January 22, 2010 (The Independent Weekly) -- A father has been found guilty of the murder of a 15-year-old girl he met on a gothic vampire website. His son, who was also charged with murdering the girl, has been acquitted of all charges.

A 17-year old notified police that she was bitten on the neck following a screening of "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" last week. Turns out she "wasn't completely truthful" and has since recanted her story. What a twit.

Just in time for next Halloween, the website Urban Collector offers a pre-order of "Blood Energy Potion," which is described as "the world's first synthetic blood beverage. The fruit punch flavor packs 4 hours of energy along with iron, protein, and electrolytes.

The latest anti-aging craze from Europe involves injecting your face with your own blood. I kid you not. Some crackpot "cosmetic doctor" draws your blood, separates it into components, adds vitamins and amino acids, and then re-injects it into your face.

Interesting article over at the CBC, reporting on a particular species of jumping spider that seems more attractive to the opposite sex after it has fed on mosquitoes that had themselves recently fed on the blood of mammals.