VAMPIRES IN 1979! (DRACULA, NOSFERATU, SALEM'S LOT, LOVE AT FIRST BITE, THIRST, VAMPIRE) Round Table
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DRACULA (1979) d. John Badham (USA) NOSFERATU (1979) d. Werner Herzog (Germany) LOVE AT FIRST BITE (1979) d. Stan Dragoti (USA) THIRST (1979) d. Rod Hardy (Australia) VAMPIRE (1979) d. E.W. Swackhamer (USA) SALEM'S LOT (1979) d. Tobe Hooper (USA)
The year was 1979, and it was a time of disco, political unrest, walkmans, and vampires. No fewer than six major film and TV projects premiered across the globe, providing a spectrum of bloodsuckers not seen before or since. Played for laughs (Love at First Bite) or steeped in social commentary (Thirst), from tortured souls (Nosferatu) to top of the food chain (Vampire), adapted from literary works old (Dracula) and new (Salem’s Lot), or completely original storylines, you just couldn’t keep the undead dead, and the shock waves have continued to reverberate throughout history. Some of the finest performers in history have lined up to either inhabit or combat the fanged menace onscreen, and we the viewers have reveled in their efforts over the past half century.
Join AC and his fantastic panel of guests (Chris Hainworth, Bobby Zier, Mike Mayo, Chad Hawks) for this amazing round table celebrating the VAMPIRES OF 1979!!! ------------------------------------------------------------ Chris Hainsworth (he/him/his) is an actor/writer/director represented by Big Mouth Talent Chicago. He is a DeathScribe winner 2009 for the audio drama "Remembrance" and author of The Fourth Wall, part of Motel 666 (2015).
Chad “The CryptKicker” Hawks is a Producer, author, and full-time fanged freak. He grew up a fanatic of monsters, the macabre, and the Halloween holiday, all of which he adores to this day. https://linktr.ee/thecryptkicker
Mike Mayo has written several books about film and popular culture, among them VideoHound’s Horror Show and American Murder. He is also the author of the Jimmy Quinn historical suspense novels set in Prohibition-era New York.
Bobby Zier has a passion for Dracula and runs a TikTok and YouTube channel called Lugosi TheatreH. e recently received a Rondo Award for his effort in keeping classic horror alive and well. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Keep Searching, Keep Exploring, and, most of all, Keep Sharing the Scare!
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