For newcomers, the GaryView is a review of books/films/TV/entertainment carried out as a conversation between Lissa Wilson (librarian) and Gary Hooper (vampire), characters from my book The Opposite of Life. I have ordered the reviews in categories.
- Television
- Books
- Films
- Other
New
- Death and the Spanish Lady by Carolyn Morwood
“I guess crime stories aren’t really like maths equations. Otherwise all crimes would get solved by the scientists.”
Television
- Beauty and the Beast Pilot Episode
“That wasn’t very plausible.” - Being Human
“Does this mean there are werewolves and ghosts as well?” - Chances: ‘Blood Lines’
“If we really had mind control, I wouldn’t be using it to find out out sporty you are.” - Chances: ‘What Rough Beast’
“That was just disturbing.” - Dexter
“What’s the best vampire show on TV at the moment?”
“Dexter.”
More on Dexter - Moonlight
“Beth reminded me of you. Always asking questions.” - Pride and Prejudice – 1995 BBC TV series
“Going back to the vampire-themed stuff we usually watch, then – which of the characters do you think would have made a good vampire?” - Sherlock Holmes: “The Last Vampyre”
“I know what I hated the most. Those people burning the weird teacher’s books after he died.” - True Blood
“I thought all the vampire sex would squick you out” - The Vampire Diaries
“Was your school that melodramatic?”
Films
- Across the Universe
“You know I don’t really understand musicals.” - Blood Angels
“I think doom-laden voiceovers about demons and ancient evil shouldn’t sound like it got copied from Scooby Doo.” - Blood: The Last Vampire
“I’ve seen Japanese cartoons, and this was nothing like Astroboy.” - From Dusk Till Dawn
“That was… bizarre. And grotesque. And… slightly comforting.” - High School Musical
“My life isn’t a musical.” - High School Musical 2
“Why does Sharpay make me think of Buffy?” - The Hunger
“This really does bother you, doesn’t it?” - The Librarian:Quest for the Spear
“There is not a single action sequence in this film that obeys the laws of physics.” - The Librarian 3: Curse of the Judas Chalice
“Perhaps it’s true what they say. Guys stop looking at girls about six months after they’ve died.” - Vampires Anonymous
“I liked the way they mucked about with the Buffy imagery.” - The Vampires of Bloody Island
“… there are worse things to miss out on before you die. “
Books
- The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod (book 1) by Heather Brewer
“Just because I’m undead, it doesn’t mean I like grime.” - Death and the Spanish Lady by Carolyn Morwood
“I guess crime stories aren’t really like maths equations. Otherwise all crimes would get solved by the scientists.” - The Last Vampire by Christopher Pike
“Did you know that Christopher Pike is a character in Star Trek?” - Love and Romanpunk by Tansy Raynor Roberts
“I have a sudden image of you in a toga supervising the building of bridges.” - The Nymphos of Rocky Flats
“You’re all streaky. My God, Gary, are you wearing make-up? “ - On the Road by Jack Kerouac
“Didn’t you connect with Kerouac?”
“No. I didn’t even understand him most of the time.” - The Pop-Up Bram Stoker’s Dracula
“It’s for your collection. Look! POP-UP CEMETARY!!” - Real Vampires Don’t Diet by Gerry Bartlett
“I didn’t know girls clothes shrank all the time.” - The Wolf House Book One
“I think it’s sad, the idea of waking up undead and being scared and confused and alone.” - The Wolf House Book 2: Roads and Crosses
“I liked it but I thought it was a bit…. it made me… a bit… sad, I guess.”
Other
- Vampireology 2011 Calendar
“What’s this bit about vampires attracting victims by doing a jig to ragtime music?” - Aussiecon 4 report
“Someone actually thought I was in costume. Saw my teeth and asked where I got them done.” - Get Vajazzled for $17
“And they thought I was weird for asking what is was?” - John Brack exhibition at NGV
“Let me know what you like and I’ll go back at night and steal it for you.” - Tomorrow, in a Year
” I’ve never heard anyone sing about the fossil record before.” - Dracula’s Cabaret Restaurant
“Gary, stop telling me what’s coming up in the ghost ride. It’s supposed to be a surprise.” - A Vampire Christmas
“Here, I’ve got something for you.” - Vampire Skull
“I doubt your skull looks as evil as this sculpture.” - Time Ninjas and Eric
“What’s a podcast?” - Vampire Teeth
“Will you tell me if people really eat placentas?”







