Fang Club

Welcome to True Blood July! Leah and Bri will be discussing the TV show True Blood (2008-2014) for the rest of the month. It's hot outside, and we know you're thirsty.  This is the third episode of the series, although the episodes don't necessarily have to be listened to in order. We discuss a different group of characters in each episode; we don't going through the series sea...

Welcome to True Blood July! Leah and Bri will be discussing the TV show True Blood (2008-2014) for the rest of the month. It's hot outside, and we know you're thirsty.  This is the second episode of the series, although the episodes don't necessarily have to be listened to in order. We will discuss a different group of characters in each episode; we aren't going through the ser...

Welcome to True Blood July! Leah and Bri will be discussing the TV show True Blood (2008-2014) for the rest of the month. It's hot outside, and we know you're thirsty.  This is the first episode of the series, although the episodes don't necessarily have to be listened to in order. We will discuss a different group of characters in each episode; we aren't going through the seri...

This week, Leah and Bri succumb to the memes. We're talking about Sony's disastrous attempt to replicate the freak box office success of Venom . Yep, we're talking about Morbius (2022, dir. Daniel Espinosa). The twist? Only Bri has seen the cursed film. Leah has to guess what actually happened in the film and what's crap Bri made up. The episode unfolds in quiz form, so you can...

Welcome to our series... "Dracula: Where Is He Now?" Leah and Bri are periodically releasing parts of this series, which focuses on Dracula's one hundred years of film stardom, over the first half of 2022. Each part will thematically group pre- and post-2000 Dracula films. In "Part Three: Dracula Remixed," we’re covering four remixed versions of Dracula. Not all of them ar...

Bri and Leah discuss Priest (dir. Scott Stewart, 2011) for a little vampire-hunter action this week.  As always, this episode is marked explicit for a few f-bombs.  Sound effects credits:  “Creaking door.wav” by visualasylum of Freesound.org ( https://freesound.org/s/322377/ )  "Door, Wooden, Close, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ ( www.jshaw.co.uk ) of Freesound.org ( https://freesound.org/s/...

We're back with some prime Underworld nonsense! It's our Underworld: Awakening (2012, dir. Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein) episode, in which Leah and Bri actually confess to missing having Scott Speedman in this franchise. (We know, we know.) As always when we're baffled by a bad film, there's more swearing than usual in this episode.  **If you are mad we skipped  Rise of the Lyc...

This week, Bri and Leah discuss Jakob's Wife (2021, dir. Travis Stevens), starring scream queen Barbara Crampton and independent filmmaker/actor Larry Fessenden. This episode is marked explicit for an f-bomb or two, as usual.  Sound effects credits:  “Creaking door.wav” by visualasylum of Freesound.org ( https://freesound.org/s/322377/ )  "Door, Wooden, Close, A (H1).wav" by Inspect...

This week, Leah and Bri discuss writer/director Emily Harris's adaptation/reimagining of Carmilla (2019).  Show Notes: Here's a link to the piece on Alex Garland's Men   and "metaphorror" that Leah referenced in the episode: https://www.insidehook.com/article/movies/men-movie-review   Sound effects credits:  “Creaking door.wav” by visualasylum of Freesound.org ( https://fr...

This week, Bri and Leah invited pop culture writer Veronica Phillips onto the pod to talk about a show we're all obsessed with: What We Do in the Shadows (2019-present, 3 seasons on FX). Tune in to hear us chat about what makes the show a successful spin off, which episodes are our favorites, and why we love every single character. You can find Veronica on Twitter at @vnickyy , and you can su...

This week, Bri and Leah discuss Neil Jordan's other vampire movie: Byzantium (2013). This is an overstuffed movie, so we ended up with a little bit of an overstuffed conversation as well. This episode is marked explicit for some swearing, BUT we'd also like to put a content warning on this episode. The film deals with sexual violence and forced sex work, and, while we don't discuss...

This week, Bri and Leah welcome special guest Terry Waldher to the Fang Club! We're discussing Terry's pick: The Monster Squad (1987, dir. Fred Dekker). This episode kind of works as a third installment to "Dracula: Where Is He Now? Part 2: Universal's Dracula," if you're still on a Dracula bender. As always, this episode is only marked explicit for some salty languag...

This week, Bri and Leah dive back into the world of YA fantasy film adaptations to discuss Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009, dir. Paul Weitz). As always, this episode is marked explicit for a few f-bombs.  **Leah, it turns out, also confused The Sorcerer's Apprentice with something else. There is a movie titled The Sorcerer's Apprentice , and it does have Nicholas Cage...

Welcome to our series... "Dracula: Where Is He Now?" Leah and Bri are periodically releasing parts of this series, which focuses on Dracula's one hundred years of film stardom, over the first half of 2022. Each part will thematically group pre- and post-2000 Dracula films. "Part Two: Universal's Dracula" highlights Bela Lugosi's iconic turn as Count Dracula in Dr...

Welcome to our series... "Dracula: Where Is He Now?" Leah and Bri are periodically releasing parts of this series, which focuses on Dracula's one hundred years of film stardom, over the first half of 2022. Each part will thematically group pre- and post-2000 Dracula films. "Part Two: Universal's Dracula" highlights Bela Lugosi's iconic turn as Count Dracula in Dr...

This week, Bri and Leah dive into Mike Flanagan's rich Netflix series Midnight Mass (2021). We've been waiting to talk about this one for a hot minute, but we didn't want to spoil anything for anyone by including it on a vampire podcast! But it's been long enough. Join us for this super-sized episode, and let's talk about vampires and religion! This episode is marked expli...

This week, Bri and Leah bend the rules just a little bit to discuss Jude Law's turn as a vampire in The Wisdom of Crocodiles (also released as Immortality , dir. Po-Chih Leong, 2000-ish). This episode is marked explicit for a handful of f-bombs, as usual.  Sound effects credits:  “Creaking door.wav” by visualasylum of Freesound.org ( https://freesound.org/s/322377/ )  "Door, Wooden, Clos...

This week, Bri and Leah are chatting about Vamps (2012, dir. Amy Heckerling). It was right up our alley. This episode is marked explicit for some light swearing.  **Leah can do math most of the time, we promise. She incorrectly calculates Goody's age in the film as 270 years old... off by a century, there. Oops. Goody, if she were turned in the 1840s, would be about 170 years old in 2012.** ...

This week, Bri and Leah are discussing Ultraviolet (2006, dir. Kurt Wimmer). This one barely counts as a vampire film, but we tried? This film prompted a lot of swearing.  Sound effects credits:  “Creaking door.wav” by visualasylum of Freesound.org ( https://freesound.org/s/322377/ )  "Door, Wooden, Close, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ ( www.jshaw.co.uk ) of Freesound.org ( https://freesound...

Welcome to our brand new series... "Dracula: Where Is He Now?" Leah and Bri will be periodically releasing parts of this series, which will focus on Dracula's one hundred years of film stardom, over the next few months. Each part will thematically group pre- and post-2000 Dracula films. We're starting, of course, with Nosferatu. "Part One: Nosferatu" highlights F. W....

Welcome to our brand new series... "Dracula: Where Is He Now?" Leah and Bri will be periodically releasing parts of this series, which will focus on Dracula's one hundred years of film stardom, over the next few months. Each part will thematically group pre- and post-2000 Dracula films. We're starting, of course, with Nosferatu. "Part One: Nosferatu" highlights F. W....

For Valentine's Day, Bri and Leah decided to compile a list of their favorite sexy screen vampires (21st century only, of course). Tune in and see if we surprise you with our picks! This episode is marked explicit for a few f-bombs and some sexually charged language.  **At 7:20 Bri was trying to say that the Twilight franchise refrained from putting white makeup on a lot of the non-white cast...

This week, Bri and Leah talk about A Girl Walks Home Alone At Night  (2014, dir. Ana Lily Amirpour). Sound effects credits:  “Creaking door.wav” by visualasylum of Freesound.org ( https://freesound.org/s/322377/ )  "Door, Wooden, Close, A (H1).wav" by InspectorJ ( www.jshaw.co.uk ) of Freesound.org ( https://freesound.org/s/411791/ )  Support the show Sound effects credits:  “Creaking do...

This week, Bri and Leah take on I Am Legend (2007, dir. Francis Lawrence). Did you think this film was a zombie movie, like Leah did? Well, you're wrong! Sort of. Bri makes the case that this film belongs on a vampire movie podcast. (As usual, this episode is marked explicit for a f-bomb or two. One of these days we'll restrain ourselves from swearing.)  *Important Note: Bri tried a new...

Bri and Leah discuss the Shudder exclusive  Dead & Beautiful  (2021, dir. David Verbeek), which surprised us both. Have we finally broken our new releases curse? Listen and find out! This episode is marked explicit for a sprinkling of f-bombs. Show notes:  Sound effects credits:  “Creaking door.wav” by visualasylum of Freesound.org ( https://freesound.org/s/322377/ )  "Door, Wooden, Close...