Alan Ball's vampire tale features kidnappings, betrayals, three-ways and plenty of deliciously sleazy characters

Sookie remembers she's a psychic in this week's episode of our favorite vampire soap opera

Based on the book by a vegan activist, Luca Guadagnino's gorgeous film probes issues of class, culture and choice

Rice channeled her grief and struggles with alcohol into her work, as seen in AMC's adaptation of her debut novel

"Flight of the Conchords" creators deliver a droll, gory reality-TV exposé that embraces vampire tradition

Biodiversity keeps rabid vampire bats feeding on their natural prey — not on us

Alan Ball explains that the undead in his new HBO series don't just embody our deepest sexual yearnings -- they represent both gays and the Bush administration.

Casting monsters in the role of prisoners has the unlikely effect of humanizing a population usually ignored

Crucial to our ecosystem, sharks get an undeserved bad rap. It's time they got a PR makeover

Buffy saves the world over and over, while maintaining her faith in humanity. Here are the lessons she can teach us

Long before "Interview With the Vampire," there's been a tradition of black vampires that goes back centuries

Just about every country has one. Welcome to the weird world of "cryptids"

If you like Harry Potter and love Buffy the Vampire Slayer, then we've got a writer for you.

Salon talks to the "Dead Blondes and Bad Mothers" author about what monster stories tell us about patriarchy

Terrible CGI, and laughably predictable plots. "I, Frankenstein" is just the latest in a long string of horror duds