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Engadget
20 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Engadget
What to read this weekend: Vampires and more vampires
These are some recently released titles we think are worth adding to your reading list . This week, we read Hungerstone , a retelling of Sheridan Le Fanu's Carmilla, and EC Comics' first serialized miniseries, Blood Type. I was pretty late in getting to this one, as it's been on my list for a good while now, but I really can't think of a better time to have finally picked up this retelling of the original sapphic vampire story, Carmilla , than during Pride Month. And what a treat it is. Hungerstone is a gothic novel that follows Lenore, a woman who has been uprooted from London and moved to the British moorlands by her husband, Henry, to fulfill his career ambitions. Henry is… not the best, and Lenore could definitely do with some companionship. Then, in walks Carmilla. Cue the yearning and craving. Carmilla is actually brought in after a carriage accident to recover and overstays her welcome, making everyone in the house uncomfortable with her strange behaviors (wandering at night, forgoing food at mealtimes, etc). From the moment she arrives, Lenore can't stop thinking about her. Lenore is also having strange dreams, and girls in a nearby village soon begin catching a strange illness. This is all pretty familiar. There are some big differences between Hungerstone and the novella it's based on, though. Hungerstone further explores industrialization and the expectations and treatment of women in this time period. It delivers feminine rage and some really satisfying moments. $21 at Amazon Blood Type , by Corinna Bechko and Andrea Sorrentino, is the first serialized miniseries from EC Comics, an imprint known for its anthologies that made its comeback to publishing last summer after a decades-long hiatus. We first met the series' bloodthirsty vampiress Ada in the third issue of EC's Epitaphs of the Abyss, but she now has her own dedicated spinoff. Blood Type #1 is kind of the perfect start-of-summer horror read: a vampire who has been at sea feasting on sailors makes a stop on a vacation island and finds some other evil has already taken root there. It's bloody, the tone strikes the right balance of dark and humorous and it's overall a pretty good time. Well, not for everyone in the story (except Ada), but I'm certainly having fun. $5 at Amazon
Pink Villa
20-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
The Brilliant Healer's New Life In The Shadows Episode 8: Zenos Goes Undercover; Recap, Release Date And More
In 'Special Service,' Zenos takes a day off to recover, joining Krishna, Zophia, Lynga, Loewe, Lily, and Carmilla at a hot spring. Chaos erupts when the girls invade the men's bath, prompting Zenos to expel them. Lily is embarrassed about her chest size, but Carmilla consoles her. Umin fails to exorcise Carmilla and misidentifies Zenos as a Saint after he heals the injured innkeeper. Her superior, Becker, visits Zenos' clinic under false pretenses, recognizes his black coat, and recruits him for a hospital-related investigation. The Brilliant Healer's New Life In The Shadows Episode 8 will see Zenos go by the alias 'Zenos' as he arrives at the Royal Hospital after accepting Becker's request. He will be tasked with uncovering the whereabouts of Afred, a healer who vanished under suspicious circumstances. To avoid detection, Zenos will join as a special trainee and attend lectures to gather intel. The vice-director of the hospital may be linked to Afred's disappearance, suggesting internal corruption. As Zenos investigates discreetly, his findings could lead to the exposure of a larger conspiracy within the medical institution. The Brilliant Healer's New Life In The Shadows Episode 8, titled The Royal Hospital, is set to premiere in Japan on Thursday, May 22, 2025, at 11:30 pm JST, airing first on Tokyo MX and BS11. Additional broadcasts will follow on Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Hokkaido, and AT-X at different times. In Japan, the episode will also be available for streaming on platforms like ABEMA, Bandai Channel, Netflix, and U-NEXT. International viewers can watch The Brilliant Healer's New Life In The Shadows Episode 8 via Crunchyroll, which is officially streaming it globally.
