By MercuryNews.com A Los Angeles mini-tent city has bloomed outside the Nokia Theatre downtown to see an eclipse. Hundreds of fans are awaiting Thursday’s red carpet premiere of “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse,” the latest in of the three vampire movies. The movie opens in theaters ...

The new Twilight vampire movie took a record $26.3m (£15.9m) in midnight showings at North American box offices, studio Summit Entertainment has said. That beats the previous North American record of $22.2m (£13.5m) for midnight openings, taken by Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in July. more…  ...

This week’s Entertainment Weekly delivers the ultimate guide to vampires. You’ll find interviews with the authors behind Twilight and True Blood, our list of the 20 greatest bloodsuckers ever, and Anne Rice’s pick for the best new vampire — as well as a talk with her about how she revolutionized ...