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Nov. 4, 2024

87. Vampyr (1932) with Prof. Stacey Abbott

[9x7] An early "talkie" is up for discussion this week, in the form of Carl Theodor Dreyer's 1932 Gothic horror film Vampyr , where a student of the paranormal stays overnight in a village inn apparently stalked by a blood-su...

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Oct. 28, 2024

Bonus: Halloween Special 2024 - Dracula 2000 (2000) with Mary Muñoz

It's the spookiest time of the year, which means Dan and Hugh are back around the vampire campfire for another Halloween Special. This time, they're reviewing the winner of the social media 'Dreckula' poll, Dracula 2000, starring Gerard Butler as the famous vampire. But they'll also be sharing bloo…

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Oct. 21, 2024

86. Dracula vs Frankenstein (1971) with Anthony Bowman

It's a clash of the titans in Al Adamson's Dracula vs. Frankenstein, where the Prince of Darkness joins forces with a descendent of Dr Frankenstein to benefit from a serum to enable him to walk around in daylight. (It sounds better than it is.)

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Oct. 7, 2024

85. Stoker (2013) with Zoë Rose Smith

[9x5] The mid-Season IX point arrives with director Park Chan-wook's 2013 "vampire film" Stoker , which concerns a sullen 18-year-old girl (Mia Wasikowska) who comes under the spell of her mysterious uncle Charlie (Matthew Go...

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Sept. 30, 2024

84. From Dusk Till Dawn 2: Texas Blood Money (1999) with Kim Taylor-F…

We head into the direct-to-video abyss for Scott Spiegel's 1999 horror-comedy crime film From Dusk Till Dawn: Texas Blood Money, where a gang of criminals (led by Robert Patrick) are gradually transformed into vampires while trying to pull off a bank heist in Mexico...

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Sept. 23, 2024

83. The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires (1974) with Wayne Talbot

[9x3] Hammer's Dracula saga comes to an end with The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires , which finds Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) helping eight siblings reclaim their mountain village from seven powerful vampires and an army of ...

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Sept. 16, 2024

82. The Night Flier (1997) with Robert Clark

We're heading to the skies for another Stephen King adaptation - it's Mark Pavia's 1997 adaptation of his short story Night Flier, about a despicable tabloid reporter (Miguel Ferrer) investigating what seems to be a vampire flying into local airfields to drink the blood of whoever's unfortunate eno…

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Sept. 9, 2024

81. Twilight (2008) with Tom Beasley

[9x1] Season IX begins with a movie many have been waiting for! It's Catherine Hardwicke's 2008 adaptation of author Stephenie Meyer's best-selling romantic fantasy novel Twilight , which concerns a teenage girl who moves to ...

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Sept. 2, 2024

Bonus: Season VIII Ranking

It's that time again! Dan and Hugh are still convened around the vampire campfire, this time to reflect on Season VIII and reveal their combined Top 10 of everything discussed. As ever, they'll also quiz each other about each movie! And to finish, a tease of what listeners can expect from Season IX…

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Aug. 26, 2024

Bonus: 2nd Fangiversary

Dan and Hugh return to the vampire campfire to reflect on two years of Vampire Videos and the 80 full episodes (+ bonuses) that have been released so far. Includes 'Dan & Hugh's Top 10 Vampires', 'Our Top 6 Most Prolific Guests', and 'All the Vampire Films That Are Coming Soon-ish... Maybe!'

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Aug. 19, 2024

80. Bram Stoker's Dracula (1974) with Chris Brosnahan

Season VIII draws to a close with Dan Curtis' 1974 TV film Bram Stoker's Dracula, starring Jack Palance as the famous vampire drawn to the reincarnation of his deceased lover after moving to England...

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Aug. 12, 2024

79. Abigail (2024) with Dee Molumby

[8x9] Our penultimate Season VIII episode is on Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillet's 2024 horror-comedy Abigail , about a gang of criminals who get more than they bargained for when they hold the young daughter of a wealt...

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Aug. 5, 2024

78. Day Watch (2006) with Mary Muñoz

[8x8] We return to Timur Bekmambetov's Russian fantasy duology, with the concluding half to Night Watch ... it's Day Watch . A year has passed and Anton is accused of murder as he tries to find the real killer and an ancient ...

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July 29, 2024

77. El Conde (2023) with Tony Black

We're back for Pablo Larrain's alternate history of Chilean dictator (and vampire?) General Pinochet, in a bizarre movie that mixes real-world politics with the supernatural. It's El Conde. Does anyone care for a liquidised heart?

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July 22, 2024

76. Interview with the Vampire: Part II (2024) with Kim Morrison

We return to AMC's adaptation of Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire for its second season, where Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Claudia (Delainey Hayles) try to escape the memory of Lestat (Sam Reid) by travelling to Europe, where they become embroiled with a theatre troupe of vampires in Par…

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July 8, 2024

75. Fright Night Part 2 (1988) with Dee Molumby

[8x5] We reach mid-Season VIII with Fright Night Part 2 , Tommy Lee Wallace's 1988 sequel to the 1985 original, which finds Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) and Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) encountering the sister of the...

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July 1, 2024

74. Underworld: Evolution (2006) with Lindsay Drysdale

Kate Beckinsale's back in this action horror sequel, which sheds new light on her kind's vampire origins...

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June 24, 2024

73. The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) with Tom Butler

Christopher Lee returns for the final time as Count Dracula in this '70s Hammer horror sequel...

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June 17, 2024

72. I Am Legend (2007) with Andrew Gaudion

Will Smith stars in this modern retelling of the famous Richard Matheson post-apocalyptic story.

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June 10, 2024

71. Dracula: Dead & Loving It (1995) with Frankie Pellatt

Mel Brooks' vampire comedy is up for discussion, starring spoof legend Leslie Nielsen as Count Dracula.

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June 3, 2024

Bonus: Season VII Ranking

Dan & Hugh rank last season's offerings, quiz each other on them, and tease what's coming soon...

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May 20, 2024

70. Stake Land (2010) with Brad Hanson

[7x10] Our Season VII climax brings us to Jim Mickle's 2010 post-apocalyptic vampire movie Stake Land , about a young orphaned man taken under the wing of a vampire hunter known only as 'Mister'... And making his debut on the...

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May 12, 2024

69. The Forsaken (2001) with Kat Hughes

[7x9] Our penultimate episode of Season VII takes us to millennial horror with J.S Cardone's vampire road trip movie The Forsaken , starring Kerr Smith as a budding filmmaker who agrees to deliver a car to Florida, only to ge...

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May 6, 2024

68. Blade: Trinity (2004) with Tony Black

[7x8] We finish the Blade trilogy with David S. Goyer's Blade: Trinity , starring Wesley Snipes as the eponymous vampire slayer, now joined by two human companions (played by Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel), who must contend ...

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