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Just a little podcast about the creatures of the night and how they're represented in art. Become a supporter of this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

Geoffrey Sperl & Others


    • Oct 26, 2024 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 41m AVG DURATION
    • 13 EPISODES


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    Episode 13: 80s/90s Vampire Comedies

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2024 110:06


    Join Mattie Tucker (mattie-tucker.com), Robyn, Mona, Geoffrey Sperl (geoffreysperl.com), and Fred (@alysdragon; in a cameo at the very end) for a discussion of three vampire comedies from the 1980s and 90s: Once Bitten, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and A Vampire in Brooklyn. It's a lively and strong discussion—enjoy! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 12: Interview with the Vampire

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2022 120:02


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Robyn, Mona, and Geoffrey Sperl (geoffreysperl.com) for Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire. We discuss the novel at length, plus the movie and a tiny bit of the new TV series. This also serves as a lead-in to our next episode on The Vampire Lestat and The Queen of the Damned. Is it a standalone book? Is it truly the start of a series? Very importantly, is it a vampire novel? If you're interested in getting this book for yourself, see our (US) affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3TnWA9o --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 11: The Gilda Stories

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2022 105:35


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), and Geoffrey Sperl (geoffreysperl.com) for Jewelle Gomez's The Gilda Stories. We also discuss a bit of how the novel serves almost like a counterargument to Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles (which we will be tackling in the near future). If you're interested in getting this book for yourself, see our (US) affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3pxl0Az --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 10: Fledgling

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2022 90:43


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for another LOST EPISODE! In this episode (recorded in February 2019), we discuss Octavia Butler's FLEDGLING (and there's a reference to some of what Geoffrey and Mona were talking about recently on BabylonSquared, too!), question where the capitalist American vampire originated, and discuss some VAMPIRE: THE MASQUERADE. We also apologize for the slight background hum that pops up here and there. If you're interested in getting this book for yourself, see our (US) affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3ivfY3Y --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 9: The Coldest Girl in Coldtown

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2022 107:15


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for a LOST EPISODE! In this episode (recorded in April of 2017), we discuss Holly Black's THE COLDEST GIRL IN COLDTOWN (and there's a reference to BABYLON 5, too!). References abound to our first episode (CERTAIN DARK THINGS) and some foreshadowing for BLOOD SINISTER, too! And... is Mattie really Holly Black?!? If you're interested in getting this book for yourself, see our (US) affiliate link https://amzn.to/3HdsD5A. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 8: Bela Lugosi's Vampire Movies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2022 122:33


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), Mona Lucius, and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for a discussion of Bela Lugosi's vampire movies: DRACULA (1931), MARK OF THE VAMPIRE, RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE, and ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN (fine, fine... and MOTHER RILEY MEETS THE VAMPIRE if you're into self-punishment). If you're interested in getting these movies for yourself, see our (US) affiliate links: DRACULA and ABBOTT & COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN are both part of DRACULA: THE COMPLETE LEGACY COLLECTION (https://amzn.to/3qymZG1); MARK OF THE VAMPIRE is not available in a physical format except as part of a multi-pack, but it can be rented (https://amzn.to/3frt4xH); if you want to get ahold of everyone's favorite of these, then definitely pick up a copy of RETURN OF THE VAMPIRE (https://amzn.to/3Ia9YZg). Lastly, if you want to subject yourself to MOTHER RILEY MEETS THE VAMPIRE (or VAMPIRE OVER LONDON), see THE MUMMY AND THE MONKEY'S HAIRY SCARY HANGOUT for their take on it (https://youtu.be/FTJ_iguIA5Q). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 7: The Big Finish Dracula Series

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 109:58


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for a discussion of the Dracula audio drama trilogy by Big Finish (with Mark Gatiss as the count). And a shout-out to a new podcast Geoffrey's on—BablyonSquared (https://babylonsquared.thepodcasting.studio), which is a weekly Babylon 5 rewatch podcast. If you'd like to buy them (these are non-affiliate links), they are Dracula (https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/dracula-1409), Dracula's Guests (https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/dracula-s-guests-2175), and Dracula's War (https://www.bigfinish.com/releases/v/dracula-s-war-2176). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 6: Salem's Lot

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2021 87:49


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for a discussion of Salem's Lot by Stephen King (and a bit about the casting news from Netflix's The Sandman). If you'd like to buy the novel, please check our affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3fCzACG --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 5: Fangland

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2020 80:54


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for a discussion of Fangland by John Marks. If you'd like to buy the novel, please check our affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3h83kpM --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 4: Those Who Hunt the Night

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 22, 2020 95:09


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for a discussion of Those Who Hunt the Night by Barbara Hambly. If you'd like to buy the novel, please check our affiliate link: https://amzn.to/3dmPfCQ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 3: Blood Sinister

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 118:57


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for a discussion of Blood Sinister by Celia Rees. If you'd like to buy the novel, please check our affiliate link: https://amzn.to/2DZrdxb --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 2: Let the Right One In

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2019 108:30


    Join Alys Wilfred Earl (@alysdragon), Mattie Tucker (@doomedrider), Michael Gordon (@bengoram), and Geoffrey Sperl (@geoffreysperl) for a discussion of Let the Right One In (the novel and film) and the Hammer English language adaptation, Let Me In. If you'd like to buy the novel or movies, please check our affiliate links! Novel (translated to English): https://amzn.to/304HBoS Original film: https://amzn.to/31kA9XS English language remake: https://amzn.to/2ZOtOHQ --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

    Episode 1: Certain Dark Things

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2018 68:18


    The very first episode in which we discuss Silvia Moreno-Garcia's CERTAIN DARK THINGS (available at https://galfrid.us/2MZ8tnw). --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/thispodcastbites/support

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