Vampire Videos

Join your Vampire Videos hosts, Dan Owen and Hugh McStay, as they embark on a thrilling journey through a century of blood-soaked cinema. From the chilling shadows of early German Expressionism to the glittering fangs of Hollywood's Golden Age, we'll delve into every crypt, coven, and coffin on celluloid. Prepare for a feast of B-movie thrills, Hammer Horror chills, blockbuster battles, and even the occasional rom-com with a bite. We'll dissect every fang-tastic flick with the help of special guests and horror experts... one bite at a time. Ready to explore the dark side of cinema? Visit our Linktree (www.linktr.ee/vampirevideos). A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network (www.filmstories.co.uk). Don't miss out – it'll be a scream!

Episodes

105. I Vampiri (1957) with Prof. Stacey Abbott

April 21, 2025 • 67 mins

[11x5] The middle of Season XI arrives with Italy's first horror film: Riccardo Freda's I Vampiri, which concerns a French journalist investigating murders across Paris that may be the work of a vampire... And making another return to the show is the horror expert and university lecturer Prof. Stacey Abbott... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Prof. Stacey Abbott Editor: Hugh McStay "You'll feel nothing. It's better this way." -...

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104. Bordello of Blood (1996) with Brendon Connelly

April 14, 2025 • 86 mins

[11x4] We're excavating Tales From the Crypt for the anthology horror show's 1996 movie spin-off Bordello of Blood, from director Gilbert Adler, which finds a private investigator (Dennis Miller) trying to find a reporter's missing brother, only to discover he made the mistake of going to a local brothel full of vampires... And making his belated return to the show is writer Brendon Connelly... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: ...

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103. Lust for a Vampire (1971) with Kim Pierce

April 7, 2025 • 69 mins

[11x3] We return to the second instalment of Hammer's 'Karnstein Trilogy' with Jimmy Sangster's Lust for a Vampire, which finds a novelist pretending to be a teacher at a girl's finishing school which may be the hideout of a resurrected female vampire... And making her first return to the show is film critic Kim Pierce... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Kim Pierce Editor: Hugh McStay "What you said, sir, about the Karnsteins b...

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102. Dracula's Daughter (1936) with Murray Leeder

March 31, 2025 • 62 mins

[11x2] We return to classic Universal horror with the lesser-known sequel to Tod Browning's Dracula - it's Dracula's Daughter, starring Gloria Holden as the offspring of the famous vampire, who shows up in England and arouses suspicion... And making a welcome return to the show is academic and writer Murray Leeder... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Murray Leeder Editor: Dan Owen "You think this night will be like all the other...

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101. Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) with Frankie Pellatt

March 24, 2025 • 52 mins

[11x1] Season XI launches with Timur Bekmambetov's 2012 horror action film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, starring Benjamin Walker as the 16th President of the USA, who in this fictionalised telling of his life story was secretly trained to kill vampires... And making a welcome return in the podcasket is Labours of Hercule podcaster Frankie Pellatt... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Frankie Pellatt Editor: Dan Owen "History ...

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Bonus: Season X Ranking

March 17, 2025 • 68 mins

[BONUS] Season X draws to an official close with our Ranking episode, as Dan & Hugh are back around the vampire campfire to reflect on the last 11 films and rate them in ascending order of quality. There's also the return of our regular quiz, which Hugh is currently winning 8-1, so can Dan pull things back a touch? Oh, and all of Season XI's planned episodes are also teased... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor: Hugh McStay Subsc...

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100. Centenary Special including Nosferatu (2024) with Chris Brosnahan

March 10, 2025 • 237 mins

[10x10] We did it! Vampire Videos has reached 100 episodes (ahem, +15 bonus specials), and it’s time to mark this impressive milestone with a super-sized special. Do you have ~4 hours to get through this episode in one sitting? If not, don't worry, there are approximate time stamps if you want to jump around a bit... (00:02:26) INTRODUCTION Dan and Hugh reflect on 31 months of making Vampire Videos together, including a funny insig...

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99. Night Teeth (2021) with Dee Molumby

March 3, 2025 • 69 mins

[10x9] Our penultimate Season X episode looks at Adam Randall's Netflix original film Night Teeth, which follows a night in the life of a young Los Angeles chauffeur (Jorge Lendeborg Jr.) who unwittingly picks up two young vampire ladies... And continuing her prolific appearances across nearly 100 episodes, it's podcaster and film critic Dee Molumby... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Dee Molumby Editor: Hugh McStay "You wouldn...

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98. Let Me in (2010) with Kim Taylor-Foster

February 24, 2025 • 75 mins

[10x8] Over two years later, we finally get around to the US adaptation of Let the Right One In, retitled Let Me In, from director Matt Reeves. This again tells the story of a bullied boy (Kodi Smit-McPhee) growing up in the early-1980s, who befriends a visiting vampire girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) who's allied herself with a serial killer... And making her first return to the show is writer and broadcaster Kim Taylor-Foster... Hosts:...

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97. Subspecies (1991) with Kim Morrison

February 17, 2025 • 62 mins

[10x7] We begin a new vampire franchise with Ted Nicolau's direct-to-video cult horror Subspecies, where three female American students arrive in Romania to study, only to become embroiled in the machinations between two vampire brothers, Radu (Anders Hove) and Stefan (Michael Watson)... And making her return to the show after a lengthy break is writer Kim Morrison... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Kim Morrison Editor: Dan Ow...

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96. Vampire Hunter D (1985) with Jared Wayne Gifford

February 10, 2025 • 58 mins

[10x6] We take our first step into animation and Japanese film with 1985's Vampire Hunter D from director Toyoo Ashida, which adapts the famous novels by Hideyuki Kikuchi about a half-human/half-vampire ridding the world of the undead in a post-apocalyptic future where the Earth's been overrun with monsters and mutants... To help us, making his debut on the show is comic-book writer Jared Wayne Gifford... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McS...

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95. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009) with Anthony Bowman

February 3, 2025 • 66 mins

[10x5] We're back in the Underworld franchise with the prequel Underworld: Rise of the Lycans from director Patrick Tatopoulos, which explains the origin of Lycan leader Lucian (Michael Sheen), set against the backdrop of his doomed romance with vampire Sonya (Rhona Mitra) and a Lycan rebellion... And returning to the show is Frankencast co-host Anthony Bowman... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Anthony Bowman Editor: Dan Owen ...

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94. Blood Red Sky (2021) with Lindsay Drysdale

January 13, 2025 • 70 mins

[10x4] We take to the skies for the Netflix action horror film Blood Red Sky, directed by Peter Thorwarth, which finds a terminally ill German woman travelling across the Atlantic for life-saving treatment with her son, only to find their flight taken over by terrorists. But, unfortunately for the hijackers, her symptoms include drinking human blood... And back to help us dissect this movie is Ghoulfriends podcaster Lindsay Drysdal...

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93. 30 Days of Night: Dark Days (2010) with Becci Sayce

January 6, 2025 • 63 mins

[10x3] It's been a long time coming, but we're finally watching 2010's 30 Days of Night: Dark Days, the direct-to-video sequel to the 2007 movie. The story picks up with Stella (Kiele Sanchez), the sole survivor of the attack on the Alaskan town of Barrow, giving seminars about the existence of vampires... which draws the attention of vampires and vampire hunters alike... A new guest is joining us too, in the shape of freelance jou...

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92. Fright Night (2011) with Sarah Williams

December 30, 2024 • 83 mins

[10x2] A remake of a Vampire Videos favourite is up for discussion this week, with Craig Gillespie's 2011 version of Fright Night, starring Anton Yelchin as a teenager who starts to suspect his new neighbour Jerry (Colin Farrell) might be a vampire... And we have a new guest making her debut via podcasket, too! It's film critic and videographer Sarah Williams... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Sarah Williams Editor: Dan Owen "...

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Bonus: Christmas Special 2024 - The Radleys (2024) with Frankie Pellatt

December 23, 2024 • 91 mins

[BONUS] Seasons bleedings! Our 2024 Christmas Special takes a look at a British family vampire movie, Euro Lyn's The Radleys, based on the best-selling YA novel, about a family of abstaining vampires living in modern-day Whitby. And podcaster Frankie Pellatt is our very special seasonal guest, joining us inside the snowbound Vampire Villa to talk about the film... but also tell terrible Christmas crackers jokes and play three festi...

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91. The Vampire Lovers (1970) with Mary Muñoz

December 16, 2024 • 74 mins

[10x1] Season X launches with us rewinding the clock on Hammer to tackle non-Dracula strands of the famous production company's archive. And we begin with The Vampire Lovers from Roy Ward Baker, with Ingrid Pitt playing a female vampire preying on affluent women in 19th-century Germany... And completing her unintended recent trilogy of Vampire Videos guest appearances, it's copywriter and podcaster Mary Muñoz once again... Hosts:...

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Bonus: Season IX Ranking

December 9, 2024 • 70 mins

[BONUS] Season IX has come to an end, which can mean only one thing: Dan and Hugh are back around the vampire campfire to reflect on the recent episodes, rank the 11 films covered in order of merit, share interesting stats about the season, and tease what's to come next week with the launch of Season X... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor: Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a...

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90. Vamp (1986) with Mary Muñoz

November 25, 2024 • 68 mins

[9x10] The Season IX finale is here, with a review of Richard Wenk's 1986 horror comedy Vamp, where two college students drive to the big city to hire a stripper for a frat party, only to find one nightclub's employees are all vampires... And making a welcome return, so soon after the Halloween Special, is editor and podcaster Mary Muñoz... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Mary Muñoz Editor: Dan Owen "Testy! You wanna know why ...

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89. Salem's Lot (2024) with Dee Molumby

November 18, 2024 • 79 mins

[9x9] Finally, it's time to head back to Salem's Lot for Gary Dauberman's long-delayed adaptation of Stephen King's classic horror story, where a best-selling author returns to his hometown to discover the community is being taken over by vampires... Helping us dissect the film is prolific Vampire Videos guest, film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Dee Molumby Editor: Hugh McStay Subscribe an...

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