A shamelessly indulgent episode, as Kirsty, Stella and Dan rabbit on at length about why and how much they love the 2014 horror mockumentary What We Do In The Shadows, its current TV incarnation and other spin-offs. It's mostly spoiler-free, for the uninitiated (apart from a spoiler section beginning at 01:20:48), but it does contain some swearing. Which is becoming a habit.
An apology and a correction: Dan remarks that Natasia Demetriou's performance as Greek-accented Nadja is essentially an impression of her mother, but Dan is misremembering this biographical detail. Natasia's mother is English, it's her father who's Greek.
Related Links and Availability
What We Do In The Shadows (2019-2020 TV series) can be viewed on BBC iPlayer in the UK
What We Do In The Shadows (2014 film) can be viewed as part of the Amazon Prime subscription package in the UK
What We Do In The Shadows: Interviews With Some Vampires (2005 short film) can be viewed on YouTube
Wellington Paranormal is available to stream via www.tvnz.co.nz if you live in New Zealand or is available on DVD from the usual outlets in the rest of the world
Lovecraft Country is currently showing on Sky Atlantic in the UK
The Dead Don't Die is available for streaming purchase via Amazon or YouTube
Carmilla - The Series is available to stream on YouTube
Monty Python and the Holy Grail can currently be streamed on Netflix in the UK
And if you're wondering about the theme music to What We Do In The Shadows that we love so much, it's 'You're Dead' by Norma Tanega (1966)
All soundtrack clips are used for the purposes of criticism, in the spirit of Fair Dealing (UK law) and Fair Use (US law). No copyright infringement is intended.
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