Vampires (and their rebranding) with Rissa Miller

About this episode

The episode features a discussion about the rebranding of vampires in film with guest Rissa Miller.

Today we are invite you in to this episode about vampires! Our guest is friend of the show and returning guest, author and herbalist Rissa Miller. She talks about movies that bring vampires outside of their castles: specifically "The Lost Boys" , "Near Dark" , the Twilight series and recent winner of multiple Oscars, "Sinners" . This was a really cool conversation and we hope you love it. Rissa Miller is an editor, author, herbalist, seer, and storyteller. You can find her on Facebook , Instagram , YouTube , and her website, Teaandsmoke.com . You can also check out her children's book, "Room With a Boo" .

People in this episode

Hosts: Leslie Gray Streeter, Lynne Streeter Childress

Guest: Rissa Miller

Topics covered

• vampires
• film analysis
• rebranding
• horror movies
• pop culture

Keywords

• vampires
• The Lost Boys
• Near Dark
• Twilight
• Sinners
• Rissa Miller
• horror films
• rebranding

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Lost Boys, Near Dark, Twilight, Sinners

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