Episode 5: Where Have All the Black Vampires Gone? w/ Dhonielle Clayton

This week our special guest is New York Times bestselling author Dhonielle Clayton. She is the author of The Belles, Tiny Pretty Things (coming to Netflix Fall 2020), and a contributor in the Vampires Never Get Old anthology. Her short story "The House of Black Sapphires" transforms the vampire mythology and roots it in Black American culture, creating something entirely new. We dig into Black vampires in books and media, as well as Fledgling by Octavia E. Butler! Also in this episode: The Originals - Marcel True Blood - Tara Buffy the Vampire Slayer - Mr. Trick Blade Twilight - Laurent (movie only)Stephenie Meyer's stance on POC actors according to Catherine HardwickeSupport the show