Let The Right One In

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We’re deep in Hoa-Hoa-Hoa season (iykyk), and we couldn’t let it pass without leaping from overpasses into the Swedish vampire film Let The Right One In. We brought our resident horror expert Jamie back for this couplet, so you know it’ll be a great dive into practical effects, the bleakness of the early 80s, and how all vampire movies technically suck. Put your heavier sweater over your light sweater and keep out of the pool, dear hearts.

Artwork by jstnmbrwn

References:

Crofts, Penny, and Honni van Rijswijk. “‘What Kept You So Long?’: Bullying’s Gray Zone and The Vampire’s Transgressive Justice in Let the Right One In.” Law, Culture and the Humanities 11, no. 2 (June 1, 2015): 248–69. https://doi.org/10.1177/1743872111435189.

Låt Den Rätte Komma In. Drama, Fantasy, Horror. EFTI, Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige, Filmpool Nord, 2008.

“Let the Right One In (Film).” In Wikipedia, March 1, 2024. https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Let_the_Right_One_In_(film)&oldid=1211312720.

Tyree, J. M. “Warm-Blooded: True Blood and Let the Right One In.” Film Quarterly 63, no. 2 (2009): 31–37. https://doi.org/10.1525/fq.2009.63.2.31.

“Vampire Films Around the World – McFarland.” Accessed April 7, 2024. https://mcfarlandbooks.com/product/vampire-films-around-the-world/.