“Give the perfect holiday gift,” intones the announcer in the commercial I just saw. And what might that be, you ask? The DVD of “Eclipse.”
Because nothing quite says peace on Earth like bloodsucking, undead monsters.
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“Give the perfect holiday gift,” intones the announcer in the commercial I just saw. And what might that be, you ask? The DVD of “Eclipse.”
Because nothing quite says peace on Earth like bloodsucking, undead monsters.
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Well, at least not those whiny bloodsucking, undead monsters. Now, there has just been a nice DVD and Blu-Ray release of Vampire Circus. A true classic from Hammer Films if there ever was one.
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Oh, and we’re finally getting an official release of Battle Royal here in the states. Not bloodsucking, undead monsters related, but sweet news nonetheless.
I rather dislike watching TV around Christmas.
Peter David: Because nothing quite says peace on Earth like bloodsucking, undead monsters.
Luigi Novi: Yeah, really. Those creatures are far better suited for April 14.
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Would that be Saturday the 14th?
Only if Tax Day is on a Sunday…
I am not sure why but I have an unhealthy hate for everything vampire-related since I saw Interview With A Vampire when it was realeased on VHS.
“Because nothing quite says peace on Earth like bloodsucking, undead monsters?”
I thought you were referring to the Far Left. Huh…
Tying all of this back to the Homicidal Heroes stream, perhaps, various cultures have found it desirable to admire and even worship characters whose excesses went beyond a fashionable pallor and designer clothes:
Jews, Christians and Muslims feel kindly toward a deity who would flood the Earth (but promise the survivors not to do that again), incinerate cities, curse nations and slaughter newborns throughout a leading civilization.
Christians adore an omnipotent god who chose to sacrifice himself to himself for the salvation of his pathetic cration, become a zombie who got off of a gibbet to resume ruling the Universe and doing all of the things mentioned in the previous paragraph).
Muslims praise the name of a self-proclaimed prophet whose personal life seems appropriate to a Gomorran, if not Sodomite, and who pledges his followers to eternal warfare against the unbeliever.
I am not overly worried about teenagers admiring the incompetent actors appearing in a juvenile adventure film.
It is surely a pathetic creation in which I commit that particualar typo.
…or that one, ad infinitum
Because nothing quite says peace on Earth like bloodsucking, undead monsters.
Compared to the in-laws? Yes.
““Because nothing quite says peace on Earth like bloodsucking, undead monsters?”
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Well, setting aside “bloodsucking” and “monsters” for the moment, there are those who might argue that “undead” is a perfectly reasonably theme for the Christmas season…
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http://www.zombiechristmas.com/
There is drinking of blood in cristianity for those who believe in transubstantiation.
I dunno… After seeing the Black Friday shoppers, I might just agree with that ad…
I’m glad that I’m not the only one annoyed that any product that happens to be released in Dec is “the perfect holiday gift” regardless of what the product is, or its possible relevance to the holiday.
Theno
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Actually, Joseph Michael Linsner says that vampires are related to the holiday.
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http://www.amazon.com/Vampires-Christmas-Joseph-Michael-Linsner/dp/1582403422
Apparently the “romance novel” market is trying to cash in on this craze as well. Check out this description of “A Vampire Christmas”:
“Prepare for an exhilarating journey across the boundary of death into a shadowy, daring new world. As darkness falls on another year, five fanged rebels are ready to celebrate like never before.
“It’s a time for bloodlust and stolen kisses, for clandestine bites and forming new bonds beneath the mistletoe. Succumb to the forbidden as these powerful vampires give you a Christmas you’ll never forget!”
Happy Christmas to all and to all a good BITE? I guess I’m not into mass marketing strategies…
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That’s not really a recent trend. Several of the dispatchers I work with have been reading supernatural romance novels for a long, long time now.
I do one person a week, so by December I’m usually down to my folks and Toys for Tots.
Well, at least we’ve finally gotten past all that “peace on earth, goodwill toward man” nonsense. 😉
And here’s a very appropriate quote from “A Very Special Family Guy Freakin’ Christmas”:
PETER: As we all know, Christmas is that mystical time of year when the ghost of Jesus rises from the grave to feast on the flesh of the living! So we all sing Christmas Carols to lull him back to sleep.
BOB: Outrageous, How dare he say such blasphemy! I’ve got to do something.
MAN#1: Bob, there’s nothing you can do.
BOB: Well, I guess I’ll just have to develop a sense of humor.
Also because nothing says holiday greetings like a lousy movie based on a series of badly written books that are somehow popular despite the fact that the main male character is an abusive stalker!
I don’t know when they started marketing horror-based DVDs and released mad slasher films during the Christmas season, but I always celebrate The Holidays by watching a fun, wholesome film about a loving caring family who does what most families do when they get together: they plot and scheme and stab each other in the back to obtain as much power as they can for as long as they can. You’ve guessed it: “The Lion In Winter!”
Hey, a movie about “bloodsucking, undead monsters” would be a great present.
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Not sure what that has to do with “Eclipse,” tho….
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(a couple of my fave holiday films? “Lethal Weapon” and “Die Hard” of course)
Hey, every Christmas we break out and watch the holy trinity of movies: Night of The Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead, and Day of the Dead.
Always knew we were ahead of the curve.
In the 19th Century, ghost stories were a popular Christmas tradition.
I should also mention that in keeping with tradition, I will be watching MST3K’s “Santa Claus” with my new husband and my former fiance and whoever else wants to join in the wacky fun!
If you’re ofering a free dinner and movie to strangers online, I accept.
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Now, about the cost of the plane ticket….
Well– since I watch MST3K’s Santa Claus Conquers the Martians last week….
I always figured that the perfect holiday gift was just whatever a loved one really, really wanted you to get them.
I can’t really say that Eclipse isn’t a good holiday choice. The most famous Victorian Christmas novel of all time is essentially a ghost story (“Ebeneeezer Scroooooge”).
I do sometimes wonder if Stephenie Meyer misunderstood what the real meaning of the phrase “gothic romance” was.
I can’t say anything. I just picked up Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare as an early Christmas present for myself. 🙂
Because nothing quite says peace on Earth like bloodsucking, undead monsters.
When did you spend the holidays with my in-laws?