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Join Dan Owen and Hugh McStay as they bite into 100 years of vampirism on film and TV. From silent classics and vintage B-movies to modern blockbusters and comedies, no stone is left unturned—and no coffin unopened. Featuring insights from horror experts and special guests, we dissect the cinematic history of the undead... one bite at a time. Visit www.vampirevideos.co.uk for our complete archive. A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network (www.filmstories.co.uk).
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[15x9] What happens when your car gets stuck in the Irish mud and the sun starts to set? This week, we’re heading to the peat bogs of the Emerald Isle to discuss Conor McMahon’s claustrophobic 2014 creature feature, From
[15x8] It's time to strap in for a ride-along through the streets of L.A. as we review Ryan Prows’ 2026 action horror Night Patrol. Part gritty urban crime drama, part supernatural horror, and part biting social satire,
[15x7] It's our second trip into the world of animation this season with Toei's adaptation of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula comic-book run from the 1970s, retitled Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned for the US market. Here, Cou
[15x6] We finish another franchise, as we're back with a double-whammy episode! Yes, it's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, and we're covering both parts together. Here, Bella (Kristen Stewart) finally marries Edward (Ro
[15x5] Mid-season is reached with a 1994 cult arthouse film produced by David Lynch. It's Nadja, written and directed by Michael Almereyda, which concerns the family of Count Dracula grieving his loss in modern-day New Y
[15x4] This week, we’re venturing into the neon-lit streets of 1990s Pittsburgh to discuss a cult classic that blends mobster tropes with fangs: John Landis’s Innocent Blood. We follow Marie (Anne Parillaud), a vampire w
[15x3] We have something a little unusual this week: American Psycho director Mary Harron's adaption of a 2002 novel set in an all-girl's boarding school, where a student grieving the suicide of her father encounters a m
[15x2] We make a rare return to anime with 2000's action horror sequel Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, which finds the eponymous dhampir hired to rescue a wealthy nobleman's daughter after she's kidnapped by a vampire. And
[15x1] New season, new Count Dracula! Louis Jourdan adorns the cape for this 1977 three-hour BBC TV special; a more faithful retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula co-starring Frank Finlay as Van Helsing. And making her debu
[BONUS] Another season is officially in the books! So join Dan and Hugh as they gather around the creepy vampire campfire for our signature end-of-season ritual. We’re breaking down every film covered in Season XIV, weig
[BONUS] It's time to conclude our coverage of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season... featuring the final, tragic confrontation between Buffy and Angelus that triggers an unexpected alliance... And joining us to talk
[BONUS] We're back to talk about another chunk of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season from 1998... featuring the shocking emergence of Angelus, and a bizarre ghost story set in the halls of Sunnydale High... And joi
[BONUS] We're back to talk about the first half of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season from 1997... with the arrival of Spike and Drusilla, a vampire power couple who bring a more chaotic energy to Sunnydale. And jo
[14x10] Our Season XIV finale finds us checking into the Grand Hôtel des Thermes for Harry Kümel’s 1971 cult classic, Daughters of Darkness. In this stylish, erotic cult classic, a glamorous vampire countess and her love
[14x9] Our penultimate Season XIV episode keeps the Dracula fanged fun coming, as we look at Luc Besson's 2025 version starring Caleb Landry Jones in the eponymous role as a romantic take on Bram Stoker's villainous char
[14x8] In this episode, we’re sinking our teeth into the 1958 British cult classic Blood of the Vampire. Often mistaken for a Hammer Film—thanks to its lush production design and a script by the legendary Jimmy Sangster—
[14x7] Another franchise is complete with the fifth entry in the action-horror series Underworld. It's Anna Foerster's 2016 instalment, Underworld: Blood Wars, where Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is being pursued by both Vamp
[14x6] The homecoming from hell continues. Season XIV enters its final stretch as we make our (final?) visit to the cursed town of Salem’s Lot. This week, we’re sinking our teeth into the 2004 TNT miniseries. Rob Lowe st
[BONUS] Concluding our mid-season treat, we're looking at the second half of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first season from 1997... And joining us to talk about another two episodes is film journalist and podcaster Maria L
[BONUS] As a mid-season treat, we're covering Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first season from 1997, which concerns a teenage schoolgirl called Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who's also 'The Slayer' who must fight aga
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