The Hottest Newest Oldest Vampires: Nosferatu, Sinners, and AMC's Interview with the Vampire

Rebecca and Hannah discuss the 2025 original movie Sinners, the 2024 adaptation of Nosferatu, and AMC’s Interview with the Vampire and how the three are working together to redefine the modern vampire (or not). They share their thoughts on everything from Orlok’s mustache and their love for Lestat and discuss whether or not we’re really in a vampire renaissance.Come vamps, join us around the campfire.Content warnings: brief mentions of sexual trauma, mentions of suicide (in fiction)Major spoilers:* Dracula by Bram Stoker, 1897* AMC’s Interview with the Vampire, 2022-Current* Nosferatu, directed by Robert Eggers, 2024* Sinners, directed by Ryan Coogler, 2025Other media mentioned in this episode:Fiction* Interview with the Vampire by Anne Rice, 1976* Hotel Transylvania by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, 1978* The Gilda Stories by Jewelle Gomez, 1991* Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, 2005Film* Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror, directed by F.W. Murnau, 1922* Dracula, directed by Tod Browning, 1931* Dracula, directed by Terence Fisher, 1958* Nosferatu the Vampyre, directed by Werner Herzog, 1979* Bram Stoker’s Dracula, directed by Francis Ford Coppola, 1992* Shadow of the Vampire, directed by E. Elias Merhige, 2000* Twilight, directed by Catherine Hardwicke, 2008* Vampires Suck, directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer 2010TV* Buffy the Vampire Slayer, 1997-2003* True Blood, 2008-2014* Vampire Diaries, 2009-2017Stage* Twihard: An Unauthorized Twilight Musical Parody, Otherworld Theatre, 2025Non-fiction* A Natural History of the Romance Novel by Pamela Regis, 2003* “Notes on ‘Camp’” by Susan Sontag, 1964Corrections:31:58 — Count Orlok in Herzog’s Nosferatu (1979) is played by Klaus Kinski. (John Malkovich plays F.W. Murnau in the 2000 film Shadow of the Vampire, a fictional re-telling of the making of Nosferatu (1922).)For podcast updates, vampire memes, and consumption suggestions, follow us on Instagram! @vampirecampfirepodThis episode was written, recorded, and produced by Rebecca Glazer & Hannah SpiegelmanNote: We’re an affiliate of Bookshop.org and earn a small commission if you purchase through our links — allowing you to support indie bookstores and an indie podcast at the same time! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit vampirecampfirepod.substack.com/subscribe