Way back in our ninth episode we looked at Interview With The Vampire; now in episode 17 we take a look at his second, more recent vampire film, Byzantium. It’s another course of a toxic, obssessive relationship between two vampires, only this one comes with a mother/child relationships and an examination of vampire society that truly is the upper class feeding on those below.

Instead of an eternity of beauty and wealth, Byzantium is a story about women, survival, and the need to know and tell your own story.

Episode warnings: Rape/sexual violence, vampire-typical violence, general misogyny

Life warnings: Do not google image search syphilis. Seriously.