

There’s good news on the way for vampire fans - and even better news for local ones.īella and Edward - the human/vampire duo at the center of the global publishing phenomenon “Twilight”- are back in a new novel, “Midnight Sun,” available Tuesday, Aug. 7 at Shelton’s Skyline Drive-in when “Twilight” author Stephenie Meyer will appear live to tout her new take on the vampire saga, “Midnight Sun.” Meanwhile, Eclipse grossed $698.4 million B reaking Dawn: Part 1 grossed $712.2 million and Breaking Dawn: Part 2 finished with $829.7 million worldwide.Īfter finding success with her Twilight franchise, Meyers later penned the 2008 novel The Host (adapted for the 2013 film starring Saoirse Ronan) and 2016’s The Chemist.In this image released by Summit Entertainment, Kristen Stewart is Bella, left, and Robert Pattinson is Edward in a scene from the movie “Twilight.” The film will be screened Aug. The second film in the film franchise, New Moon, grossed $709.7 million. Each book in the franchise was adapted for film, before closing the curtains in 2012 with the final installment, Breaking Dawn: Part 2.įor its opening weekend in the United States and Canada, Twilight grossed $393.6 million worldwide. The popular franchise centered on a vampire and teenage human falling in love grew to become a cult phenomenon after it was adapted for the 2008 film of the same name starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart. Meyer’s Twilight books have sold more than 100 million copies worldwide. As soon as I finished my real work, I sat down and let Edward get his say.” I found myself thinking his words in the middle of the night and jotting down phrases he would use while I was waiting in line at the post office.


“Though I didn’t have time to work on it right away, the idea of letting Edward have his chance to speak stuck with me. There is so much more to his side of the story than there is to Bella’s in that first chapter,” she wrote to fans on her website. “While I was procrastinating some real editing work (I’m always at my most creative when procrastinating), I started to wonder how the first chapter of Twilight would read if it were written from Edward’s perspective.
