LiterariLeigh

    

           Salt: You are frightened of the night?

           Randy: Baloney!

           Salt: You are frightened of baloney? 

                     ~from the 1982 movie Pandemonium

Tonight I'm going to check out the series premiere of Dracula (NBC at 10pm) because I like vampire stories, and set in Victorian England, this show harkens back to classic Bram Stoker. There are loads of retellings and reimaginings - Interview With the Vampire, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, True Blood, Twilight, etc. - but only one that features a potential vampire rabbit.

He was found by the Monroe family at a screening of the movie Dracula. Sleeps from sunup to sundown. Appears to have fangs. And since he arrived, vegetables are being found drained of their juices until they turn white! According to the family cat Chester there can only be one answer - Bunnicula must be a vampire! Unable to effectively communicate the potential danger to his family, Chester tries to convince Harold (our canine narrator) that the bunny has to be stopped before vegetables are no longer enough to satisfy his drinking desires. 

While the book is kept in the children's section, I think it's a great, fun read for any age. Deborah and James Howe wrote several other books in the Bunnicula series, including one of my all time favorite titles for a book - The Celery Stalks at Midnight. Oh, and an important tip - when trying to destroy a vampiric creature, don't use a steak of beef. You'll just look silly.