The Show Notes: Episode 21: Vampires Suck or Do They?
Happy Halloween! Guest Moe Shalabi and the RHR crew discuss why vampires suck. Can science explain Vampires or are they 100% Handwavium?
Would You Want to Be a Vampire?
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Joe’s Show Notes:
00:00 Welcome to the October Month of Horror
00:15 Meet the Hosts and Guest
01:25 Twilight and Vampire Stories
03:53 What we are drinking:
Joe:
Viking blod by Danks mjod (danks mil) Nordic honey wine in traditional danish fashion
Georgia:
Stone hazy IPA: Fear Movie Lions
Nick:
Liquid death
Moe:
Bloody Mary — water
05:46 Types of Vampires
Blood-drinking vampires
Psychic or energy vampires
Aristocratic vampires
Monstrous vampires
Folkloric vampires
Modern/technological vampires
Genetic / Lab Created vampires
Sexual vampires
16:54 Scientific Basis for Vampirism
23:39 Global Vampire Folklore
29:44 Exploring Vampire Mechanics
30:10 Blood Consumption and Caloric Needs
Human blood has around 700 calories per liter and the average adult has about five liters of blood in their body.
30:55 Vampires and Eternal Youth
31:21 Wealthy Blood Drinkers
32:01 Historical Vampires and Blood Bathing
Vlad the Impaler: The historical figure often linked to the Dracula myth due to his brutal punishments, including impaling his enemies.
Elizabeth Bathory: Known as the “Blood Countess,” accused of bathing in the blood of young women to maintain her youth, contributing to vampire legends.
32:55 Vampires in Pop Culture
EARLY LITERARY INFLUENCES:
“The Vampyre” by John Polidori (1819)
Carmilla by Sheridan Le Fanu (1872)
Dracula by Bram Stoker (1897)
HOLLYWOOD’S EVOLUTION OF VAMPIRES:
Hammer Horror Films: Horror of Dracula (1958)
The Sexy Vampire Trend: The Hunger (1983)
33:58 Symbolism of Vampires
Sexuality and Power
Fear of Death and Immortality
The Vampire as a Critique of Consumption
35:44 Vampire Stories and Shows
Fledgling by Octavia Butler
What We Do in the Shadow: Hulu series
38:11 Favorite Vampire Movies
50:43 Would You Want to Be a Vampire?
53:08 Conclusion and Plugs
Moe’s sci-fi story in Punks4Palestine Anthology.
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