture hits the mainstream there are a lot more "goths" and a lot more people taking it very seriously. So in my opinion, Rice who started in the 70's with "Interview with the Vampire", the first novel to really sensualize and Americanize the vampire lifestyle is probably the mother of all of this.
What surprises me is how this has come about all of a sudden again. I guess it is true that fashion repeats itself every ten years or so. Maybe this means that they will re-open "Dark Entries" one of my favorite stores, lost to hurricane Katrina.
What's more surprising is the newcomer who has revived interest in the vampire lifestyle. Stephenie Myer's tame love stories have not only brought vampires into the mainstream more than ever before, but she has also led an explosion of interest in the darker side of things. That is where Myer leaves off and Sookie Stackhouse picks up. Though both these collection of books have been around when one took off it really made way for the other. I am not sure how it happened but there are some very happy women out there who are reaping the benefits.
This makes me wonder why Christopher Pike is the only male vampire fiction writer who has really made it in a slew of women?
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on July 20, 2010
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It was a novel that wasn't recognized when it first came out, but over the years it gradually became a collector's item among dark fiction fans. The novel involves the main character named Sunmter who goes an experience filled with mystic charms and places of the wild imagination. The book is packed with creative demons, as well as creatures and situations of all shapes and sizes. Bestselling authors like Douglas Preston are avid fans of the book.
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