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Dracula with Frank Langella
Posted by Melissa on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 11:00 AM (24 Reads)
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For those of us in the US with cable or satellite, AMC (American Movie Classics) is airing Dracula with Frank Langella tonight/tomorrow morning at 1:15 EST, 12:15 CST. For more information on this version of Dracula check out imdb.com
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Dracula: Coming to Broadway
Posted by Larae on Friday, July 23, 2004 - 01:19 AM (13 Reads)
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FULL CASTING ANNOUNCED FOR DRACULA THE MUSICAL
PREVIEWS BEGIN JULY 28th
OPENING NIGHT IS AUGUST 16th
Full casting has been announced for DRACULA, THE MUSICAL, the first new musical of the 2004-2005 Broadway season. The production will open at the Belasco Theatre (111 West 44th Street, east of Broadway) on August 19th. Previews will begin July 28th.
DRACULA is a new musical vision of romance, terror and temptation based on the Bram Stoker classic novel. Set in Europe at the end of the Victorian Age, the production follows Dracula's lust for new blood and a small band of mortal men and women who must face his overwhelming seduction and mesmeric supernatural powers.
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Sprucing Up
Posted by Larae on Tuesday, July 20, 2004 - 10:55 AM (6 Reads)
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Since the summer months have placed us at a slower pace, I am trying to "spruce up" the site with little details, clean out dead links, and add more material. I would like to remind members that we welcome article submissions, reviews on films, books, and the fiction in the writing section. These areas seem to have been lacking for quite some time in activity and I would like to see a little more progress there. So, if you have a moment, please take a look at those areas and offer your opinions, we would really like to hear them. As of right now, I am going through the nightclub and travel section and deleting closed clubs and adding updates, images, etc. So if any of you know of some great goth/vampire clubs, restaurants, or places of interest, please let me know.
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Was Judas Iscariot the First Vampire?
Posted by Firewalker on Sunday, May 02, 2004 - 02:54 PM (779 Reads)
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There are not many people around nowadays that do not know that Judas Iscariot, one of the 12 faithful disciples, betrayed Jesus to the Romans for 30 pieces of silver. We all know what happened to Jesus, but the accounts of what happened to Judas vary.
Judas was overtaken by remorse, even though he was told by Jesus earlier that the events were pre-destined and the dice were rolled so to speak. And as a result of his deep love for Jesus (!) and his guilt regarding the part in His death, his betrayal, he committed an unspeakable deed; he committed suicide! He walked up a hill and hung himself on the Genus Cercis, since then renamed the Judas Tree for obvious reason.
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What It Means To Be A Witch
Posted by Akashari on Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 04:06 PM (252 Reads)
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What does it mean to be a witch? There have been countless debates on this topic, even with the facts known. Most well-informed people know that it isn't demon-worshipping (though there are psychos out there). Practical diggers of Anthropology and the Occult know that it isn't just people who cast spells or "hexes" and it's obviously not about trying to scare Christian youth class. Even with all of these in consideration, though, I often feel lost in words when trying to explain to people what being a witch is like. Not only is my spirituality my own, but since most are quick to label, the fear of misconceptions comes to mind. In fact, I rarely address myself as a witch for these reasons, settling for just Eclectic Pagan.
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Prayer, Spell Work, and Their Power
Posted by Akashari on Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 09:55 PM (263 Reads)
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For both Christians and Pagans alike, there are controversial beliefs on the differences between prayer and spell work. It is fairly debatable: you have the rituals, chants, and components of spells; then you have the kneeling and uttering of prayer. Physically, the two would seem different, no? On top of it all, fundamental Christians associate spells with malicious forces and their prayers for asking God a favor; Pagans and magicians, on the other hand, engage in spell work, some of them feeling above prayer. With all of these things in consideration, it is no wonder people separate the two.
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Satanism - The Left-Hand Path of Dr. Anton LaVey
Posted by Akashari on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 11:41 PM (483 Reads)
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I am not a Satanist, nor do I agree with all of the Satanist mindset. However, I know a handful of Satanists and I feel the need to clear up the misconceptions surrounding them. In this page, I will be skimming the basis of Anton LaVey's Satanism in means to dispel the prejudice surrounding it. This article will not go through everything, but enough to inform you that Satanists are not the malice that society portrays them as.
Anton LaVey founded Satanism in 1966. The movement was and is in retaliation against the hypocrisy in organized religions - namely the Christian Churches. It is not a devil worshipping religion, nor do Satanists believe in the Christian Devil. The religion itself is a mindset based on the self.
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The Testimony Of An Eclectic Pagan
Posted by Akashari on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 11:40 PM (111 Reads)
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I was born in Wichita, Kansas at 5:20 PM on March 25th, 1986. My mom raised me as a single parent most of her life and taught me respect for life in general. She would do best to live by example and suggested me to do the same.
My mom spoiled me, but disciplined me at the same time. I had to earn what I got or I did not receive anything. If I committed a misgiving, I would be grounded unless I worked to earn my privileges back. Since I did get punished for certain actions, I tried not to indulge in any foul behaviors. She also taught responsibility through this reward and punishment method of raising me.
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Hypocrisy Can Be Found Everywhere, Not Just One Group
Posted by Akashari on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 11:38 PM (138 Reads)
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A lot of people I have met are quick to accuse the whole Christian population for having hypocrites. In fact, even many members of Christian branches are quick to accuse other denominations of having hypocrites. Nonetheless, many people place the weight on the Christian population, something I use to do all of the time.
Who can blame anyone? Some people grow up in abusive families that would condemn them for not being a "goody-two Christian." Others have to dodge Bible thumpers that do nothing but preach about self-righteousness and being "holier-than-thou." Then there are those who face Christians that will talk about no killing, but would justify the death of someone from some biased reason. The list goes on.
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ChristoPaganism: The "Oxymoron Syndrome"
Posted by Akashari on Monday, March 22, 2004 - 11:37 PM (136 Reads)
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Everyone knows about the lucid syncretism that's often considered straddling the fence, an oxymoron, or just plain-out impossible. Yes, the ChristoPagan syncretism. When one is a ChristoPagan, they attempt to combine Christianity with Paganism in means to balance out their spiritual path - this was something that I was doing for a while (Hells, there's still some basic things that I still take from Christianity). Many people who are aware of this syncretism debate its validity and have their own opinions on the question: is it possible?
Fundamentally, no, it is not possible. Fundamental Christianity or better yet, conservative Christianity teaches that Paganism is bad, that Christ is the ONLY way to salvation, and many other things. Paganism translates to "non-Christian" and often enough, non-Abrahamic. With the fundamental clashes, the ChristoPagan syncretism is an oxymoron.
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The Phantasmagoria Syndicate
Posted by Sedona on Monday, March 15, 2004 - 11:09 AM (91 Reads)
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I currently run a branch of House of Illusions in Queens, New York called the Phantasmagoria Syndicate (or Syndicate for short). I am considering coming out of my hiding and recruiting people who are interested in learing more about the vampire scene. There is a few criteria that a person must meet before I even consider talking to them about acceptance, and not everyone will be accepted into the Syndicate. I am looking for civilized, intelligent, and genuinely curious individuals that wish to gain more knowledge. This does not necessarily mean you MUST join us, you may learn from us without ever having to interfere or connect with the scene. To learn more about the Phantasmagoria Syndicate, please visit our site at [ the phantasmagoria syndicate ].
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Judas Iscariot: The First Vampire
Posted by rautati on Tuesday, February 24, 2004 - 08:56 AM (335 Reads)
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This is an older article of mine on the myth of Judas Iscariot as the first vampire.
The Biblical Story of Judas Iscariot:
To begin with lets review a bit of bible history, for those of you who are not familiar with the story of Judas Iscariot. Judas betrayed Jesus christ to the chief priests and elders for 30 silver pieces, Judas then felt so horrible for what he had done when he found out that Jesus had been condemned, he attempted to return the silver pieces, but the chief priests and elders refused to accept them from him. Judas threw down the silver pieces in the temple, and departed, he then hung himself.
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Vampires Mythology Versus Disease
Posted by Nimshi on Monday, February 23, 2004 - 08:38 AM (223 Reads)
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Even though Vampires are still a pervasive part of our society and culture, and these entities seem to have a stranglehold not only on our fears, but also on our choice of entertainment, escapism, and not forgetting the heartstrings of thousands of old and young. Due to the absence of sightings or their actual involvement if you will, in life today, they no longer the great threat they obviously were hundreds of years ago.
Luckily our lives are not (usually) colored with superstition, and fear of the night, of strings of garlic and crucifix, of stakes and decapitation of the dead bodies of our nearest and dearest. We are more likely to worry about crime, rape, and the never-ending number of serial killers that seem to abound these days. Sadly for us, the monsters we fear, have no restrictive nighttime curfew, and are not easily repelled by mere vegetables and religious symbols.
This is because in this enlightened time, we know that vampires don't exist, that the monsters that haunt our landscapes are all too human. But what has changed in these last 200 or so years, what creature struck fear in the hearts of our ancestors and spawned the myth of the fanged fiend so revered and loved today. The answer is no less terrible than the myth the believed, but is in many ways so much more unbeatable, and deadly. Disease...
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