Literature of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction

For this vampire topic, I was temped to rant about how much I despise the Twilight movies, even though I love them to an extent but only because they're so absurd, but instead I'd rather talk about one of my favorite anime/manga: Hellsing. I've both read the manga and watched the television series Hellsing Ultimate, and they're my current favorite vampire works. To be fair I haven't read too many things featuring vampires, I could add another to my list when I read Interview with a Vampire, but I personally enjoy vampire works with a lot of violence and gore, which is why I love Hellsing so much. The series is very interesting because it doesn't just focus on vampires, it also features the Vatican, the Hellsing organization, Fascist Germany and the Nazis, and more. If you've never heard about or read  it, sounds interesting, right? I know, that's why I adore it, there's always so much going on and the huge conflict between these three main groups i...

This is actually the second time I've read Frankenstein, the first time was back in high school though I don't remember which year. I certainly appreciate it much more this time around, though I'm not sure if it's because I already had somewhat of a memory of it, because I was a bit more mature this time around (though I doubt that, haha), or what, but I enjoyed it more this time for sure. It's funny I mention above how I had somewhat of a memory of it from the first time, because now that I think about it I had definitely forgotten most of it. I feel bad because I genuinely enjoy the book and I think it's fair to say it's one of the most famous stories of all time, so the fact I forgot most of it shows pretty clearly that it must not have left much of an impression on me. I blame this partially on my memory which sometimes decides not to remember anything, even if it's something I would like to remember, such as this story. I also wonder, however, if ...