Film Episodes

[3x5] Neil Jordan's less famous vampire movie, after Interview with the Vampire, is up for discussion this week. It's Byzantium , starring Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan as two vampires using their abilities to protect women and ease people's suffering, who've spent centuries on the run from a patriarchal vampire society upset at their existence... The Hollywood News ' writer Kat Hughes joins us to delve into this overlooked gem of horror cinema... Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Kat Hu...

[3x4] It's Hammer time again! We venture back into the vault of the legendary British horror studio for Dracula: Prince of Darkness , starring Christopher Lee as the master vampire who's resurrected after four English travellers make the mistake of staying in his castle. And we have real expertise at hand this week, with Stacey Abbott , a professor of film and television and self-proclaimed vampire/horror/zombie scholar... Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Professor Stacey Abbott Editor : D...

Guillermo del Toro's debut Cronos is under discussion this week; a Mexican hororr about an elderly antiques dealer (Federico Luppi) who finds a mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life.

[3x2] Did you know Dracula author Bram Stoker wrote another vampiric story? Ken Russell's horror-comedy The Lair of the White Worm concerns an archaeologist (Peter Capaldi) unearthing evidence that a local legend of a predatory creature was real, and is soon joined by a local lord (Hugh Grant) to stop an ancient priestess (Amanda Donohoe) making a human sacrifice to a snake-god... And back to help us dig into this cult '80s favourite is author and podcaster Tony Black ... Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh...

Season III launches with a fang-favourite! It's Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys, starring Jason Patric and Corey Haim as two brothers who move to Santa Clara, only to discover a gang of vampires...

There's a monster mash for our Season II finale, as Count Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Mummy and.... uh, Gill-Man...?... arrive in small-town '80s America...

Found-footage horror is on the agenda as we tackle Canadian vampire film Afflicted from directors Derek Lee and Clif Prowse, who also star as two vloggers who travel to Italy, where one's bitten by a vampire...

[2x8] It's another celebrity special, as Canadian filmmaker Danishka Esterhazy ( The Slumber Party Massacr e) joins us to talk about Tony Scott's 1983 cult film The Hunger , starring Catherine Deneuve as a beautiful vampire preying on New Yorkers with the help of David Bowie as her cellist companion... Hosts : Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest : Danishka Esterhazy Editor : Hugh McStay Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a donation at Ko-fi and follow us on s...

[BONUS] Seasons bleedings! It's our festive special, where regular guest Dee Molumby returns in a snowy podcasket to talk about a rarity in vampire cinema: a Christmassy movie! It's Red Snow , which concerns a struggling author spending the holiday in a remote cabin who unwittingly captures a handsome vampire... But that's not all we have in store! As this is a Christmas edition, we'll also be pulling some crackers, telling some hilarious(?) jokes, and playing a 'Guess the Vampire Movie' game al...

[2x7] It's a celebrity special, as the multi-talented Josh Ruben (director of Werewolves Within , star of A Wounded Faw n) arrives to talk about Francis Ford Coppola's film Bram Stoker's Dracula . This lavish production starred Gary Oldman as Count Dracula, who in this version is convinced Mina Murray (Winona Ryder) is the reincarnation of his long lost lover... Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Josh Ruben Editor : Dan Owen Visit Josh's website and stream his films Scare Me and A Wounded Fa...

[2x6] Charlton Heston is the last man on earth in Boris Sagal's classic adaptation of Richard Matheson's novel about a global plague that's transformed some survivors into... vampires? It's The Omega Man ! Joining us to talk about this post-apocalyptic action film is author and podcast network chief Tony Black , making his fourth appearance... Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Tony Black Editor : Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a donat...

[2x5] It's time to take a bite into Neil Jordan's acclaimed adaptation of Anne Rice's best-selling novel, Interview with the Vampire , which finds a 200-year-old vampire called Louis (Brad Pitt) telling his life story to a reporter, which begins in the 18th-century when he was created by the mysterious Lestat (Tom Cruise)... Helping us dissect this '90s classic is author Sarah Blair , co-host of The X Cast podcast... Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Sarah Blair Editor : Dan Owen Get a free...

[2x4] We've unearthed an overlooked gem in Michael O'Shea's 2016 horror drama The Transfiguration , which concerns the psychological breakdown of a teenage boy called Milo who escapes his tough Brooklyn upbringing by believing he's a vampire. Joining us to discuss this tough but fascinating film is the founder of The London Horror Society , Chris Nials ... Hosts : Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest : Chris Nials Editor : Hugh McStay Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can a...

[2x3] We return to Hammer for the second in the legendary British studio's Dracula saga, Terence Fisher's The Brides of Dracul a. It again stars Peter Cushing as Van Helsing, this time confronting a dashing disciple of Dracula's called Baron Meinster (David Peel). And joining us to discuss this celebrated classic is horror novelist Stephen Law s, who has enviable personal connections to Hammer... Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Stephen Laws Editor : Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating o...

[2x2] "Into every generation, a Slayer is born." And sometimes prematurely, as we take a stake to the 1992 incarnation of Buffy the Vampire Slayer (written by Joss Whedon, directed by Fran Rubel Kazui), starring Kristy Swanson as a high school cheerleader chosen to defend mankind from the undead. In the podcasket this week, we're joined by Irish screenwriter Daragh Carville ( Being Human , The Bay ). Hosts : Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest : Daragh Carville Editor : Hugh McStay Subscribe and leave ...

[2x1] Season II begins with a vintage offering from renowned director Tod Browning. It's Universal Pictures classic Dracula , starring Bela Lugosi as the Count and Edward Van Sloan as Van Helsing. In the podcasket this week to discuss one of horror's most famous and influential films is author and podcaster Tony Black . Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Tony Black Editor : Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a donation at Ko-fi and follow ...

It's the Season I finale of Vampire Videos, so we bookend our premiere on Nosferatu (1922) with E. Elias Merhige's metafictional version Shadow of the Vampire. The film stars John Malkovich as silent film director...

[1x9] Vampire Videos heads to outer space for Tobe Hooper's 1985 sci-fi horror Lifeforce , starring Steve Railsback as an astronaut who unwittingly brings lethal extra-terrestrial vampires back to London after discovering three humanoids inside a ship hidden inside Halley's Comet. To discuss this cult gem of the '80s, we're joined once again by author and network chief Tony Black . Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Tony Black Editor : Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to suppo...

Vampire Videos brings things into the present day with a look at Netflix's recent Day Shift, directed by J.J Perry, starring Jamie Foxx as a working class father and pool cleaner who moonlights as a vampire hunter...

[1x7] Vampire Videos unearths Wes Craven's 1995 horror-comedy Vampire in Brooklyn , starring Eddie Murphy as a Caribbean vampire who travels to New York City to find a half-breed woman to sustain his species. To discuss this notorious flop, we're joined by podcaster, author, and network chief Tony Black . Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Tony Black Editor : Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a donation at Ko-fi and follow us on social me...

[1x6] Vampire Videos digs into Tobe Hooper's iconic two-part miniseries Salem's Lot from 1979, which adapted Stephen King's acclaimed novel, starring David Soul as a best-selling author who returns to his hometown only to discover a master vampire has recently moved in... To discuss this classic chiller, we're joined by two special guests: screenwriters Chris Lunt and Michael Walker from Sky Atlantic's Devils and Netflix's Young Wallander . Hosts : Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guests : Chris Lunt & Mi...

[1x5] Vampire Videos bites into our first Hammer horror, Terence Fisher's classic Dracula , which finds Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) investigating the disappearance of a librarian who visited the castle home of Count Dracula (Christopher Lee). To discuss this Gothic horror favourite, we're joined again by film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby . Hosts : Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest : Dee Molumby Editor : Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a dona...

[1x4] Vampire Videos returns for an appraisal of Park Chan-wook's 2009 horror drama Thirst , about a Catholic priest who becomes a vampire after participating in a drug trial to cure a deadly disease, then uses his newfound powers to woo the wife of his childhood friend. To discuss this Palme d'Or-winning Korean film, we're joined by podcaster Ian Buckley from Movieversaries . Hosts : Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest : Ian Buckley Editor : Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support t...

[1x3] Vampire Videos tackles David Slade's comic-book adaptation of 30 Days of Night , about a small Alaskan town under attack by vampires during a month when the sun disappears. To discuss this commercially successful but slightly forgotten film, we're joined by film critic and author Simon Bowie . Hosts : Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest : Simon Bowie Editor : Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a donation at Ko-fi and follow us on social media p...