Sick Folks of Cinema Ep.18 Let The Right One In (2008)

In this week's episode, we journey into vampire territory. Join us on this blood-curdling adventure. Let's discuss and talk horror! 

Storyline: Oskar, a bullied 12-year old, dreams of revenge. He falls in love with Eli, a peculiar girl. She can't stand the sun or food and to come into a room she needs to be invited. Eli gives Oskar the strength to hit back but when he realizes that Eli needs to drink other people's blood to live he's faced with a choice. How much can love forgive? Set in the Stockholm suburb of Blackeberg in 1982. 

Hosts:

Keith Graber: IG @keithdgraber

Stephen Bowman: IG @stephenbowmancomedy

Heather Rogue: IG @reallifepretendpsychic

Christina C: IG @ghoulishstina  

Fun Movie Facts:

1.) Let the right one in was directed by Tomas Alfredson

2.) (at around 16 mins) As Oskar is looking in his clip book with old newspaper articles, a serial number used by the Swedish police is visible. That number ends with 95, which means that the crime was committed in 1995. The movie, however, is set in 1982.

3. Dis you know this film is included among the "1,001 Movies You Must See Before You Die," edited by Steven Schneider.