Category : 主播大秀i
Date : 18.03.2004
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The bbc.co.uk
Cult site expands its fantasy repertoire with the launch of Vampires
- the definitive guide to bloodsuckers.
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The new site features a collection of spine-tingling
content, including new and classic fantasy fiction, specially commissioned
documentaries, illustrations and fun quizzes.
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Supernatural tales written especially for Vampires include
works from award winning horror/fantasy authors Kim Newman, Michael
Marshall Smith, Graham Masterton and Brian Stableford,
alongside classic literature from Bram Stoker and Sir Arthur
Conan Doyle.
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These chilling contributions can be read online, or
heard as radio quality audio versions featuring top voice talent.
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Each bloodcurdling story is also illustrated by British
top comic artists Frazer Irving, Simon Davis and Charlie
Adlard.
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Other features in this anthology include a Doctor
Who story and the latest tale of demons, ghosts and vampires from
the hugely popular Ghosts of Albion online series.
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Visitors to the site can also watch Interview with
the Vampire featuring comment from modern day vampire fans, and
the documentary The History of Vampires about vampirism and vampire
hunters presented by eminent art and film critic Sir Christopher
Frayling.
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To find all this and a medley of other great Gothic
content such as expert film recommendations and the fun personality
quiz Are You a Vampire? go to .
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Notes to Editors
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Vampires will contain the following new fiction:
Mildew Manor by Kim Newman. A darkly comic gothic story from
the Master of pastiche, where the reader can choose how the tale ends.
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This Is Now by Michael Marshall Smith. Are vampires
the only thing that can suck the life out of people? Multiple-award
winning author Michael Marshall Smith gives an unsettling answer.
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After the Stone Age by Brian Stableford. The
quest to stay young and slim could be over now that Vampires are back.
A new story in Brian's long-running vampire mythology.
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Half-Sick of Shadows by Graham Masterton. The
Lady of Shallot's back. And she's not happy. The author of The Manitou
pens a classic chiller.
