Impaler Exposed Interview with Paul Bibeau, Author of Sundays with Vlad

There's a book out there that Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey doesn't want anyone to know about! 

It's called Sundays with Vlad and there's a chapter dedicated to him and his imaginary half-sister Kat. After Sharkey read the book, he became so angry that  he used his "Kat" alias to write to other so-called vampires in an insecure attempt to suppress the book and its author.

Obviously, not enough vampires rallied to his..err...her aid. 

Who is the author? It's Paul Bibeau and he's written for various well-known magazines like Maxim, Men's Journal, and the Washington Post. He's been a researcher for M2 Pictures and was also an expert for an HBO documentary called True Bloodlines: Vampire Legends, a subject promoting both the hit series True Blood and the vampire myth.



Bibeau was kind enough to answer some questions for Impaler Exposed. Enjoy!

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Richard: What convinced you to write a book about Dracula and the pop-culture that followed over the past century?

Paul: I've always been interested in the folklore of vampires. And in 2006 I wrote an article for Maxim about a failed Dracula-themed amusement park in Romania. One of the reasons it didn't get off the ground is because the Romanians didn't have ownership of Dracula anymore. He'd left his homeland and become this shape-shifting creature of pop culture. It was an odd parallel to the classic story.

Richard: Tell the readers about your days working for Maxim, Men's Journal, and the Washington Post. What were your favorite topics to write about?

Paul: I was on staff at Maxim in the late 1990s. My proudest moment came when George Will wrote an article about how my magazine was coarsening the culture and destroying the America he grew up in. It was classic Will. You could feel your clothes getting starchy as you read it. Anyway, all the articles he mentioned were pieces I was working on.

Richard: How did you get approached to be an expert for HBO's documentary on vampires?

Paul: After Sundays with Vlad came out, they called me directly. It was a great deal of fun, and a really nice memory.

Richard: The focus of this blog site is to expose Jonathon Sharkey's dirty deeds and you've researched him and dedicated a chapter to him in Sundays with Vlad. How did you found out about him?

Paul: Most of my research on Sharkey comes from the court documents involving his many criminal and civil cases. Sharkey represents himself, and his statements are beyond bizarre. I encourage everyone to read them, and I'm happy your website is making this easy.

Richard: Are you still a researcher for M2 Pictures?

Paul: I'm no longer with M2 -- I had to leave for personal reasons, and I am now a stay at home dad working on a novel.

Richard: Okay, I'm about to ask a serious question and I demand an answer! Jonathon Sharkey vs. Don Henrie -- who wins?

Paul: Don Henrie's not a criminal with multiple convictions, right? I guess he's the winner then.

Richard: Thank you for taking the time to answer some questions, is there anything you'd like to mention before we wrap things up?

Paul: Sharkey seems like a joke - a funny media story. But his crimes have real victims. Anyone dealing with him should do their research.

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I'd like to thank Paul for taking the time to answer some of my questions. If you'd like to buy his book, you may do so by going to Amazon and if you'd like to read more from him, he has a blog called Goblin Books -- check it out!