Category Archives: vampire movies

Guest Blog & Contest: Blame Dark Shadows for It All with Inanna Arthen

Posted on October 26, 2018 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

It was just a few days before Halloween in 1968. I was in the 7th grade (you do the math) in Spokane, Washington. I was nurturing a new-born passion that had sprung into my psyche fully formed, seemingly from nowhere, … Continue reading →

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Night Blooming Jasmine Paranormal-Scope

Posted on April 27, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

With the approach of summer, creatures of the night are becoming more active. While I am not qualified in any way to read neither stars nor planets, I am intimately linked to the paranormal in the world in many ways. … Continue reading →

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What I’ve Learned: Secret 14 – Do You Hear Music in the Background?

Posted on April 9, 2015 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

My husband and I were watching the TV show “Castle” recently. He was replaying the first episode where Writer Richard Castle meets Detective Kate Beckett.  They meet because some murderer is copycatting the death scenes from his books. He’s entranced … Continue reading →

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Tears for Feeling Better and Loving the Writing

Posted on September 6, 2014 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

I’ve been ill for three weeks and going to work each day at the day job and coming home to write a few words and collapse into bed.  I was beginning to think I would never get better.  But my … Continue reading →

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Meeting Charlaine Harris

Posted on May 31, 2014 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

At the Romantic Times Booklovers Convention, you may have heard that all my technology failed me so I don’t have a photograph of this event.  This photo is from Charlaine Harris’s page on Goodreads. Here is her website: http://charlaineharris.com/ I went … Continue reading →

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A Memoir: When I met Maurice Sendak by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Posted on January 25, 2014 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

I was at the New Britain Museum of American Art in New Britain, Connecticut. They are featuring a Maurice Sendak exhibit and events. http://nbmaa.org/  It brought back memories. In the late 1970s, I was an undergraduate student at the University of … Continue reading →

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How Paranormal Are You?

Posted on September 21, 2013 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Every year I give this little quiz.  The questions always change so no one can cheat, and you simply cannot study for it.  No worries.  We’re just having a bit of fun.  Circle one answer per question. How Paranormal Are … Continue reading →

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When Love is Mysterious

Posted on August 11, 2012 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

When love is mysterious there’s an additional appeal.   There are loads of heroes who fit the mysterious bill.  Let’s go over some categories. Outcasts/expatriots who are trying to lay low/Bad boy businessmen who are unconventional: I think most people will agree … Continue reading →

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What A Writer Needs, Part 8 – When The Family Helps with Research

Posted on March 31, 2012 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

Somewhere along the way in writing my vampire series, my family, and in particular, my husband decided to help me with my quest to know all things vampire.One of my daughters focused on books and that why I have THE … Continue reading →

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Contest & Taking A Long-Toothed View of Vampire Fiction by Inanna Arthen

Posted on October 25, 2011 by Susan Hanniford Crowley

I can still recall the very first vampire movie I ever saw. I was twelve years old, and the movie was a heavily edited version of Hammer Films’ The Brides of Dracula. I know it was heavily edited because it … Continue reading →

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