Jun 18 2024 78 mins
Dive into Swedish Horror with “Let The Right One In” on the Scary Spirits podcast!
This week Karen serves up a chilling cocktail (and movie)! Join your horror hosts Karen and Greg as they sink their teeth into the critically acclaimed Swedish vampire film, Let The Right One In (2008). Will this artsy horror romance quench their thirst for scares, or leave them feeling… hollow? Tune in for a fang-tastic discussion filled with spoilers, scares, and a recipe for the Loneliness cocktail!
Looking for a unique vampire story? Let The Right One In offers a refreshingly different take on the classic bloodsucker myth.
Loneliness Cocktail Recipe
• Ice cubes
• 1 1/2 oz Absolut Vodka
• 1 dash orange bitters
• 3/4 oz lemon juice
• 3/4 oz vanilla syrup
• 1/3 oz egg white
Instructions:
- Fill a shaker with ice cubes.
- Add all ingredients.
- Shake and strain into a rocks glass.
Source: absolutdrinks.com
A Brief Synopsis: When Oskar, a sensitive, bullied 12-year-old boy living with his mother in suburban Sweden, meets his new neighbor, the mysterious and moody Eli, they strike up a friendship. Initially reserved with each other, Oskar and Eli slowly form a close bond, but it soon becomes apparent that she is no ordinary young girl. Eventually, Eli shares her dark, macabre secret with Oskar, revealing her connection to a string of bloody local murders.
Some of the topics discussed and highlights of this episode include:
- We learn about the origins of the Rubik’s Cube.
- Karen tells us about Morse Code.
- Greg makes a reference to a Batman villain.
- Dr. Karen talks about burst ear drums.
- The Atlas Vampire murder is discussed.
Our rating of the film:
This movie was pretty good. It only took us 2 cocktails to get through it.
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