Twilight, Vampires on Film

The amazingly popular Twilight series has captured the hearts and minds of the theatre going public. The twilight vampires are portrayed as beautiful. In the sunshine they glisten and sparkle. In the movie, Twilight, Bella tells Edward that he is beautiful and that he sparkles like diamonds. In this movie series vampires can go out during the day if as long as it is not sunny. They are always seen on gloomy and overcast days. In other movies, … [Read more...]

The Cold Ones Legends

Meet the Extended Cullen Family The Cullens are the fictional vampire family in the Twilight series written by Stephenie Meyer. The family is comprised of several young vampires that were turned into vampires for various reasons by Carlisle Cullen, who acts as a father. The younger Cullens live together like brothers and sisters with Carlisle and his wife Esme play a parenting role in the extended family. Carlisle Cullen (Peter Facinelli) … [Read more...]

Quileute

Quileute are the Native American Indians living in the western Washington state in the United States. They have a small population of around 750 members. They are also known as the Quillayute. Upon signing the Quinault Treaty in 1855, they settled onto the Quileute Indian Reservation which is located at the mouth of the Quillayute River on the Pacific coast. La Push, Washington is the main population center of the tribe. Their Language … [Read more...]

Twilight Eclipse Release Date

June 2010 Release Date for Stephenie Meyers' Twilight: Eclipse Summit Entertainment has officially announced the release date for "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse." The third installment in the popular vampire movie series will hit theaters on June 30, 2010. Director David Slade is on board for "Twilight: Eclipse" taking over helming duties from Chris Weitz, who directed the previous chapter, "New Moon." Production got underway in August, shooting … [Read more...]

Don’t Mess With the Volturi Edward Cullen

Edward Cullen warns Bella Swan early on in “New Moon,” that you don’t want to provoke the Volturi. However, that's exactly what Edward plans to do when he later believes his sweetheart has bit the dust. What are the Volturi? In Stephenie Meyer’s ubiquitous Twilight universe they are a sort of vampire ruling class led by a trio of three thousand year old dudes: Aro, Marcus and Caius. They live on a lavish estate in the Italian city of Volterra … [Read more...]

Witchery Way of the Navajo Skinwalker

Most societies have folklores and legends of witches, werewolves, Sasquatch, and creatures that walk amongst us. The Navajo Indians or Deni' people have Skinwalkers. They are those who trot along here and there on all fours, those who change skins depending on powers they seek, those who follow the 'Witchery Way', the ones that the Navajo people defer from talking about for fear of reprisal. The Skinwalkers are the Witches Witch, the Highest … [Read more...]