‘The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans’ Recap – ‘Horror Icons Reanimated’

Written by John Edward Betancourt

One particular aspect of the Shudder franchise, The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula, that fans everywhere love… is the ‘Horror Icons Reanimated’ episode. Simply because that is when this show really pays homage to the franchise in a manner that no one else does. By having the contestants on this series, recreate and refresh a horror icon that means the world to them. Since that speaks volumes to the impact that horror has on its fans and how those stories find meaning within our hearts and well, it is safe to say we were all left wondering if this would find its way into the new series, Titans. Simply because Titans is unlike anything the Boulet Brothers have done to date, but thankfully… this isn’t an episode that Drac and Swan were willing to part with for this dynamic new show. 
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Because they truly believe in celebrating every aspect of horror, including how fans connect with it and since we are nearing the end of the Titans’ journey, now seemed like the perfect time to bring that episode into the fold. But not before… the Boulet Brothers had another matter resolved. For while this show features some drama and some tea now and again, because, human nature, it is never the focus of this series. The work and the art, and horror and the individual creating art are the focus of this show and that’s why Drac and Swan made a point to take the drama that came about from Melissa Befierce’s exit, and have it resolved in this episode in a unique manner. Through lie detector tests so that honesty and clear air could prevail and that worked wonders for certain and allowed for the underlying trouble to end.

Once that was in the clear, the celebration was on, and each of the remaining competitors worked extra hard on their horror icons and with good reason. For the Boulet Brothers let it be known that this week’s episode would feature a dual elimination and move us right into the finale after that. So, everyone had to be at the top of their game, and they did indeed create and update some powerful icons. For instance, Koco went with a Boulet Brothers inspired look, to pay tribute to a duo that have indeed done a great deal for horror over the past few years. Meanwhile, HoSo brought out a grand tribute to The Ring, one that was both nostalgic and terrifying. Evah, went with a resurrection of the iconic Mars Attacks! alien, while Astrud opted to recreate the wonder of the Predator with a Blade Runner twist and Victoria… took us into a new chapter for the Crypt Keeper from Tales from the Crypt.

In fact, these tributes were so well done, as were the performances, that Drac and Swan were in quite the bind decision wise, as to who to send home. Which meant, in order to make that call… they had to dig deep and really ponder upon the quality of the drag on display here, right down to whether or not something as simple as enough adhesive was applied to a prosthetic, alongside the overall body of work from the Titan was enough to determine who would go home. Because this is the finale we are talking about here and if a particular Titan couldn’t handle it, they had to be on their way, and well… after much debate, they made the hard call and of course, made it quite the event. For shortly after a winner was declared for this week’s reimagining, four souls ascended the stars and only two made the finale and these final decisions on the roster should lead to one epic final battle. 

But what is equally as important about this episode, was its homage and love letter to the genre. Because it was special to hear from the Titans about why they chose their icon and why said icon was important to them. Because that’s the stuff that makes horror so special to us, since we all have that story and that moment where the genre changed our lives and took on incredible meaning for us, and a round of applause needs to be offered up to the Boulet Brothers for finding a way to get this important episode into their dynamic new series since it always means so much to the competitors and the fans, and undoubtedly Drac and Swan as well, and well… now that we’ve reached the end of this beautiful tribute to horror… the time has come for us to focus on what comes next, which is indeed… one final floorshow to determine the winner of this clash of the titans. Until next time.

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