Episode #5 - Happy St. George's Day!

Submitted by ElderDaniel on April 23, 2008 - 10:15pm.

Out Of The Coffin Podcast

* This is episode #5, for April 23, 2008. (Download MP3)
- Happy St. George's Day!

// NEWS
* Dark Ivory #1 (of 4) released in March 2008!
- Finally, after about 5 years of waiting, Joseph Michael Linsner's DARK IVORY comic series has been released! Issue #1 dropped this week in stores! DARK IVORY tells the story of a goth girl who becomes a vampire.
* Fans working together to see CBS's Moonlight get renewed.
- There are two fan promotions working to keep Moonlight alive. One is working to send garlic to CBS, the other is pledging to donate blood.
- Moonlight returns April 25th to finish the season.
* Calling all Fans of Vampire: The Masquerade
- Yes, that's "Masquerade," not "Requiem." White Wolf is working on a trivia game based the first Vampire setting, and they need your help. They’re looking for enthusiasts who know V:TM inside and out, and who can do research and fact-checking based on the old game.
* Broken Sea Thinking Ahead To Halloween
- Have some halloween themed poetry or short fiction that you'd like to see podcasted? Check this out.
* Read these and other stories at http://www.outofthecoffin.com/news
* Send us news stories at http://del.icio.us/OutOfTheCoffin.

:: PROMO :: BuffyBetweenTheLines.com (Magic Box)

// VAMPYRE COOKBOOK UPDATE
* Made Sanguinaccio dolce (Italian chocolate blood pudding).

// LA BAL MASQUÉ NOCTURNE
* Have a DJ, good shot at having the Ball at the Chandler Cinemas. All is going well so far.

:: PROMO :: BuffyBetweenTheLines.com

// MOVIES
* We recently watched a few movies that we wanted to chat about.
- Dracula: Dead and Loving It - Loved it, classic Mel Brooks style parodying the quintessential vampire film. 8/10
- Van Helsing - Weak in places, and does butcher some classics, but still a fun romp. 8/10
- Perfect Creature - This was an amazing movie that we really liked alot. 8/10 http://www.outofthecoffin.com/node/88
- The Hamiltons - This was from the 8 Films to Die for Series. It was a cool thriller that was just different enough to get our attention. 8/10
* New Hammer Film, Beyond The Rave, is being released serialized on Myspace.com.
* We have created a NetFlix queue for us to watch just vampire movies from. If you'd like to see the movies we have on deck, just browse http://www.outofthecoffin.com/netflix. You can also befriend us on NetFlix and we can rate and discuss movies.
* The first movie from the queue is "Dracula: Pages from a Virgin's Diary", which is Director Guy Maddin's black-and-white, silent-movie film of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's adaptation of Dracula. 8/10
* The movie we have next from the queue is "The Last Man On Earth", which is the first film adaptation of Richard Matheson's I AM LEGEND in 1964. Following this in the queue I have The Omega Man (1971), and I Am Legend (2007).

// LILITH'S LOVE
* 15th Anniversary Edition of LILITH'S LOVE has been released!
- All royalties from this edition will be donated to the Joe Murphy Memorial Fund.

// OPEN QUESTION
* Someone asked if there is a difference between having a need to drink blood versus being addicted to drinking blood.
- We want to know what you think - drop us some feedback!

// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing the fourth track from our album which is on sale now, FOR THE BLOOD IS THE LIFE,, for only $13. Remember, part of the sales of the CD will be donated directly to the Joe Murphy Memorial Fund.
- The song is "For Madmen Only" by Atomic Opera. Thanks again, Magnatune Records!

* Our intro music is "Stigmata" by George Hrab from his album Minutiae. Check out his podcast, his albums, and his new book, George Hrab's Non-Coloring Book, now on sale at Lulu.com!

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

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