This year, vampires emerge from the shadows once more with Robert Eggers’ haunting reimagining of Nosferatu. But why does the vampire continue to linger in our cultural imagination?
In this episode, hosts Laura Gommans and Tom Ooms embark on a cinematic journey through the dark, blood-soaked history of vampires and night stalkers. From terrifying symbols of society’s deepest fears to complex, oddly relatable figures, they explore how these creatures of the night have evolved. What began as a reflection of our anxieties has transformed into a mirror of our own desires, struggles, and yearnings.
Join them as they unravel the vampire’s enduring appeal and ask: are these bloodsuckers misunderstood souls searching for something deeper than just human blood?
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Show notes
- Vampire Expert Reviews Vampires In Movies & TV | Vanity Fair
- Every Type Of Movie Vampire Explained | Netflix
- The Fashion of Horror: Vampires | Girl on Film
- The Evolution of Vampires | Cogan Lollins
- The Scariest Scene Ever – Nosferatu (1922)
- Christopher Lee in Count Dracula (1970)
Films mentioned
- Nosferatu (Robert Eggers, 2024)
- Only Lovers Left Alive (Jim Jarmusch, 2013)
- Interview with the Vampire (Neil Jordan, 1994)
- Smile (Parker Finn, 2022)
- The Conjuring (James Wan, 2013)
- Nosferatu: Eine Symphonie des Grauens (F.W. Murnau, 1922)
- Dracula (Tod Browning, 1931)
- Dracula (Terence Fisher, 1958)
- Shadow of the Vampire (E. Elias Merhige, 2000)
- Blood for Dracula (Paul Morrissey, 1975)
- Nosferatu: Phantom der Nacht (Werner Herzog, 1979)
- Possession (Andrzej Żuławski, 1981)
- The Lost Boys (Joel Schumacher, 1987)
- The Hunger (Tony Scott, 1983)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Fran Rubel Kuzui, 1992)
- Buffy the Vampire Slayer (Joss Whedon, 1997-2003)
- Twilight (Catherine Hardwicke, 2008)
- Thirteen (Catherine Hardwicke, 2003)
- What We Do in the Shadows (Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, 2014)
- A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (Ana Lily Amirpour, 2014)
- Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Francis Ford Coppola, 1992)
- Vampire’s Kiss (Robert Bierman, 1988)
- Renfield (Chris McKay, 2023)
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