The Blood Drive rolls up to the comic book-action-horror underworld of 1998's Blade! It's two thumbs up for this highly influential movie. We discuss some production history, our favorite performances, the history of Blade in Marvel Comics, and much, much more.

Opening music is "Miracle - FMA Podcast" by Serge Quadrado - licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: Freemusicarchive.org

The Blood Drive is on the last leg of the Anne Rice road trip, as we discuss 2002's Queen of the Damned! We speak of Nu Metal, our glam and dandy immortal Mr. Stuart Townsend (was he better than Tom Cruise? Was he better than Sam Reid?), Aaliyah's excellence (RIP), mid goth clubs, kidnapped goth extras, and much, much more! Listeners, tell us what you think if this movie!

Opening music is "Miracle - FMA Podcast" by Serge Quadrado - licensed under an Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License. Source: Freemusicarchive.org

Lucky episode 13 takes the Blood Drive to 2022 to talk about the Interview With the Vampire, the series! Ab and Al are obsessive completionists and we're going to go through the adaptations of these Anne Rice vamps. This ain't the novel, but it's a fascinating take on the source material. Louis is different, Claudia is different, Daniel is way different, Armand is mean. But it comes together very well and we like it. Great actors, none of which are Jared Leto. We need the Daniel style of journalism back. Tell us what you think!

Happy Halloween everyone! The Blood Drive celebrates the S'amhain season by discussing Neil Jordan's 1994 colossus, Interview With The Vampire. Based on Anne Rice's iconic novel, Ab and Al discuss casting controversies, camp and mopey tragic vamps. Kirsten Dunst gets her flowers, and is there any place Antonio Banderas can't go? Take my vampire wife, PLEASE!!!

The Blood Drive takes Exit 1992 straight into Francis Ford Coppola's masterpiece, Bram Stoker's Dracula! Absynthe takes us through the production and stylizing of this strange, surreal movie. We discuss almost-casts, the influence of this movie on later genre cinema, and much much more!

The Blood Drive exits the 1980s with with Vampire's Kiss (1989!). This is our season covering vampire movies, but was there even a vampire in this one? Trigger warning - sexual assault and animal cruelty. Topics include: Cage-outs, decadent 1980s nightclubs, abusive Manhattan corporate culture, possible rabies, and notorious occult bookstores. This movie is more straightforward than you might think.

On Episode 9 of the Blood Drive, we pack into a blacked out van and head out west to look at the vampire western Near Dark from 1987. We compare and contrast to The Lost Boys, discuss Kathryn Bigelow's interesting body of work, and marvel at all of the excellent actors in this movie. Anne Rice minus the aristocracy? Who did Jesse Hooker and his pack vote for? Where does this movie fall in the canon of 1980s vampire cinema? What do you think of Near Dark?

The Blood Drive is on the Pacific Coast Highway to Santa Cru - err, Santa "Carla" - to visit with The Lost Boys from 1987! Ab and Al, two very Gen X kids, think it's the perfect summer movie, and Gen Z ambassador provides some sharp, smart analysis. Topcs discussed include: What's the real romance here? Are Reagan era values upheld? Who dressed Corey Haim in this film? What would the Lost Boys look like in 2025? Is the soundtrack actually good, or is it only a mood? Listeners, we want your input!