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Exploring the Western fascination with vampires, one dad joke at a time.

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Are we still on this app?

If so, here’s some Nosferatu content:

https://t.co/iYT4XvU3TN

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Carmilla vs Nosferatu, and other influences that weren’t obvious. More with Nosferatu expert Lokke Heiss:

https://t.co/t0ofTs9qey

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Drop you bsky here please.

I haven’t posted there since 2023 but that’s going to change:

https://t.co/6VViEs1a31

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Yeah yeah, I need to migrate from this app. But until then, enjoy a very smart breakdown of the Nosferatu mythology:

https://t.co/xvp3B5gLtz

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@baconetti A horse and dragon in Game of Thrones might count?

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@memizon @madeline_cct Great find!

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*pun intended and delivered

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Not-all-that-deep hypothesis on why Salem’s Lot adaptations never quite reach the mark*:

It should be a season-long series.

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I’m beyond certain that there was someone on the creative team that fought the good fight to create a multi-ep Salem’s Lot, yet lost. It must be tough to be the character in a Stephen King story that knew better while everyone else was making tragic mistakes.

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People only ask 'what is a woman' and not 'what is a man', because that question was already answered by the greatest philosopher of our time: Dracula

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Also: Roseanne is not well. I don’t say that derisively; she really needs help and support.

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This needs to be the cold open to an unhinged found footage horror feature

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^^ from his set at Riot Fest last night

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When were y’all going to tell me that Rob Zombie had a song about Blacula?

I thought we were friends?

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I’m proud of the short documentary on Crain that I’m wrapping and hope to get out to festivals; I regret that he only got to see a rough draft before he passed. I’ll be sure to post about it when it’s finished.

RIP William Crain II, 1938-2024
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I waited a while to post this, but it’s time:

William Crain, director of Blacula, passed away peacefully on June 22, 2024, in Tarzana, CA. Crain also directed the feature Dr. Black and Mr. Hyde as well as tv including Starsky and Hutch, Matt Houston, and The Mod Squad. 1/5

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Less well known is that Crain later spearheaded efforts to integrate Hollywood’s behind-the-camera crews as part of the DGA, winning a DGA and NAACP Spirit Award. He became reclusive later in life but never gave up hope of making a third monster film to tie up his career. 4/5