Everybody knows good work is hard to come by. And if Dracula could have been just a morsel nicer to Renfield, he could have retained his ultimate servitude for at least another century or two. And that should be a lesson to any terrible boss out there. Just be nice, maybe on Tuesdays. And you'll reap the benefits.

Howdy, I'm Jeff Goldsmith, and this is the Q&A.

My agenda is simple.

Each week, I plan to bring you in-depth insights into the creative process of storytelling.

And folks, today's film is Renfield, and I love Renfield.

And you know what?

Renfield was right to lash out against Dracula.

It took him too long.

He should have lashed out earlier, and we're glad he lashed out

because you know what? If you're in a bad relationship, be it at home or in the workplace,

extricate yourself from that relationship. And that's what this movie encourages you to do. And I love

this movie. Renfield is really funny. If you have not yet seen it, I highly suggest you mask up and go see it in a

theater with some friends. It's a good comedy. It's a good workplace comedy because Renfield

works for Dracula. So it works on that level too. And what else works is the fact that we have

director Chris McKay with us today. And I got to say, I'd been wanting to have Chris in the series

for quite a while. And I'm really glad that we were able wanting to have Chris in the series for quite a while,

and I'm really glad that we were able to get him for Renfield. Chris made a movie that is

absolutely silly, but completely identifiable, and the comedy pops along with the action. The action

is gore that is over the top. And I got to say, we talk about it a little, but I love the

look of the film.

I love the universal horror tropes that are all throughout it. And this is tone that is very

difficult to manage, and it was managed quite well. If you're not careful, this could have ended up

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