Blood and Bone China

Blood and Bone China was a surprising, breath of fresh air for the vampire / mystery genre. I have discovered that since the conception of Twilight vampire fiction has been very polarized. You either get the two dimensional, saccharine romances or you get the direct contrast where the vampires are nearly mindless, zombie-like killing machines. Gone were the days of Dracula, who could be both charming and terrifying, seductive and cruel, humanly sympathetic and vicious. You need that humanness to contrast against the darkness or you become desensitized. The conflicting character qualities are what make terrifying moments in traditional vampire fiction so disturbing.

Blood and Bone China felt like a throw back to classic vampire fiction. There is wonderful atmosphere and some of the effects are better than high budget supernatural themed TV series out there.

As an American fan of the web series I hope Blood and Bone China eventually gets a region 1 DVD release. I like Blood and Bone China more than Vampire Diaries or the God-awful American version of Being Human.

I strongly recommend this series for anyone who loves Victorian fiction, mystery, or vampire fiction. The protagonist is an adorable reluctant hero and all the characters are very well developed for a show with episodes at an average of only ten minutes each.