Just a few vamp updates today.

October contests, events, releases, etc.

PINOCCHIO: VAMPIRE SLAYER CONTEST: Enter to win one of THREE autographed copies of Van Jensen’s soon-to-be-released graphic novel right here on Suburban Vampire!

NICOLE HADAWAY’S RELEASE CONTEST: On Thursday, October 1st, the first five commentors on Nicole Hadaway’s blog to correctly guess her favorite vampire movie will get a free .pdf version of Release.

Click here for more including online and offline events.

Onion writer jumps on the vampire bandwagon with Joe Gordon

There seems to be no shortage of vampires nowadays and with all the vampire-infiltrated books, movies and TV shows, it can be hard to find the right one to bring back to your lair or castle.

But, luckily, you won’t have to look that hard. Brought to you by writers of The Onion and The New Yorker, “The New Vampire’s Handbook” offers a humorous look at the genre, while presenting rules for new aspiring vampires (or real ones) to abide by.

We were lucky enough to talk to Joe Garden, of The Onion fame, and discuss the book he contributed to and vampires in general.

First and foremost, what made you decide to write this new vampire book?

Joe Garden: Well, it was kind of a combination of things. Obviously vampire books and stuff have always been popular. Everybody has been talking about the new vampire craze and that’s really not totally accurate because vampires have always been popular. Ever since “Dracula” in the ’30s or even the old “Barnie the Vampire” books in the 1800s.

More here

There should be a ton of vampire events this month. FUN FUN!!! Will you be attending any vamp events in October?

Joe Gordon’s book sounds fun too. Will you purchase his book?