Behold the greatest vampire snooker musical of all time!
I'm not a huge musical fan, but sometimes the alchemy of a musical is just right for me to embrace it. The Rocky Horror Picture Show is of course tremendous. I enjoy the work of Cory McAbee (Stingray Sam, The American Astronaut). I love the 1970 musical Scrooge with all of its weirdness. Hold my feet to the fire and I do have some nostalgia for Phantom of the Opera. In other words, I guess it takes a certain kind of genre-infused weirdness to get me onboard, no matter how catchy the songs are.
Now I can add 1985's Billy the Kid and the Green Baize Vampire to the list -- a musical so weird that I can loose myself in it and even find myself interested in snooker a bit. In the ultimate snooker showdown, six-time world champ and possible vampire Maxwell Randall (Alun Armstrong) battles young, cockney upstart Billy the Kid (Phil Daniels) within the subterranean bowels of 1980s London. It's a film that must be experienced.
Up next on Weirdhouse Cinema? Possibly ZËIЯAM. Remember that the show now has its own Instagram page (linked at the top of this website) and you can follow the link tree there to access the STBYM podcast feed as well as merch.