Nncirque du freak the vampire's assistant book report

The vampire s assistant is a young adult novel by darren shan. The vampire s assistant, the second book in the saga of darren shan series. Teen vampire flick is scarier, edgier than the book series. Based on the first three books of the popular youngadult cirque du freak saga, the vampires assistant follows straightlaced highschooler darren shan chris massoglia, whos unexpectedly pulled into an underground world of traveling circus freaks and warring vampire factions. I am talking about the new saga of darren shan manga titles which are in the library. After february these titles will be moved to the graphic novel section at the end of junior fiction. Cirque du freak the saga of darren shan, darren shan the saga of darren shan known as cirque du freak.

I honestly cannot think of anyone else pulling of larten then riley. The story begins with darren shan and his best friend steve leopard leonard visiting an illegal freak show where an. Darren shan s real name is darren oshaughnessy pronounced oshocknessy, though it can also be pronounced oshawnessy or oshanessy. Review aggregation website rotten tomatoes assigns the film a rating of. Based on the popular series of books by darren shan, john c reilly stars as larten crepsley, a vampire traveling with cirque du freak, a touring sideshow filled with monstrous creatures, including a snake boy patrick fugit, madame truska, a bearded lady salma hayek and an ominous fat man named mr. The first book explores the events that lead darren into becoming a half vampire, including his sacrifices in order to save his exbest friend, steve. Crepsly, hunt for their dinner at the beginning of the second book. Soon the two friends have to make important decisions and take different paths. The vampires assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring. Hutcherson has appeared in the films the kids are all right, cirque du freak. The vampires assistant the vampires assistant is the. Reilly, willem dafoe, daniel newman, patrick fugit, orlando jones. If they liked darren shan s cirque du freak, they will probably enjoy the sequel. Darren shan was a regular teenager until he went to the freak show.

Dec 30, 2015 14 movies that were supposed to have sequels but left us all hanging instead. Book 2 in the saga of darren shan ebook written by darren shan. Certainly that calculated posing is the best part of the otherwise middling cirque du freak. When reading the first instalment of the saga, cirque du freak, you are invited into the mundane world of teenager darren shan ordinary life. Now im sure people hated the movie with the whole replacement of debbie and half vamps and vamapeze able to flit and heal. In the book cirque du freak by darren shan, darren and his friend steve leonard go to a freak show one night and discover something shocking which leads to a series of unfortunate events. Saylor is no stranger to the big screen, having appeared in movies like cirque du freak. The vampires assistant, based on the popular series of books by darren shan, is a fantasyadventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold truce between two. Cirque du freak spends too much time gawking at what it sees as sideshow attractions. Darren, the vampire s assistant, gets a taste of the city when he leaves the cirque du freak with evra the snakeboy and mr. I love the books, one of my favorite series and authors, but the movies look horrible. The vampires assistant 2009 including budget, domestic and international box office gross, dvd and bluray sales reports, total earnings and profitability.

No, it is by no means a typical vampire movie and thats a good thing. Which is, basically, bill and teds night of the living undead. The vampire s assistant and journey to the center of the earth, to name a few. Darren shan was just an ordinary schoolboy until his visit to the cirque du freak. After reading the dreamcatcher which was over 800 pages long this was an easy read and very quick. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american dark fantasy film adaptation of the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by. This is the talk page for discussing improvements to the cirque du freak. My mentor, larten crepsley the vampire who blooded me and i were staying with a travelling freak show called the cirque du freak. For what makes darren shans books a great read is that even though theyre over 200 pages long, i can easily finish them. The vampires assistant and other tales from the cirque du freak by darren shan. Audiobooks on youtube presents the introduction to darren shans novel cirque du freak. Darren shan found the cirque du freak, and now he must prove that he can stay.

I should have been able to tell by the title but as soon as cirque du freak. He also starred in the currently shelved red dawn remake and will appear in journey 2. He gets wonderful grades, and his family loves him. The vampires assistant 2009 pg 1h 49m fantasy movies when darren shan is taken to a circus thats chockfull of sideshow oddities, he meets a vampire and receives a lifechanging bite on the neck. Read the vampires assistant online free by darren shan.

It didnt take much talking into for me to watch it, all my husband said was it has john c. Cirque du freak, the vampire s assistant and tunnels of blood. The vampires assistant, the wouldbe franchisestarter for a series of adaptations of darren shans 12book saga about a newbie vampire. The series begins with cirque du freak and can be found on the display table in the library. I think cirque du freak vampire mountain was a great book. In the tradition of ray bradburys something wicked this way comes, and stephen kings salems lot, the nightmare continues for the new vampire s assistant in the popular saga of darren shan. This is not a forum for general discussion of the articles subject. Drawn to the dark, unpredictable world of the cirque, 16yearold darren chris massoglia decides to trade in his ordinary life for a chance to become an immortal vampire. I bought it for my 9 year old son and he loved it and couldnt wait to tell me what happens to the characters as. Welcome to the cirque du freak, a traveling sideshow filled with magical creatures, misunderstood freaks, and the mysterious vampire, larten crepsley john c.

Oct 22, 2009 do we really need another vampire movie. This film is a vampire teen thriller which was quite exciting and contains lots of action. I used to have a normal life, one with friends and family who love me, but my friend steve convinced me to go to the cirque du freak and that s when all hell broke loose. But darren professes that he will never lower himself to the ways of an animal, that he will never drink human blood, and so he passes up this meal. Crepsley join up with the cirque du freak after a few months of traveling around. Just because there are vampires, doesnt make it a rip off.

May 30, 2000 the action within this book is very quick and there s always something new for you to read. In the vampire s assistant, the second installment of the series begun with cirque du freak by darren shan, the hero returns to the oldfashioned freak show where, thanks to mr. Can darren reverse the odds and outwit a vampire prince, or is this the end of thousands of years of. Well, this one is based on a popular tweener series of a dozen books by british writer darren shan. The main characters love interest and the cirque du freak s monkey girl. Cirque du freak will leave the reader on the edge of their seats. Oct 23, 2009 if the twilight series is aimed at adolescent girls whose hearts go arrhythmic at the thought of being ravaged by edward cullen, cirque du freak. The vampires assistant is the 2nd book in the cirque du freak series. The acting was good especially from darren and mr crepsley as they show emotion clearly. The vampires assistant is a compelling book full of plots and is a sequel to the frightening and gruesome. Book 2 in the saga of darren shan cirque du freak series by darren shan. Crepsley and darren decide to go to vampire mountain for the meeting of the counsel because it only happens every 8 years. The vampires assistant is what a teenage boy might crave in a bloodsucker movie.

Book 6 in the saga of darren shan cirque du freak series by darren shan. The saga of darren shan in the united states is a young adult 12part book series written by darren shan pen name of darren oshaughnessy about the struggle of a boy who has become involved in the world of vampires. The story begins with darren shan and his best friend. The vampaneze make a comeback and it is the main issue in the book. Written by darren shan it is the start of the vampiric life of darren shan, a young boy who is turned into a vampire. The vampire s assistant, based on the popular series of books by darren shan, is a fantasyadventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200yearold truce between two warring factions of vampires. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampires assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. Cirque du freak trailer directed by paul weitz and starring john c. Plot summary in the vampires assistant, darren and mr. The vampires assistant is a 2009 american dark fantasy film adaptation of the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by author darren shan. Darren chris massoglia and steve josh hutcherson watch the freak show. Cirque du freak is the first novel in the saga of darren shan by darren shan published in january 2000.

At one point, the girl advises darren not to judge people by the. A living nightmare is the first novel in the saga of darren shan by darren shan real name darren oshaugnessy, published in january 2000. The first twilight book came out in 2005, first book from the cirque du freak series came out in 2002. Darren shans bestselling cirque du freak series makes its way to the big screen this fall, with the vampires assistant and we are offering some goodies to get in the spirit of the film the book. The vampire s assistant is the second book in the saga of darren shan and the second book of the vampire blood trilogy.

When corpses are discovered corpses drained of blood darren and evra are compelled to hunt down whatever foul creature is committing such horrendous acts. The vampire s assistant and the upcoming jamie marks is dead. The vampires assistant is the second book in the saga of darren shan and the second book of the vampire blood trilogy. The vampire s assistant is the 2nd book in a series of seven books. In the tradition of ray bradbury s something wicked this way comes, and stephen king s salem s lot, the nightmare continues for the new vampire s assistant in the popular saga of darren shan. In the vampires assistant, the second installment of the series begun with cirque du freak by darren shan, the hero returns to the oldfashioned freak show where, thanks to mr. For whatever reason, vampires are all the rage in popular culture right now. Although he is irish, he was born in 1972 in london. The film takes place in america, shown through common american features. Push was one of those superherobutnotbasedonacomic book. I bought it for my 9 year old son and he loved it and couldnt wait to tell me what happens to the characters as the story progresses. The vampires assistant attempts to straddle the line between those two possibilities, successfully existing in a darkened middle ground which targets teenagers while.

About a boy who is offered to become a vampire and learn the skills after seeing a circus and being offered this chance by a real vampire. The vampire s assistant started, i knew it was an adaptation from a young adult novel, it just has that feel to it. Branded a traitor, betrayed by a friend, hunted by the vampire clan darren shan, the vampire s assistant, faces certain death. Cirque du freakthe vampires assistant characters quiz. Now, as he struggles with his new life as a vampire s assistant, he tries desperately to resist the one temptation that sickens him, the one thing that can keep him alive. That, and he often winds up in roles specifically suited to his style. Test your knowledge on this movies quiz to see how you do and compare your score to others.

Vampire blood also called the cirque du freak trilogy is the first trilogy in the saga of darren shan by the author darren shan. Darren goes to work as, quite literally, the assistant to reillys 9, step brothers twohundredyearold vampire, larten crepsley, in that traveling freak show, which is full of what could potentially be wickedly fun characters such as patrick fugits saved. Host grace randolph asks audiences if john c reilly successfully cuts his teeth on the genre. Anyone looking to kick off a teen fantasy franchise can draw several valuable lessons from the failure of universals cirque du freak. The vampires assistant is the second instalment in the saga of darren shan, which began with cirque du freak. As of october 2008, the book has been published in 33 countries around the world, in 30 different languages. The vampires assistant includes good vampires, evil vampanese, a wolfman, a bearded lady, a monkey girl with a long tail, a snake boy, a dwarf with a 4foot forehead and a spider the size of your shoe, and theyre all boring as hell. The movie has good special effects and suitably gruesome characters, but its bloodless. Book 2 in the saga of darren shan kindle edition by shan, darren. I cannot recommend these books highly enough, they have turned my reluctantreader son into a book worm. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. Still, she is best known for her role as dana brody in homeland, and saylor has really had a chance to come to the forefront as the character in season 3. Cirque du freak or a living nightmare in the us is the first book in the saga of darren shan, and also the first book in the vampire blood trilogy. The vampires assistant tells the story of a smalltown teen who inadvertently shatters a 200yearold truce between warring factions of vampires.

Based on the popular series of books by darren shan, cirque du freak. The latest highprofile attraction is universals cirque du freak. Second book summary the vampire s assistant darren shan, the newly turned half vampire, and his mentor, mr. Teenager darren shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. After sneaking into crepsley s office, darren pokes around, with the vampire s coffin lid suddenly opening, but the coffin is empty. The vampires assistant this movie is a delicious blend of freak show, carnival, humor, vampires and how the strangest conglomeration of people living or dead can still be a family. Crepley s assistant, he meets all of the performers, including two of the star headline performers the hellraiser and the human hologram. Plot summary 2 teenager darren shan meets a mysterious man at a freak show who turns out to be a vampire. The main antagonist, a halfvampaneze and exbest friend of the main character. You needed to drink human blood to stay alive, but you werent some.

Cirque du freak the vampires assistant by darren shan. The vampire s assistant the story begins with the main protagonist of the last adventure, darren shan, and his guardian larten crepsley moving in for a drink of blood from an exscout. The vampires assistant is the 2009 american film adaptation of the vampire blood trilogy of the book series the saga of darren shan by. Can you name the cirque du freak the vampire s assistant characters. Here are some comprehension questions suitable for key stage 3 readers, covering the whole book chapter by chapter. After a series of events, darren must leave his normal life and go on the road with the cirque du freak and become a vampire. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Realizing crepsley has heard him hiding in a closet, darren ends up fleeing down a dark hallway, up a ladder of sorts and then into mr. The ending for me was a little shocking, but the way that darren shan writes makes you want to read the next book.