Vampire Videos

[3x7] 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 the English aristocracy, 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... Hosts: Hug...

[3x6] 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 appeared in the Radio Times, SFX, Digital Spy, and Yahoo Movies, amongst others....

[3x5] 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 t...

[3x4] 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/...

[3x3] Guillermo del Toro's debut Cronos is under discussion this week; a Mexican horror about an elderly antique dealer (Federico Luppi) who finds a mysterious device designed to provide its owner with eternal life. Joining us in the podcasket is Irish playwright Stewart Roche... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Stewart Roche Editor: Hugh McStay Subscribe and leave a rating or review to suppor...

[3x2] Did you know Dracula author Bram Stoker wrote another vampiric story? Ken Russell's horror-comedy The Lair of the White Worm concerns an archaeologist (Peter Capaldi) unearthing evidence that a local legend of a predatory creature was real, and is soon joined by a local lord (Hugh Grant) to stop an ancient priestess (Amanda Donohoe) making a human sacrifice to a snake-god... And back to help...

[3x1] Season III launches with a fang-favourite! It's Joel Schumacher's The Lost Boys, starring Jason Patric and Corey Haim as two brothers who move to Santa Clara with their mother (Dianne Wiest), only to discover a gang of vampires led by David (Kiefer Sutherland) is the reason their new home is referred to as "the murder capital of the world"... Arriving by podcasket to talk about this '80s cla...

[BONUS] Hugh and Dan are back to reflect on Season II and rate each film individually, before combining their scores to create a Top 11 ranking. They'll also quiz each other about each movie for a few laughs along the way, and tease what's coming soon in Season III! Enjoy... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Editor: Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leav...

[2x10] There's a monster mash for our Season 2 finale, as Count Dracula, The Wolf Man, The Mummy and.... uh, Gill-Man...?... arrive in small-town '80s America where a group of kids have to prevent them from taking over the world. Joining us to chat about Fred Dekker's notorious box office flop The Monster Squad, which he co-wrote with best friend Shane Black (Lethal Weapon), is Andrew Gaudion of t...

[2x9] Found-footage horror is on the agenda as we tackle the Canadian vampire film Afflicted from directors Derek Lee and Clif Prowse, who also star as two vloggers who travel to Italy, where one's bitten by a vampire and suffers a startling transformation caught on camera... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Graham Hughes Editor: Hugh McStay Stream Graham's movie Death of a Vlogger here. Subsc...

[2x8] It's another celebrity special, as Canadian filmmaker Danishka Esterhazy (The Slumber Party Massacre) joins us to talk about Tony Scott's 1983 cult film The Hunger, starring Catherine Deneuve as a beautiful vampire preying on New Yorkers with the help of David Bowie as her cellist companion... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Danishka Esterhazy Editor: Hugh McStay Subscribe and leave a r...

[BONUS] Seasons bleedings! It's our festive special, where regular guest Dee Molumby returns in a snowy podcasket to talk about a rarity in vampire cinema: a Christmassy movie! It's Red Snow, which concerns a struggling author spending the holiday in a remote cabin who unwittingly captures a handsome vampire... But that's not all we have in store! As this is a Christmas edition, we'll also be pull...

[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:...

[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:...

[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...

[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 N...

[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... Ho...

[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)....

[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 l...

[BONUS] In this spooky episode, hosts Dan Owen and Hugh McStay convene around the vampire campfire to reflect on the first 10 films covered in season 1. They also rank and score each film individually to create an overall Top 10 for the podcast. Plus, a few extra doses of film trivia, a missing RIP segment, and some listener questions... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor: Dan Owen Subscribe and...

[1x10] It's the Season I finale of Vampire Videos, so we bookend our premiere on Nosferatu (1922) with E. Elias Merhige's metafictional film Shadow of the Vampire. The film stars John Malkovich as silent film director F.W Murnau, who's trying to shoot Nosferatu with the help of a real-life vampire played by Willem Dafoe. To dig into this largely forgotten indie film from the turn of the millennium...

[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 &...

[1x8] 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... And joining us to discuss this film is Creepy & Geeky podcaster Robert Clark... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Robert Clark Editor: Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating o...

[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 o...

[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 Atlan...