The Second Annual Dr. John William Polidori Awards for Excellence in Vampire Entertainment (aka The Dories)

// AND THE WINNERS ARE
Best Vampire Novel of 2011 (Not Serialized/Podcast)
HEARTLESS (The Parasol Protectorate, Book 4) by Gail Carriger (67.96%)

Best of Dracula in 2011
DRACULA (Illustrated Hardcover) by Bram Stoker, Greg Hildebrandt and Patrick McGrath (33.33%)

Best Vampire Anthology of 2011
BLOOD AND OTHER CRAVINGS - Ellen Datlow (50%)

Best Vampire Mashup Novel of 2011
OSCAR WILDE AND THE VAMPIRE MURDERS: A Mystery by Gyles Brandreth (38.89%)

Best Young Adult Vampire Novel of 2011
BITE CLUB: THE MORGANVILLE VAMPIRES by Rachel Caine (41.38%)

Best Vampire Children's Book of 2011
UNDEAD MAD LIBS by Roger Price and Leonard Stern (30.0%)

Best Vampire Comic Book/Series of 2011
VICTORIAN UNDEAD: SHERLOCK HOLMES VS. DRACULA (19.05%)

Best Vampire Manga of 2011
SOULLESS: The Manga by Gail Carriger (59.62%)

Best Non-Fiction Vampire Book of 2011
V IS FOR VAMPIRE: AN ILLUSTRATED ALPHABET OF THE UNDEAD by Adam-troy Castro and Johnny Atomic (25%)

Best Vampire Audiobook of 2011 (Not Serialized/Podcast)
HEARTLESS (Book 4) by Gail Carriger, Narrated by Emily Gray (25.24%)

Best Vampire Erotica of 2011
LOVES TO BE LOVED (Erotica à la Carte: Evening Entrées) by Philippa Ballantine (38.89%)

Best Vampire Television Series of 2011
True Blood (HBO) (49.49%)

Best Vampsploitation Episode of 2011 (Other TV shows with a special vampire episode)
Supernatural, "Mommy Dearest" (35.9%)

Best Theatrical Release Vampire Film of 2011
Fright Night (36.21%)

Best Independent/Direct-to-Video Vampire Film of 2011
Midnight Son (22.22%)

Best Vampire Stage Production of 2011
DRACULA: The Musical (57.14%)

Best Vampire Podcast of 2011 (Non-Fiction)
Horror Addicts (44.12%)

Best Vampire Podcast Fiction of 2011 (out of 200 votes!)
UNDERWOOD & FLINCH by Mike Bennett (84.5%)

Best Vampire Web Video/Series of 2011
Blood Lies (42.86%)

Best Vampire Video Game of 2011
Vampire Hunters (PC) (42.86%)

Best Vampire Role-Playing Games/Supplements of 2011
VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE 20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (V20) (80.0%)

Best Song Featured on the Out of the Coffin podcast in 2011
"Dracula’s Cat" by Dance Monkey Dan (68.42%)

Best Vampire Actor from a TV series in 2011
Alexander Skarsgård - Eric, True Blood (40.66%)

Best Vampire Actress from a TV series in 2011
Kristin Bauer van Straten - Pam, True Blood (45.16%)

Best Vampire Actor from a Movie in 2011
Colin Farrell - Jerry Dandrige, Fright Night (36.51%)

Best Vampire Actress from a Movie in 2011
Imogen Poots - Amy Peterson, Fright Night (41.03%)

Best Vampire Supporting Actor in 2011
Joseph Morgan - Klaus, The Vampire Diaries (27.91%)

Best Vampire Supporting Actress in 2011
Evan Rachel Wood - Sophie-Anne Leclerq, True Blood (52.94%)

Best Film/TV Adaptation of a Vampire Book/Series in 2011
True Blood (63.27%)

Best Comic/Manga Adaptation of a Vampire Book/Series in 2011
SOULLESS: The Manga (53.33%)

Best WTF Moment in 2011 (aka the TiVo rewind moment)
Season 4 Finale (the whole episode, because where do I begin?), True Blood (61.54%)

Best Vampire Album of 2011
TRUE BLOOD, Soundtrack Vol. 3 (46.43%)

Dr. Polidori Vampire Excellence Award
Emerian Rich
// FAREWELL
* We wrapped the show by playing our Polidori Winning song, "Dracula’s Cat" by Dance Monkey Dan, a Marc Vale Production!
* Our intro music is "Alchemists Tower" by Kevin MacLeod's Incompetech.com.

That wraps up this episode of the Out Of The Coffin podcast. Thanks for listening!

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