Contents

Features

10. Vampires, Astrology & the Planetary Myths - Matthew Beresford on the
fascinating parallels between astrology and vampirism
13. 17th Wave Gotik Treffen in Leipzig, Germany - Impressions of the 2008 festival
14. Beautiful Beasts - Vampiric Ladies in the Romantic Period
16. Gothic Pets - Which pet to choose?
17. Growing Old Disgracefully - Tara's Column
17. An Evening with Dr Death - Event Review
18. Already Dead & Vamp Chick Lit - Reviews by Ricky Power
19. Torchwood - Classic or Clunker?
20. Rosslyn Chapel - Is this the Centre of the Grail Enigma?
22. Vampire Villains vs Steampunk Slayers - The LVG's Steampunk Event
23. Philip Kindred Dick - An Overview of his work
26. Bats about Batman - The Dark Knight on the Silver Screen
28. The Annual LVG Picnic - A Saturday in the Park
34. Kensal Green Cemetery Open Day - Vampyres Roaming the Victorian Graveyard
37. Theatre des Vampires - Slimelight Gig Review


Regulars

4. News from the Dark Side - News and gossip
5. Book Review - The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein
6. Film News - The Dead Channel
8. Notes from Nightmare Abbey
25. Film Reviews - Vampyr by Carl Dreyer
29. Gigs reviews - Fields of the Nephilim
30. CDs Reviewed
31. Book Reviews - Mexica, Necropolis, I am Nero, Requiem, Kissing Sin, Tempting Evil, Eternal Vigilance
35. Letters page - your say
36. A Problem Shared...the Vindicator - Answers to your problems from our very own agony aunt
38. Spoof Book Review - To Unto Others

LVG Next Party: Want to sleep all day? Party all night? Never grow old? Never die? It's fun to be a vampire. Saturday 14th February - LVG Anti-Valentines Party. Theme is based on The Lost Boys. This party will be held at The Penderels Oak, High Holborn, London. See flyer for full details! Tickets can be bought at the LVG monthly meeting or buy online on the website at www.revamped.co.uk/lvg

Sorry if this is 'off topic' but many vamps out there ask about my work and this is a chance to get your hands on a gown at less than half the price!

( Details of the bustled Whitehall Gown Here )

New magazine out now!



Contents



Features

4. Sophie Lancaster dedication - Whitby Goth Weekend
5. Egghead challenge - Do we have brains?
8.If it bleeds, it leads - Real journalism and media hypocrisy
9. It's not all Fun and Games - 25 downsides to being Goth ( - 0nly 25?)
10. Steampunk - what's that all about? - Outlined by an advocate
11.Hallowe'en - the Dark Side - An opinion
12. Goths -they just wear black, don't they?-Rosie Lugosi shows us how it can be done
14. Release the Horrorhound - Looking at the US horror convention
16. London's Burning - The fire in Camden
18. The Bats of Britain - What you can find in the UK
20. Make your own bats Scissors and glue ready!
23. Goth Craft - how can this be? - A Gothic perspective
26.The TSD Meeting May 2008 - A convention in Bucharest
28. Ship Ahoy - Vampirates party
30. The Legend of Simon Magus - Faust's alternative
37. Culling Cupid - An alternative approach to St Valentine's Day

Regulars

6. Dead Channel - What's on the screen soon?
17.Notes from Nightmare Abbey - Two exhibitions
7, 24, 32, 33, 38 Book Reviews - Let the right one in, Ghostwalk, Lonely Werewolf Girl, "Oh, Whistle..., Tourniquet, Blood is the New Black, Full Moon Rising, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, The Castle in the Forest, Pornification
34. A Problem Shared... (the Vindicator) - answers to your problems from our very own agony aunt
35. Tales from the Graveyard
36. Letters Page - your say

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Dear all,

You may have seen The Wright Stuff on Ch 5 - weekdays 9 am til 10.30am - it's a live topical debate show with a small studio audience. I've been on a couple of times lately & they have asked if I can bring along a few others. Being able to string a few sentences together on one of the day's issues in case the phone calls dry up is a bonus (but not essential). But the audience they usually get tends to be students, oldies & chavsters so a bunch of goth types would be a good change, I reckon! Even if no speaking is involved, there's usually audience close-ups & it can be quite entertaining...

It involves being at Bayswater by 8am & all finished at 10.30. If anyone is interested please let me know - if a lot of us could go together that would be a bonus, but again not essential. Either reply here or at my email address, ta!

Cheers
Tara

Features

* Seduced at Barbican Review of a London Fetish Exhibition
* An Isolated Incident? Facts and thoughts on the murder of Sophie Lancaster
* Emo Facts and Fiction
* Do Clothes Makeths the Goth? Or don't they? And what does?
* Vampires of Bloody Island Interview with the film makers
* Vampires (Out of time and space)
* Grant Museum of Zoology Review of the LVG's night at the museum
* The Fortune Teller Fun and games
* Madness and Magic Dr Gore and The Great Hoodunit on horrific magic
* Birth of a Legend Book review and interview with author Paul M Chapman
* Vampires over Prague LVG trip to the Czech capital
* Whitby Gothic Weekend Autumn 2007 Event
* Victorian Gothic Clothing and Vampires in Brighton An insider's comment on the scene outside London
* Nightmare before Christmas Impressions from the LVG's Christmas Party

Regulars

* News from the Dark Side News and gossip
* Film News The Dead Channel
* News from Nightmare Abbey
* CDs Reviewed
* Film & Stage Reviews 30 Days of Night, The Bitches' Ball, Mephistopheles Smith
* Gigs reviews Gotham 8, Toyah
* Book Reviews Something Borrowed, Explore Vampires, Blood and Dishonour
* Letters page - your say
* A Problem Shared...(the Vindicator) Answers to your problems from our very own agony aunt
* Tales from the Graveyard
* Book Review Old Harry's Game

With me in it - yes, I'm self-publicizing again :o)
The Discovery channel are screening the programme " Real
Vampires". Not what you may think - this
is a 2 hour scientific documentary looking into whether vampires
could have existed, & the sequence I am in is with a dentist taking
about the feasibility of humans having fangs. So if you want to see
me in a dentists chair with my fake fangs on show getting jawache,
tune in at 9pm tonight on the Discovery channel.
Apparently I got a namecheck about it in The Knowledge colour
magazine arts & entertainment guide that comes with The Times on
Saturday, but didn't find out til today so if anyone has a copy
please can they let me know, ta very much!

Sorry if this is a little last minute, but the American Documentary called 'American Vampires' is due to be screening on Freeview ITV4 tonight from  12.25am to 1.30am.

Taken from the BBC website: A collection of six short stories exploring the burgeoning subculture in the USA, seeking to understand some people's need to drink human blood in an age when the risks of contracting HIV or hepatitis are so high. Travelling from New York to Cincinnati, the programme takes in a shop devoted to making fangs and a club where patrons can retire to a special `feeding room'

The tickets for this on 5th Dec (7.45pm entry) have arrived so anyone who has requested one, plese let me have the payment (£30) & I'll give you your ticket. (For those going to Prague, I can bring the tix to the airport.) There are still a few left if anyone else would like to go - all the reviews for this have said it is an amazing theatrical experience so don't miss out!
http://www.bac.org.uk/whatsonresult.php?id=2926
Cheers
Tara

Some may remember that attempts to arrange an LVG trip to see the
Punchdrunk interactive production of Faust failed miserably due to it
selling out in about 10 minutes. Well, the same company are doing a
production of Masque of the Red Death, in the same interactive style.
You can see more about it here
http://www.bac.org.uk/whatsonresult.php?id=2926
It is on at Battersea, & evening dress is optional so we should make
a vamp-tastic effort!
To avoid the sellout situation we had last time, I have bought 10 tickets to then sell on a first- come, first served basis. These are £30 each (cheapest option) & are for Wednesday, 5th December at 7.45pm entry. So let me know if you'd like to come along!

Another reminder of the details for this trip, for much peering at
things in jars & going "Ew!"...

The plan is to meet up for 6pm at the Fitzroy Tavern on Charlotte
Street - a decent pub, in case anyone wants to get there earlier for
a swift pint beforehand! From there it is only a short walk to the
museum, & we will be aiming to arrive just before 6.30pm.
Entrance to the museum will be on Malet Place (runs parallel to
Gower Street) at that time due to construction work, so if anyone is
running late, head there. Map here
http://www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/visit-us
and here
http://www.streetmap.co.uk/newmap.srf?
x=529692&y=182107&z=1&sv=malet+place&st=1&tl=Malet+Place,+WC1&searchp
=newsearch.srf&mapp=newmap.srf

I'm pleased to confirm that the nice people at the Grant Museum have
agreed to open the place `specially for us on the evening of Tuesday
21st August, from 6.30pm onwards. This means that those of us with
day jobs don't need to take time off work, and that we get the place
to ourselves! We also get a glass of wine, a short talk from one of
the staff, and to look around at our leisure for a couple of hours.
I need to confirm numbers with them so if you'd like to come along
please can you let me know either via an LJ comment, the egroup or directly, and I'll finalise details with everyone nearer the time.
As a reminder, the Museum website is www.ucl.ac.uk/museums/zoology
"Retaining an air of the avid Victorian collector, the museum
contains cases packed full of skeletons, mounted animals and
specimens preserved in fluid; dating back to 1827, the museum covers
the whole of the animal kingdom. Many of the specimens are now
endangered or extinct, including theTasmanian tiger, or thylacine,
the quagga and the dodo."
Cheers
Tara

And here is what you'll find inside...

Features

8. Interview with the Fangmaker Meet Robbie Drake
10. Interview with Raven Dane Chronicles speaks to the author of "Blood Tears"
12. Bracknell Pancake Race Fancy:- a vampire for charity?!
13. It’s a mad mad mad mad world Are Goths mental?
14. Abe No Seimei A Japanese Sorcerer introduced
16. Vampiresses on the Web A short list of useful links
16. Horror on the Web Another short list of useful links
18. It’s Dress up time Fun and games
20. Interview with Emma Simcock-Tooth Life in pictures
24. Interview with Cardinal Cox On Alternative, Goth, Pagan and selling out
25. The Last Witchcraft trial The trial of Helan Duncan
25. The Real Wiccan Code of Conduct The rules explained
26. Witches & Witch-hunting in East Anglia A review of two books on the subject
27. Oxford Dark Masquerade Photos and a guide to high standard living
30. Film review The Perfume, The Exorcist Prequels
31. Exhibition review Manchester Gothic Art Group
33. Punk’s Alive An all day punky gig
38. Anti Valentine’s party Review of the last Requiem Event
43. Anti Valentine’s photos

Regulars

4. News from the Dark Side News and gossip, alongside what’s upcoming on the silver screen
6. Film News On screen vampyres
7. Gig review
9. News from Nightmare Abbey Fairy Art, Dracula and Whittesley Straw Bear Festival 17. Lord of the Rings Popular culture in a global context
32. Tour and Club News Neville Staple Band
34. Books reviewed Death & Immortality, Blood Tears, The Good Old Times, Dream Hunter & Dark Prince
36. Music reviews
39. Letters page - your say
40. A Problem Shared... Answers to your problems from our very own agony aunt
41. Tales from the Graveyard
42. Book Review Hannibal Rising


If you're an LVG member you should have received your copy - if not, it's only £3.50! Buy it now - you know you want to!

The new magazine, Chronicles II.6 is at the printers right now and is
likely to be out to members in the first week of May. Some changes this
time are that we have more advertising, which will bring in more
revenue, and that we are offering a subscription to those who may wish
to take only the magazine and not take up full membership of the London
Vampyre Group. This is basically a decision we took for financial
reasons and to ensure we get a stable readership. This edition, Nancy is
making her debut as the layout editor and this is part of our policy of
making sure we work as a real team.
Our thanks go out to all writers and suppliers of material as, without
your help, we couldn't do any of this. Next issue will be out by the
middle of October so your deadline for articles is the third week in
September. Anyone who is going to write for the literary supplement is
encouraged to so very soon as we really need some material for the next
one.
As ever, we are always trying to get more outlets for the magazine, if
you have any opportunities in your area, please investigate and tell us
about them. If you know of anyone who wants to advertise then let me
know. Also, any feedback on the new issue will be welcome......

The Chronicles now has a Myspace profile page at www.myspace.com/chroniclesmagazine , so all you Myspacers out there, please add us, thanks!

... to the new LJ community for the Chronicles magazine!

Here is a run-down of what you'll find in the current issue...

Features

8. The Twelve Feasts of Christmas When the Saints come marching in
10. City of Darkness Paris in Anne Rice’s Vampire Chronicles
12. The Grand Tour Terrible Tourists in Turbulent Times
14. The Myths of Christmas The false symbolism of the season
15. The Holy Blood and the Holy Grail A book, a meeting, Rat Scabies and a Moot
16. Crossing to the Dark Side A personal hair-day journey
17. Kinky Sex, Please The Goth’s preference?
17. A Who’s Who of Deities A short list of the important ones
18. The Faery Ball Love and Light in Penzance
20. Nazi Uniforms - why wear them? How to become smart - we discuss
23. The Witchery by the Castle High living in Edinburgh
24. From the Pages of “the Fop” For Fops, Dandies, Rakes and others
26. Going Clubbing A different game of snakes and ladders
29. Interview with the Blood Donor We discuss with a proponent
32. The Whitby Goth Weekend An outsider’s view outside
33. The Ghosts of Holborn An investigative walk
34. This year’s Infest Photos and views from the event
37. John Peel Day in East Anglia A small punky gig
37. Headbangers in Silk and Lace Xandria gig at the Underworld
38. The First Annual Vampire Ball in Michigan Our correspondent in the US reports
40.Chains on Velvet The industrial sound of Norwich
41. Dance of the Damned Vampire ball at the Clink prison
46. Corporate Goths A victim’s guide
51. Macabre Masquerade photos

Regulars

4. News from the Dark Side News and gossip, alongside what’s upcoming on the silver screen
6. Film News On screen vampyres
13. News from Nightmare Abbey Arsenic, Faustus and the Meaning of Night
28. The Matrix Trilogy The film dissected in some detail
42. Books reviewed The Horror Genre, Vampires Among Us, London Under Midnight, The Cinema of George Romero
44. Music reviews
45. Tour and Club News Lordi and Insanitorium
47. Letters page - your say
48. A Problem Shared... Answers to your problems from our very own agony aunt
49. Tales from the Graveyard
50. Book Review Unbecoming

cover pic Dalmazio Frau: www.dalmaziofrau.it


Contributors (in no particular order):
Tara Daynes Ken Naylor April Knight Anya J Davis Alyson Brewer Rob o’Connell Rosemary Burney Nancy Schumann
Rutland Dedlock Louisa Wright-Wastell Scott Whetton Rakie Keig Mick Smith Johann Fozzie Duncan Newham
John Williamson Gwilym Games Klif Fuller Marcus Jones Steve Wilson Ed St Boniface Esme Brown Ange Harper
Michelle Bullock Rebecca Summers Peter Aspden Andy Belladonna Mark Bakshi Billy Yull Zuul
Editor Mick Smith
Printers Polstead Press
Front Cover Picture by Dalmazio Frau
Illustrations Illustrative cartoons: Rob o’Connell Saints cartoons: Klif Fuller Vladders: Scott Whetton


Next issue out in April - in time for Whitby, so stop me & buy one!