Travel // Central Coast

Santa Cruz celebrates ‘The Lost Boys’ anniversary as ‘ground zero’ of teen vampire genre

Andrew Pridgen, SFGATE
July 31, 2022

Thirty-five is a mess of a number, the adolescence of middle age. Teen vampire flick “The Lost Boys” turns 35 today, and there’s no better time to honor this summer blockbuster, which inspired an entire genre that is still going strong today.

Critics damned the film with faint praise, but contrary to experts’ opinions, people did take notice in big ways — both of the genre and it’s stunning Central Coast location, Santa Cruz.

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Corey Feldman Calls “The Lost Boys” 35th Anniversary Bittersweet

By Breana Ceballos | July 28, 2022 | Updated: July 28, 2022

Corey Feldman recently connected with Consequence for an interview about the 35th anniversary of “The Lost Boys.“ This year marks an anniversary that will be bittersweet for some cast members as Brooke McCarter is not with us anymore, and Richard Donner passed just last year.



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Corey Haim, Corey Feldman “The Lost Boys”

“The Lost Boys” was the very first film to unite Corey Feldman and the late Corey Haim. The two remained good friends until Haim’s apparent overdose at the age of 38. Both he and Feldman experienced truly terrible abuse that no one should suffer, and Haim’s way of dealing with it was the use of recreational drugs.

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