Thirst with Hoai-Tran Bui

Published: Aug. 13, 2023, 4 a.m.

Move over, Dracula. Eat your heart out Edward Cullen. A new sexy vampire is in town, and he just happens to be a PRIEST! Park Chan-Wook reunites with the wonderful Song Kang-ho to put his own stamp on the popular genre with 2009\u2019s THIRST. Inverse\u2019s Hoi-Tran Boi joins us to chat about this darkly funny (and devilishly sound-designed) film, an adaptation of Emile Zola\u2019s classic novel Th\xe9r\xe8se Raquin. How do the rules of vampirism translate to a culture where everything is cooked with garlic? \xa0\n\nJoin our Patreon for franchise commentaries and bonus episodes.\nFollow us @blankcheckpod on Instagram, Threads, Facebook and X! \nBuy some real nerdy merch.\nConnect with other Blankies on our Reddit or Discord\nFor anything else, check out BlankCheckPod.com \nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices