Join your hosts, Dan Owen and Hugh McStay, as they embark on a thrilling journey through a century of vampires on film, one bite at a time...
Recent Episodes
150. Bloodlust: Subspecies III (1994) with Kim Taylor-Foster
We finish Season XV with a long-awaited return to the Subspecies direct-to-video saga, with the the third film, Bloodlust. Here, Prince Radu (Anders Hove) continues to evade capture while falling in love with fledgling vampire Michelle (Denise Duff)... And making her return in the podcasket is film writer, author, and a co-host of the Kim & Em vs Evil podcast, it's Kim Taylor-Foster...
149. From the Dark (2014) with Dee Molumby
[15x9] What happens when your car gets stuck in the Irish mud and the sun starts to set? This week, we’re heading to the peat bogs of the Emerald Isle to discuss Conor McMahon’s claustrophobic 2014 creature feature, From the Dark.
And making a welcome return to the show is film reviewer and broadcaster Dee Molumby...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Dee Molumby
Editor: Dan Owen
"Right, THAT'S IT!" — Sarah…
148. Night Patrol (2026) with Will Salmon
[15x8] It's time to strap in for a ride-along through the streets of L.A. as we review Ryan Prows’ 2026 action horror Night Patrol. Part gritty urban crime drama, part supernatural horror, and part biting social satire, this film reimagines LAPD cops as literal bloodsuckers.
As we have a returning guest, who we haven't seen in many years, in the form of freelance writer Will Salmon...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Will Sal…
147. Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980) with Anthony Bowman
[15x7] It's our second trip into the world of animation this season with Toei's adaptation of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula comic-book run from the 1970s, retitled Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned for the US market. Here, Count Dracula steals Lucifer's bride, which has far-reaching consequences...
And making another return to the show is the co-host of the Frankencast, Anthony Bowman...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest:…
146. Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 & 2 (2011-12) with Kim Morrison
[15x6] We finish another franchise, as we're back with a double-whammy episode! Yes, it's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, and we're covering both parts together. Here, Bella (Kristen Stewart) finally marries Edward (Robert Pattison) and is transformed into a vampire during a difficult pregnancy, which has.... interesting repercussions for her friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner)...
And making another return to the show is Twi-hard, horror fan, and copywriter Kim Morrison...…
145. Nadja (1994) with James Rose
[15x5] Mid-season is reached with a 1994 cult arthouse film produced by David Lynch. It's Nadja, written and directed by Michael Almereyda, which concerns the family of Count Dracula grieving his loss in modern-day New York City, where his daughter Nadja (Elina Löwensohn) must contend with Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) and his nephew...
And making his debut on the show is a long-time fan of Vampire Videos - horror film writer and academic James Rose...
🎙️ The Lineup
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144. Innocent Blood (1992) with Tim Coleman
[15x4] This week, we’re venturing into the neon-lit streets of 1990s Pittsburgh to discuss a cult classic that blends mobster tropes with fangs: John Landis’s Innocent Blood.
We follow Marie (Anne Parillaud), a vampire who only feeds on "bad guys", as things get messy once she fails to properly finish off a ruthless mob boss, Sal "The Shark" Macelli (Robert Loggia), leading to a literal vampire mafia takeover.
And making his debut on the show to talk about…
143. The Moth Diaries (2011) with Anita Markoff
[15x3] We have something a little unusual this week: American Psycho director Mary Harron's adaption of a 2002 novel set in an all-girl's boarding school, where a student grieving the suicide of her father encounters a mysterious classmate who's possibly a vampire... it's The Moth Diaries!
Having made her debut on a Buffy bonus episode, we welcome back journalist and film critic Anita Markoff to the show to discuss a film she asked us to cover...
🎙️ The Li…
142. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) with Prof. Stacey Abbott
[15x2] We make a rare return to anime with 2000's action horror sequel Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, which finds the eponymous dhampir hired to rescue a wealthy nobleman's daughter after she's kidnapped by a vampire.
And we welcome back Prof. Stacey Abbott to help us dissect this imaginative adventure, who's writing a book about vampires in animation at time of writing too...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Prof. St…
141. Count Dracula (1977) with Christopher Page
[15x1] New season, new Count Dracula! Louis Jourdan adorns the cape for this 1977 three-hour BBC TV special; a more faithful retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula co-starring Frank Finlay as Van Helsing.
And making her debut on the show is the host of The Time Shifters podcaster, Christopher Page...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Christopher Page
Editor: Dan Owen
"We must survive, all of us. The blood of a hum…
Bonus: Season XIV Ranking
[BONUS] Another season is officially in the books! So join Dan and Hugh as they gather around the creepy vampire campfire for our signature end-of-season ritual.
We’re breaking down every film covered in Season XIV, weighing the highs and lows, and facing the ultimate challenge: the definitive ranking. From the cinematic masterpieces to the ones we’d rather leave in the coffin, we’re sorting them all from worst to best. Plus, there's a quiz threaded between the ranking and a tea…
Bonus: Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Season 2, Part 3 with Lauren McAllister
[BONUS] It's time to conclude our coverage of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season... featuring the final, tragic confrontation between Buffy and Angelus that triggers an unexpected alliance...
And joining us to talk about this climactic two-parter is the co-host of the 10/10 Would Watch Again podcast, Lauren McAllister...
🎯 The Agenda
~ [ 00:00:50 ] "Becoming: Part 1 & 2" with Lauren McAllister
Determined to open a portal to hell and suck th…