I Got the Vampire Blues
Reality Bites
Dracula. Dragula. Blacula. Scott Bakula? Its been a long time, getting from there to here, but here we are, talking about vampires. Not just vampires, but his undead highness, Dracula himself. From an unholy monster, to a silly kids movie character, to a veritable god of repressed and, later, overt sexuality, Dracula has endured as a horror icon for over a century. Slip out of your coffin, slap on a cape, and slop on some SPF 1000 sunscreen so you can join us as we shine a spotlight on Big Poppa D.
Our theme song is by Tawny Frogmouth.
Further Reading
Yes, Dave knows Twilight is not actually about Dracula. Dave apologizes for the error.
The New Annotated Dracula by Bram Stoker, Leslie Klinger (Contributor), and Neil Gaiman (Introduction) on GoodReads
Dracula by Bram Stoker, full text on Project Gutenberg
Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist on GoodReads
Bunnicula by Deborah Howe, James Howe, and Alan Daniel (illustrator)
A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night review by Sheila O’Malley on rogerebert.com
Nosferatu (1922), Dracula (1931), Nosferatu (1979), Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) discussions by Roger Ebert
2030 by Albert Brooks on GoodReads (the book Dave talked about where people live a lot longer and it leads to rebellion.)
The short story by Cixin Liu that Dave mentioned is 2018-04-01, and can be found in the collection, To Hold Up the Sky (GoodReads)
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