juke joint

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Jack O’Connell, Lola Kirke and Peter Dreimanis — the actors who terrorized the juke joint as bloodthirsty vampires in the movie — also snaked their way onto the stage.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2026

They appeared on panels moderated by celebrity boosters such as Austin Butler and Denzel Washington, and mingled at a Los Angeles supper club that got turned into the juke joint from the movie.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

Delroy Lindo recently earned his first Academy Award nomination for his role in “Sinners” as Delta Slim, a blues musician who helps fight a vampire horde in a Mississippi juke joint.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 3, 2026

Michael B Jordan is nominated for best actor for playing twin brothers who return home to Mississippi in the 1930s to set up a juke joint, which is set upon by blood-sucking vampires.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

He grabs me and Cocoa and hurries us outta the juke joint.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas