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1 0 4 P E R S P E C T I V E | M AY / J U N E 2 0 2 2 If Bram Stoker was still alive and Stephen King was his best mate, one could imagine the fun these two might have conjuring up a vampiric world for modern-day Los Angeles. Since Bram Stoker's seminal novel, Dracula, the figure of the vampire has been a persistent presence in Western popular culture. Though largely the remit of adult audiences, the vampire has become increasingly present in books and films for children and younger adults. There has recently been a changing of the positioning of the undead within adult and young adult narrative that has seen an increasing romanticisation of the vampire, which constructs it as both inspirational and aspirational within, or indeed outside of, an increasingly consumerist and globalized world. Night Teeth, the film, explores this continuing presence of vampires within the realms of contemporary Los Angeles society, with strong visual narratives that reveal their existence in a world not of their making, but one that they are hell-bent on controlling in order to survive. The story revolves around Benny, and one particular night in Los Angeles. He is a college student, and after getting to know him, the audience wonders if he actually knows what a vampire is, as Benny seems a little confused with what he witnesses firsthand. These blood- spattering events unfold through Benny's eyes, as the young student witnesses a fierce battleground, one in which he has become an unwilling participant. A conflict which is between his elder brother, Jay, who is hellbent on revenge, and the uber vampire, Victor. This is Los Angeles in the 21st century… AND VAMPIRES ARE MORE POWERFUL THAN EVER. A V a m p i r i c R o m p T h r o u g h B o y l e H e i g h t s N I G H T T E E T H B Y J E R E M Y R E E D , P R O D U C T I O N D E S I G N E R A. VIP ROOM WITH AUTOMOTIVE FINISH AND CEILING.PROJECTION. ILLUSTRATION BY JONATHAN MCGONNELL FINISHED IN PHOTOSHOP. SET BUILT ON STAGE IN NEW ORLEANS. A