The London Vampyre Group is a society for anyone who wants to join with an interest in all things Vampyric and incorporates the Gothic and Alternative genres.
The LVG organise various parties and events and also meet on the 2nd Thursday of the month at The Plough, Museum street, London.
The next meeting will be held on Thursday February 11th. Click here for meeting details. Join our email list (see box top right) to receive email updates of events and happenings.
Bloodlust
Bloodlust - The LVG Anti-Valentines Party - Are you an Edward or Bella from Arizona? Bill or Sookie from Bon Temps? Lestat from New Orleans? Then you'll be in excellent company as the theme is good ole Southern Vampires. Click the flyer for more details. Tickets can be purchased from this website here.
Silent Night: Rest In Pieces
The LVG Christmas party took place on November 28th and a merrily evil time was had by all - a few galleries of photos are now available (or click on the image above to get to them). Once there, click on an image to zoom in, click on the background outside the image to zoom back out. Alternatively you can find Flickr Set of all the pictures here.
Crime & Punishment
LVG “Crime and Punishment” Pub Walk and Talk – Much merriment was had in the Fleet Street and Blackfriars area of London on the most recent LVG walk & drink. Paul, our guide and raconteur shared much on the history of the area including its prisons, filth and legendary disreputable inhabitants - I'm sure everyone will remember the armless, legless dwarf of Blackfriars who could "do many things a normal man could not" - for a few more photos have a look at the Flickr set by clicking the image above.
A new episode of the Dead Channel previews Legion, The Bleeding (below), Stake Land, Suck (Alice Cooper),
and many more - find it in the Reviews section.
We'll be featuring reviews of gothic or vampire-related films, programmes, music, gigs and books, so if you have any reviews, please mail them to the LVG secretary
Bite: A Vampire Handbook
Bite: A Vampire Handbook by Kevin Jackson is now available (as of Monday 5th October) from Amazon and elsewhere. Some quick blurb:
Arm yourself with garlic, stake and crucifix, for the vampires are back in force - at the top of the best-seller lists, on your TV, on the web and lurking in darkened cinemas. But, where did they come from? Why have they come back now? And how can you tell if you are one? Beginning with the first sightings of bats and blood-sucking in the Romantic period, "Bite" will follow the undead's progress through the ages, right up to the present.
The promotional video produced to launch the book prominently features several LVG members and is now available online below:
Thirst Competition
The eagerly anticipated, new Vampire film, THIRST (by Park Chan-wook – Old Boy) is released in cinemas on October 16th. If you thought Let The Right One In was a different take on the genre, then wait until you see this. Thirst follows the life of Sang-hyun, a priest who cherishes life so much that he selflessly volunteers for a secret vaccine development project meant to eradicate a deadly virus.
But the virus takes hold of the priest and a blood transfusion is urgently ordered for him. The blood he receives is infected, so Sang-hyun lives – but now exists as a vampire, struggling with his newfound carnal desire for blood. Sang-hyun soon plunges into a world of sensual pleasures, finding himself on intimate terms with the Seven Deadly Sins. For more and the trailer, click
here.
The LVG have got some limited edition Thirst posters to give away to celebrate the release of the film and we also have 3 copies of ‘Shadow of The Vampire’ on DVD to be won as well. How? Simple, just click on the Thirst poster above to view our name that vampire movie quiz, and send an email with the names of the 18 movies shown to the LVG Secretary. Closing date now extended to December 31st 2009! Send entries to: secretary@londonvampyregroup.co.uk.
New & Archive Chronicles
The Chronicles - Volume 2, Issue 11
The new edition of the Chronicles is now available and was sent to members on August 23rd. In addition to the regulars it has the following features:
Memorial - Chris Elliston
Raven Dane Book Launch
Tags, Ducks and Dressing Up - a WGW retrospective from Tara Daynes
Eileen Daly interview - Ed talks to the actress
Goths! - they just wear black, don't they? - Two ladies profiled at
Whitby
Foxy Lady - interview with Cherry Fox - Ben Eastap talks Burlesque
Dracula's Brides - a detailed view from Nancy Schumann
The Highgate Vampire - Matt Salusbury writes a about a bit of our
history
Bram Stoker's Dracula - just who do you identify with in this novel?
Don't Pannett till you've tried it! - The museum in Whitby
Death and Fashion - A New York exhibition visited by Helen Thorne
Beyond the Veil - We visit Leeds
Vampires Rock - the musical
Right in Front of your Eyes - John Williamson writes about pagan
origins
Oh My Goddess - Desperately seeking Lilith with Ricky Power
Fashioning a Female Corpse - An exposition of corsetry
The Chronicles can be purchased at various shops including Forbidden Planet or online.
Not only that, but the LVG are giving away back issues of the Chronicles, the group magazine and the occasional literary supplement for free (yes, gratis! nada! zilch!) online as PDFs. Click on the image above to jump to the Chronicles back issue page and download all the archive issues posted so far.
The latest giveaway was published in the year of our lord 2004 (Volume 1, Issue 27) - if you remember that far back (or see yourself or your work in the mag) - get in touch!
LVG Summer Picnic 2009
Thanks to all who turned up to Waterlow Park for the annual summer picnic (and Rob's birthday!) - the weather was perfect (well, if you wanted sun it was). A surprising selection of homemade goodies showed the hidden culinary depths of LVG members and as ever boules, frisbee, bubbles and nosy dogs (hello Luna) provided the entertainment - see you all next year...
Voyage To The Underworld
The London Vampyre Group Summer Party "Voyage To The Underworld" was a great success - many beautiful people attended, all dressed to impress, to celebrate by the dark waters. There
are four galleries of photos here, or click on the Siren above to access them. Once there, click on an image to zoom in, click on the background outside the image to zoom back out. Alternatively you can find Flickr Set of all the pictures here.
True Blood - UK
We previewed it a while back in The Chronicles, and now True Blood from HBO (Sopranos, Dead Wood, Carnivale), the best vampire show in years has finally made it over to the UK. FX channel are showing it with the first episode premiering on July 17th. LVG committee members have already been lucky enough to see the whole of the first season and we can vouch for the quality - it's superb. As the say down in the bayou "Everyone should have sex with a vampire once before they die".
Check out the clip below for a preview, the website for the town of Bon Temps where True Blood is set and look out for some LVG True Blood tie ups coming soon!
Sin In The City
The London Vampyre Group "Sin In The City" was a great success - the walk and pub crawl around seedy Covent Garden and St Giles featured a colourful and informative talk by Paul Reid included stories of Crime, Prostitution Murder and Sex.
The motley crue that attended pictured above (click image to embiggen) - look out for a follow up in the summer - a big thanks to Paul for his hard work and raconteurship!
The 2009 Anti-Valentines Party was a great success - many beautiful people attended, all dressed to impress - not least the good looking fellow above. There
are five galleries of photos here, or click on the Demon above to access them. Once there, click on an image to zoom in, click on the background outside the image to zoom back out. Alternatively you can find Flickr Set of all the pictures here.
Each month we'll be featuring an interview with either a new member or one of the more established members of the group. This month meet Claire Freebury...
LVG Badges
New LVG badges have arrived! Black and silver enamel - top quality LVG merchandise
can be found on the Market page or
use the PayPal buttons below (prices include P&P).
LVG Enamel Badge £1.95 (Members)
LVG Enamel Badge £2.50 (Non-Members)
Art Wanted
Any Alt / Gothic Artists out there? At our events, we have and will be continuing to, display the work of alternative / Gothic artists. We are looking for more for our future events - so if you're artistically inclined and wish to display your art at our events, let us know!
