Nov. 9, 2025

126. Planet of the Vampires (1965) with John Bleasdale

126. Planet of the Vampires (1965) with John Bleasdale

[13x6] The second half of Season XIII gets underway with an away mission to outer space, for Mario Bava's seminal 1965 sci-fi horror Planet of the Vampires. In this film, a crew of astronauts land on an alien world and come under the eerie influence of its ancient inhabitants...

And making his debut on Vampire Videos is an author and the man behind many podcasts, including Writers on Film, it's John Bleasdale...

HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStay

Guest: John Bleasdale

Editor: Dan Owen

"A captain... should not be afraid... I confess now... that today, now, I... am experiencing fear." -- Captain Mark Makary

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Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠

Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠

Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠

Sound FX: Epidemic Sound

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