The early 2000’s graphic novel “Life Sucks” is a gem for anyone obsessed with Y2K nostalgia- but like most nostalgic things from the early aughts, the story has more than a few “yikes” moments.
 
Join me as I deconstruct the impact of the Columbine High …

One of the most memorable, influential, and frightening vampire novels of the 20th century, Stephen King’s 1975 novel “Salem’s Lot” can be approached through many lenses. 
 
Re-reading the novel in the midst of the largest global pandemic of the last 100…

Apologies for the less-than-stellar sound quality folks, we had a couple of last-minute snafus (which ought to be expected when one has put off uploading any new episodes for a yea), and we’ve got a slight delay in editing and polishing episode 1 of seas…

Is it a vampire movie, or a movie about an unkillable ancient cannibal who consumes blood to take the edge off of his hunger for human flesh?
 
Whatever your thoughts on whether or not He Never Died is a vampire movie, it IS a story that delves into conc…

It’s the second week of January 2020, so here’s the first episode of season 3 of Rose Sinister: Vampires, all about Elizabeth Kostova’s 2005 novel “The Historian,” which ruminates on history, evil, and Dracula. 
 
If you like these episodes, please consi…

Surprise, fans! 
On the 3rd day of January, 2020, I give you… the final episode of the truncated second season of Rose Sinister: Vampires, an episode that is literally so many months overdue that I had to go back and re-edit out some of the stuff that …

Polyamorous vampire communes from space. What makes a vampire a vampire? When vampires and their prey have a symbiotic relationship, who is addicted to who? Also, melanin is a vampire superpower in the 4th episode of season 2 of Rose Sinister: Vampires. …

I’m back from a long, much needed, self-imposed hiatus, and excited to be in the thick of creating and publishing content again. This episode, lucky number 13 (!!!) is a bit on the long side, but it covers some important historical ground that I felt was…

1998’s vampire hunting summer blockbuster, “Blade,” actually has quite a bit more to say that simply, “vampires bad. Blade kill.”
 
But yes, in this movie, vampires are unambiguously bad guys- but the why might surprise you.
 
Two online essays helped im…

Rose Sinister: Vampires is back for season 2, and I’m so excited to feature local New Orleans author and bestselling indie author and Wattpad phenom Alys Arden’s post-Katrina novel, “The Casquette Girls.”
 
Borrowing heavily from folklore I, as a profess…