4/29/2023 0 Comments At first biteGeorge Hamilton plays a highly sensual and romantic Dracula (another ultra-romantic Dracula that comes to mind is Gary Oldman’s version from Francis Ford Coppola’s 1992 film). ![]() Offbeat reimaginings of Dracula and Renfield are paired with original characters who have a connection to the original plot from Bram Stoker’s “Dracula.” Let’s take a look at our main players: What I most enjoyed about “Love at First Bite” was the way it interpreted classic horror characters. After being exiled from Castle Dracula by the Transylvanian government, Vladimir and Renfield head to New York to find Cindy. On a soul-deep level, he knows that Cindy is the reincarnation of his one true love. Several decades to a century later (the timeline feels a bit unclear), Vladimir’s given new hope when he sees supermodel Cindy Sondheim on the cover of one of his magazine subscriptions. He also failed to turn his soulmate (reincarnated as Mina Harker) into a vampire. What I forgot about “Love at First Bite” is that it takes place after the events of “Dracula.” We learn that Vladimir (Dracula) escaped from Van Helsing with assistance from his daylight guardian, Renfield. This was a sign to me that, after twenty-something years, it was finally time for a rewatch. Of course, the blu was released under one of my favorite labels, Scream Factory. Is it really anything special, or does our love of it come purely from nostalgia? Recently, while browsing at my local comic book store, I found “Love at First Bite” on a double-feature blu-ray along with the Jim Carrey vampire comedy “Once Bitten” (1985). With three generations of family members enjoying the film, I began to wonder how this simple, quirky horror-comedy was able to have such a lasting impact. ![]() From my mom: “She thought Hamilton was cute…your grandmother always liked horror movies, especially vampire movies like ‘The Lost Boys’ and ‘Salem’s Lot.’ She also liked ‘Rosemary’s Baby’ and ‘The Amityville Horror’ (she thought James Brolin was cute, too). Apparently, my grandmother had a mini-crush on Hamilton, so this was a regular on her watch list. For her dedication to the field, she was awarded an ASHA Distinguished Early Career Professional Certificate in 2021.I also later discovered that “Love at First Bite” was a family favorite on my mom’s side. She is the regular co-host of "First Bite: A Speech Therapy Podcast" with Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, where she shares her experiences and evidenced-based practices from her time working in early intervention/home health, NICU/PICU, GI clinic, and outpatient clinic settings. She graduated from the University of Pittsburgh with a Bachelor's degree in CSD and Psychology and graduated from the University of South Carolina with her Master’s in Speech Pathology. She employs these skills as the lead feeding therapist and in-home coordinator for a non-profit clinic in Greenville, SC. Erin holds a Basic DIR®Floortime Provider Certification and is a TBRI® Trained Practitioner. DiCarlo Award for Outstanding Clinical Achievement from the South Carolina Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, a 2021 recipient of the State Clinical Achievement Award from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Foundation, and seven-time recipient of American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s ACE Award for continuing education.Įrin Forward, MSP CCC-SLP, CLC is a speech-language pathologist and certified lactation counselor, who has advanced training in pediatric feeding and swallowing disorders, early language, AAC, and trauma, specifically for medically complex children. She has served as the Treasurer for the Council of State Association Presidents, is a Past President of the South Carolina Speech, Language, and Hearing Association, a 2017 graduate of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association’s Leadership Development Program, a 2020 recipient of the Pediatric Feeding Disorder Awareness Champion from Feeding Matters, a 2021 recipient of the Louis M. She is an accomplished lecturer traveling across the nation delivering courses on best practices for evaluation and treatment of the medically complex infant, toddler, and child with respect to their pediatric oropharyngeal dysphagia, pediatric feeding disorder, as well as language acquisition within the framework of Early Intervention. Recently, Michelle authored, "Chasing the Swallow: Truth, Science, and Hope for Pediatric Feeding and Swallowing Disorders". Michelle Dawson, MS, CCC-SLP, CLC, speech-language pathologist with Therapeutic Designs and Services in Hartsville, SC, is the acclaimed host of “First Bite: Fed, Fun, Functional” a weekly Speech Therapy Podcast that addresses “all thangs” Pediatric Speech Therapy which is presented by.
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