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Cole Haddon

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Novelist, screenwriter, journalist. PSALMS FROM THE END OF THE WORLD out now. Listen to the 5AM STORYTALK PODCAST: https://pod.link/1807437928

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 21h

How could a straight-to-series greenlight go so wrong for the first TV series I ever created?! Today, the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast brings you Part 1 of a four-part Hollywood horror story I describe as a cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all your dreams come true.

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 1

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 10/07/2025 · 15m

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 8h

“I felt the comics grew because they became the common man’s literature, the common man’s art, the common man’s publishing.” — Jack Kirby

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 16h

Then, that link will take care of you. Enjoy the horror!

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 16h

There's a link in here to a text version. The podcast is a much better experience, though, as it's the person it happened to telling you the story himself. Also, sound design...which I might've gone too far with. Ha!

New Podcast Episode! The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 1

A cautionary tale for screenwriters about what can happen when all their dreams come true - now in audio for the first time

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 17h

From the making of THE HUNGER (1983): Cinematographer Stephen Goldblatt tries to set up a shot of David Bowie as the vampire John Blaylock.

Photographer unknown.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 19h

You're going to in spades. Episode 2 really begins the deep dive into everything that went wrong. I mean, I tried to quit my own show multiple times. It's...not good.

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 19h

As the guy who created this series (and still hasn't watched most of it), I love this description so much: "deliriously, magnificently stupid, just an absolute gem."

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 20h

Goddess. Lady Jayne is what happens when you hire Vicky Smurfit for a part.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 21h

If Apple isn’t your jam, you can listen to ‘The Horror of ‘Dracula’: The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series – Part 1’ at all your favorite podcast players here: pod.link/1807437928/e...

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 21h

The Horror of 'Dracula': The Unbelievable True Story of the 2013 TV Series - Part 1

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 10/07/2025 · 15m

podcasts.apple.com

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 5d

THE CAIRNES BROTHERS join me for some 5AM StoryTalk this week! The Aussie writer-directors behind films like LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL go deep into their craft and unique blend of horror and comedy, growing up on Ozploitation films, and being part of Australia's current genre renaissance.

The Cairnes Brothers Know What Makes A Great Horror Film (writer-directors: 'Late Night with the Devil' - 'Scare Campaign' - '100 Bloody Acres')

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 10/02/2025 · 46m

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

“A work of art which did not begin in emotion is not art.” ― Paul Cézanne

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

Beautiful contemporary poster for BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935).

Art by Dan Quintana.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

Listen to my entire 5AM StoryTalk Podcast chat with Dr. Kevin Hand here:

Dr. Kevin Peter Hand (director of NASA's Ocean Worlds Lab)

Podcast Episode · 5AM StoryTalk · 04/24/2025 · 58m

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

DR. KEVIN HAND — director of the NASA JPL’s Ocean Worlds Lab — discusses the role of 'educated optimism' in the large-scale projects NASA pursues & how this philosophy has kept him motivated in these dark times.

Listen to my 5AM StoryTalk Podcast chat with Kevin at the link in the first comment.

What Role Does 'Educated Optimism' Play in Space Exploration (and Life)? #NASA #spacescience #europa

YouTube video by 5AM StoryTalk with Cole Haddon

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 1d

Tim Curry and Grace Jones during the making of LEGEND (1985) at England’s Pinewood Studios.

Photographer unknown.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

“The goal isn't to be happy with my voice [as a writer]. What I want is simply to have one.” — Jhumpa Lahiri

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

Thanks for the shoutout, brother!

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Daniel José Older @djolder.bsky.social · 7d

love Cole's thoughts on writing!

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · Aug 28

The Season 2 trailer for the 5AM StoryTalk Podcast has dropped! I’m incredibly proud of the guest list I’ve curated for us to try to make sense of the 21st century together – where we’ve been, where we’ve ended up, and where we’re going – all through the lens of art. Find out what's coming your way!

TRAILER: 5AM StoryTalk Podcast Season 2

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

If Apple isn't your jam, you can listen to this 5AM StoryTalk Podcast bonus episode with Veronica Sullivan at your favorite podcast player here: pod.link/1807437928/e...

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

The paywall has dropped on Veronica Sullivan's 5AM StoryTalk bonus episode. The 2025 Melbourne Writers Festival director breaks down a seminal piece of art from her life – C.S. Lewis’s Narnia novel THE MAGICIAN'S NEPHEW (1955)

Listen at Apple here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/b...

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

'A Young Woman Waiting for the Bus, Syracuse, NY', 1985.

Photograph by Dawoud Bey (American).

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

THE CAIRNES BROTHERS (writer-directors, '100 Bloody Acres', 'Scare Campaign', and 'Late Night with the Devil') discuss the genre/horror renaissance taking place in Australian cinema today.

Listen to my entire 5AM StoryTalk Podcast chat with the brothers here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...

Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 2d

The last photo that decades-old friends, horror icons, and Star Wars villains Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing ever took together, 1994.

Photographer unknown.

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 3d

“The subject matter is so much more important than the photographer.” – Gordon Parks

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Cole Haddon @colehaddon.bsky.social · 3d

The cinematic mash-up you didn't know you needed.

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