Midweek Mention... Abigail

About this episode

The team reviews the gleefully gory vampire horror-comedy Abigail and discusses its marketing and Universal's monster-movie legacy.

On this episode of Bad Dads Film Review, the team reviews Abigail (2024) — a gleefully gory vampire horror-comedy from Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett, starring Melissa Barrera, Alisha Weir, Dan Stevens, Kathryn Newton, Kevin Durand, Angus Cloud, Giancarlo Esposito, and Matthew Goode. In this episode Why the poster and streaming artwork spoil the film’s big vampire revealUniversal’s monster-movie legacy, from the failed Dark Universe to The Invisible Man, Renfield, and AbigailThe heis...

People in this episode

Host: Bad Dads

Topics covered

• vampire horror-comedy
• film review
• movie legacy
• poster analysis
• streaming artwork

Keywords

• Abigail
• vampire
• horror-comedy
• film review
• Matt Bettinelli-Olpin
• Tyler Gillett
• Melissa Barrera
• Universal
• Dark Universe

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett, Universal, Dark Universe

Books & works: Abigail, The Invisible Man, Renfield

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