Jenette Goldstein, the actress who gave us 2 of horror’s strongest female characters (Vasquez from Aliens and Diamondback from Near Dark), has been confirmed as a celebrity guest for Flashback Weekend 2009, reuniting with fellow Aliens/Near Dark castmate Lance Henriksen.

First in a brand new series about a Chicago graduate student’s introduction into a society of vampires.

Sure, the life of a graduate student wasn’t exactly glamorous, but it was Merit’s. She was doing fine until a rogue vampire attacked her. But he only got a sip before he was scared away by another bloodsucker, and this one decided the best way to save her life was to make her the walking undead.

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Film Based on the #1 Best-Selling Novels To Air on IFC tv Summer 2010

NEW YORK, NY – March 31, 2009 – IFC tv announced today it has greenlit its first original event telefilm, “Laurell K. Hamilton’s Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter,” based on Hamilton’s series of best-selling paranormal fantasy novels and produced by Lionsgate and After Dark Films. Adapted by Glen Morgan (“X-Files,” “Final Destination”), who also serves as executive producer, the movie begins production this summer.

Rights were acquired from Hamilton’s agent, Merrilee Heifetz of Writers House. There are currently 16 books in the series, all published in the US by Penguin Group (USA), with more than 6 million copies in print worldwide. Seven of the novels have made the New York Times Bestseller list and the most recent one, “Blood Noir,” debuted at #1 on the list on June 15, 2008. The next highly anticipated Anita Blake novel, SKIN TRADE, hits shelves June 2, 2009.

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In addition to Lance Henriksen, Flashback Weekend has announced Mercedes McNab and Tony Todd as guests at Flashback Weekend 2009 this coming October. Henriksen played the unforgettable role of Jesse in the equally unforgettable 1987 film Near Dark, while McNab played the inimitable Harmony Kendall in both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel. Todd played the lead vampire Julien in last year’s Blood Wars, and is set to appear in the upcoming film Vampire in Vegas.