Alice in Wonderland is top fashion due to the success of the trilogy of novels by Frank Beddor. Beddor renews the classic by Lewis Carroll and redefines the characters and the myth, mixing elements from science-fiction and magical fantasy. The Mad Hatter, The Cat, the white rabbit, and Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (Lewis Carroll) himself, and many more make their appearance in this trilogy with new strength in new adventures, with a more adult Alice, turned into the queen of a fantastic and also more adult Wonderland, but fascinating as well. In this new novel, "ArchEnemy: The Looking Glass Wars", Arch tries to become the king of Wonderland, and to accomplish this he has taken away the power of imagination from Alyss and all the inhabitants of the strange universe. Because of this, Alyss will have to start a dangerous mission, protected by the head of the palace guard, Dodge Anders, to recover her powers and defeat her ArchEnemy. Beddor immerses us in a story full of dynamism that has everything: combats, love, betrayal, alliances between enemies, strange creatures, mysteries, even the apparition of the original Alice Liddell, in the Victorian London. When I read this book, I was surprised by the original atmosphere, that doesn't belong to the genre of science fiction nor to medieval fantasy, but to a genre of pure fantasy. A magic world with elements of those other universes, mixed with the Lewis Carroll's imagery. The end of the book seems the end of this trilogy, but is open enough to be continued in future stories, for the rejoice of the many fans of Alyss and Frank Beddor. You will travel through the fantastic worlds of Beddor in an spiral of events that will make your imagination fly, in a book that is written magnificently, and is easy to read at the same time. The followers of this trilogy can't miss this final episode. The new readers should get the full trilogy, that will surely enjoy. At the same time, there's a card game and an online game where you will browse through the fantastic world that Beddor describes, and you can do it in the official website: http://www.lookingglasswars.com/ In the official site there are you can also find: forums, freebies, music, artworks, and games. Enjoy it!

Until this October 27th (next Tuesday), DeviantArt is giving free shipping to your home, so you only have to pay for the artwork that you purchase. The price varies with the size of the printing. So now you can acquire some of my works without additional cost. As many people are curious on how my artworks are made, I will tell you a little. All my works are made using mixed media techniques. I often use my own brushes. I give out many of them for free weekly here. Other brushes, or bigger resolution, I sell them through Renderosity. I use modified Poser models as reference (position, proportions...). These models, as well as other additional objects, are later fully re-painted later. I often do color changes, or turn them to gray scale and color them by hand completely. Lights are important in my work. They are drawn by hand using basic brushes and various techniques. Many objects are drawn free hand, and then I apply Photoshop styles to them creating a 3D effect this way. Another technique that is often used by me is airbrushing and traditional painting. Sometimes, but in rare occasions, I use photos as reference, that are later completely re-painted. The time that it takes to make each artwork varies depending on the details, or even the times that I change the composition, and is an average of 20 to 30 hours, sometimes even more, and sometimes when everything turns out well, a minimum of 10, but this is unusual. All my works have many details that are hard to see in a screen. Here I show you some of them. Enjoy them! The Unicorn Under The Moon The Unicorn Under The Moon (detail) Wrath Of Kraken Wrath Of Kraken (detail) Dragon's Return To Lost Island Dragon's Return To Lost Island (detail) The Gothic Fae Lady The Gothic Fae Lady (detail) The Lineage Of Unicorns The Lineage Of Unicorns (detail)

"Grinding my teeth, white knuckles grasp at the wheel I rush from an avalanche of adrenaline, it's all that I feel As quick as a bolt of lightning, a rocket ride in a bucket seat It doesn't get any better than this, it just feeds my need for speed Supercharged, strapped in and screaming Fire spiting from the pipes A burnout by the flame throwing fury 8, 000 horses ignite Full throttle, hit the ground running With a tank full of nitro And it's 1, 320' to go to the finish line My hands hold tight, a fire breathing stampede I fall into a trance, hold my breath till the light turns green In a cloud of nitro methane, melting rubber, I say my prayers Man and machine accelerate and I vanish in thin air Supercharged, strapped in and screaming Fire spiting from the pipes A burnout by the flame throwing fury 8, 000 horses ignite Full throttle, hit the ground running With a tank full of nitro And it's 1, 320' to go to the finish line" -lyrics of the original song- This song "1,320' " belongs to the latest album of Megadeth called "Endgame" released in September of this year. The album has 11 songs, and is a work with the classic style of Dave Mustaine, so he will not disappoint the fans of this great band. Enjoy it!

Her name was Elizabeth Báthory but she will always be remembered as the Blood Countess for her horrible crimes. Alongside with Vlad Tepes, she inspired Bram Stoker to write his novel Dracula. And this is because Elisabeth Báthory seems to belong to the imagination of an horror writer, but she was real, as real as her murders: 650 crimes. She was an aristocrat that belonged to one of the most important and influential families of Europe. When she was 11 years old she was given in marriage, but at 13 she had her first son, an illegitimate son that was taken out of the country as soon as he was born. So they had to marry her quickly, and they did it: when she was fifteen. Her husband was a general that was widely known for his cruelty. Sometimes he took his prisoners to their home to enjoy torturing them in company of her wife Elisabeth. She repeated the tortures with her servants. But Elisabeth spent little time with his husband because he took part in numerous battles, so she "entertained" herself having lots of lovers of both sexes, and getting deeper in the world of sorcery. When her husband died, she got even deeper in the world of black magic. Because of a fortuitous incident, Elisabeth thought that human blood had the power to rejuvenate. So she killed virgin girls to later take a bath with their blood. There were also cannibalism acts. She hid the bodies everywhere in her castle, the stench was unbearable, and her servants got rid of them in the fields. Rumors started to be spread: vampires. But soon the assassin was discovered: Elisabeth Báthory. Nor her power nor her money were able to stop her punishment. She was condemned to be shut up in a tower sealed with bricks, with just a hole to receive food and water. And she never saw the sun again.

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The Stepfather Director: Nelson McCormick Screenwriter: J.S. Cardone Starring: Dylan Walsh, Sela Ward, Penn Badgley, Sherry Stringfield, Jon Tenney, Paige Turco, Amber Heard Genre: Horror, Thriller Plot: This is a version of a movie from 1987. Jerry Blake is obsessed with having a perfect life: money, a good house, a model wife, perfect children... He marries Susan and becomes the stepfather if Stephanie, the 16 years old daughter of Susan. Since the beginning, Stephanie doesn't trust Jerry, and soon her doubts will be confirmed. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant Director: Paul Weitz Screenwriter: Paul Weitz and Brian Helgeland Starring: John C. Reilly, Ken Watanabe, Josh Hutcherson, Chris Massoglia, Ray Stevenson, Patrick Fugit, Orlando Jones, Willem Dafoe, Salma Hayek Genre: Adventure, Fantasy Plot: The movie is based on a series of books by the writer Darren Shan. Darren (Chris Massoglia) is an ordinary teenager. Without knowing, he breaks an agreement established 200 years ago between two groups of vampires that were enemies during centuries. Darren can't avoid to find himself immersed in a fantastic world of strange nocturnal creatures and monsters. Zombieland Director: Ruben Fleischer Screenwriter: Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick Starring: Woody Harrelson, Jesse Eisenberg, Emma Stone, Abigail Breslin Genre: Comedy, Horror Plot: The world is swarming with zombies. Flagstaff is terrified by this situation. He is quite coward, although this cowardice has made him stay alive. He will join a gang of survivors in which he will have to act and not scape or hide.