Vampire

HAGERSTOWN -- Caylee Davis said it didn't take very long for her to get dressed to attend Friday night's release party for author Stephenie Meyer's new book, "Breaking Dawn," at Borders at the Centre at Hagerstown. "Breaking Dawn" is the fourth and final book in Meyer's vampire series that also includes "Twilight," "New Moon" and "Eclipse. " Caylee, 14, of Martinsburg, W.Va., said she always wears dark clothes as part of her gothic look. The only thing she really had to add to get ready for Friday night was a pair of vampire fangs.

This year, it seems teens can't get enough of a story about a vampire, a teenage girl and their impossible, yet unfailing, love. Stephenie Meyer's novel series started with the release of "Twilight" in 2006. Readers faithfully followed the story of Bella and her vampire soul mate Edward with the rest of the series, "New Blood," "Eclipse" and this year's "Breaking Dawn. " On Friday, Bella and Edward's story jumps from book to screen as the first film made from the series, "Twilight," is released in theaters.

Review Set in dramatic New York City, Melissa de la Cruz's "Blue Bloods" puts a different spin on the vampire novel. Schuyler Van Alen is a 15-year-old girl descended from the rich and powerful of New York. With her mother in a mysterious coma and an absent father, Schuyler is taken care of by her elderly grandmother. But things soon start to change. When Schuyler receives an invitation to "the Committee," a club Schuyler is sure she isn't meant for, her first reaction is to decline.

Entrapped by the amazing romance of "Twilight"? Had your heart racing in "New Moon," then left hanging at the end of "Eclipse"? Well, closure has finally come to this epic saga about an average teenage girl named Bella, an incredibly gorgeous vampire called Edward and a friendly werewolf named Jacob, who face a powerful vampire coven, a trio of dangerous nomadic vampires and an army of new-born vampires. Starting at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, the countdown begins for the release of "Breaking Dawn" at Waldenbooks at the Valley Mall, and also at Borders at the Centre at Hagerstown.

Since the 2005 release of Stephenie Meyer's novel, "Twilight," fans have always dreamed of what the main characters Edward and Bella would really look and sound like beyond the book. Now Summit Entertainment brings "Twilight" to life in a romantic movie coming to theaters on Friday, Nov. 21. "Twilight" was to originally premiere on Friday, Dec. 12, but with the film release date of "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" being pushed back from Nov. 21 to July 17, 2009, "Twilight" was moved up. According to a Summit Entertainment press release, the date move "allows the studio to both bring the film to the written-series' enormous fan base sooner, and to present the film in more theatres prior to the holiday movie-going season where traditionally screen time for any popular film is limited.

andrear@herald-mail.com BERKELEY SPRINGS, W.Va. - "Bite me," actor Angela Petry instructed "Dracula" co-star Tom Brooks as the duo contemplated the placement of fang marks during a recent dress rehearsal for the Morgan Arts Council's newest show at the Ice House theater in downtown Berkeley Springs. It's a play into which audiences will truly sink their teeth. The 10-show run of "Dracula" starts at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 15, at the former apple storage facility on the corner of Mercer and Independence streets.

HAGERSTOWN - Caylee Davis said it didn't take very long for her to get dressed to attend Friday night's release party for author Stephenie Meyer's new book, "Breaking Dawn," at Borders at the Centre at Hagerstown. "Breaking Dawn" is the fourth and final book in Meyer's vampire series that also includes "Twilight," "New Moon" and "Eclipse. " Caylee, 14, of Martinsburg, W.Va., said she always wears dark clothes as part of her gothic look. The only thing she really had to add to get ready for Friday night was a pair of vampire fangs.

Summit Entertainment has taken the role of turning the best-selling teen novel "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer into a movie. "Twilight" is the suspenseful story of a girl and a vampire who fall in love. The book will be a great hit as a movie. At least, it should be. The book has been hugely popular among teen readers, with two sequels - "New Moon" and "Eclipse. " "Twilight" is about Isabella Swan, a teenager who moves to rainy, small-town Forks, Wash., from sunny, big-city Arizona to live with her dad. Bella meets an astonishing boy named Edward, and they fall in love.

Review Imagine you've found the love of your life and can't be without him. You are perfectly happy except for one thing that will eventually shatter your romance: He is immortal and you're not. How can you change this? Well, if your true love happens to be a vampire with the power to make you immortal, you could change it. Welcome to Bella Swan's life. "New Moon," by Stephenie Meyer, continues the twisted love story of Bella Swan, a normal 17-year-old, and Edward Cullen, a vampire, that was set up in "Twilight," the first book in this trilogy.

Previously, in the "Twilight" series ... Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), a human, married Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), the vampire love of her life. The marriage went through despite objections from Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella's spurned werewolf admirer. After a very scary pregnancy, Bella had a half-vampire baby. Edward and Jacob both showed dedication to Bella and the baby, eventually deciding to call a truce in the centuries-long feud between vampires and werewolves.

Previously, in the "Twilight" series ... Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), a human, married Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), the vampire love of her life. The marriage went through despite objections from Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner), Bella's spurned werewolf admirer. After a very scary pregnancy, Bella had a half-vampire baby. Edward and Jacob both showed dedication to Bella and the baby, eventually deciding to call a truce in the centuries-long feud between vampires and werewolves.

Since 2008, the "Twilight" movies have been one of my favorite annual traditions.  Not because of the movies themselves, which are drippy romances with endless lovelorn dialogue, but because of the reactions of the audiences that accompany the films. The camera's obsession with the actors' looks is painful. Hundreds of girls' obsession with the actors' looks is hilarious. There is no sound in the world quite like a sold-out auditorium squealing over the sight of Robert Pattinson's face or Taylor Lautner's abs. The storylines and dialogue are downright laughable, but it's such a genuine laughter that it turns out to be a positive reaction.

Anyone who is a member of Team Edward, Team Jacob or Team Jasper is probably eagerly awaiting the release of "New Moon" (especially you, Team Jacob fans), the latest theatrical installment in the "Twilight" series by Stephenie Meyer. While you are waiting, instead of rereading the series for the -nth time, why not explore some other vampire books, both the classics and more modern tales involving the famous fanged creatures. My favorite vampire books are "House of Night" by P.C. and Kristin Cast.

This year, it seems teens can't get enough of a story about a vampire, a teenage girl and their impossible, yet unfailing, love. Stephenie Meyer's novel series started with the release of "Twilight" in 2006. Readers faithfully followed the story of Bella and her vampire soul mate Edward with the rest of the series, "New Blood," "Eclipse" and this year's "Breaking Dawn. " On Friday, Bella and Edward's story jumps from book to screen as the first film made from the series, "Twilight," is released in theaters.

Since the 2005 release of Stephenie Meyer's novel, "Twilight," fans have always dreamed of what the main characters Edward and Bella would really look and sound like beyond the book. Now Summit Entertainment brings "Twilight" to life in a romantic movie coming to theaters on Friday, Nov. 21. "Twilight" was to originally premiere on Friday, Dec. 12, but with the film release date of "Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince" being pushed back from Nov. 21 to July 17, 2009, "Twilight" was moved up. According to a Summit Entertainment press release, the date move "allows the studio to both bring the film to the written-series' enormous fan base sooner, and to present the film in more theatres prior to the holiday movie-going season where traditionally screen time for any popular film is limited.

HAGERSTOWN - Caylee Davis said it didn't take very long for her to get dressed to attend Friday night's release party for author Stephenie Meyer's new book, "Breaking Dawn," at Borders at the Centre at Hagerstown. "Breaking Dawn" is the fourth and final book in Meyer's vampire series that also includes "Twilight," "New Moon" and "Eclipse. " Caylee, 14, of Martinsburg, W.Va., said she always wears dark clothes as part of her gothic look. The only thing she really had to add to get ready for Friday night was a pair of vampire fangs.

HAGERSTOWN -- Caylee Davis said it didn't take very long for her to get dressed to attend Friday night's release party for author Stephenie Meyer's new book, "Breaking Dawn," at Borders at the Centre at Hagerstown. "Breaking Dawn" is the fourth and final book in Meyer's vampire series that also includes "Twilight," "New Moon" and "Eclipse. " Caylee, 14, of Martinsburg, W.Va., said she always wears dark clothes as part of her gothic look. The only thing she really had to add to get ready for Friday night was a pair of vampire fangs.

Entrapped by the amazing romance of "Twilight"? Had your heart racing in "New Moon," then left hanging at the end of "Eclipse"? Well, closure has finally come to this epic saga about an average teenage girl named Bella, an incredibly gorgeous vampire called Edward and a friendly werewolf named Jacob, who face a powerful vampire coven, a trio of dangerous nomadic vampires and an army of new-born vampires. Starting at 9:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 1, the countdown begins for the release of "Breaking Dawn" at Waldenbooks at the Valley Mall, and also at Borders at the Centre at Hagerstown.

Summit Entertainment has taken the role of turning the best-selling teen novel "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer into a movie. "Twilight" is the suspenseful story of a girl and a vampire who fall in love. The book will be a great hit as a movie. At least, it should be. The book has been hugely popular among teen readers, with two sequels - "New Moon" and "Eclipse. " "Twilight" is about Isabella Swan, a teenager who moves to rainy, small-town Forks, Wash., from sunny, big-city Arizona to live with her dad. Bella meets an astonishing boy named Edward, and they fall in love.

Review Imagine you've found the love of your life and can't be without him. You are perfectly happy except for one thing that will eventually shatter your romance: He is immortal and you're not. How can you change this? Well, if your true love happens to be a vampire with the power to make you immortal, you could change it. Welcome to Bella Swan's life. "New Moon," by Stephenie Meyer, continues the twisted love story of Bella Swan, a normal 17-year-old, and Edward Cullen, a vampire, that was set up in "Twilight," the first book in this trilogy.