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We've seen it in films like the recently released Underworld: Awakening, we've watched it happen in the Twilight trilogy and now the war over which is better, vampires or werewolves, is going to be waged right here on Attack of the Blog. This nerdy conflict has been going on longer than the actual war between vampires and lycans and today, we're going to settle it! Two children of the night will enter the metaphorical ring, but only one will leave alive undead.

TEAM WEREWOLF:
So, you're going with vampires?

TEAM VAMPIRE:
Yep. It’s not even really a contest. Sure, werewolves are vicious and feral, but they have to do all their work on four legs, and can be undone by a simple silver bullet. Mythos varies on how to dispose of vampires, but at the very least it involves cutting their heads off and lighting them on fire. And even that hasn’t been proven to work. (See: Vampire Lestat, The) Also, vampires are sartorially splendid, and just sexier on the whole. In fact, they raise the general appeal of being undead, which is a miracle, considering they exist in the same class as zombies.

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Whoever said that mall Santas were just drunk fat guys looking for a quick buck during the Holidays?

These guys are rigorously put through the ringer in a program from which they will emerge as lean, mean, sleigh-riding machines that calculatingly plow through their naughty/nice lists like gift-bearing Terminators.

If we were to quantify this list, then by a significant margin, "The Shopping Dead" are the dominant Holiday shopping species. However, to say they even know they're searching for gifts is giving a bit too much credit.

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We're always on the lookout for cool holiday gifts and this felt TARDIS bag might be perfect for any Doctor Who fan. It's made from 100% wool and is good to go t for any time travel adventure.

If your'e looking for a geeky stocking stuffer, then you'd probably enjoy this Companion Cube soap straight out of Portal! What a perfect way to inspire a nerd to shower at least once in a while. Just kidding. Like nerds ever shower?

Chinese Paint Tops List Of This Year's Must-Have Holiday Gifts

Remember when the Tickle Me Elmo dolls were insanely popular one holiday season? This year, it's all about Chinese paint.

For more viral videos, watch Around the Net on Attack of the Show every weeknight at 7PM!

If you never made it out to the theaters all year, you can always check out this mash-up of the biggest films released this year. Called "The 2011 Portfolio," this compilation includes films like Cowboys & Aliens, Real Steel, Drive, Sucker Punch, Rise of the Planet of the Apes and so much more--and some that haven't even been released yet! There are even films that you've probably forgotten by now. Check out the full list of movies here.

How adorable is this Star Wars themed holiday card? Drawn by Lovesick Robots Studios, these cards are available in a pack of 10 for only $10 on Etsy. Except the pessimist in me would be scared to have this season's greeting come true. We all know what would happen if they did find the droids they were looking for. Bye bye, Rebellion.

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Next Summer's franchise reboot, The Amazing Spider-Man has been making efforts to keep the look of the film's villain under wraps for some time, now. However, the proverbial reptile may have been let out of its cage, thanks to a leaked photo of some swag.

Yogurt of Spaceballs might have said that merchandising is "where the real momney from the movie is made," but it appears it may have also unwittingly given us our first look at Rhys Ifans as Doctor Curt Connors as he is transformed into the A-list Spider-Man villain, The Lizard!

The swag? A pair of Pez Dispensers which were found by Jared Campbell, showing up on ComicBookMovie.

Is this the villain we're getting? Or is this some bizarre foreign knockoff?

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Every yin needs its yang to keep the universe in balance. As we have just reverentially celebrated the 10th Anniversary of 9/11, a somber, soul-searching occasion, it occurs to me that the world needs a super happy celebration of all the awesome things on Earth day to make up the difference. A sort of relentlessly positive occasion during which we revel in being alive and take stock of all of the things in life that cause us joy.

I call it 11/9, which is super convenient, because that happens to be today!

So, I took a quick straw poll around the G4 Interactive offices to see what people were going to celebrate on 11/9, the day of awesome, and this is what I came up with. Also, one of my favorite things is making up nicknames and job titles for people, so I'm going to be doing that here.

James "The 1%" Elkin - Master of X-Play Online - I like ice cream and apple pie, and air conditioning just ‘cause. I like photos of puppies in marine helmets, and cats driving tanks. I like Rocky and Rambo, and the parts of Team America that don’t seem French. I like Bourbon and branch, and shotgun serenades.  I like this Marlboro I’m lighting.  I like this photo:

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