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[Horror Queers Podcast] Worshiping at the Altar of Grace Jones in ‘Vamp’
Adventures in Babysitting….With Vampires
After spending the past few weeks discussing Chuck Russell’s 1988 remake of The Blob, the much-maligned 10th installment in the Friday the 13th franchise (Jason X) and the punk-but-not-really slasher film The Ranger, we’re heading to New York to discuss Richard Wenk’s 1986 comedy horror film Vamp.
In the film, two pledges (Chris Makepeace and Robert Rusler) try to bring home a stripper to impress their future fraternity brothers. Their search takes them to the After Dark Club, which just so happens to be run by a tall, performance art stripper vampire (Grace Jones). Mayhem ensues.
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Episode 66 – Vamp (1986)
We’re heading over to New York City (or is it Los Angeles?) to party it up with a vampiric Grace Jones in Richard Wenk’s 1986 comedy horror film Vamp! Joining us for the shindig is Cecil Baldwin, the narrator of Welcome to Night Vale!
Join us as Cecil educates us on the goings-on of 1980s New York City, which apparently is not actually filled with green and magenta lighting. We finally make our way to the emptiest strip club ever: the aptly named “After Dark Club”. While there, we’ll chat with Dedee Pfeiffer (sister of Michelle) before being seduced by a Kabuki’d out Grace Jones and her hypnotic performance art striptease.
We’ll try to label all of the films Vamp is trying to be (Adventures in Babysitting, The Warriors, Fright Night, etc.), while commending the film for not making Gedde Watanabe’s Duncan a racist stereotype (even if the movie forgets about him after the first act).
Oh, and does Trace make yet another Lizzie McGuire connection? You betcha!
Cross out Vamp!
Coming up on Wednesday: It’s April Fool’s Day, which means we’re covering…..April Fool’s Day (the 1986 slasher film, not the atrocious 2008 remake)! So grab your retractable knife and accept Muffy St. John’s invitation to her island mansion and get ready for a party to (not) die for.
– Joe & Trace
P.S. Check out this month’s article on 1981’s Roadgames. You can find all of the old articles here.
P.P.S. As an added bonus, if you subscribe to our Patreon you can listen to episodes on Leigh Whannell’s The Invisible Man and Craig Zobel’s The Hunt. Plus: a full-length audio commentary on Paul Verhoeven’s Hollow Man (2000)!
Here at Halloweenies, we love practical effects—there’s a reason why one of our categories is called “Great Graphics.” Well, consider this a full-length “Great Graphics” episode, where we talk to the effects team behind the titular puppet of Pinocchio Unstrung, in theaters this Friday. As the latest installment in the Twisted Childhood Universe, Pinocchio ups the franchise’s game by featuring a villain that’s entirely practical, created with a stunning mix of animatronics and, of course, puppetry.
So, take a seat at the workbench for a spirited interview between Halloweenie co-host Dan Caffrey and MASTERS FX President and Founder (and special effects legend in his own right) Todd Masters, Pinnochio Lead artist and Designer Kiana Larson, and Lead Animatronics Joshua Raymond. Learn how they pulled off such a dazzling and terrifying puppet, where they think the effects industry is headed, the movies that made them want to be FX artists, a few tidbits of Nightmare On Elm Street history, and more.
Pinocchio himself might even pop by for an appearance.
Stream the episode below and get tickets now for Pinocchio Unstrung. New to the Halloweenies? Catch up with the gang by revisiting their essential episodes on past franchises such as Halloween, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Friday the 13th, Scream, The Evil Dead, Chucky, Alien, and Universal Monsters. This year? Hellraiser AND The Omen.
You can also become a member of their Patreon, The Rewind, for hilariously irreverent commentaries (e.g. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Gremlins, Child’s Play) and one-off deep dives on your favorite rentals (e.g. Saw, 28 Days Later, Manhunter, Near Dark). Each month promises something new and unexpected from the wildest corners of the genre.
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