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[Horror Queers Podcast] Entering the World of Hammer Horror with ‘The Vampire Lovers’
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After having some goofy fun revisiting the 2000 horror film Urban Legends: Final Cut, we then had a surprisingly serious discussion over Paul Verhoeven’s misunderstood flop Showgirls (yes, we know this isn’t horror, but give us a break, will ya?). Now we are closing out September with our first foray into Hammer Horror: Roy Ward Baker‘s 1970 lesbian vampire film The Vampire Lovers!
The film sees seductive vampire (with lesbian tendencies) Carmilla Karnstein (Ingrid Pitt) target the beautiful and the rich in 19th century Styria.
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Episode 93 – The Vampire Lovers (1970)
“On this week’s episode, we’re making our first foray into Hammer Horror with a journey to 19th century Styria in Roy Ward Baker’s The Vampire Lovers. Joining us for the discussion is Scarred for Life co-host Mary Beth McAndrews, who brings her own passion for vampires to the episode.
After a brief crash course on Hammer Horror, we’ll laud the performances of Ingrid Pitt as the thrice-named anti-heroic vampire Marcilla/Carmilla/Mircalla, marvel at the unusual vampire lore (shrouds?!), and lament the lack of any interesting male characters (though that is undoubtedly the point).
Plus, Mary Beth leads us in a frank discussion of bisexuality and the vampire sub-genre’s relationship to it, which isn’t too shocking considering this film is sexy af.”
Cross out The Vampire Lovers!
Coming up on Wednesday: Now that we’re in October, we’re kicking off the month with something a bit more light-hearted in Todd Strauss-Schulson’s 2015 meta-slasher The Final Girls!
– Joe & Trace
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Coming Soon & Now Showing is a monthly series on Halloweenies that catches up on the latest horror headlines and round robins capsule reviews of new and old horrors.
This month, Michael Roffman and Justin Gerber discuss the blockbuster weekend involving Backrooms and Obsession. They also brush on some franchise news and dust off oldies for the first time: 1987’s Dead of Winter and 1977’s False Face.
Stream the episode below. Subscribe via Apple Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, and RSS. 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 the Universal Monsters.This year? Hellraiser!
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