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Conclusion and final thoughts! TW: Discussion of SA

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Join us as we discuss Robert Eggers's highly anticipated adaptation of Nosferatu! We'll be discussing the film's long production history, Eggers's and the cast's intensive preparation and research, and how this adaptation brings new life to the classic tale. TW: Discussion of SA

Our special episode on Abigail with Katie continues!

Join us for a special episode on the 2024 vampire comedy thriller Abigail with special guest Katie Hoovestal! An expert in industrial spaces, distribution and audience, and teen content, Katie joins us to lend her knowledge about the film's production history, directors Tyler Gillett and Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, and how this film balances dark comedy with vampire thrills.

Join us this week for our episode on Lew Lander's 1943 "The Return of the Vampire." Starring Bela Lugosi as the vampire Armand Tesla, the film is considered an unofficial sequel to Dracula with Lugosi essentially playing the Count in all but name. We will discuss the the scoio-political climate of WWII's influence on the film, the appearance of our first lead female vampire hunter, Lady Jane, and...

Join us this week for Elliott's special host's pick episode The Celluloid Closet . Based on the 1981 book of the same name by Vito Russo, this groundbreaking 1995 documentary explores the evolving history of lgbtq representation in cinema. Join us as discuss the topics addressed in the documentary, our own thoughts on specific lgbtq films, and what representation looks like now in 2024. Relevant s...

Join in for the rest of out conversation on Lambert Hillyer's iconic film Dracula's Daughter! We break down the last of the film, then discuss the lesbian and queer themes, as well as the film's critical reception and it's enduring legacy. Trigger Warnings: Discussions of Sexual Violence, SA, Lesbophobia, Homophobia, Misogyny

Join us this week for the first part of our review of Lambert Hillyer's 1936 film Dracula's Daughter! The film follows the titular character, Countess Zalenska (Gloria Holden), and her quest to be free of the curse of vampirism through the aid of Dr. Jeffrey Garth (Otto Kruger). In this episode we will be discussing the film's complex production, film censorship, and the MCU (it makes sense in con...

This week we take a look at Frank R. Strayer's 1935 Condemned To Live! Directed by bat aficionado Strayer (director of The Vampire Bat) the story follows Prof. Paul Kristen (Ralph Morgan) who works to to uncover the mysterious deaths of multiple people in a small village. We'll be discussing our differing opinion on the movie, the logic of cliffs existing in caves, and the film's progressive take...

Our next episode is here! Listen in as we cover Tod Browning's 1935 film Mark Of The Vampire. This was a fun one! From probably sapphic to maybe suicidal vamps, tragic fires, and the history of film preservation, we talk about it all! TW: Brief discussion of themes of suicide and incest

Join us this week as we talk about Frank R. Strayer's 1933 pre-code horror film, The Vampire Bat! We'll discuss the film's production history as an attempt to capitalize on the monster movie trend sweeping Hollywood, its wonderfully dated tonal dissonance, and if the film is, gasp, even a true vampire film!? TW: Discussions of ableism, unethical medical practices and experimentation, and racism.

Hello and welcome back from our holiday break! We're kicking the year off by jumping almost ninety years into the future with a special host's pick episode: Julia Ducournau's Titane ! Released in 2021, Titane is Ducournau's second feature length film. The film was a critical success, receiving the Palm d'Or at Cannes. Ducournau is the second woman to win the award. From its difficult-to-define gen...

Join us for this week's episode on Carl Dreyer's 1932 film Vampyr. Our first non-Dracula film! We cover the various titles, cuts, and critical receptions the movie has received over the decades. And we even debate the merits of drowning in water versus flour.

Join us as we take a bite out of George Melford's 1931 Dracula . Filmed concurrently to the Tod Browning and Karl Freund version, this Spanish-language production, while not successful upon release, has been critically reappraised as just as good, if not superior to the original. In the episode we will cover the film's unique production history, its technologically ambitious elements, and what wor...

Good evening! This week we will be covering Tod Browning and Karl Freund's 1931 horror classic Dracula . The first official onscreen adaption of Bram Stoker's novel, we will be covering the film's difficult production history, Bela Lugosi's iconic performance, and where the film now stands in the vampire film pantheon. TW: Discussion of SA at 1:29:02

Happy Halloween children of the night! We thought we'd break our schedule to post our first full episode on All Hallow's Eve. This week we're watching F.W. Murnau's genre defining classic, Nosferatu (1922). We talk about the film, the history behind its making, its relationship to the novel Dracula, and the lawsuit that almost staked the film. Trigger Warnings: discussion of antisemitism, discussi...

Tara and Elliott debut their new show covering all manner of vampire media, starting with Georges Méliès' 1896 short film "The House of The Devil."