Blood Kiss: A New Vampire Film from Emmy Award Winner Michael Reaves, and Neil Gaiman’s Acting Debut

Neil Gaiman is the author of novels, short fiction, comic books, graphic novels and films. His most notable works include the comic book series The Sandman and novels Coraline, Stardust, American Gods, and The Graveyard Book. He has won numerous awards, including The Hugo, Nebula, Bram Stoker, Newbery Medal, and The Carnegie Medal. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, The Graveyard Book.

Michael Reaves is amazingly prolific, writing and producing literally hundreds of scripts for various television series including Star Trek: The Next Generation, Twilight Zone, Sliders, The Flash, Father Dowling Mysteries, and Disney’s Gargoyles (the only animated TV series ever to be reviewed in The New York Times). He won the Emmy and was nominated for a second Emmy as a story editor and writer on Batman: The Animated Series. He’s also won a Howie Award for his H.P. Lovecraft-related work in film, as well as the prestigious Hampton’s Prize. In addition, he’s been nominated for the Hugo, Nebula and Writers Guild Awards.

Amber Benson is a writer, director and actor. She currently writes the Calliope Reaper- Jones series for Ace/Roc and her middle grade book, Among the Ghosts, came out in paperback this past fall from Simon and Schuster. She co-directed the Slamdance feature, Drones and (co-wrote) and directed the BBC animated series, The Ghost of Albion. Her acting work includes the Steven Soderbergh film, King of the Hill, and the indie feature, Race You to the Bottom, for which she won the Best Actress Award at Outfest. She spent three years as Tara Maclay on the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer.