Inspiration
Sokol claimed to get the idea for Vampyr Theatre from the 1971 Hammer film, Vampire Circus, The Beatles' "Yellow Submarine", and the Grand Guignol theater.
He did, apparently, get the idea for interviewing vampires from the Anne Rice book, Interview with a Vampire. Also as part of its earlier marketing, Sokol did many impromptu performances at local Goth nights at clubs like the Limelight and at various ceremonies held by the then-nascent vampire scene.
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