Episodes

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...

[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 LineupHosts: ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠Guest: Dee MolumbyEditor: Dan Owen"Right, THAT'S IT!" — Sarah❤️ Support the ShowIf you loved our From the Dark chat, here is...

[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 LineupHosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan OwenGuest: Will SalmonEditor: Hugh McStay⁠"Damn, I'm so tired...

[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 LineupHosts: ⁠ ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠Guest: Anthony Bowman.Editor: Dan Owen"You will obey me in...

[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...🎙️ The LineupHosts: ⁠H...

[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 LineupHosts: ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠Hugh McSta...

[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 this overlooked Landis movie, it's fi...

[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 LineupHosts: ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠...

[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 LineupHosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan OwenGuest: Prof. Stacey Abbott.Editor: Hugh McStay⁠"When the last vampi...

[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 LineupHosts: ⁠Dan Owen & Hugh McStay⁠⁠Guest: Christopher PageEditor: Dan Owen⁠"We must survive, all of us. The blood of a human for me, a cooked bird for you. Where is the difference?" ...

[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 tease of what Seaso...

[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 McAllisterDetermined to open a portal to hell and suck the world into oblivion, Angelus tortures Giles fo...

We're back to talk about another chunk of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season from 1998... featuring the shocking emergence of Angelus, and a bizarre ghost story set in the halls of Sunnydale High... And joining us to talk about these four episodes is film journalist and podcaster ⁠Kat Hughes⁠ & freelance journalist ⁠Anita Markoff⁠...

We're back to talk about the first half of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season from 1997... with the arrival of Spike and Drusilla, a vampire power couple who bring a more chaotic energy to Sunnydale. And joining us to talk about a selection of four of the best episodes is writer Sophie Cadden, film critic Kristin Battestella & journalist and podcaster Andrew Gaudion...

[14x10] Our Season XIV finale finds us checking into the Grand Hôtel des Thermes for Harry Kümel’s 1971 cult classic, Daughters of Darkness. In this stylish, erotic cult classic, a glamorous vampire countess and her lover seduce a honeymooning couple at a desolate Belgian hotel...And making his debut on the show is horror author, freelance film review, and occasional podcaster Christopher P. Ward...🎙️ The LineupHosts: ⁠ Dan Owen⁠ & Hugh McStay⁠Guest: Christopher P. WardEditor: Dan Owen...

[14x9] Our penultimate Season XIV episode keeps the Dracula fanged fun coming, as we look at Luc Besson's 2025 version starring Caleb Landry Jones in the eponymous role as a romantic take on Bram Stoker's villainous character...And making a return to the show is a true Dracula fan, having already covered the 1974 version starring Jack Palance and Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, it's writer and filmmaker Chris Brosnahan...🎙️ The LineupHosts: Hugh McStay & Dan OwenGuest: Chris BrosnahanEditor:...

[14x8] In this episode, we’re sinking our teeth into the 1958 British cult classic Blood of the Vampire. Often mistaken for a Hammer Film—thanks to its lush production design and a script by the legendary Jimmy Sangster—this independent gem carved out its own grisly niche in horror history.And returning to the show is our regular horror academic and all-round vampire expert, Prof. Stacey Abbott...🎙️ The LineupHosts: ⁠Dan Owen & Hugh McStay⁠⁠Guest: ⁠Prof. Stacey AbbottEditor: Dan Owen⁠...

Another franchise is complete with the fifth entry in the action-horror series Underworld. It's Anna Foerster's 2016 instalment, Underworld: Blood Wars, where Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is now pursued by both Vampires and Lycans, so she teams up with allies and eventually seeking refuge with a Nordic coven... And making a belated return to the show is the host of the ⁠Creepy & Geeky⁠ podcast, Robert Clark...

The homecoming from hell continues. Season XIV enters its final stretch as we make our (final?) visit to the cursed town of Salem’s Lot. This week, we’re sinking our teeth into the 2004 TNT miniseries. Rob Lowe stars as author Ben Mears, who returns to his childhood home only to find that an ancient evil is already there.... Joining Dan Owen and Hugh McStay to navigate the shadows is a special guest: Dr Simon Brown, an Associate Professor of Film and TV and a self-described Stephen King super-fan. Together, they discuss how this mid-2000s reimagining holds up against King’s legendary source material.

[BONUS] Concluding our mid-season treat, we're looking at the second half of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first season from 1997...And joining us to talk about another two episodes is film journalist and podcaster Maria Latilla and writer Brendon Connelly...🎯 The Agenda~ [ 00:00:25 ] "Angel" with Maria LatillaAfter an attack, Buffy discovers her mysterious ally Angel is actually a vampire, forcing a heart-wrenching supernatural confrontation.~ [ 00:56:55 ] "Prophecy Girl" with Brendon Conn...

As a mid-season treat, we're covering Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first season from 1997, which concerns a teenage schoolgirl called Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who's also 'The Slayer' who must fight against the forces of darkness... And helping us explore this cult favourite TV show are two Buffy super-fans: film critic Kat Hughes & film writer and podcaster Lindsay Drysdale...

He's back! Yes, Dracula, but also... Christopher Lee.! Spanish filmmaker Jesús Franco made a more faithful version of Bram Stoker's story in Count Dracula from 1970, with the Hammer legend returning to the role with a distinguished moustache... And making his third appearance on the show is the Assistant Lecturer in Film & English at the University of Alberta, it's Murray Leeder...

[14x4] It's time to complete another franchise, as we cover the final part of the Lost Boys trilogy, with direct-to-video instalment The Thirst from 2010, directed by Dario Piana. Here, Edgar Frog (Corey Feldman) is hired by a horror novelist to find her brother, who's been kidnapped by a DJ who's also feeding his followers vampire blood...And returning to the show for a third time coincidentally covering her third direct-to-video movie for us, is freelance writer Becci Sayce.Hosts: Dan Owen...

[14x3] Udo Kier plays Count Dracula in Paul Morrissey's 1974 version, Blood for Dracula, which finds the master vampire terminally ill and in desperate need of rejuvenating virgin blood... so a trip to Italy to choose an appropriate bride is his only hope...And making her debut on the show is the host of The Horror and Her podcast, Emma Arneil...Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStayGuest: Emma ArneilEditor: Dan Owen⁠"If you really were clever, Anton, you would bring me a virgin from Italy and I ...