https://nerdspan.com nerdy news for fangirls and fanboys Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:00:31 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 https://nerdspan.com/anno-dracula-johnny-alucard-2013-by-kim-newman/ https://nerdspan.com/anno-dracula-johnny-alucard-2013-by-kim-newman/#comments Thu, 07 Nov 2013 18:00:31 +0000 Shanna Kopcsik https://nerdspan.com/?p=19967 Has Dracula risen yet again? Was he ever truly dead and gone? In Anno Dracula: Johnny Alucard, vampires have been known in the world since the Master’s time and this tongue in cheek, witty fourth book in the Anno Dracula series by Kim Newman begs the dangerous question; who is Dracula in a world saturated with vampires?]]> https://nerdspan.com/anno-dracula-johnny-alucard-2013-by-kim-newman/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1886-robert-louis-stevenson/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1886-robert-louis-stevenson/#comments Tue, 25 Jun 2013 16:00:09 +0000 Phil Redbeard https://nerdspan.com/?p=16041 Dr. Jekyll is mild mannered, intellectual, quiet, and known for his impeccable taste in wine. Mr. Hyde is short, loathsome, and thoroughly evil. So why does Jekyll's will clearly state that Hyde is to inherit Jekyll's entire estate upon his death...or disappearance?]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-the-strange-case-of-dr-jekyll-and-mr-hyde-1886-robert-louis-stevenson/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/oscar-nominated-actor-john-hurt-joins-fxs-the-strain/ https://nerdspan.com/oscar-nominated-actor-john-hurt-joins-fxs-the-strain/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:25:03 +0000 Aaron Pruner https://nerdspan.com/?p=15799 Do we really need more vampires on television? If you ask Guillermo Del Toro and Chuck Hogan, the answer would be a resounding yes. FX has previously announced developing the vampire novel trilogy for television. John Hurt (The Elephant Man, Midnight Express) was announced as a heavy hitting addition to the production's cast.]]> https://nerdspan.com/oscar-nominated-actor-john-hurt-joins-fxs-the-strain/feed/ 0 https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-dracula-1897-by-bram-stoker/ https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-dracula-1897-by-bram-stoker/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 16:00:21 +0000 Phil Redbeard https://nerdspan.com/?p=13313 Unless your name is Rip Van Winkle or you've been sleeping in a coffin the past few years and know nothing of vampires, Dracula will be very familiar to you. There are stakes, holy water, extreme and acute anemia, and perhaps surprising to a few of you: no sparkles.]]> https://nerdspan.com/bookworms-dracula-1897-by-bram-stoker/feed/ 3