There's a lot of love in The Basement for Brooke Lewis. Not only is she an award-winning scream queen and frequent guest, but she's a first-rate chick and good friend, not only to the show, but to Shawn and I. So we're thrilled to premiere the first episode of her new series, Ms. Vampy's Love Bites, a few days before the interactive love and dating advice show debuts. That's right, the program launches on Monday, Nov. 11, but you can catch it right here and now. Here's the official word from Brooke: These days Ms. Vampy lives in her Hollywood villa and is a Life Coach and Dating Expert to the rich and famous. She is often seen on night shoots, shopping in Beverly Hills for Dior , or hanging out at Lakers ' games. She loves 80's rock and disco, her favorite band is Vampire Weekend , and she never misses ' American Idol ,' 'The Voice,' or ' Millionaire Matchmaker ' on TV. Her secret dream is to join the cast of HBO'...

Regular listeners know there's much love in The Basement for our No. 1 scream queen, Brooke Lewis. Already a multiple-award winner, including for her role in Slime City Massacre, the lovely lady's work has once again been recognized . . . and we couldn't be happier for her. Brooke's TV pilot and web series, Ms. Vampy's Tween Tawk, Teen Tawk & In Between Tawk, has won a Honolulu Film Awards Silver Lei Award For Comedy/Family/Talk Show! "This is the most special project I've created! I want to inspire girls of all ages. I'm still a teenage girl at heart who deals with her own issues and insecurities and, if I can make a difference in the lives of tweens and tweens today, then I have done my job. VAMPT IT OUT!," Brooke said. Brooke followed up her successful 2009 Ms. Vampy web series with this new inspirational series aimed at young girls, with discussions around body image, self-esteem, peer pressure, caring about what others think of you, b...

Ask any horror fan when they got into the genre and the answer will take them back to when they were kids. As kids, we had a love/hate relationship with fear. We hated being scared and loved it at the same time. And, no matter how many sleepless nights a horror film gave us, we always went back for more. So when a horror icon known for her sexy, sassy attitude decides she's going to take a shot at a series for younger viewers, it's news we say! Brooke Lewis is following up her successful 2009 Ms. Vampy web series with a new inspirational series aimed at young girls. Titled Ms Vampy's Tween Tawk, Teen Talk & In Between Tawk, will discuss body image, self-esteem, peer pressure, caring about what others think of you, being popular, facing your fears, following your dreams, boys and Twilight. All noble and important topics . . . except for Twilight. But that's just us. Brooke directs, produces and stars in the series, as well as executive producing with Todd Tu...