Episodes

[2x7] It's a celebrity special, as the multi-talented Josh Ruben (director of Werewolves Within, star of A Wounded Fawn) 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 Fawn o...

[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 donatio...

[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 c...

[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 also ...

[2x3] We return to Hammer for the second in the legendary British studio's Dracula saga, Terence Fisher's The Brides of Dracula. 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 Laws, who has enviable personal connections to Hammer... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Stephen Laws Editor: Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or r...

[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 a ra...

[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 us ...

In this spooky bonus episode, Dan Owen & Hugh McStay convene around the vampire campfire to reflect on the first 10 films covered in Season I. They also rank each film to create an overall Top 10...

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 support ...

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 media...

[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 & Mic...

[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 donati...

[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 the...

[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 plat...

[1x2] Vampire Videos continues with a look at Tomas Alfredson's Swedish romantic horror film Let the Right One In, which concerns a bullied 12-year-old boy who befriends a strange vampire girl in early-1980s Stockholm. To discuss this award-winning adaptation of author John Ajvide Lindqvist's 2004 novel, we're joined by film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby. Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Dee Molumby Editor: Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can als...

Vampire Videos rises from the crypt with the film that arguably started it all, F.W Murnau's silent masterpiece Nosferatu.

[0x0] PRIMER. Welcome! Introducing Vampire Videos, a horror podcast digging into 100 years of vampires on film and television to celebrate the centenary of Nosferatu (1922). In this short primer, Dan Owen and Hugh McStay explain the concept of the podcast, describe the first time they saw a vampire on screen, outline their tastes in horror, explain why vampires are so fascinating and keep such a grip on popular culture, and tease some of what's to come... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor:...