October contests, events, releases, etc.

HAPPY OCTOBER! Well, technically it's not October yet on the west coast, but I have more time to create this post tonight instead of tomorrow. Here's a smattering of contests, events, and releases to help usher in the month of Halloween.

VAMPIRE CONTESTS:

PINOCCHIO: VAMPIRE SLAYER CONTEST: Enter to win one of THREE autographed copies of Van Jensen's soon-to-be-released graphic novel right here on Suburban Vampire!

1. Winners must be from the U.S. and Canada only due to shipping costs.
2. To enter, in the comments section of my interview with Van Jensen, answer the following question: If you were casting a movie version of PINOCCHIO: VAMPIRE SLAYER, which actor/actress would you choose for the voice of Van Jensen's stake-wielding, vampire-slaying version of Pinocchio?

The deadline: Tuesday, October 13, 8:00 AM Pacific Time.

NICOLE HADAWAY'S RELEASE CONTEST: On Thursday, October 1st, the first five commentors on Nicole Hadaway's blog (http://nicole-hadaway.blogspot.com) to correctly guess her favorite vampire movie (which they should know if they've read the Suburban Vampire interview of her) will get a free .pdf version of Release.

OCTOBER EVENTS:

This is only a small sampling of October vampire events. If you know of others, feel free to list the event name and URL in the comments section.

KCon (Sherrilyn Kenyon Convention): October 9-11 - New Orleans, LA
Vampires Rock: October 14 - Bournemouth, UK
Bram Stoker International Film Festival: October 16-19 - Whitby, England
Festival of the Dead: October - Salem, MA
The Vampires' Masquerade Ball: October 23 - Salem, MA
Vampire Film Series and Festival: October 23-26 - New Orleans, LA
The Transylvanian Ball: October 24 - Portland, OR
Vampire Ball: October 24 - Flint, MI
Queen of the Damned Ball: October 30 - New Orleans, LA
Hallowhedon: October 30-November 1 - Heathrow, UK
Flight of the Vampire Race: October 31 - Brevard, NC

ONLINE EVENTS:

BITTEN BY BOOKS presents My Bloody Vampire: "October marks our 2nd Halloween and with it a huge cause for celebration! We have a month filled with special guests, contests, and giveaways. We hope that you will be a part of our My Bloody Vampire - 31 Days of Dark Delights event this October. There will be daily contests along with over 14 author events, polls, parties and more! Something fun and prizes for the masses everyday in the our dearest darkest month. bittenbybooks.com

READING WITH A BITE presents 31 Days of Halloween: Celebrating the scary and sexy creature of the night.

NEW BOOK RELEASES:

VampireRomanceBooks.net is a brand-new site that will help you find the latest in vampire romances.

SciFiGuy.ca published a list of Urban Fantasy, Paranormal and SFF Book Releases for October 2009.

TheBloodThatBonds.com is offering a free download of Christopher Buecheler's novel, The Blood That Bonds.

VAMPIRE SERIES:

Just in time for Halloween, Eagle Rock Entertainment will release the second season of Lifetime’s acclaimed series Blood Ties on 3DVD set. [MSRP $26.99] Preorder here.

Promos for the upcoming SciFi series Blood Type are now available at YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXJ2lEBILgQ
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vk192tk8wps

All right, that ought to keep you busy for now. Don't forget to check for updates on the Suburban Vampire List of Upcoming Vampire Movies. And if you need vampire music for your Halloween party, check out my Music Monday catalog.