454 - Gobbledyween: Rockula (feat. Eric Sipple)

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Gobbledyween has come to a close for another year--and we’re going out with a fang! To round out our month of frightening films, we’ve chosen a movie most people have probably never heard of: Rockula, a vampiric musical from 1990 starring Dean Cameron as the bloodsucking Ralph, cursed to try and win back the love of his immortal life every 22 years. We have also chosen to torture none other than Mimesis author Eric Sipple, who has been forced to endure this film with Paul and Arlo. The gang discusses mirror selves, farting bats, resentful stars, and of course, Bo Diddley.

NEXT: enough inner darkness, how about some Outer Darkness? For our next Four-Color Flashback, we explore the interstellar terror of John Layman and Afu Chan’s 2018-19 Image series.

BREAKDOWN

00:00:40 - Intro / Guest

00:09:36 - Rockula

01:29:46 - The Box Office Game!

01:52:26 - Outro / Next

LINKS

• Rockula Online

MUSIC

• “Rockula” by Los Straitjackets, Damas y Caballeros (2001)
• “Rockula” by Jesse Cutler, Test of Time (2008)

GOBBLEDYCARES

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