A to Z of Vampires: Vampire Queen
Something a little different today. I want to talk about the Queen of the Vampires and her relationship with my gaming. BTW, there is a "Q" Vampire, but only one I have found. The Quaxates is a...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Rolang
The Rolang is the mysterious vampire of Tibet. The name "rolang" literally means "the corpse that got up" or "the rising corpse". It is believed that if the proper funeral rites are not performed...
View ArticleD6 Dracula
David Baymiller, blogger and owner of The OSR Library, has been doing a lot of posts about the D6 system. I am planning on doing something with D6 over the summer (been working on it for a bit), but...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Soucouyant
Let's head to the Caribbean now, in particular Trinidad. Here we find the shape-shifting, vampiric hag, the Soucouyant. In game terms the Soucouyant could either be a hag, a fey, a vampire, or...
View ArticleAdult Wednesday Addams taken Offline
Anyone that comes here often knows I am a HUGE fan of +melissahunter's Adult Wednesday Addams videos. These skits deal with the trials of Wednesday as she struggles to be a single gal in LA. They are...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Tenatz
Let's head back to Eastern Europe and check in with the Tenatz, the vampire of Bosnia and Montenegro. The tenatz is another corpse that comes back from the dead. In this case it is an evil spirit,...
View ArticlePWWO: A Red & Pleasant Land + Victorian Games
The print version with ribbon.I don't think there are many of these left. Time for another edition of Plays Well With Others! A while back I picked up +Zak Smith's vampire-themed Alice in Wonderland...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Upierczi
Heading to the final letters now. So lets go to Poland and meet a vampire that fascinated me when I was younger, the Upierczi. Also known as Upierczica, Upierci, and Upir. Two Upierczi consider their...
View ArticleKickstart Your Weekend: Guidebook to the Duchy of Valnwall
This week I would like to draw your attention to a new Old school Kickstarter. Guidebook to the Duchy of Valnwall is set in the same Duchy as the Guidebook to the City of Dolmvay....
View ArticleFriday Night Videos: The Lost Boys
Welcome back to Friday Night Videos as we continue the Vampire theme for Vampire Month here at the Other Side. For this last FNV of Vampire Month I wanted to do something special. Rarely does a movie...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Vrykolakas
We come now to Greece which is the home of the Vrykolakas and a host of smilar creatures with similar sounding names.They ranged all the way from Greece into Romania and France. The word is believed...
View ArticleZatannurday: Rise of the Vampires
Rise of the Vampires was mini-series/crossover event starting in March 2012 between the then new comics Justice League Dark and I, Vampire. It was a minor success in my mind. Interesting story but...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Wurdalak
Off to Russia again today to visit the family preying Wurdalak! The wurdalak was popularized by the film, Black Sabbath (from which the famous band gets their name!). I covered this movie in my last...
View ArticleThe Dragonslayers Assemble!
The Dragonslayers are fresh off their victory over the Tomb of Horrors. We had one near casualty and one character that had to take that other character back. They are now headed home but the Barrier...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Xiāng-shī (殭屍)
Jason Rhineville Back to China today for the Xiāng-shī also spelled Jiāng-shī or 殭屍. These are the famous "hopping vampires" of Chinese myth and folklore. The Xiāng-shī shares many similarities with...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Yara-ma-yha-who
Let's head to the land down under for one of the strangest vampires I have found. The Yara-ma-yha-who is a vampire of the aboriginal peoples of Australia. It appears as a small red man with a large...
View ArticleHarry Potter Videos
Just a little YouTube silliness for a Wednesday afternoon. Gandalf vs. Dumbledore Every spell in Harry Potter I do believe that the Harry Potter books will go down in time as just influential as Lord...
View ArticleA to Z of Vampires: Zburător
Here we are at the end of our blogging challenge for another year. Today let's return to the "home" of vampire legends and myths, Romania and pay a visit to the Zburător. Max Ernst's Une Semaine de...
View ArticleWitches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge: April Reviews The Mist-Torn Witches
Here are the reviews for April for the Witches & Witchcraft Reading Challenge. This month I only got a couple of books in. Been very busy with work and the A to Z Bloghop. But I got two quality...
View ArticleOther Vampires
I have been talking about vampires all the month of April, but I was not alone. Here are some other posts dealing with the creatures of the night. The OSR Library D6 Horror: 1970's Marvel Comics...
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