About this episode
The episode discusses George Romero's 1977 film 'Martin', exploring its genre ambiguity and themes of monstrosity.
This week we take on George Romero's Martin from 1977. Is it a vampire movie? Maybe if you squint at it just right. Martin doesn't fit neatly into any genre and for that we're at a loss to properly define it. But one thing is for sure, this is our favorite non-zombie Romero movie. It's a very weird, very European movie with artsy tendencies and a good idea of where George Romer's career may have gone had he not been repeatedly dragged back to the zombie well. In Martin, the eponymous young man drifts from house to house, a ward of a highly superstitious family who pass him around as a burden that must be contained lest his bloodlust lead him to mayhem and carnage but here's the problem: Martin doesn't seem to actually be a vampire. He walks around during the day, holy symbols and vampire wards have no effect on him. But he is no less monstrous, being an actual serial killer. The question remains, does Martin kill because he's been told for so long that he's a monster? Join the Bring Me The Axe Discord: https://discord.gg/snkxuxzJ Support Bring Me The Axe! on Patreon: …
People in this episode
Hosts: Bryan White, Dave White
Topics covered
- vampire movie
- George Romero
- 1977 film
- horror genre
- serial killer
- European cinema
Keywords
- Martin
- George Romero
- vampire
- horror
- 1977
- serial killer
- European film
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Books & works: Martin
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