Ep.65:Near Dark (1987)

Celluloid Fever Dreams

Caleb Cotton gets more than he bargained for when a little bite on the neck gives him a fatal allergy to the sun. Forced to join an undead band of criminals as they leave a trail of crashed vehicles, burned out buildings, and broken bodies across the American Southwest, Caleb struggles to retain his humanity. Told he must kill within one week or the group will end his newfound immortality themselves, he must decide between an eternity of hedonistic carnage or a mortal life. The night, comes at a price in Katheryn Bigelow's Western Horror, Near Dark.

Join Wyndham Jennings for a look at the film, its stars, and the evolution of vampires in film in this week's Celluloid Fever Dreams.

Other films to check out: Curse of the Undead, Ganja and Hess, Martin, Pale Rider, The Valley of Gwangi, John Carpenter's Vampires, From Dusk til Dawn, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, Dead Man, Silent Tongue

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