Welcome Mutant Goons to our first week of Thanksgorging here on Slashers Podcast!  This week Doug and Ade dive into Kathryn Bigelow's debut film Near Dark (1987).  This film stars the amazing Bill Paxton, Lance Henrikson, and Jenette Goldstein, whom you may remember starred together in a little James Cameron film, Aliens.  Cameron suggested that Bigelow throw in his actors for good measure, and boom, we have a vampire horror western which Doug finds reminiscent of Rob Zombie's The Devil's Rejects.  The film also stars 80s favorite, Jenny Wright as Mae, the seductive vampiress, and Jason Patric's little brother Joshua John Miller as Homer.  You may know Miller from his horror comedy The Final Girls, as he is now all grown up and no longer a creepy little vamp.

Find out why we feel this film is unfairly compared with The Lost Boys, that, while totally butt-fucking awesome, is a completely different film both atmospherically and tonally. In addition, we discuss which vampires we'd like to be if they were real: Twilight vamps, Underworld vamps, Fright Night Vamps, From Dusk Till Dawn Vamps, Interview with the Vampire vamps, the list is endless!  If you could be immortal, which would you choose?  Give us a shout and let us know why on any of our platforms.

We hope you enjoy this month, our theme is basically choosing horror that showcase nasty eats--and what better way to kick it off than with one of the most badass vampire Westerns ever? 

We also end the show with questions from our Much Ado About Nerding buddies, Joe and Sally.  Be sure to check them out anywhere you listen to podcasts, as well as Instagram @much_ado_about_nerding and Patreon.com/muchadoaboutnerding; and [email protected]

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