Dracula is a Racist - Famous Vampires: Count Chocula and The Fresh Count of Bel-Air

Dracula is a Racist - Famous Vampires: Count Chocula and The Fresh Count of Bel-Air
Mar. 15, 2010
I WROTE A BOOK, YOU GUYS!

The following is an excerpt from Dracula is a Racist: A Totally Factual Guide to Vampires, my very first book, available in April!

From vampires being able to do their hair without reflections to regular people dressing in all black and acting snobby to fake being a vampire, you'll find everything you could ever possibly want to know about the world of blood-suckers.

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Count Chocula



Unlike most vampires, Count Chocula was friendly and non-violent. His vampirism was the result of being attacked and turned against his will. He despised being a vampire and loathed being associated with blood-sucking murderers. As a vampire, he vowed he would never bring the same pain upon any human being.

This proved difficult, however, as the lust for blood is impossible to overcome by pure force of will. Like a fat dude with cake, Chocula felt powerless over his cravings. He began dealing with this by feeding on rats, stray cats and dogs, the homeless and other animals nobody would care about if they were killed. Still, Chocula was unsatisfied with the life he had been forced into. He had to do something to change it.

Before becoming a vampire, Chocula was a brilliant research chemist and scientist. He had no experience with vampires or blood work in the past, but his relative lack of knowledge in the field wasn't going to stop him from spending every waking moment trying to find a cure to somehow reverse the effects of his newfound vampirism.

While testing for a possibility to negate the cravings altogether, he had his first major breakthrough. Due to an accident during one of his experiments, he was somehow able to convert his lust for blood into a craving for chocolate breakfast cereals. This was a huge milestone, but caused a slight problem: no cereal was ever good enough.

Cocoa Pebbles was alright, Cookie Crisp was just a joke and, sure, Cocoa Puffs turned his milk brown with chocolaty goodness, but it was still missing something. Unsatisfied with the available options, Chocula took it upon himself to create the best chocolate breakfast cereal in existence.

This audacious endeavor had piqued the interest of Lieutenant Mills, a breakfast cereal connoisseur and businessman who would later rise to the rank of General. Mills recruited Chocula for a position in cereal research and development. With Mills' backing, the Count spent years testing and experimenting with new combinations of cereal until he eventually found the missing piece of the puzzle he'd been searching for: marshmallows.

A popular Irish cereal at the time was filled to the brim with marshmallows—rainbows, blue moons and a multitude of various other colors and shapes. Chocula noticed this and experimented with a combination of chocolate-flavored marshmallows and frosted cereal, eventually bringing forth the creation of the best cereal to ever be produced.


Cereal + Chocolate + Marshmallows = YAAAAY.


Mills was so pleased with the results that not only did he name the cereal after the Count, but made him the mascot for it as well. Chocula never intended on becoming a mascot when he first set out, but he fit the bill amazingly well. He soon became one of the most popular mascots of all time, way better than an enthusiastic furry in a tiger costume. (They're grrrrrrross!)

Chocula never let this newfound success go to his head. He remained humble and kept close relations with his long-time friends. He even used his connections to get some of them, such as Franken Berry and Yummy Mummy, their very own cereals.


The Fresh Count of Bel-Air



Sir William the Fresh, a young vampire from West Philadelphia, born and raised, spent most of his days on the playground. William enjoyed spending most of his time with his friends, or as they liked to say, "chillin' out," "maxin'" or "relaxin' all cool."

Aside from drinking human blood, William played a lot of basketball outside of his school. One day while "chillin' out" with his compatriots, William was accosted by a group of local vampire hunters. He was able to escape unharmed, but the news of this altercation quickly reached William's mother. Frightened, she immediately arranged for William to be sent to live with his aunt and uncle in Bel-Air.

William hailed for a cab and was quickly greeted by a peculiar sight. The taxi that awaited him was adorned with a custom license plate that said 'FRESH' and had a pair of dice hanging from the rearview mirror. It was quite the rare sight. Upon entering the vehicle, William was met with quite a pungent odor. The odor wasn't garlic, but the stale stench of the taxi's driver. It was so strong however, that it might as well have been garlic. William very much wished to "smell [him] later."

The ride was unbearable, but it eventually arrived at his destination. William exited the vehicle, excused his driver, and set his eyes upon his new kingdom. The drastic change of scenery had effectively "flipped-turned" William's life upside down. He set his eyes upon this new land: a pure, untapped source of new victims. From that day forth, William reigned atop a throne of human skulls as the Fresh Count of Bel-Air.


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CyanideAndMania  [13 posts]
2 years ago
Amazing :D Genius of the earth, Matt.

 
jasonsaied  [10 posts]
2 years ago
yea Matt u better make sure this book gets sold in walmart because that's the only place I go to that sells books

 
Wolffy86  [17 posts]
1 year ago
What she said!

 
 
jroberts2010  [98 posts]
2 years ago
Lol Chocula is a SAINT!...AND A COUNT!

 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Lol! Your comment is so inane that it made me want to end the world!

 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Wait... So he is now St. Count Chocula, or Count Saint Chocula? Or even Caint/Sount Chocula? Or even *carries on making a long, trolling list*


Matt... You rule!

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
I suddenly feel a craving for Chocolate.

 
 
damianalexander  [2 posts]
2 years ago
I love it when people paraphrase the Fresh Prince.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Thank you, thank you very very much for this.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Your review of the Amazon Kindle suddenly makes a lot more sense.

 
MattMelvin  "Head Robot"  [∞ posts]
2 years ago
It's actually available on the Kindle, haha.

 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Matt replied to a post i made! *Head Explodes*

 
Anonymous
2 years ago
No, he replied to MY post!

 
ExtremeHangman  [35 posts]
2 years ago
Wow that was hilarious, Anonymous...you're the same guy....ha...ha...

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
I love you, Matt Melvin.

 
 
TomTrainwreck  [19 posts]
2 years ago
I will purchase this once I get paid!
Once again Matt, you indeed have brought the lulz.

 
 
BadicalDude  [30 posts]
2 years ago
I'm totally buying 3 copies!!! and then buying one for my friend MATT YOUR TEN TIMES FUNNIER THAN I EVER GAVE YOU CREDIT FOR ._. sorry about that btw

 
Anonymous
2 years ago
'MATT YOUR TEN TIMES FUNNIER THAN I EVER GAVE YOU CREDIT FOR' is a really stupid name for your friend to have. His parents must have hated him nearly as much as I hate you.
Is your friend with the incredibly stupid name a musician, too? By musician, I mean hardout Nirvana fanboy. Which is to say, not even almost a musician.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
I'm SO buying this! If not only to count the counts!

*ba ba kchhhh!*

 
 
a7xbuckeye99  [34 posts]
2 years ago
Ok now i understand count chocula, but frankenberry's still a freaking mystery for the rest of us.

 
 
ApterousAngel  [3 posts]
2 years ago
as Matt said "suck it twilight"

 
 
ImperatorJared  [5 posts]
2 years ago
I shit myself laughing so hard... Thank you Matt! For the book I'm ordering now as well as the new underwear I'll be buying later tonight

 
 
Qwertylicious  [98 posts]
2 years ago
Lulz, the ad at the bottom of the page is for the Blu-Ray disc of New Moon.

 
Anonymous
2 years ago
XD

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Vell done. Vell done. I applaud you.

 
 
_N_M_G_  [12 posts]
2 years ago
Haha genius as always. I'm thinking about buying it, how many other entries are there?

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
I cant believe you matt you recently checked amazon and now i see they a have a kindle version, I am so disapointed in you and you made me cry

 
 
IAmNotCool123  [2 posts]
2 years ago
sooo.... if i buy one then matt's gonna be my bestfriend...
im gonna buy five, say someones pants are going down, and leave it at that.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
The title misspells "Chocula" as "Chockula" just so you know.
Loved the excerpts though.
And you.
mmbaby

 
 
lilghost_01  [2 posts]
2 years ago
If I buy one and you become my best friend, and five means that someone's pants are going down, if I buy ten does EVERYONE involved get to have their pants go down?

 
jroberts2010  [98 posts]
2 years ago
I vote yes

 
Shelou3  [6 posts]
2 years ago
I second that.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
My mum Doesnt believe the Im giving you the finger book exists;
I doubt shell let me buy this.
Also,
Im making the 21st comment.
Suck on that CyanideAndMania.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
sooooooooooo funny

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
I'm going to have to buy 2 of these. 1 to piss off my vampire crazed ex-girlfriend, and one for the entertainment of me! All I have to say is, "Matt, your genius is showing!".

 
 
MrKeksi  [1 post]
2 years ago
OMG totally gonna buy that book!! xD
The Fresh Count FTW!
This better be no April fools prank ;)

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Awesomeness :P great book dude !

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
The "Fresh Count" bit wasn't doing too much for me, given that countless spin-offs of the Fresh Prince have spawned across the internet.

And then I read the line "pure, untapped source of new victims." I love you and I knew you wouldn't let me down, Matt Melvin. Consider me a future buyer of your book.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
APRIL FOOLS!
check it out!
http://forums.explosm.net/showthread.php?t=63209

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
you're the man Matt Melvin this shit is great. I cant wait untill this site makes it big and I can be an obnoxious dbag and be like, "I was here since the first post!" btw twittter sucks balls

 
 
guyfromupover  [131 posts]
2 years ago
Awesome! Too bad i don't ever buy stuff online. Know of anywhere that might sell it in a store?

 
MattMelvin  "Head Robot"  [∞ posts]
2 years ago
Major bookstores like Barnes & Noble and Borders will have it, but it might depend on the store. You can call them and ask; if not they can special order it.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
the part about Lieutenant Mills and later becoming general, just made me lose it, this guy is awesome!

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Lol-us maximus. Really. (And that's coming from a furry, who are only one step up from the vampire-loving teen in the Hierarchy of Things.)

I hope this does the same trick as the Cyanide and Happiness book and appears* in the UK ten weeks before in the US.

(*i.e. has appeared in mid-January)

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
You are aware that the Fresh Prince theme song says "Chillin' out max AND relaxin' all cool" aren't you? ;)

Also, it's "My life got flipped, turned upside down" as in "flipped [and] turned upside down," not "flipped-turned."

Furthermore, I am disappointed by the omission of the part that was cut after 2 episodes about being on the plane, drinking orange juice out of a champagne glass, etc etc. Oh well, maybe in the second edition that will be corrected, eh? ;)

Still awesome to read though. Very funny!

 
MattMelvin  "Head Robot"  [∞ posts]
2 years ago
Yeah, I've seen both lines both ways. I went with the versions that sounded funnier. Hard to tell what's the right version amongst all the random lyric sites online.

Matt Melvin: serious researcher.

 
jroberts2010  [98 posts]
2 years ago
That Will Smith sure can rap some family opropriate rhymes :D Just sayin

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
lol i love you matt, except i am in the hospital with blood clots in my lungs and it hurts to laugh. needless to say i am in the most pain i've been since i got here. definitely getting this book. you're amazing

 
MattMelvin  "Head Robot"  [∞ posts]
2 years ago
Jesus, dude. Get better soon. And maybe save reading the funny stuff until it doesn't hurt to laugh!

 
 
DavidRC9702  [8 posts]
2 years ago
Uh oh! No new post for today...
*Head explodes*

I think I'm going to buy two and then mail one back to you to put it back into circulation

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
not first... definately not first. :(

 
 
mayker  [7 posts]
2 years ago
I'm still on the fence about getting this.
Somebody please come push me off.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
Your book sounds awesome, and that's coming from an anonymous jerk.

Captcha is on holiday: collars day

 
 
Lokrath  [2 posts]
2 years ago
Book ordered within a minute of realizing that you have written a book. Ingenious!
In lack of a better word to describe my feelings towards all your work in general (though now towards this specific book), I will simply say this:
zOmfz00rzliekwtfzOmg!

PS: I can't wait to get it in the mail, though it will be a while since I'm Norwegian.. and as a Norwegian, I live in Norway. So.. but thanks anyways!

 
 
amandaamclean  [4 posts]
2 years ago
Can I get it for my Kindle? ;]

 
MattMelvin  "Head Robot"  [∞ posts]
2 years ago
You sure can.

Go to http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0806531371?ie=UTF8&tag=robotwithfeel-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0806531371 and just clikc on the link to the kindle version.

 
amandaamclean  [4 posts]
2 years ago
It's $2 more! D: I'm to cheap for that!
But Kudos for releasing it on my birthday. :3

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
i hate you for telling us about this book so early!! I can't wait for it!!

 
 
bmhasenbeck  [9 posts]
2 years ago
AH! You are simply amazing Matt Melvin! Totally buying this book!!!

 
 
dfd13  [4 posts]
2 years ago
I cannot wait to get this book. It will go on my shelf with the likes of the zombie survival guide, the alphabet of manliness, and john dies at the end, oh and of course the C&H book.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
EPIC WIN! would buy in a flash! but i'm not jiggy with this whole store thingy.


~i am so sorry, i just had to be a jerk and comment anonymously
-ƒace-cardz

 
 
Bibbidybev  [11 posts]
2 years ago
danm it matt stop making stuff i cant buy

 
 
imsocorkyy  [1 post]
2 years ago
So yeah, I'm a tad bit obsessed, well a bit over tad really, with your Cyanide & Happiness comics that you help write. And I'm DEFINITELY buying this book. Worth blowin' my money for.

 
 
Anonymous
2 years ago
First off, I'd like to apologize for being a jerk and posting anonymously.

Secondly, DID YOU READ THIS!?:
"yea Matt u better make sure this book gets sold in walmart because that's the only place I go to that sells books "

That's fucking hilarious! The only place whe goes to that sells books is Walmart. Which is odd, since most places (including corner stores) sell books. Maybe he's just particularly loyal to Walmart's book selection. Maybe he was molested as a child and shortly afterward the culprit said,"If you ever wanna hook-up again, you can find me at any place that sells books. Except for Walmart."

Jasonsaied (said?), I would like to hangout. You seem like an interesting person.

By the way, my name is Nick. Jollynumbskull on the Explosm boards.

Oh, and my captcha says,"built chicanas". That is also hilarious.

 
jasonsaied  [10 posts]
2 years ago
holy shit you're right that happened when I was 12!! lol well that and I live in the middle of nowhere with no corner stores or anything. but definitely the pedophile thing too.

I'm terrified of Borders

 
 
CiberAJ  [4 posts]
2 years ago
You could've used The Flesh Count of Bel-Air rather than that one xD

 
 
Anonymous
1 year ago
alright i'll be a jerk and be anonymous, but i'm here to warn u :P neh jst kdn man xD my frnds and i were walkning through a book store and a certain book caught our eyes....we looked through it and once we reach p.177, my frnd said she's gonna murder ya XD hehe...she's a twi-freak :P anywayz, i bough ur book, its funny xD