Bela Undead - It's Midnight Somewhere

On this episode, we take a look at the iconic Bela Lugosi. In his portrayal of Dracula, he defined the aesthetic and demeanor of vampires for generations to come, and as goths and horror fans, why not talk about the actor immortalized by Bauhaus?

Our podcast background soundtrack includes Romanian folk from Béla Bartók, Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony No.8, Phillip Glass’ Dracula Suite, Music from the Original Motion Picture Soundtrack "Plan 9 from Outer Space”, Music from the soundtrack for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, a contemporary soundtrack by Kostika Collaku, Bauhaus’ Bela Lugosi’s Dead, and Concrete Blonde’s Bloodletting.

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Book: Lugosi: His Life in Films, on Stage, and in the Hearts of Horror Lovers by Gary Don Rhodes

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The Count

I have been a part of the goth subculture since I was 16. I am the owner and creator of The Requiem Podcast which has been around since early 2008 and also podcast award nominee Cemetery Confessions. I am also known as DJ Count. I am married, and a father to a beautiful baby bat named Link.