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It’s Halloween week AND our final episode in our Dracula Movie Series! This week we shut the coffin on Dracula by discussing one of the most faithful adaptations to the Bram Stoker novel with Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula. We are joined by local filmmaker Shelby Hagerdon to discuss the 1992 romantic thriller, and why the film has left the legacy it has. Furthermore, please leave Keanu Reeves alone, he tried.

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Hey, who said Dracula was all about blood and guts, why not throw in a little love? On this week’s podcast we are joined by filmmaker and lifelong horror fan Ansel Faraj (Loon Lake, Will & Liz) to discuss the often forget Dracula adaptation from 1979 starring Frank Langella! Often known as the ”romantic” Dracula adaptation we dive into the film and the history of the Universal Monster remakes.

Much like previous Dracula adaptations, the film follows Count Dracula as he travels to England from Transylvania in search of new blood. There, the Count falls for the engaged Lucy Seward and in his quest for love blood is shed in that of Mina Van Helsing. You guys know the rest, Van Helsing vs Dracula. Dracula is defeated. The end.

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"Some fans love you to death." Fanboy is a term that has found popularity in pop culture when referring to fans of a certain form of entertainment, a fandom most associated with obsession. What happens when a ''fanboy'' of 1980's slashers takes the term stalker to it's fullest extent of the word and begins killing off his favorite horror icons? 13 Fanboy is an upcoming slasher film from director Deborah Voorhees, known to most horror fans as Tina in Friday the 13th Part V. We are joined on this podcast by Deborah to discuss life imitating art, assembling a star-studded cast, and the new life that Scream Queens have found in modern horror.

From Bela Lugosi to Christopher Lee we continue Dracula month with the 1958 Hammer Horror classic Horror of Dracula! We are joined by South Dakota filmmaker Dominic Wieneke to discuss the Lee and Peter Cushing classic, and why it stands out amongst the Dracula mythos. Dom joins us just days before the debut of 13 Fanboy, a film in which he served as Assistant Director on, and will be streaming on VOD at at the Sioux Falls State Theatre on October 22nd. Tickets for the film are available on The State Theatre website!

We're kicking off Dracula month with the movie that popularized the famous vampire and influenced every iteration of the character going forward! Recorded live at the Back Lot 605 Film Festival as part of SiouxperCon, Casey, Brian and Sam discuss the lasting legacy of Bela Lugosi's iconic turn as Count Dracula. Also discussed are the alternative Phillip Glass score and the Spanish version filmed simultaneously with the English language production. Please note: there's no box office or news discussions on this episode, as we are switching up formats and will have some exciting new developments moving forward!

The Dakota Independent Film Festival enters it's first year of a two day Film Festival event held at the historic State Theatre in Sioux Falls, SD. This two day celebration of regional, national, and worldwide film takes place October 9th and 10th, with films beginning at 11 am each day. We are joined by Festival director James Fishback to discuss the program of films including documentaries, shorts, and feature films.

In the final episode of our Superhero Non-Comic Book Series, we are joined by the duo behind A Comic Book Look and SiouxperCon staff members Jon Runyan and Tom Devine to discuss the 2012 found-footage superhero film, Chronicle! We also discuss the box office and the latest movie news for the LAST TIME ON THE MAIN SHOW! (more on that later)

Damon Wayans, most known for In Living Color and The Last Boy Scout brings us the superhero nobody asked for. Wayans is joined by fellow ILC castmate David Alan Grier in the odd take on superheroes. This week we continue Non-Comic Book Superhero month as we are joined by contributing writer to Back Lot 605, Joe Fisher, to discuss the 1994 Damon Wayans lead film. We also take a look at this weekend's box office results and the latest movie news!

Superhost is a 2021 horror film in which two vacation rental vloggers find themselves terrorized by a host that will do anything for a good review. We sit down with writer/director Brandon Christensen (Still/Born, Z) to discuss making horror fun again, working with Barbara Crampton, and the director's own cameo that he cut from the film.

Sam Raimi, a man most known for the Evil Dead and Spider-Man trilogy released a zany combination of those two series with the cult classic Darkman film. This week we continue Non-Comic Book Superhero month as we are joined by some comic book experts from Wednesday Comics (Marvin, Alex and Garrett) to discuss the 1990 Liam Neeson lead film. We also take a look at this weekend's box office results and the latest movie news!