OCOEE, Fla. -- Bad weather scrubbed plans to drain a septic tank Tuesday in the search for a missing Ocoee woman. A similar type of search turned up nothing last week.

  Lots of releases across the board this week. A few solid fantasy books, a new Star Trek: The Next Generation novel…but the things that really stand out to me are this week’s new horror releases. Leisure has three new books from writers that I’ve really come to enjoy. First, Robert Dunbar who gave us 2008’s “The Pines� is back with “The Shore�...

Whether you are hiking the stunning Olympic rainforest or hunting down vampires, Forks is a popular place to be. In the summer of 2008, I went on a road trip to Forks.

Last year at the 2008 San Diego Comic-Con, the event was ruled by several big named movies that ranged from youthful vampires to illegal vigilantes. TV was more a side-note than anything else. This year at the 2009 Comic-Con, things will be a bit different as television programming seems to have a bigger presence than last [...]

Don't let the credit crunch stifle your desire for a dose of the great outdoors. A brisk walk is a lot more stimulating than a coffee, and healthier too, says Giles Morris Anyone would think the recession was turning us into a nation of vampires. We shut ourselves away indoors to work ever longer hours and shun the daylight to spend our lunch breaks scattering sandwich crumbs over our keyboards. ...

What in the name of Vlad Dracul is going on? Suddenly, it's vampires 24/7. First, Stephenie Meyer's bestselling "Twilight" series is an instant 2008...

Chisel-jawed brothers chase vampires, ghosts and the restive undead.

True BloodHBOSundays, after the 9 pm movieRating ** What's it about? Vampires seem to be a la mode these days.

Dingley kept its finals hopes well and truly alive with a well constructed 47-point win over East Brighton at Souter Oval.

Make no mistake: vampires are among us.

It's the end of a very long day in the abandoned Thalia Power Plant in New Orleans, and we finally get the call. We being me, your SCI FI Wire news editor, and a handful of my counterparts from other film Web sites, who have volunteered to take part in the filming of Dead of Night —a live-action buddy-action-horror-comedy movie based on Tiziano Sclavi's best-selling Italian comic book Dylan Dog ...

12 BATTLE BLACK HAND Wide BONNIE & CLYDE VS. CRANK HIGH DRAGONBALL: EVERLASTING FAST &

What is the point of having the tallest building in the world when the people working in it believe in ghosts, poltergeists and vampires, wonders Farish Noor . What do we make of those who would consider hiring spooky characters to do their dirty political work?

If you’re a fan of HBO’s "True Blood," you know it is set in rural Louisiana, and an odd place it is. There’s been a rash of strange murders, the work of vampires, and the town has come to welcome them into their midst, if reluctantly.

If current cinema is to be believed, everywhere we humans are not looking, vampires, werewolves, advanced machines, and other nightcrawlers are living in alternative societies.

Sarah Michelle Gellar and the supernatural go together like peas and carrots, to borrow a phrase from our friend Forrest Gump. The starlet’s signature role had her slaying vampires as Buffy Summers.

Teen romance - whether with vampires or in Mumbai slums - is all the rage at the 2009 MTV Movie Awards.

Teen vampire film Twilight and Oscar-winner Slumdog Millionaire lead the pack at this year's MTV Movie Awards.

'Twilight' squares off against Oscar champion 'Slumdog Millionaire.'

We're just as excited about Earth Day 2009 as you are, and we couldn't ask for a better holiday. In fact, we thought the name should be changed to "Everyone Drop What You're Doing, and Go Do Something Good for the Planet Day," but that's a little on the long side.

The second Twilight, “New Moon,� movie is in the works, and this week photos (shirtless photos, I might add) of the wolf pack members were released. All I can say is WOW. If there was anything that could make the legions of female Twilight fans even more eager to see the movie, this is it.

Social game developer Zynga, which makes games for outlets ranging from Facebook to the iPhone, has hired on two new executives -- one to lead development of games on the iPhone, and the other to head up a new internal studio. Zynga said today that it has hired on Steven Lurie as general manager of Zynga's mobile game group. Lurie will lead Zynga deeper into the burgeoning iPhone gaming market ...

DALLAS----Energy-sapping phantom loads and lurking energy vampires beware: your days are numbered thanks to the launch of the TXU Energy Online Store.

The Swans all sat down and watched a horror movie on Tuesday. It didn’t involve vampires, people in hockey masks or Hannibal Lecter - it was Sydney’s performance in last Saturday’s “embarrassing� AFL

Firms that provide solutions to so-called "energy vampires" will outperform. Our favorite name in this arena is Power Integrations.

You could save hundreds or even cut your electric bill in half by knowing how to handle the energy vampires in your home.

Max Hope, the airman who commanded New Zealand's first jet squadron and took it to Cyprus in the early 1950s, has died at the age of 87.

Max Hope, the airman who commanded New Zealand's first jet squadron and took it to Cyprus in the early 1950s, has died at the age of 87. Group Captain Sidney Maxwell Hope was a flight lieutenant when he was posted in October 1951...

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Celebrate the Earth, Everglades and a sustainable South Florida at this festival featuring performances by Spam All-Stars, Patxi Pastor Band, Song of the Soul and GSR. Crandon Park Visitors and Nature Center, 6767 Crandon Blvd., Key Biscayne; 305-361-6767 ext. 112.