Here are three films playing in Seattle this week that will help you blot out the rising sun of baby vampires and supernatural codependency.
This Week in Seattle Cinema: A Terrible Urge
Ancient Vampire Nicolas Cage Photo Mysteriously Disappears From eBay
A Seattle man was recently selling a picture on eBay that he claims is concrete proof the Hollywood celebrity (?) Nicolas Cage, is in fact, a vampire.
True Blood Author Takes a Bite Out of Seattle
Vampires, check. Pale skin, check. Erotic elements, check. Forks, Washington... not quite check. Charlaine Harris' Southern Vampire Mystery series lacks the semi-local setting of Stephenie Meyer's teen-friendly Twilight series, but the books--and their protagonist, Sookie Stackhouse--have managed to sink their fictional fangs into the hearts (throats? eyes? brains?) of many fans, and also inspired the popular HBO series True Blood. With more than a month to go before True Blood starts a new season, vampire fanatics have some time to start catching up on the books.
It's Official: We Will Never Visit Forks
Because we don't want to deal with all the Twilight freaks who have made the tiny town a vampire nerd mecca. Look, we're not sure whether to pity Forks residents for having to put up with this bullshit or envy their ingenuity in coming up with new and exciting ways to steal these idiots' money during tough economic times.
Kids Debate Juvenile Fiction's Darker Side
First of all, let Seattlest be clear up front: we have almost zero respect for Stephanie Meyer's Twilight series. Poorly written, dumb story line, not worth our time. Harry Potter, on the other hand, we loved. A group of opinionated kids at the Seattle Public Library debated the merits of the two series yesterday, and here's the video. Attention, kids: read a lot, frequently, and continue to hone your debate skills--they'll serve you in good stead in MySpace chat rooms for the rest of your lives.

