On the April 18, 2024 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor Ben Pearson is joined by /Film editor and chief film critic Chris Evangelista to talk about some of their favorite vampire movies.
Opening Banter: Abigail is coming out tomorrow, and the trailers have made it very clear that it’s a film about vampires.
In the Our Feature Presentation:
Is the subgenre of vampire films one that speaks to you personally?
What do you think is so attractive about this subgenre that causes Hollywood to keep coming back to it?
Chris’s Top 5
King of New York (I’m cheating here)
Shadow of the Vampire: https://www.slashfilm.com/745775/year-of-the-vampire-shadow-of-the-vampire-takes-cinema-verite-a-little-too-far/
Near Dark: https://www.slashfilm.com/573485/the-quarantine-stream-kathryn-bigelows-near-dark-features-a-killer-bill-paxton-performance/
Interview with the Vampire: https://www.slashfilm.com/1201383/why-interview-with-the-vampire-filmmaker-neil-jordan-cast-tom-cruise-as-lestat-exclusive/
Bram Stoker’s Dracula: https://www.slashfilm.com/1037933/francis-ford-coppola-used-magic-to-make-the-special-effects-for-bram-stokers-dracula/
Ben’s Top 5
30 Days of Night/Fright Night: https://www.slashfilm.com/568806/30-days-of-night-dark-days-review/
https://www.slashfilm.com/730461/year-of-the-vampire-fright-night-embraces-queer-vampirism-and-is-so-cool-brewster/
Doctor Sleep: https://www.slashfilm.com/1002116/year-of-the-vampire-doctor-sleep-ties-a-true-knot-scarier-than-any-bloodsuckers/
What We Do in the Shadows: https://www.slashfilm.com/877939/year-of-the-vampire-what-we-do-in-the-shadows-is-a-sneakily-sad-satire-about-what-makes-life-worth-living/
From Dusk Till Dawn: https://www.slashfilm.com/776174/year-of-the-vampire-from-dusk-till-dawn-remains-a-singular-and-bloody-cinematic-experience/
Let The Right One In: https://www.slashfilm.com/753841/year-of-the-vampire-let-the-right-one-in-is-a-bloody-tale-of-young-love/
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