Part spin-off series following a new voice and perspective, part season 3 of AMC's Interview with the Vampire, all The Vampire Lestat. John and Elysia get together to discuss their favorite fanged villains and antiheroes ahead of the new season – opening with a (mostly) spoiler-free discussion of why those who haven't should tune into the first two seasons, before launching into their dive into the new season: what we know so far, the characters, the music, and awards for the vamps most likely to do anything from stand you up for a date to fall for an internet scam.

Catch up with the discussion and recap of Interview with the Vampire seasons 1 &2 here.

Lestat's music videos so far:

• “Long Face”

• “All Fall Down”

• “Dancing with Myself” (cover)

• “Butterscotch Bitch”

• “Your Biggest Fan”

Promo material referenced:

• Latest, longest trailer

• “I bet” trailer (first extended look)

• Incest / “failure” trailer (“The Rolin Cut”)

• Lestat discovers the book (clip)

• Pom commercial

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John drops in for cocktail hour before Mark, Lisa, and Elysia make a meal of all the lore-building and juicy character moments in the first five episode of Widow's Bay on Apple TV – also laying out what the many teases and blink-and-you'll-miss-it moments might mean for the rest of this season (and beyond?).

This episode begins with spoiler-free reactions to the show so far before beginning our spoiler discussion.

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Elysia and Riley kneel at the alter of Ralph Fiennes' Iron Maiden, discuss why Jimmy Crystal is scarier than Sinners' vampire Remmick, and glean hope from this film's not-so-hidden messages of humanity, sacrifice, and teasings of radical forgiveness in the second film in the game-changing 28 Years Later zoombie trilogy.

Previous coverage: 28 Days & Weeks Later (subscribers) & 28 Years Later (2025)

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John and Elysia take one last trip to the Upside Down and discuss the final season of Stranger Things.

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Jean joins Elysia to discuss Guillermo del Toro's final form of filmmaking – the movie he's been making in his head for 50 years. They break down the book changes, links to the films from the '30s, and inspirations from Del Toro's own life – plus the costumes, casting, production design, and the rest as they ponder the film's many philosophical questions.

Learn more about the novel, its writer and other contributors, and the films from the 1930s* in the Wool-Shift-Dust feed.

*Featuring Ayesha from Every Single SciFi Film Ever.

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Elysia and John return to the Ann Rice Immortals Universe to discuss the spy-thriller spinoff that left us whelmed.

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Elysia, John, and Mark wade through the timey-wimey twists of a wintry season finale.

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Elysia, John, and Mark watch the Augury unfold in this shocking episode of horror.

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Elysia, John, and Mark send in the clowns to give more backstory to It. They discuss fake music numbers, the breaking of fellowships, and the show's three-season trajectory.

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Elysia, John, and Mark enter the sewers to explore the growing references to Stephen King's legendarium. They discuss Dick Halloran's powers, the limitations and feeding needs of It, and new possible connections to the original timeline.

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