Darren Shan’s bestselling Cirque du Freak series makes its way to the big screen this fall, with The Vampire’s Assistant – and we are offering some goodies to get in the spirit of the film!
The Book:
THE VAMPIRE’S ASSISTANT and Other Tales from the Cirque du Freak by Darren Shan
New movie edition features the first three books–Cirque Du Freak, The Vampire’s Assistant, and Tunnels of Blood— bound up in one volume!
Do you love to be scared? Then don’t miss the terrifying adventure that begins when Darren and his best friend, Steve, get tickets to the CIRQUE DU FREAK, a wonderfully bizarre and creepy freak show. Brace yourself for thrills and chills as the boys witness a parade of grotesque creatures and face their deepest fears by entering the darkest world of the vampire. In the blood-curdling tradition of Anne Rice and Stephen King, CIRQUE DU FREAK will have you shrieking for the next horror show!
The Movie:
In theaters October 23rd
Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant, based on the popular series of books by Darren Shan, is a fantasy-adventure about a teenager who unknowingly breaks a 200-year-old truce between two warring factions of vampires. Pulled into a fantastic life of misunderstood sideshow freaks and grotesque creatures of the night, one teen will vanish from the safety of a boring existence and fulfill his destiny in a place drawn from nightmares.
CIRQUE DU FREAK has been rated PG-13 (Parents Strongly Cautioned – Some Material May Be Inappropriate for Children Under 13) for sequences of intense supernatural violence and action, disturbing images, thematic elements and some language.
Check out the official movie website HERE.
The Trailer:
The Giveaway:
TWO lucky winners will each receive a prize pack with the following goodies:
1. Cirque du Freak book Set (Includes all THREE original Cirque du Freak titles in one book)
2. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant Locker Mirror
The contest is open ONLY to US residents who are at least 13 years of age as of October 1st. In order to enter, simply leave a comment here telling us if you had to live with the Cirque du Freak, what supernatural creature would you wish to be (half-vampire, werewolf, bearded lady…you name it)!
Also, we’ll be awarding EXTRA ENTRIES for the following:
+1 for posting about this giveaway and linking on your blog (please tell us you did so in an extra comment for it to count)
+1 for voting in the official widget below for your favorite Cirque du Freak T-shirt (please tell us you did so in an extra comment for it to count)
Other multiple entries that do not follow the rules specified above will be disqualified. If you have voted and linked, but have only left us with one comment, you will only be entered one time into the giveaway – so don’t shortchange yourself!
The contest will run until October 23 at 11:59 PM. We will randomly select and announce our winner on October 24th. Good Luck!
123 Comments
Morning Glow
October 1, 2009 at 6:37 pmOooh, I think I would want to be a half-vampire. I think that would be extremely interesting.. especially after reading Jeaniene Frost’s Night Huntress novels!
Thanks!
Morning Glow
Morning Glow
October 1, 2009 at 6:38 pmAlso!
+1 I voted for the best Tshirt slogan!
Thanks!
Morning Glow
Tiah
October 1, 2009 at 7:30 pmI would pick half-vampire, that would be cool. I voted in the poll “there is a little freak in all of us”. I would wear that proudly.
Michele P.
October 1, 2009 at 7:36 pmI think I would also pick half vampire, even though I have enough body hair that if I don’t shave it would be no problem being a bearded lady or werewoman lol…there is something more glamorous in being a creature of the night… and feeding on the blood of poor souls I meet at the clubs…besides, I haven’t ever seen a vampire that wasn’t hot 😉 at least in books and the movies anyways…
Michele P.
October 1, 2009 at 7:37 pmI voted in the poll, there definitely is a little freak in all of us!
micaela6955 at msn dot com
Donna S
October 1, 2009 at 9:27 pmHalf-vampire would be super cool.
bacchus76 at myself dot com
Donna S
October 1, 2009 at 9:27 pmI voted for “There is a little freak in all of us.”
Donna S
October 1, 2009 at 9:28 pmPosted on the sidebar here: http://donnasbloghome.blogspot.com/
Donna S
October 1, 2009 at 9:48 pmPosted on the sidebar here: http://donnasbloghome.blogspot.com/
Jenn M.
October 1, 2009 at 10:13 pmI’ve got to go with Half-vampire.
I’m excited now about the movie after watching the trailer!
jennifermorrill(at)att(dot)net
Jenn M.
October 1, 2009 at 10:15 pm+1 por favor…I voted for “there’s a little freak in all of us” love it.
jennifermorrill(at)att(dot)net
Jenn M.
October 1, 2009 at 10:16 pmannnnnnd +1 last entry because I posted a linky on my blog. http://www.jennifermorrill.wordpress.com/giveaways-on-other-sites/
Thanks so much
jennifermorrill(at)att(dot)net
Calila
October 1, 2009 at 10:37 pmI think if I had to I’d rather live with a half-vampire.
Calila
October 1, 2009 at 10:39 pmalso voted in the poll
Kristine Michelle
October 1, 2009 at 11:35 pmI half-vampire sounds like it would be lots of fun! A full-fledged one would be even better!
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Kristine Michelle
October 1, 2009 at 11:36 pmI voted for “I have awesome vampire powers.” I wish. 😈
allmycrazycats @ aol.com
Stacy
October 2, 2009 at 4:32 amI would be half vampire.
Stacy
October 2, 2009 at 4:32 amI voted for 100% Freak!
JenP
October 2, 2009 at 6:05 amHm…how about the bearded lady? I could always shave. 🙂
JenP
October 2, 2009 at 6:06 am+1 I voted for ‘there’s a little freak in all of us.’
Jen D.
October 2, 2009 at 7:48 amThanks to Keri Author I’d choose to be half vampire half werewolf. I’m so going to miss me some Riley Jenson. *sigh* 🙁
Jen D.
October 2, 2009 at 7:49 am+1 I voted for the best t-shirt slogan.
Jamie
October 2, 2009 at 8:21 amI would love to be a werewolf or were cat of some kind. I just have a soft spot for were animals..lol.
I voted in the poll also!!
CrystalGB
October 2, 2009 at 8:36 amI would choose to be a half vampire-half werewolf.
CrystalGB
October 2, 2009 at 8:37 amI voted for “There is a little freak in all of us.”
Teresa W.
October 2, 2009 at 11:46 amI’d go with half vampire!
Rosie Carlo
October 2, 2009 at 12:49 pm+1 for voting in the t-shirt poll (there’s a little freak in all of us)
I think I’d go with half-vampire. Even full vampire would be cool. After seeing this trailer, I so can’t wait till the movie comes out. My boys are going to love it!!
carol
October 2, 2009 at 1:54 pmI’d be a werewolf. Thanks for the entry.
carolsnotebook at yahoo dot com
carol
October 2, 2009 at 1:55 pmI voted for There is a little freak in all of us.
Thanks.
carolsnotebook at yahoo dot com
Nicole Downing
October 2, 2009 at 3:55 pmDefinitely half-vampire!
Nicole Downing
October 2, 2009 at 3:56 pmAnd I voted for there is a little freak in all of us.
Raelena
October 2, 2009 at 4:50 pmI would want to be half vampire
Raelena
October 2, 2009 at 4:50 pmvoted
throuthehaze at gmail dot com
The Book Vixen
October 2, 2009 at 5:19 pmI would love to be a half-vampire.
The Book Vixen
October 2, 2009 at 5:19 pm+1 sidebar link
The Book Vixen
October 2, 2009 at 5:20 pm+1 voted for “I have awesome vampire powers”
danielle
October 2, 2009 at 5:48 pmI read this entire series already, so no need to enter me 🙂 I would, however, love to be…I don’t know…something that freezes time. Hours of listening to boring lectures on plants have led me down many day-dreaming paths, and one of the most re-occuring was freezing time and slapping my teacher silly, then sitting back down and watching her look around in bewilderment, holding her cheek tenderly.
So, something like that =]
bridget3420
October 2, 2009 at 8:09 pmI would be a vampire who can cast spells.
bridget3420
October 2, 2009 at 8:09 pmI voted
Courtney
October 2, 2009 at 8:58 pmI would want to be a half-vampire!
Courtney
October 2, 2009 at 8:58 pm+1 I voted for the T-shirt slogan.
bridget3420
October 2, 2009 at 9:55 pmBlogged
http://bridget3420.blogspot.com/2009/10/giveaway-list.html
Jo Ann Jansing
October 2, 2009 at 11:13 pmWould have to go with a large cat shifter maybe black panther .. who is a bobtail.. 😈
Thanks for the giveaway.
Jo Ann Jansing
October 2, 2009 at 11:14 pmDon’t have a blog, but did vote for the shirt saying…
amanda
October 2, 2009 at 11:32 pmhalf vampire all the way!
Elie N
October 3, 2009 at 4:58 amI would be half vampire
great giveaway
Elie N
October 3, 2009 at 4:58 amI voted for a little freak in all of us
Jennygirl
October 3, 2009 at 9:24 amI would be half vampire. Thanks for the contest!
Jennygirl
October 3, 2009 at 9:25 amI also voted for 100% freak.
I’m sure that T shirt would get me into trouble somewhere 🙂
Morganne W.
October 3, 2009 at 8:02 pmi would be a bearded lady. just cuz. 😀 🙂 😆
Morganne W.
October 3, 2009 at 8:02 pmi also voted 4 the “theres a little freak in all of us” t-shirt. its adorable.
Helen M.
October 3, 2009 at 8:32 pmI voted for “A little bit of freak in all of us”
Helen M.
October 3, 2009 at 8:34 pmI’m gonna’ choose to be a bearded lady. Can I use that to go in the men’s restroom when the ladies’ line is too long?
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Carol M
October 4, 2009 at 10:11 amI would like to be a half-vampire. I have no interest in being a bearded lady! 🙁
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Miss Marjie
October 4, 2009 at 10:46 amI would be a centaur semi-fluent in Russian, Spanish, and Japanese. 😯
Virginia Hendricks
October 4, 2009 at 11:58 amI would want to be a werewolf!
Bethie
October 4, 2009 at 6:36 pmPlease count me in. Thanks for the giveaway. I would be a werewolf.
+1 I voted for the T-shirt slogan.
lizi0915 at aol dot com
Veronica F.
October 5, 2009 at 2:39 amI’d like to be half-vampire b/c it seems the best of both worlds! 😯
iroquois.girl@yahoo.com
Veronica F.
October 5, 2009 at 2:40 am+1 for voting in the official widget for favorite Cirque du Freak T-shirt ❗
voted for “little freak in all of us“, 😆
iroquois.girl@yahoo.com
brizmus
October 5, 2009 at 2:58 amEnter me! This looks awesome!
brizmus
October 5, 2009 at 2:59 amOh, and I voted!
Shahana Mumnun
October 6, 2009 at 11:53 amOMFGG I FREAKING LOVE CIRQUE DU FREAK , CANT WAIT TILL I SEE THE MOVE!!!!!
Karin
October 6, 2009 at 6:14 pmI’d definitely want to be a half-vampire if I liked with Cirque du Freak.
Karin
October 6, 2009 at 6:15 pmI voted in the T-shirt slogan poll. I had to go with “There is a little freak in all of us.”
Hailee A.
October 6, 2009 at 9:26 pmIf i had to join the cirque du freak i would be telekinetic. It would be so cool 8) !I would levitate items and even myself and people in the audience! 😯 I swear it would be the most amazing experience to be apart of the Cirque du freak or even just see it once!!
connor
October 7, 2009 at 5:26 pmI Voted!
Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)
October 9, 2009 at 6:36 amSince I have a vampire obsession, I’m going with half-vampire! I had no idea that this movie was based upon books…No I really do have to read them.
Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)
October 9, 2009 at 6:39 amI posted this giveaway in my sidebar.
Serena (Savvy Verse & Wit)
October 9, 2009 at 6:43 amI voted for we all have a little freak in all of us t-shirt.
Lindsay Tallman
October 9, 2009 at 6:42 pmI love vampires and i think i would like to be a half-vampire the most
lindsay.tallman@gmail.com
Lindsay Tallman
October 9, 2009 at 6:43 pm+1 I also voted
lindsay.tallman@gmail.com
Amanda
October 11, 2009 at 9:12 pmI think I’d have to go with the half-vampire.
also +1, voted for a T-shirt caption.
Katee R
October 11, 2009 at 11:31 pmI’d want to be a shapeshifter. It’s be crazy-amazing to be able to look like anyone in the world!
Marie
October 12, 2009 at 8:56 amI would love to be some sort of shifter. Pluses: all the extra sensory abilities, strength. Minuses: the extra hair. I hate shaving my legs now, so this would DEFINATELY be a downer!
Daelith
October 12, 2009 at 11:55 amI’d like to be a half-vampire or Dhampir.
Daelith
October 12, 2009 at 11:56 am+1 – Voted for “There is a little freak in all of us” T-shirt.
Daelith
October 12, 2009 at 12:05 pm+1 – Posted a line for this at my blog
Thank you
Katie
October 14, 2009 at 10:57 amDefinitely shapeshifter. Ilona Andrew has convinced me that you can be wicked powerful in human and animal form, not to mention the perks of a pack backing you up. They have the ability to upgrade to who they need to be when things get dicey. And do most of them seem to be attractive too, in both forms? Must be another perk.
tobi
October 14, 2009 at 4:16 pmI would be a siren. The beautiful mythical creatures have always been seducing men or more specifically sailors to their deaths.
Jessica
October 14, 2009 at 4:19 pmi would be an abatwa(little person that rides ants from Zulu mythology) i get to shoot people who disrespect my size with poison arrows!
Ivy
October 14, 2009 at 5:09 pmI would be a half-vampire 😆
Ivy
October 14, 2009 at 5:09 pmI also voted for “There is a little freak in all of us” 😆
Fellina Grose
October 15, 2009 at 4:48 amMore vamp books, yay!
Nikki
October 16, 2009 at 1:48 amPosted this giveaway on my sidebar!
http://bookizzle.blogspot.com/
Nikki
October 16, 2009 at 1:49 amPosted the giveaway on my sidebar!
http://bookizzle.blogspot.com/
Nikki
October 16, 2009 at 1:51 amAnd my choice of lifestyle would be a shapeshifter. Preferably a telepathic one. With great…assets, heh.
Nikki
October 16, 2009 at 1:53 amAnd while I’m still here, I voted for “There Is A Little Freak In All Of Us” 🙂
Tiffany
October 16, 2009 at 3:25 pmI think it would be really cool to be a half-vampire, because they still get a some cool powers, like aging slowly.
Jessica
October 16, 2009 at 5:36 pm… i voted for the “theres a little vampire in all of us”
SMD
October 17, 2009 at 11:45 amWhat I would want to be…hmm. I don’t rightly know. I think it would be neat to be a centaur or possibly a half-vampire, but I find the prospect of extra limbs or having to drink blood rather…disheartening. So, I’ll go with a fairy, with all that magic and the little wings. That would be fun!
Thanks!
SMD
October 17, 2009 at 11:45 amAlright, well I voted on that t-shirt thing. We all do have a little bit of the freak in us…
Valorie
October 17, 2009 at 4:32 pmI would want to be half vamp! And I voted in the T-shirt contest.
Monica the darkangel
October 17, 2009 at 5:56 pmI voted for there is a little bit of freak in all of us. There is, sometimes theres a little bit to much in us which is why we call some people weird.
Monica the darkangel
October 17, 2009 at 5:59 pmI also put the giveaway on my blog!
http://bookizzle.blogspot.com/:-)
Monica the darkangel
October 17, 2009 at 6:00 pmI also put the giveaway on my blog!
http://bookizzle.blogspot.com/
Brenda
October 18, 2009 at 9:48 amI’d have to go with half vamp because I think the furriness would bother me:) Is that even a word?
Brenda
October 18, 2009 at 9:48 amI voted and my saying is winning!
Brenda
October 18, 2009 at 9:49 amI also blogged about the contest 8)
http://moonsanity.blogspot.com/2009/10/book-giveaways-contests-vamps-galore.html
Jennifer
October 18, 2009 at 4:53 pmWerewolf, definitely!
I also voted for “I have awesome vampire powers”
Shawna Lewis
October 19, 2009 at 12:15 pmweloveourdogs@juno.com
I would be 1/2 vamp for sure!!!!
I voted
I linked to my sidebar
Thanks for this chance to win this neat stuff!!
Shawna L.
Jenna
October 19, 2009 at 11:49 pmI would choose to be a werewolf.
Jenna
October 19, 2009 at 11:54 pmBlogged here:
http://halfbluesky.livejournal.com/13731.html
Lorraine
October 20, 2009 at 10:54 amDefinitely werewolf….howling at the full moon sounds divine! 🙄
CherylS22
October 20, 2009 at 8:03 pmI’d like to be a shapeshifter – one that shifts into an eagle.
CherylS22
October 20, 2009 at 8:05 pmI voted for “There is a little freak in all of us”.
Tiffany
October 20, 2009 at 10:17 pmI voted for there is a little freak in all of us
Tiffany
October 20, 2009 at 10:17 pmI would wanna be a half-vampire, because they eventually get really cool powers.
Anna ?
October 21, 2009 at 5:11 pmI would choose to be a half-vampire!
Anna ?
October 21, 2009 at 5:11 pm+3 Posted it here: http://goodgonegirl.blogspot.com/2009/10/amazing-giveaways.html
Anna ?
October 21, 2009 at 5:11 pm+1 I voted for “100% Freak”!
ronny
October 22, 2009 at 1:45 pmi want to win 😀 🙂 🙁 😮 😯 😕 8) 😆 😡 😡 😛 😳 😥 👿 😈 🙄 😉 ❗ ❓ 💡 ➡ 😐
alana
October 22, 2009 at 2:07 pmI’d go with half-vampire.
alana
October 22, 2009 at 2:08 pmI also voted for “There is a little freak in all of us”
Hayley
October 22, 2009 at 11:18 pmI think I would want to be a snake-lady, a la Medusa from the original Clash of the Titans movie. Bottom half of the body- snake. Top half- woman. With poisonous fangs and lots of scales. In purple and silver. 😀 Of course, I wouldn’t want to turn people to stone. They’d be afraid to look at me. 🙄
Hayley
October 22, 2009 at 11:20 pmI also voted for the “I have awesome vampire powers.” It’s so wonderfully tongue-in-cheek. Also sounds like something Napoleon Dynamite would say. “Girls only want boyfriends with awesome vampire powers.”
Rachel Arielle Calder-Wood
October 23, 2009 at 1:30 pmIf i live with cirque du freak. T would enjoy every minute of my life. I would be a vampiere and hang out with the crew.
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October 18, 2013 at 2:05 amI was born in Malibu California on August 18 1994. This would be so awesome to be a vampire and be trained by crique du freak. i would love the experience of immortality. ????????