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Novelist Stephenie Meyer has a rabid teen following, and Hollywood already has dubbed last week's two-hour feature film debut of her book series "Twilight," about a girl named Bella who falls for a vampire named Edward, a pop-culture phenomenon.
When vampires come to town, it helps to have an understanding mom, say, one who will sign you out of school early to witness their arrival. Teens thrilled by novel series-turned movie.
Move over, Harry Potter, with your geek-chic glasses and too-darling affectations. We've progressed to vampires. Yes, vampires. Those blood-thirsting, willowy, anemic creatures that have captivated...
When vampires come to town, it helps to have an understanding mom, say, one who will sign you out of school early to witness their arrival.
From terrifying, blood-sucking vampires to "Sesame Street's" Count Dracula, vampires in literature, TV and movies have entertained society for more than 200 years.
Twilight the movie breaks records in the City of Fresno. The manager at Edwards Cinemas says more people attend midnight showings in Fresno than anywhere else in the entire nation.
The fans and the press are pretty confident that this weekend’s Twilight will be a hit—why aren't the people behind the vampires ready to admit it?
A lot has changed in 30 years. Our taste in pop culture hasn't Looking back 30 years to the dawn of Adweek time, we expect to see massive changes in technology, demographics, social mores and so on. And in most respects, this turbulent timespan has not disappointed.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Described in publishing circles as America's answer to Harry Potter, the teen-age vampires of " Twilight " may reach a wider audience when the movie of the book comes out Friday with the publisher hoping for a surge in book sales.
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