Vampire Videos

[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...

[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...

[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 & D...

[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 rev...

[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: De...

[1x1] Vampire Videos rises from the crypt with the film that arguably started it all - F.W Murnau's silent masterpiece Nosferatu. This creepy German tale, which infamously plagiarised Bram Stoker's novel Dracula, stars Max Schreck as the sinister Count Orlock. To discuss this iconic movie, its remarkable impact, and its enduring legacy, your hosts Dan Owen and Hugh McStay are joined by award-winni...

[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 g...