About this episode

The episode discusses the 1972 film 'Blacula' and its impact on the vampire genre.

This week, we're having Bloody Marys with 1972's "Blacula." We talk about how this Blaxploitation vampire classic defies expectations, and why William Marshall's commanding performance may be our favorite cinematic bloodsucker ever. Listen now.

Topics covered

• Blaxploitation
• vampires
• film analysis

Keywords

• Bloody Marys
• William Marshall
• cinematic bloodsucker

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Bloody Marys

Books & works: Blacula

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