Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva

This week on VampChat with Dan & Eva: a newly unearthed trope about vampire lifespans! William Bove will talk about his novel, Once Upon a Grave, and how his vampires achieve immortality. Then we'll talk about the Louisville Horror Con with promoter Matt Grisham. Finally Eva reviews a 2009 sci-fi film in which vampires outnumber humans.

This week on Vamp Chat, Robert Northam discusses his book about a nerdy financial analyst who meets a woman who’s clearly out of his league, but hungry for him anyway. Prof. Cristina Santos joins us to get down and bloody about the Countess Elizabeth Báthory. And Dan will review a film that reveals why vampires need therapy

“Avast ye blood sacks!" This week on VampChat with Dan & Eva we delve into vampire/pirate romance with Marilyn Barr's "Walk the Walk" series of novels. Then Dan reviews a 2014 film about a vampire who rides a skateboard and rocks a burka.

She's a three-time Oscar winner and two time Emmy winner, along with many other awards, and next month she'll host the Vampire Weekend and its signature Vampire Ball. She's Ve Neill and we'll talk with her about her career, her love of vampires, and what it's like being Hollywood horror royalty. Then Eva will review a 1987 film near and dear to Ve’s heart.

This week on VampChat with Dan & Eva: Disinterment & Dismemberment! Folklorist Michael Bell will share his research into vampire panics in New England and the time he was brought in to examine disarticulated human remains. Then, Eva will do a hilarious review of a 1977 film about Dracula’s best friend who also has a taste for human blood.

This week on VampChat with Dan & Eva: extreme horror from South Korea. We've invited Todd Sullivan, author of the novella Butchers which is set in Seoul and features bone-saw toting enforcers called the Natural Police. Then Eva will delve into accounts of revenants in 12th Century England. Finally, Dan will review a Swedish vampire film about a bullied boy and his mysterious new friend who app...

He's the great grand-nephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker. He also wrote the sequel and prequel to that gothic masterpiece. Dacre Stoker is our next guest on VampChat and we're excited to talk about the aforementioned, plus the tour he'll lead this June to Transylvania. Then, to close the show, Eva will review a TV adaptation of...wait for it... Dracula!

Season 2 of VampChat will be extra fangtastic and we’re starting it off in Ep. 1 with James Heberger, author of Legacy of the Moon. This novel is about a mysterious psychiatric patient who, during therapy, reveals his true hybrid nature. Then Eva will share folklore about a grotesque blood-sucking creature from southeast Asia. Finally, Dan will review the highly anticipated film, Nosferatu.

What makes a good vampire tale? Andy Boylan reviewed hundreds of books and films for his blog, Taliesin Meets the Vampires. We'll ask him on the next episode of VampChat. Also: Did you know William Faulkner wrote a vampire screenplay? Prof. Michelle E. Moore will share details about the script for Dreadful Hollow. Finally, Dan & Eva review the film and TV versions of What We Do in the Shadows....

Bloodsuckers, shape-shifters, a serpent god -- OH MY! We talk with Stephen Zimmer, author of Prowling the Darkness, part of his Rayden Valkyrie Tales series. Then: "Sticks and stones may break your bones, but bricks will stop a vampire." Eva’s Fanged Folklore segment explains how a simple brick can save you from a vampire. Finally, Dan reviews a TV miniseries that scared the wits out of a generati...

We talk with Jacqueline Holland, author of a vampire novel which wins our award for Most Ominous Title: The God of Endings. Then Dan leads the "fanged folklore" segment by delving into a series of mass exhumations that led to the first mention of vampires in an official document. Finally, Eva reviews an American TV series best described as "Dracula meets the Godfather." Thank you for listening!  F...

Dan & Eva take 2 in this episode after their technology issues last week. They unearth an ancient Egyptian cat goddess who may have been the first vampire, give an important vampire public announcement, chat with Gary Hill, author & contributor to the anthology Life Blood II, and review a movie than answers the question “What happens when the star of your vampire movie is really a vampire?...

On this episode of Vamp Chat with Dan and Eva; our guest was Scott Burtness, author of the comedic novel, Wisconsin Vamp.  You can find Scott’s books on Amazon ( https://www.amazon.com/stores/author/B00HZO7REG/allbooks?ingress=0&visitId=fe32f712-9ea3-4d16-88fb-d2be27ccd3f1&ref_=ap_rdr ) .  Dan and Eva also talk about the obscure disease porphyria and its connections with Vampirism. Eva sha...