Something is wrong with Gizmo lately. He’s morose, distracted, like a man with a secret. I mean, he’s still a perfectly adequate familiar. But there’s just something not right about him. What We Do in the Shadows s5e1: Laszlo Cravensworth, The Mall, Disney+ 2023
We live in Staten Island. Nobody will notice. ibid.
Tonight, Gizmo arrives upon an Uber. ibid. gang at restaurant
Nadja absolutely crushed my lower body. ibid. doll
If that were to happen Guillermo, I would have to kill you. ibid. Nandor
Prepare to be pillaged! ibid. Nandor riding merry-go-round at the mall
The truth is, we’re all just hiding in plain sight. ibid. Guillermo
Something is going very tits up with my life … And now my poor precious little dolly has got her body all mangled and minced up. What We Do in the Shadows s5e2: A Night Out With the Guys, Nadja
We’re off for a night on the town with Sean with his friends. ibid. Laszlo
Cheap crap and old fish – it’s like looking out the window of my childhood home. ibid. Nadja visits Little Antipaxos
The Comptroller controls the budget for the whole of Staten Island. What We Do in the Shadows s5e3: Pride Parade, Sean
A Pride parade right here in Staten Island! ibid. Charmaine
What if we swapped bodies just for a day. ibid. doll to Nadja
A vampire can only ascend as high as the lowest cloud in the area. ibid. Laszlo
I’m only attracted to you in doll form. ibid. Colin Robinson
We do not go to outer space because it is easy but because it is hard. ibid. Nandor
Sean had to bow out of the race. Apparently, in Staten Island there is a rule that a candidate cannot have more than 9 DUIs. What We Do in the Shadows s5e4: Campaign
I have decided to hunt for a new companion. ibid. Nandor
The debate stage is a great place for a mega-drain. ibid. Colin
Master, I’m not going to circumcise you. ibid. Guillermo
I’ve been living in Staten Island for many centuries. What We Do in the Shadows s5e5: Local News, Nandor to TV camera
I am not Nadja. I am Sally Rhubarb. ibid. Nadja
The whole world knows that vampire are real, and we are they. ibid. Laszlo to Guillermo
They are testing your blood and they are going to find your Van Helsing germs … What We Do in the Shadows s5e6: Urgent Care, Nadja to Guillermo
Nandor is going to rip your face into a new arsehole. ibid.
You are what the scientific community refer to as a lost cause. What We Do in the Shadows s5e7: Hybrid Creatures, Laszlo to Guillermo
They are the results of my experiments with your DNA. Kill them. ibid.
What about if we threw Laszlo a roast? What We Do in the Shadows s5e8: The Roast, the Guide
Vampires are supposed to have blood orgies and slaughter circles. Blah! You have all gone soft. ibid. Baron Afanas
It is best Nandor hears it from you. ibid. Baron Afanas to Guillermo
Tonight is my big art gallery opening. What We Do in the Shadows: A Weekend at Morrigan Manor s5e9, Guide
I saw some art last year so I’m good. ibid. Nadja
Laszlo, let me out of this cage so I can kill Guillermo. ibid. Nandor
I am here to conduct your exit interview from your job as a familiar and also your life. What We Do in the Shadows s5e10: Exit Interview, Colin
On the stand Chase admitted to drinking his victims’ blood and to decapitating the infant to obtain more. Born to Kill? s2e5: Richard Trenton Chase, Sky One 2006
Sentenced to death. ibid.
23rd January 1978, Sacramento, USA: David Walin came home from work to find his wife brutally murdered in her bedroom. 22-year-old Theresa was three months pregnant … ‘She was shot three times with a .22 … and some horrible things done to that woman’ … Even experienced police officers had never seen anything like it. The blood-drinking killer was 27-year-old Richard Chase, who would go on to be known as the vampire of Sacramento. Within a month he randomly slaughtered six people including two children. World’s Most Evil Killers: Richard Chase: The Vampire of Sacramento, Sky Crime 2020
According to folklore, vampires can often be found buried just outside of graveyards in unconsecrated ground. Buried Worlds with Tim Wildman: Devil Swamp, Discovery 2020
Dracula: the name is synonymous with terror. The creation of Irish author Bram Stoker – this iconic tale of a medieval vampire stalking the streets of London has scared and inspired millions around the world for over 120 years. Since its first publication in 1897, Bram Stoker’s novel has never been out of print. In Search of Dracula with Mark Gatiss, BBC 2020
‘Dracula’s so popular he’s got his own emoji.’ ibid. fan
Why do we keep returning to the Count? To what extent has public taste changed our perception of the Vampire, and what is the secret of his hypnotic hold over us all? ibid.
Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, Hammer 1968 … Nosferatu, 1968 … Over the years the Count proved very difficult to kill … ibid.
The book was finally published on May 26th 1897 and quickly gained critical success. Much was made of Stoker’s clever trick of bringing a medieval monster into modern London. ibid.
Two years after the successful Broadway play, Universal Pictures produced the first version of Dracula on film [1931] with sound. ibid.
In 1958 Christopher Lee made the first of seven Hammer appearances in the role. ibid.
Vampires: we all know them from pop culture. They live in the shadows. They have fangs for teeth that they use to suck the life from victims. But real vampires exist. Their powers so great little can be done to stop their will. But are vampires real? MonsterQuest s2e10: Vampires in America, History 2008
For centuries mankind has told frightening tales of bloodthirsty vampires and moon-crazed werewolves … unearthly creatures that according to legend thrive on human blood, feast on human flesh. But could they actually be real? The UnXplained with William Shatner s1e15: Vampires & Wereworlves, History 2019
Rod adopts the persona of a five-hundred-year-old vampire … You couldn’t be a part of Rod’s group by being a part-time vampire … Killer Kids s4e8: Vampire & The Essay, LMN 2011
On November 28th 1996 three days after Rod Ferrell brutally murdered friend Heather Wendorf’s parents, Rod and his vampire cult are arrested. ibid.
He used syringes and surgical tubing to drain his victims’ blood into a mason jar so he could drink it. She managed to escape but not before John Crutchley drained 40% of her blood. As many as 30 women went missing. True Crime Recaps: The Serial Killer is a Vampire! John Crutchley Case, Youtube 13.56, 2023
John Brennan Crutchley was an engineer, a deranged sadist, probable serial killer, definitely a creepy husband and father and lord knows what else. ibid.
You know what’s even more disturbing? The Undead. The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd: What Lies Beneath s1e9, History 2024
1990, Griswold, Connecticut: It turns out those kids playing in the woods stumbled across the first physical evidence of something deeply irrational. ibid.
And then she [Jennifer Wendorf] comes home and there is blood everywhere. Pieces of skull were in the next room. It was a bloodbath. Deadly Cults s1e1: Vampire Cult, Frank Stanfield reporter, Amazon 2019
My mother and father have just been killed … ibid. Jennifer’s 911 call
The victims, Naomi ‘Ruth’ and Richard Wendorf, had two daughters – Jennifer and Heather. Heather was missing. ibid. caption
Heather was the artist, a free spirit, and Heather had a darker side … She was hanging round with some very disturbing people: Vampires … ibid. Frank
Detectives were tracking the whereabouts of Rod Ferrell and his possible accomplices. They had no other leads. ibid. caption