A self-proclaimed vampire is set to announce his run for Minnesota governor on the Vampires, Witches and Pagans Party ticket. Eight years ago, Minnesota voters elected a former professional wrestler as governor. Like Jesse "The Body" Ventura, who was elected governor as an independent in 1998, 41-year-old Jonathon "The Impaler" Sharkey once was a wrestler, although he spent his time as "The Unholiest of Kings: Tarantula" on obscure professional circuits.

Firemen in Japan certainly felt the heat after their firehouse was engulfed in flames. A party was held there to mark the end of a fire awareness promotional event in the small town of Shimohetsugi, reports Reuters

Bryan Harvey, singer-guitarist for the two-man '80's rock band House of Freaks, was found dead with his wife and two children Sunday in the family's Richmond, VA home. Harvey, 49, his wife Kathryn, 39, and their daughters, Stella, 9, and Ruby, 4, were found in the basement of their burning home. A Richmond Police Department spokeswoman said the bodies were bound but added that no cause of death was being released. Local news reports said the victims' throats were cut.

Available for the first time in the United States is the health supplement hard-drinking Japanese swear by with perfect timing as the holiday parties begin to kick off. Ajinomoto U. S. A. , Inc. is lining US shelves with Kampai amino acid supplement. The plum tasting drink, Kampai can be consumed (and washed down with water) before drinking and, again before going to bed. Kampai, which means "cheers" in Japanese is 2,800 mg worth of alanine and glutamine.

Following a string of embarrassing public exposures from party girl Tara Reid and actress Keira Knightly on the red carpet, this one comes in the form of a sudden flash that would be all too hard to miss without a Tivo handy and with a blink of an eye. Actress Mischa Barton has been left exposed on television to those fortunate enough to capture the moment on Tivo from last week's episode of The OC.