Vampires have been haunting movies, television, and pop culture for generations, but what actually makes a great vampire story?
In this episode of Psyber Conversations, Rachel hosts the first installment of Psyber Fright Fest as Bob, Josh, Darin, Heather, Matthew, and Ashley sink their teeth into the movies, shows, characters, and mythology that made vampires one of horror’s most enduring monsters.
We’re talking The Lost Boys, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Interview with the Vampire, Twilight, Near Dark, Fright Night, 30 Days of Night, Sinners, True Blood, Underworld, Castlevania, The Addiction, Daybreakers, Let the Right One In, and plenty more.
Along the way, we debate:
• What actually makes a vampire movie good?
• Did Twilight help or hurt the vampire genre?
• Why are vampires so often portrayed as tortured souls?
• Should vampires be terrifying, seductive, romantic, or all three?
• How have religion, addiction, power, sexuality, and immortality shaped vampire stories?
• Which vampire movies had the biggest impact on pop culture?
• What are the most underrated vampire movies and shows?
• And the big question: Would you actually choose to become a vampire?
Plus, we get into vampire soundtracks, glittering vampires, Kiefer Sutherland, gothic horror, vampire baseball, and whether living forever would actually get really boring.
Welcome to Night of the Vampire.
Part 1 of Psyber Fright Fest, our month-long celebration of horror movies, monsters, slashers, supernatural stories, and everything that goes bump in the night.
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