Vampires exist and for the most part, they live quiet hidden lives among the “breathers.” When one of their own shows up in West Hollywood killing young men with abandon and publicly, they have to take strong steps. His actions risk exposure to them and their secret lives. Christopher Driscoll, a vampire in Pennsylvania, is tasked to hunt down the maniac and put him down. The local coroner is a longtime friend of his from his brief time in medical school. She is unaware of his vampire status and he wants to keep it that way but needs her help, well they need each other’s help.
Bite Club is set in the flamboyantly gay city of West Hollywood. Christopher’s gay lover and vampire familiar, Troy causes more harm than good most of the time with his flamboyant antics. All of the characters are caricatures for the most part. Becky, the local coroner, is a husband-seeking obese slob who is constantly stuffing sweets into her mouth. The police captain is a neat freak who is cowed by the aged, overbearing city manager and the inept mayor. Even Christopher, the beautiful vampire supposed to put down one of his own is constantly flummoxed by his ridiculous gay lover.
Flamboyant homosexuality is the overarching theme. And while not offensive for the most part, may be off-putting for some listeners. It is mostly meant as humor and should be taken that way. Everyone bumbles their way through the story, ridiculous to the extreme and the listener wonders how they can possibly catch a vicious vampire let alone run their foolish lives.
Kitty Hendrix performs the story and is generally good, though she does stumble a bit. Certainly competent and able to keep the story moving forward and rarely in the way. Her character voices are good and easily discernible. She does a good job with difficult material. The production quality is good with no obvious flaws.
Bite club has a strong homosexual theme which may turn off some listeners. Otherwise, it is a satirical look at vampires with a humorous approach that is amusing, rather than truly funny. The characters are simply ridiculous to the extreme and unbelievable. The vampire killing is barely a plot, more of a thread to link the characters.
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