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It finally happened. After three long years of behind-the-scenes turmoil, Near Dark has made its way to Gobbledyween. A/V writer-director Joseph Lewis joins Paul and Arlo to discuss Kathryn Bigelow’s 1987 vampiric Western, which reimagined the creatures of the night as filthy, lowdown rednecks. The gang discusses the influence Near Dark has had on vampire fiction, the late great Bill Paxton’s immortal performance as Severen, the film’s surprisingly conservative stance on biological family, and how surprisingly difficult it is to get ahold of the movie these days.   Next: Gobbledyween lives in a society. Greg Sahadachny joins us to talk Brian Yuzna’s 1989 satire Society. THE BREAKDOWN Total Run Time: 01:33:05 00:00:45  - Intro 00:03:44  - Near Dark 01:24:22  - Outro / Next THE MUSIC “Fever” by The Cramps, Songs the Lord Taught Us (1980) “The Cowboy Rides Away” by George Strait, Does Fort Worth Ever Cross Your Mind (1984) THE LINKS “25 Things We Learned from Kathryn Bigelow’s Near Dark Commentary” by Rob