Vampire Campfire

Have you ever wondered why the hell so many vampires are Confederate soldiers? Or why so many of your favorite vampire stories are set among the mists and mosses of New Orleans? In this episode, Rebecca and Hannah weed through the blood-soaked history of the Southern Gothic; examine the vampire books, movies, and TV shows that take place in and around the southern United States; and reveal what th...

To celebrate back-to-school season, Rebecca and Hannah enter the world of dark academia and vampire institutions of learning. Focusing on four books, Blue Bloods , Marked , Vampire Academy , and Immortal Dark , they discuss why vampires attend school, what rules keep them in check, and how they break free from expectations. Have you ever wished you could learn magic at a gothic campus with dusty l...

Rebecca and Hannah chew on the question: Are all vampires are a little gay? We discuss the background of Bram Stoker’s Dracula ; consider food, appetite, and eroticism; and critique the connection between vampire media and the AIDS epidemic. Rebecca rants about the infuriating homophobia in Vampire Academy, Hannah gets excited about the many vampiric scenes in Saltburn , and it’s determined that f...

Count Dracula wasn’t the first literary vampire, not even close! Rebecca and Hannah travel back to the 19th century to look at the vampire poems, short stories, and novels that came before Bram Stoker’s masterpiece. They talk about the scandalous relationships of Lord Byron, the canon of female vampires, the homosexual undercurrent of tales going back to 1810, and how these works set Dracula up fo...

Rebecca and Hannah consider the origins of the gothic romance, discuss the pros and cons of vampire boyfriends, and share their thoughts on what it would be like to date your high school sweetheart for eternity, and dive into the lore of Stefan from Vampire Diaries , Edward from The Twilight Saga , and Angel from Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Come vamps, join us around the campfire. CW: brief mentions...

Rebecca and Hannah discuss the 2025 original movie Sinners , the 2024 adaptation of Nosferatu , and AMC’s Interview with the Vampire and how the three are working together to redefine the modern vampire (or not). They share their thoughts on everything from Orlok’s mustache and their love for Lestat and discuss whether or not we’re really in a vampire renaissance. Come vamps, join us around the ca...