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Vampire Videos

Join Dan Owen and Hugh McStay as they bite into 100 years of vampirism on film and TV. From the eerie shadows of German Expressionism to the gleaming fangs of Hollywood"s Golden Age and beyond, they"ll unearth every undead gem. Prepare for a feast of B-movie thrills, Hammer horror chills, blockbuster action, and even some rom-coms with extra bite. Helped by a variety of special guests and horror experts, we"ll dissect every fang-tastic flick, one bite at a time. Ready to join us on this bloodstained

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Bonus: 1st Fangiversary

Vampire Videos ·

2023/08/21

BONUS - 1st FangiversaryHugh and Dan are back for a pre-Season V special to celebrate a year of Vampire Videos, now that 40 full episodes (+ bonuses) have been released into the world. Fun stuff we have in store include:Dan & Hugh's Top 10 Vampires!Our Favourite Guests!Our Funniest Episode!Our Biggest Podcasting Surprise!Our Favourite "Familiar"!Our Favourite Podcasting Moments!The Most Popular Vampire Diary Entry!A Reminder of Which Films Were Staked Through the Heart!A Tease of Season V's 10

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68:42

Bonus: Season IV Ranking

Vampire Videos ·

2023/07/31

BONUS - Season 4 RankingHugh and Dan return to chew over Season 4 and reveal their combined Top 10 ranking of everything covered over the last few months. They'll also quiz each other about every film for added fun!HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenEditorHugh McStayWhy not get Bitten and join our Ko-fi membership tier, to access episodes earlier?Or subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word. It's the best way to help grow the podcast and make it discoverable by more people. You

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76:00

40. Van Helsing (2004) with Dee Molumby

Vampire Videos ·

2023/07/17

4x10 - VAN HELSING (2004)Stephen Sommers' monster mash-up Van Helsing is our Season 4 finale episode, which finds the eponymous monster hunter (Hugh Jackman) travelling to Transylvania to slay Count Dracula, The Wolfman, and Frankenstein's Monster, with the help of a local woman (Kate Beckinsale).And joining us to sharpen up some stakes is film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestDee MolumbyEditorHugh McStay"This thing... man... whatever it is... evil may have

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61:51

39. Jakob's Wife (2021) with Wayne Talbot

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2023/07/10

4x9 - JAKOB'S WIFE (2021)Our penultimate episode is Travis Stevens' Shudder original Jakob's Wife, about a small-town pastor's spouse (Barbara Crampton) who gets bitten by a vampire and undergoes a physical and sexual transformation that makes her question her dull marriage...Helping us bite into the film is comic-book writer and colourist Wayne Talbot, creator of the WWII Nazferatu vampire comic...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestWayne TalbotEditorHugh McStay"Life happens, I guess." - Anne

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38. Daybreakers (2009) with Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn

Vampire Videos ·

2023/07/03

4x8 - DAYBREAKERS (2009)Ethan Hawke stars in The Spierig Brothers' 2009 sci-fi horror action film Daybreakers, as a vampire hematologist living in a near-future society where a plague transformed almost everyone into vampires, meaning the vital human population's blood is running dangerously low...Joining us to delve into this high-concept movie is university lecturer, author, and vampire expert Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn....HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestDr Sorcha Ní FhlainnEditorHugh McStay"Welcome

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37. Once Bitten (1985) with Tony Black

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2023/06/26

4x7 - ONCE BITTEN (1985)We're turning back the clock to the mid-1980s for Howard Storm's horror-comedy Once Bitten, starring a pre-fame Jim Carrey as a teenager bitten by a seductive vampire and torn between her and his less promiscuous girlfriend...And making his sixth appearance on Vampire Videos, helping us make sense of this '80s curio, is author and podcaster Tony Black...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestTony BlackEditorDan Owen"I don't want to be a vampire. I'm a *day* person.." - Mark

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36. Queen of the Damned (2002) with Kat Hughes

Vampire Videos ·

2023/06/19

4x6 - QUEEN OF THE DAMNED (2002)A loose sequel to Interview with the Vampire (1994), Michael Rymer's Queen of the Damned finds the vampire Lestat (Stuart Townsend) becoming a successful rock star, outing his own kind in the process and awakening a powerful and ancient vampire queen called Akasha (Aaliya)...Making her first return to discuss this film is critic and journalist Kat Hughes...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestKat HughesEditorDan Owen"You're beautiful to me because you're human. Your

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61:15

35. Martin (1977) with Stephen Gallagher

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2023/06/05

4x5 - MARTIN (1977)George Romero is best-known for his zombie films, but this week we're taking a look at his lesser-known but just as influential vampire drama Martin. It stars John Amplas as a man who believes he's a vampire, as he goes to stay with his devoutly religious elderly cousin in Pennsylvania...And joining us to talk about this '70s curios is author and screenwriter Stephen Gallagher, who's worked on several sci-fi and fantasy shows like Doctor Who, Bugs, and The Eleventh Hour...HostsDan

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55:11

34. Dracula Has Risen from the Grave (1968) with...

Vampire Videos ·

2023/05/29

4x4 - DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968)The Hammer falls once again, with the fourth instalment in the British horror studio's Dracula saga. Christopher Lee returns for Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, directed by Freddie Francis, which finds the Count resurrected after an exorcism and in pursuit of the clergyman who's banished him from his castle...This week, we have vampire and monster academic to help us discuss this movie, in the shape of Madeline Potter...HostsDan Owen & Hugh

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59:30

33. A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night (2014) with Will...

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2023/05/22

4x3 - A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014)The "Iranian vampire western" from writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, is up for review this week. It concerns a lonely vampire (Sheila Vand) living in a ghost town, stalking its blissfully unaware citizens...Joining us to discuss this unique work is freelance writer Will Salmon, editor of GamesRadar / Newsarama, whose wriitng you may also have read in SFX magazine.HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestWill SalmonEditorDan

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58:22

32. Vampire's Kiss (1988) with Tom Butler

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2023/05/15

4x2 - VAMPIRE'S KISS (1988)It's Nicolas Cage's finest hour in Robert Bierman's cult classic Vampire's Kiss, where he plays a literary agent who believes he's been bitten by a sexy vampire and is undergoing physiological changes... but is it all in his head? "Christ! The tortures of the damned!"Joining us to tease apart this remarkable work is writer and The James Bond A-Z co-host Tom Butler...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestTom ButlerEditorDan Owen "Get outta here, you fucking pig. LEAVE ME THE

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31. Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) with Darren Mooney

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2023/05/07

4x1 - NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE (1979)Season 4 of the show launches with Werner Herzog's remake of Nosferatu (1922), starring Bruno Ganz as an estate agent who travels to Transylavnia to assist the unnerving Count Dracula (Klaus Kinski) in buying a property.To help explore this beloved remake, writer and podcaster Darren Mooney makes his return to the show...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestDarren MooneyEditorDan Owen"Time is an abyss... profound as a thousand nights... centuries come and go... to be

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58:32

Bonus: Season III Ranking

Vampire Videos ·

2023/05/01

BONUS - Season 3 RankingHugh and Dan return to mull over Season 3 and reveal their combined Top 10 ranking of everything covered over the last few months. They'll also quiz each other about every film for added fun, then tease what's coming soon in Season 4 very soon!HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenEditorHugh McStayWhy not get Bitten and join our Ko-fi membership tier, to access episodes earlier?Or subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word. It's the best way to help grow the

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30. Renfield (2023) with Ashley Thomas

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2023/04/17

3x10 - RENFIELD (2023)Our Season 3 finale takes a rare look at a newly-releasd vampire film! It's Chris McKay's horror-comedy Renfield, which finds the eponymous character (Nicholas Hoult) trying to leave the services of his tyrannical master, Count Dracula (Nicolas Cage)....And making her debut in the podcasket is Fangirlish writer and co-host of Podcast-616, Ashley Thomas...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestAshley ThomasEditorDan Owen"I am enough. I deserve happiness. And I take full charge of

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60:06

29. Near Dark (1987) with Prof Stacey Abbott

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2023/04/10

3x9 - NEAR DARK (1987)This week we're tackling the neo-western horror film Near Dark from director Kathryn Bigelow, starring Adrian Pasdar as a small-town farmer's son who reluctantly joins a traveling group of vampires after getting bitten by a beautiful drifter...And making a return to discuss this '80s cult classic is horror scholar Stacey Abbott...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestProfessor Stacey AbbottEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread

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56:53

28. Count Yorga, Vampire (1970) with Dr Sorcha Ní...

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2023/04/03

3x8 - COUNT YORGA, VAMPIRE (1970)It's back to 1970 for Bob Kelljan's cult hit Count Yorga, Vampire, starring Robert Quarry as the eponymous bloodsucker posing as a Bulgarian mystic in Los Angeles, where he leads seances while secretly preying on his New Age clientelle...Joining us to delve into this transitional vampire movie is university lecturer, author, and all-round vampire expert Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn....HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestDr Sorcha Ní FhlainnEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage

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27. The Invitation (2022) with Dee Molumby

Vampire Videos ·

2023/03/27

3x7 - THE INVITATION (2022)Jessica M. Thompson's 2022 horror thriller The Invitation is our next bite. It concerns a young American woman (Nathalie Emmanuel) travelling to the UK after discovering she's related to English aristocacy, blissfully unaware they're also vampires plotting to wed her to their handsome patriarch...And accepting the invite to join us is film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestDee MolumbyEditorHugh McStayVisit our podpage! Subscribe and

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26. What We Do in the Shadows (2014) with Steve O'Brien

Vampire Videos ·

2023/03/20

3x6 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)We're heading Down Under to look at the cult Kiwi comedy What We Do in the Shadows, directed by Jemaine Clement & Taika Waititi, which is a mockumentary chronicling the lives of four dysfunctional vampires living in Wellington, New Zealand...Helping us this week is freelance writer Steve O'Brien, whose work has apeared in the Radio Times, SFX, Digital Spy, and Yahoo Movies, amongst others...HostsHugh McStay & Dan Owen GuestSteve O'BrienEditorHugh

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25. Byzantium (2012) with Kat Hughes

Vampire Videos ·

2023/03/06

3x5 - BYZANTIUM (2012)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...HostsDan Owen & Hugh

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56:47

24. Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966) with Prof...

Vampire Videos ·

2023/02/27

3x4 - DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966)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...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestProfessor

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