Vampire Reviews: Bunnicula

[@EdtheComicGuy]

Mm favourite part in the first book is where Chester tries to pound a steak into Bunnicula’s heart... a T-bone steak... and laments that it’s not working while Harold watches him drooling. “It’s supposed to be a sharp steak” “I can taste it and tell you if it’s sharp.”

[@fatcoyote2]

I read these books many times when I was younger. At some point in the series, I believe it's Howliday Inn, Chester is interrogating other animals, and when he gets to another cat, Chester accuses the cat of "plotting something." The cat fires back with, "I'm a cat. We're always plotting something," and since both Chester & Harold can't argue with the logic, they both drop it.

[@rjmayo]

There’s nothing we can’t face... except for bunnies

[@ethansloan]

What's with all the carrots? What do they need such good eyesight for anyways?!

[@rftt6y7tr]

Monty Python agrees

[@LordDarque]

or maybe Midgets....

[@michaelcox9855]

Just remember the proper count before thy throwest the holy hand grenade.

[@avionpiscean33]

Bunnicula was my childhood. It's part of why I love vampires to this day. It's also why I love rabbits so much. Lol

[@artemiswolf4508]

Bunnycula VS Van *Hen* sing (get it, because it’s a hen... that hunts... I’ll see myself out)

[@taleef1760]

I loved Bunnicula growing and I vividly remember having a pop up nook where the family goes to a haunted house at a carnival and reading it and going through it hundreds of times. It’s nice to know that the cute vampire bunny is a favorite of other people as well. 💜

[@TheaterRaven]

"Bunnicula" was a real book? And there's sequels, too? Holy crap! The recollection of reading it was buried so far back in my childhood memories I was starting to wonder if I'd just imagined the story. It's great that it's a real thing, and the author seems awesome, too. Thanks for the review, Maven!

[@yoshipopthelemur]

Maven, you’re fantastic. This has rapidly become one of my favorite channels on KZbin and I definitely needed that little burst of positivity today.

[@JoeEnglandShow]

Bunnicula was almost certainly the first "real" book series I ever read, and I'm thankful to be reminded that I probably owe Mr. Howe more than I realized. Especially looking back on my recently completed online comic, Zebra Girl, which featured no actual zebras but many, many rabbits and vampires.

[@fungibson2057]

GOOSEBUMPS, FEAR STREET, AND BUNNICULA WERE MY JAM AS AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLER 🐰

[@gollum1ring]

I like it when you feature a subject that I'm convinced came up because you're introducing Grey to kid-friendly vampire characters. Tell me-- does he yet know of Count Duckula?

[@dubbingsync]

Dave Katzin oh god... not count duckula, no kid these days deserves that insanity.

[@alicecasadei7587]

Oh my God I read this book as a child and you just brought the memory back! Talking about blast from the past!!

[@representationmetaphorique]

Growing up as a queer kid I was OBSESSED with wizards. Literally thought I was one. Now that I'm older, I understand.

[@KaiInMotion]

erin h Lmao it was always mermaids and vampires with me. Mermaids when I was younger and closeted and more carefree, but then after coming out and dealing with homophobia all around I became obsessed with the power and darkness of vampires and drew power from it. A lot of young gays are obsessed with Greek mythology too lmao.

[@scottlester7939]

I love The Celery Stalks at Midnight. When I was a kid, my dad brought home a white pumpkin and it absolutely terrified me. I swear it had two tiny pin holes at the bottom just like they described it in the book

[@JenaRaschka]

Bunnicula as well as the Invisible Inc series really helped me through middle school. As a young pansexual woman with autism, books like these helped me escape from the alienating segregation of the “special” education system. Bunnicula is definitely a book I recommend for any parent, especially since Halloween is around the corner

[@ForbiddenFruit73]

I was seriously obsessed with these books as a kid. Chester was actually my favorite character, for all his faults I always loved how dramatic and imaginative he was. He's a big part of the reason I became so fascinated with horror and mystery fiction. As far as my favorite book in the series goes it's a tough call, it would probably be either the first or third one.

[@fleacythesheepgirl]

"Myths of vampire produce, specifically pumpkins and watermelons date back to Eastern European folklore." WHAT?! * googles it * THE HECK.

[@Eyerleth]

That fact features in the Ursula Vernon comic "Digger".

[@orinanime]

Whaaaat!?

[@lissaquon607]

The legends go if you have squash that you left in the fields too long past picking time (or pumpkins kept past Christmas) they will in fact become animate and stalk and attack people. Also sometimes a drop of blood is claimed to be seen on them -hence the vampire part.

[@backtoearth1983]

Was that a Monty Python joke to open?.... Bunnicula is a gateway drug to Count Ducula

[@orinanime]

Toby Kirkby 1) it was indeed a Python reference 2) I loooove Count Duckula!

[@michaelcox9855]

No, not a gateway to Duckiboos! The horror!

[@basementdwellercosplay]

I read this book as a kid but actually made me terrified of Rabbits for a few years. My friend had a pet rabbit and refused to visit her house because of it

[@adiahaalexander9359]

Basement Dweller Cosplay but why? Bunnicula doesn't eat people.

[@MichaelJenkins910]

Thank you for making me aware that there are Bunnicula books I haven't read. I'm well past age, but I have nephews and that gives me an excuse to revisit the series.

[@quinnfranke1347]

OMG the minute i read this my childhood came back. I must have read this when it came out. I love it so much. No wonder I found myself in a strange goth group in high school... And I had no idea anyone else had ever heard of this...

[@adiahaalexander9359]

OMG I *completely* *forgot* about Bunnicula!!! I LOVED these stories as a child. I can't believe I forgot about it.

[@TheHeroOfTomorrow]

Wow...I grew up with some of these books, though I did not know about the last one, or the subtext. Basically, who put these feels here?!

[@darrenalmgren634]

When I found this channel, I was not expecting to see a 30 minute analysis on this series. Thank you. I lost my grandmother recently and she introduced me to books and this book (audiobook) specifically as one of my favorites. Thank you

[@mboatrightED300]

I was watching your twitter feed as you were reporting your progress on these and I've been excited to see your take. I read these when I was a child, and they were my first introduction to vampire lore and other horror tropes.

[@Luanna801]

That got surprisingly deep for a review about vampire bunnies. And I am HERE FOR IT.

[@ingonyama70]

I've loved this book my ENTIRE life. Literally, I was born in 1982 and Bunnicula was one of the first stories I read. I've read all of them to some extent or other (except the last, which THANK YOU MAVEN now I gotta find it!), and Harold is one of my favorite characters ever. I had no idea until this very video that James Howe was gay. That feels like a rather serious oversight on my part.

[@CaptainRufus]

Curt Clark it’s almost like gay folks are just folks like anyone else...

[@writerspen010]

Yay, Bunnicula!!! I've waited so long for you to cover this book :D my 3rd grade teacher read it to us during a testing week, and I loved it, but I didn't know that there were more books and new media for it. What a treat ^_^

[@jenneacoleman-cubero2365]

I remember Bunnicula...I was too scared to actually read it though...the cover book creeped me out. It's those red eyes. Speaking of vampires and homosexuality, have you considered in covering "Dracula's Daughter" with Gloria Holden?

[@wstine79]

I'm surprised your son didn't pop up in your review. He usually shows up in the child related vampire reviews

[@themadhattress5008]

I was bloody obsessed with these books back when I was a kid! Glad to see you cover Bunnicula!

[@DMU555]

It's so cool you reviewed this. As a kid I always liked the second one best but I tore through every book in the series I got my hands on.

[@EdtheComicGuy]

Thank you so much for this Maven. This was one of my favourite series of books growing up, (though being born in ‘79, I haven’t read the last few). I had no idea about the author’ s personal story, and I actually got a little misty.

[@lordkelvin666]

Deborah Howe: In Memoriam.

[@sweeney60]

Love that you are reviewing this, though it would have been hilarious if you had done this review around Easter.

[@SarahsKnight0]

17:20 - Later on in adulthood I came to think of Nighty-Nightmare as the Bunnicula book where the Monroe Family meets the Wrong Turn alumni. Apart from Return to Howliday Inn it is my favorite in all of the Bunnicula books that Howe ever wrote.

[@ilubbeingaredhead]

This is amazing!!! You’re reviewing one of my favorite childhood books,and I’m actually wearing a Bunnicula shirt!!!!!

[@becauseimafan]

I am a lil' jelly and must get myself a Bunnicula shirt, stat! 😁

[@robertgronewold3326]

You should do a vampire review of The Bailey School Kids vampire centric volumes, like the ones staring Miss Jeepers.

[@pinkb9876]

This whole episode made me cry, little sad vampire bunny tears... So touching...

[@mollietenpenny4093]

I actually named my dog (a miniature dachshund) Heather after one of the dachshunds from Howliday Inn. If Heather was a boy dog her name would've been Howie.😄🐶❤

[@ariellakahan-harth8831]

Chester, at some point: That rabbit's got a mean streak a mile wide! It's a killer! Since you liked the Bunnicula books, you should read his Misfits series. It's got no vampires but it has a lot of the same messages and some really great characters.

[@VoidedFilms]

I have always adored Bunnicula, first learned about the books in 1st grade. I knew his wife died after they wrote the book together but never knew the rest of the 'story' as it were. Not a fan of the cartoons but oh well. Howe is a real inspiration

[@poipoi9816]

Oh wow I didn't even know there were Bunnicula books after The Celery Stalks at Midnight. Now I really want to go find them!

[@robinchesterfield42]

Yes! The furthest into the series I read was the third sequel--"Nighty Nightmare". There's THREE others?! Damn! (although my favourite title of the series is "The Celery Stalks at Midnight", because, seriously. Gotta love a good pun. :))

[@johnshirayuki]

So the cat freaks out and the dog is calm and understanding....this is why dogs are awesome ;)

[@goddoggo3841]

bunnicula so fluffy hes a fluffy child 👍

[@Alefiend]

22:33 -- Universal Pictures' Dracula was 1931, not 1933.

[@jonsnor4313]

This book sound amazing, especially for a childrens book. Keep up the good work. You are an amazing narrator.

[@samueltheprideofafrikarobi9319]

...The first Bannicula was the first book I ever owned on my own. I bought it at a book fair in elementary school for $2. I still own it and I even read to to my wife in bed at the age of 26. Now, in my late 30's, I STILL love the series' first book and it holds a special place in my heart and I plan on sharing it with MY children one day....

[@jbserver1334]

Cute video. I never read the Bunnicula series but I did read the Bailey School Kids Books including Vampires Don’t Wear Polka Dots & Dracula Doesn’t Drink Pink Lemonade. I think they were trying to include a similar theme but it was more about the magical shenanigans these creatures bring about

[@UTYuetu]

Found these as an adult and find them charming. Will be lovely to read them with my nephew and hopefully my own kids someday.

[@QueenCloveroftheice]

I'm so happy to hear that the author is using his influence to do good work!

[@MartaTarasiuk]

I love the fact that you reviewed the whole series instead of concentrating only on the volumes that were about Bunnicula and vampires.

[@representationmetaphorique]

Are you going to read this to the Spawn, Maven?

[@culwin]

Is her son's name Nevam

[@representationmetaphorique]

culwin lol no her sons name is gray

[@dogteetharts971]

I read this book for a book assignment as a kid and I absolutely loved it! I wanted my own little vampire bunny when I was 8

[@jokergirl129]

I read the first Bunnicula book years ago when I was just the kid. I think I borrowed it from the school library when I first found it. I remember enjoying it but since it's been so long I only remember little details about it and I had no idea there were other books in the series. So this was a nice video to watch.

[@41mas]

I accidentally came across your video searching for a cartoon review on Bunnicula. I've just jumped on the Bunnicula train, from the cartoons. I later learned they were books and now I'm trying to catch up. I guess my Zombie lore had me distracted or I might have had zombie blinders on...who knows I'm glad I found your amusing video after this post? I'm definitely going like and subscribe!

[@alexbrown1764]

I loved this series as a kid and as an adult i hold it very dear. I even named my first car Chester, my second cat cute whiskers, and now my third cat misdemeanor

[@ladyoftheabyss13]

In all honesty, I never knew this was a series of books. I always loved the first book. Now I have something to look for and try to read all of the books.

[@pandaking9000]

Thank you for this video, I didn’t realize the Bunnicula guy was the same as The Misfits guy!!!! His books were massive through all of my formative years

[@spews1973]

Only being familiar with the 1982 cartoon (arguably the first vampire movie I ever saw), this video was an education. And a very pleasant one! I loved it! And I certainly do appreciate the references made to that cartoon, especially the theme tune at the end.

[@Charolette21]

Wow, this cat is judge first and ask questions never! "You might be a vampire, I cant Trust you!" "I'm a chill vampire bro." "Ok bro, your cool to me." "This dog might be a werewolf! (even though the name is redundant)" "I'm a tame wolf-dog man" "Oh, ok bro."

[@cattievogelsong96]

I read the book and saw a play adaptation. One of my friends starred as Bonicula. It was cool.

[@mayaconnor4206]

My god thank you for reminding me of my childhood :))

[@Eyerleth]

I loved these books as a kid. Great to see you review them.

[@bitnewt]

Everything about this book series I never knew existed sounds incredible.

[@CTAigis]

Absolutely loved this review, completely hare-raising.

[@kevinnorwood8782]

Bunnicula is literally the LAST Vampire work that I ever thought you would review, Maven. To be honest, even though I own the first four books in the series, I had COMPLETELY forgotten this series existed!

[@Xagzan]

Loved all these books as a kid. Remember to always watch out for pallid celery, and to find yourself by screaming a lot.

[@apology89]

“Bunnies cute like everybody supposes, they got them floppy ears and twitchin’ little noses!”

[@rangerfanboy1710]

I absolutely loved this series as a kid, and i don't mind admitting it, they're a better vampire series than Twilight. I think my favorite in the series is The Celery Stalks at Midnight 🐰🧛‍♂️

[@atracaelum]

I always loved these books and James Howe being out and gay (now) explains so so much, I'm so glad you covered this!

[@deadbodychic75]

My childhood gateway for my love of vampires and all things horror.

[@artemiswolf4508]

Bunnicula vs Van Hamstersing There great idea

[@ladydragon76]

I dearly loved Bunnicula as a kid! Love this vid!

[@teaguehansberry3135]

Wow, I was wondering when you going to get around to this little children's book series!

[@shopsshire9282]

I have only read the first book in the series bunnicula. I have yet to read the other ones and I'm 50 years old but you know what I love the books from my childhood I read them over and over again.🐇🐇🐇🐇

[@jakiateasley8197]

....thanks a lot Maven, you got me into vampires and i'm werewolf person.

[@T0xXx1k]

I love bunnicula!! I got the first 1 when I was in elementary school and ashtrays loved him n no one else has like ever heard of it. Those look like since original covers too *respect* When I tried to look it up to get my daughter a copy when she was the age I was and bunnicula looked different on the cover n I was sad.

[@mcintosh5032]

I loved this book as a kid. Rented it on audiobooks from the library several times.

[@LordDarque]

I loved Bunnicula! I didn't know there were more books. I saw the show when I was a kid (on TV, no vhs back then.) then read the book a year or two later. :)

[@beatrixthegreat1138]

Omg! Celery Stalks at Midnight was the first book I read in the series and it was so funny! I constantly re-read it.

[@KalKratos]

You should take a look at The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice; Preacher; The Strain; and Vamps (2012).

[@Nell-r0se]

Well it's official, I'm obsessed with this channel and obsessed with Vampires... Thanks for that 😂✌

[@celestialangel666]

I loved those Bunnicula books growing up! I think my favorite was the first one, but all of them were so much fun.

[@gentlerat]

This book was my first introduction to vampire tropes in general.

[@vampman87]

I never read "Bunnicula," but I did read one of the sequels, "Return to the Howliday Inn." I was a little kid back then, so I don't remember any of it.

[@Stormkrow280]

I absolutely loved these books as a kid

[@girlgoneweirdo]

I loved these books growing up! Your hair looks awesome!

[@LaDracul]

I miss the cartoon Maxwell Atoms ("The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy") was behind...something about them being in New Orleans with all the supernatural predicaments they get into is just so fitting.

[@jeremybrooks7415]

Bunnicula was one of my favorite books when was 8.

[@EvelynDayless]

Is the son of the son of Dracula just named Dracula?

[@wratched]

Well, Dracula's father was named "Dracul" ("dragon"), and "Dracula" means "son of Dracul". So the son of the son of Dracula would be called Draculalala...?

[@kevinnorwood8782]

Munashiimaru and wratched No, Dracula's son is typically named Alucard (spells his father's name backwards).

[@wratched]

That was the joke, dude. If Dracula's son is called Alucard, then Alucard's son would be called Dracula.

[@GriffinPilgrim]

Well, it's a surname so why not?

[@angiekelley2416]

The vampire rabbit wasn't very weird for me but the fact that Herald could have chocolate broke my suspension of disbelief.

[@vivianhayes4515]

I think he cameo'd in Xena, episode "In Sickness and in Hell" when Gabby was attacked by a fanged rabbit. I think that's the episode... kzbin.info/www/bejne/i4GToqVonbWol7c

[@blushmuffin5259]

I vaguely remember the first book. I don't remember if we read it in class for Halloween or if it was on an episode of reading rainbow. But I do remember it made me giggle a bit. I didn't know it was a series. I only knew the first book.

[@michellewillson5748]

wow I hadn't thought about this series in ages but this made me remember finding "the celery stalks at midnight" in my school library and reading that one first and then tracking down the rest of the series. I don't remember what grade but this would have been the late 80s or early 90s so clearly I haven't read them all.

[@RedDragonM1]

Neil Gaiman. I met the man! He used to live in Boston, in Sommervile above the Tai Hut. I met him at a book signing in Harvard Square in a church (Get the joke?) He was...very polite, very quiet, humble, and very, very, British. His wife Amanda Palmer dropped by and she said "Sup?" to me. I just said "Um..hi." back.

[@snowcherryleopard]

I read only Bunnicula and the Edgar Allen Crow one, but I remember that the Edgar Allen Crow gave me chills as well

[@BrickMasterMax]

Loved these books as a kid.

[@lordkelvin666]

I enjoyed Bunnicula (The Book & ABC Weekend Specials) for years since my childhood. I love Bunnicula. Deborah Howe: In Memoriam.

[@margaretschaufele6502]

I loved the books in this series that I could get a hold of.