I know I've been quiet recently in my little virtual worlds, but that's because I've been spending my time growing paler by staying indoors and writing, writing, writing! In addition to editing FATE and FANGS- the first sequel to The Vampire Family, I'm working on the second sequel Requiem. Now then, let's throw some more non fiction haunts into the mix with my new staff position at Blood Theatre!
My debut article at the back from the dead BT is my recent review of the 1932 classic Freaks. Look for more creepy criticism to come, and spread the word by joining us on Facebook:
Remember you can also find my analysis of film, television, music, and books both spooky and non at my review archive, I Think, Therefore I Review. If these decrepit shorts aren't enough to quench your thirst, you can always revisit The Vampire Family in ebook or paperback. If its sexy spice in space you're looking for, remember to try pal Leigh Wood's saucy and steamy On the Way To New Isosceles on kindle!
Remember, who needs the sun and surf when you can stay in the dark and read? In your online pursuits, be sure and check out our newly redesigned website at http://jsnouff.com/kristin
Special Greetings to our friends clinging to the chill and darkness of winter days! The surprising sunshine we've had here has passed on in favor of a dark and brooding weekend rainstorm! What better time to stay in and spend the night with The Vampire Family!
Now, I know what you're thinking: Kristin, we've done read The Vampire Family already! Yes, we've been available in ebook and paperback with Eternal Press for over a year-a long time in this instant day and age! Also, I have to say it's been a losing battle with illegal infringements and ebook pirating as well. If you haven't read The Vampire Family, do buy from our authorized sellers, not in some nefarious bulk or package download.
Now then, let's turn to happy thoughts, thoughts that deal with fate or fangs. I've gotten a little more catchy with my titles. How do you like FATE and FANGS: A Collection of Tales from the Vampire Family Edited by Professor A. James? Long winded perhaps, but worth it.
I mentioned this first sequel collection previously, and now it's only fair to share a little bit more. Join the Welshires and their resident occult expert Professor James as he hosts this special series of vampire tales from early medieval viking vampires to contemporary debauchery and vampirism......
FATE and FANGS
A Collection of Tales from the Vampire Family
Edited By Professor A. James
By
Kristin Battestella
1.
Lore:
Forward by Professor A. James
In 1975 I acquired a collection of antique, but damaged manuscripts after a mysterious fire beguiled the dim British authorities for four years. Somewhere along the frontier between England and Wales, in a crumbled vault beneath a burned mansion; dozens of leather bound journals, diaries, and books were rescued. Their contents were fantastical: histories, ages of vampiric accounts, coven wars, and abstract chronicles. The police, of course, uneducated in such matters of the occult or the unexplained, found the material rubbish against their modern case in need of evidence and forensics.
After several lengthy years of study and a very slow restoration process on the oldest documents, I succumbed to an offer of assistance from a student named Theodore Plunkett. A scholar of ancient languages, Theodore’s detailed list of degrees and credentials were too numerous for his youthful appearance. His intelligence was vast; yet he was a personal master at comprehending and restoring the fantastic tales of Antonio Welshire and his mad family’s descent into the dark world of vampirism. From patriarch Antonio’s brutal human days to the coven’s near destruction by the rival Lilithan vampires and the ambiguous Mestiphles’ meddling appearances and disappearances; this Vampire Family’s history is very well documented through some centuries and bare and bleak in others. Some journals are utterly disturbing in their tales of blood and mayhem while other diaries are strangely heartfelt, bittersweet, and uncomfortably endearing.
The fire that brought these texts into my possession was education blessing enough-the lifetime epitome of Tut and Troy to most scholars. Some library men would be content to sit behind their musky parchments and read the decades away. I, however, have had the unique privilege of authenticating these documents as truth. Of course, that wasn’t until many years later; when Theodore arrived at my office door looking as young as the day we first met. On the plane to Philadelphia, I never suspected I would arrive at the doorstep of sisters Samantha and Victoria Welshire. I had read over five hundred years of their tall tales; yet here the startling beauties were, living and breathing before me fangs and all. Only then did I begin to realize the full extent of this familial coven.
The academic community may disagree with my claims; but this dark, sensational and unbelievable underground lifestyle has afforded me considerable gains. Today I live a quiet life among the Welshires, and their vast knowledge of history and the world has blessed me intellectually as well as financially. In this simple, ignorant time obsessed with youthfulness and beauty, I’ve seen immortal creatures age, know love, feel pain-even die and regain their humanity. I myself have been able to change; embracing surgeries and procedures I would not have considered before coming to know the Welshires. With no evil or nefarious means, this vampire knowledge and power has made me a new man inside out. It’s something I could never have fathomed before these burned books first came my way.
Through the course of this manuscript, you will find my notes introducing the strange tales included in this volume. There are several more stories left to be discovered; however, those are largely damaged chronicles, with significant portions unaccounted for or degraded beyond interpretation. Those presented here are in the best condition possible and have been least corrupted through time and calamity.
You should be familiar with most of the players, as the Welshire coven’s deeds have been thoroughly documented elsewhere. These accounts from Ann, Victoria, and Stephanie, among others, are much more personal, individual, and largely first person accounts. Some are sad, a few are very enchanting and lovely, and there are some that I personally find repulsive and frightening. Living with and documenting the Vampire Family has not blinded me from their awesome powers and need for the very fringes of human society. Read of the Vampire Family, delight in their written escapades even, but nevertheless learn from the error of their ways. Not all of them are so charming and accepting of the human condition. Remember what you’ve read and will read: most of them will do anything to protect their nocturnal inclinations.
From the past to the present, from near to far and wide, you may think these tales are all fiction, born of the imagination. Unfortunately, they are indeed truth and based in a frightening reality as firm as you or I.
-PAJ
Join us tonight as we simulcast more excerpts, secrets, and treats! Remember, no blood is necessary in the participation of any Vampire Family events. Yet.
Hello my beloved winter blues compatriots! I can't wait to get out into this fourth round of snow and muck it all up!
If you're snowed in too, NOW is the time to pick up your very own e book edition of The Vampire Family for your kindle, noobie, or whatever magical ereader you prefer.
As part of Eternal Press and Damantion Books month long celebration of Women in Horror, The Vampire Family is 25% off at the EP website!
Let the snow outside pile up! It's the perfect time to snuggle up and read of Antonio's chilly early years where he uses these very same frosty and wintry elements to dispose of his own mother! Our fans might also want to re-read their copy of The Vampire Family in expectation of this year's sequel FATE and FANGS: A Collection of Tales from The Vampire Family Edited by Professor A. James.
Sounds ambitious, doesn't it? There's no blood necessariy for participation in any vampfam events, yet! So unbutton your collar and read on with the Welshire Coven today!
Kristin
Sibling Rivalry Bites The Vampire Family by Kristin Battestella In Ebook or Paperback From Eternal Press http://vampfam.blogspot.com
Afternoon Greetings to the folks dreading the bright and sunshiny January days!
It's been quiet here at the Vampfam blogger for one important reason: I've been wrapping up edits on the next merry-go-round in The Vampire Family world. What do you think of Tales from The Vampire Family? I suck at titles!
The Vampire Family has a long and torrid past, present, and future. In this series of vampire vignettes, the family's Occult scholar Professor A. James shares Ann's earliest vampire loves, Elizabeth's colonial travels, Victoria's errors in judgment, and even a good does of punishment for Lilith. Revel in the lust, torment, and resurrection with Tales from The Vampire Family!
Ready for more details? Perhaps a sample story or two? Join me Tomorrow Thursday January 14 for a Q&A Day at The Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group.
Updates will also happen at our Vampire Family Facebook Page. We're in this instantaneous social trend, but I like the Yahoo Group as a static list and calendar store. Like Leigh Wood's regularly scheduled visits on our loop, I'd like to have this regular Q&A should anyone wish to de-lurk. Don't forget you can also follow or RSS The Vampfam blogger or the Scares and Spices livejournal to stay up to date. I'm also updated my author website, so it might look messy before it looks vampire swank!
After Leigh Wood's Guest Day Tuesday, January 19, things will be a little quiet again for me until our next live chat with Eternal Press. Join us 8 p.m. Monday February 1 at Night Owl Romance. By then I should have Tales from The Vampire Family submitted to the publisher. I'm just being too picky with my manuscript. I can't help it!
Maybe I'll take a break from it and crack open the Dark Shadows DVDS I got for Christmas! We can always talk about that over the Q&A! Until then, you might want to catch up on The Vampire Family proper. You can pick up our ebook for your favorite reader or hold our sweet paperback in your cold hands via Amazon! http://www.eternalpress.ca/vampirefamilynew.html
Alright my little scary elves! Do you need more fright to go along with your cold December night? Perhaps you'd prefer some wine, cuddles, and other more fleshy ways to keep warm throughout the holidays! with Kristin Batttestella's dark fantasy The Vampire Family and Leigh Wood's science fiction erotica On the Way to New Isosceles Eternal Press gives it to you both ways!
Neighbors, fellow Eternal Press authors, and native New Jersey- make that South Jersey- gals also spook and delight at our collaborative livejournal Scares and Spices. You'll see it's me Kristin doing all the blog work and posting. Leigh's not exactly morally and technologically advanced for the internet age.
http://kristin724.livejournal.com
In addition to the excerpts, free chapters, reviews, and interviews at our blogs, you can also catch us at the following virtual events this month. Check out the calendar on the Kristin Battestella Yahoo group, too, for an even bigger list of Leigh Wood Appearances for January and February. Also look for Leigh's interview this month at Novelspot! She's doing another behind the scenes writing series with them in 2010, too.
12/8 Eternal Press Author's Blog Paranormal Day 12/9 Leigh Wood's Interview at Novelspot.net 12/11 EP Authors at the Romance Bistro 12/12 EP Visits the Love and Romance Cafe 12/15 Leigh Wood Guest Day at the Kristin Battestella Yahoo Group 12/23 Eternal Press Author's Blog Erotica Day
Don't forget that you will receive a FREE Christmas Read with your ebook purchase at the Eternal Press website, and you can also pick up On the Way to New Isosceles in paperback on Amazon.
