Ep598: FRIGHT NIGHT is Still So Cool!

Today, the Kicking the Seat Podcast welcomes author Ben Beard* to look back on thirty-five years of Fright Night! Tom Holland’s innovative horror/comedy/fantasy centers on a suburban high schooler who discovers that his new neighbor is a vampire. He recruits his friends and a TV horror host to stop the bloodsucking scourge—a task that’s much harder than he’d bargained for!

Ian and Ben discuss why Fright Night is much better than they’d remembered it; why Tom Holland is one of horror’s unsung heroes; and how the 2011 remake stacks up.

Also, Ian invites you to check out his recent appearances on The Spoiler Room and You’ll Probably Agree podcasts, and shares an exclusive promo code for you to use in purchasing the newly released documentary, Finding Courage (watch Ian’s YouTube-exclusive interview with director Kay Rubacek to find out why this is one of the year’s best films)!

Episode 598 doesn’t need hot cocoa—it saw a vampire!

Show Guide:

Intro Music: 0:00 - 0:14

Intro: 0:14 - 5:53

Fright Night (1985) Trailer: 5:53 - 7:14

Fright Night (1985) Discussion: 7:14 - 1:15:44

Outro Music: 1:15:44 - 1:16:00

*Look for Ian’s interview with Ben about his upcoming book on the history of Southern cinema, The South Never Plays Itself, next month. You can pre-order it now!

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