Vampire Videos
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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[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 joining us to talk about a selection of four of the best episodes is writer Sophie Cadden, film critic Kristin Battestella & journalist and podcaster Andrew Gaudion...
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March 23, 2026 • 71 mins
[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 lover seduce a honeymooning couple at a desolate Belgian hotel...
And making his debut on the show is horror author, freelance film reviewer, and occasional podcaster Christopher P. Ward...
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March 16, 2026 • 79 mins
[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 character...
And making a return to the show is a true Dracula fan, having already covered the 1974 version starring Jack Palance and Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, it's writer and filmmaker Chris Brosnahan...
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March 9, 2026 • 53 mins
[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—this independent gem carved out its own grisly niche in horror history.
And returning to the show is our regular horror academic and all-round vampire expert, Prof. Stacey Abbott...
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March 2, 2026 • 75 mins
[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 Vampires and Lycans, so she teams up with allies and eventually finds refuge with a Nordic coven...
And making a belated return to the show is the host of the Creepy & Geeky podcast, Robert Clark...
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February 23, 2026 • 90 mins
[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 stars as author Ben Mears, who returns to his childhood home only to find that an ancient evil is already there....
Joining us to navigate the shadows is a special guest: Dr Simon Brown, an Associate Professor of Fi...
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February 16, 2026 • 133 mins
[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 Latilla and writer Brendon Connelly...
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~ [ 00:00:25 ] "Angel" with Maria Latilla
After an attack, Buffy discovers her mysterious ally Angel is actually a vampire, forcing a heart-wrenching supernatu...
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February 9, 2026 • 161 mins
[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 against the forces of darkness...
And helping us explore this cult favourite TV show are two Buffy super-fans: film critic Kat Hughes & film writer and podcaster Lindsay Drysdale...
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February 2, 2026 • 71 mins
[14x5] He's back! Yes, Dracula, but also... Christopher Lee! Spanish filmmaker Jesús Franco made a more faithful version of Bram Stoker's story in 1970's Count Dracula, with the Hammer legend returning to the role with a distinguished moustache...
And making his third appearance on the show is the Assistant Lecturer in Film & English at the University of Alberta, Murray Leeder...
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January 26, 2026 • 70 mins
[14x4] We’re closing out the trilogy! In this episode, we tackle the final instalment of the Lost Boys franchise: the 2010 direct-to-video sequel, The Thirst.
Directed by Dario Piana, the film sees the return of Edgar Frog (Corey Feldman), who is tasked by a horror novelist to rescue her brother from a DJ distributing vampire blood to his unsuspecting followers.
Joining us for her third appearance is freelance writer Becci Sayce....
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January 19, 2026 • 79 mins
[14x3] Udo Kier plays Count Dracula in Paul Morrissey's 1974 version, Blood for Dracula, which finds the master vampire terminally ill and in desperate need of rejuvenating virgin blood... so a trip to Italy to choose an appropriate bride is his only hope...
And making her debut on the show is the host of The Horror and Her podcast, Emma Arneil...
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Emma Arneil
Editor: Dan Owen
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January 12, 2026 • 69 mins
[14x2] It's the season of Dracula, as we turn our attention to a less common prospect—a direct sequel to Bram Stoker's story by author Joe Hill, where Professor Van Helsing (Titus Welliver) is now living in early-20th-century California with his wife Mina and two sons... it's Abraham's Boys from director Natasha Kermani...
And making a welcome return to the show is co-host of the Beyond the Scream podcast, Rob Taylor...
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January 5, 2026 • 73 mins
[14x1] We're back! Season XIV begins with giallo legend Dario Argento's take on Bram Stoker's famous story. It's Dracula 3D from 2012, which finds Thomas Kretschmann as the Count and Rutger Hauer as Van Helsing.
And making her third trip via podcasket is videographer and film critic Sarah Williams...
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Sarah Williams
Editor: Hugh McStay
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December 29, 2025 • 76 mins
[BONUS] Season XIII is sadly over, so Dan and Hugh return to the warm vampire campfire to reminisce about the season's many offerings, rank the 14 titles in order of merit, quiz each other on their content, and tease what Season XIV has in store for listeners!
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December 22, 2025 • 91 mins
[BONUS] Season's bleedings! It's that festive time of the year again, so we've invited two of our favourite guests to join us for a candlelit Christmas dinner in the Vampire Videos Villa...
And the table talk will focus on Anders Banke's 2006 horror-comedy Frostbiten, about a mother and daughter embroiled in a vampire uprising in a small Swedish town experiencing a month-long polar night...
We'll also be telling some terrible cra...
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December 8, 2025 • 102 mins
[13x10] The Season XIII finale offers a return to Anne Rice's Immortal Universe on AMC, with the first season of Talamasca: The Secret Order. Here, a young mindreader called Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton) joins an arcane organisation sworn to protect humanity from supernatural creatures, including vampires...
And we have our Interview with the Vampire regular Kim Morrison back to help us assess the third TV series set in this world...
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December 1, 2025 • 196 mins
[13:9] Our penultimate Season XIII episode finds us worshipping Netflix miniseries Midnight Mass, from writer-director Mike Flanagan, which finds a mysterious new priest (Hamish Linklater) arriving on an impoverished remote island. But the miracles he brings are revealed to have a high price... in blood...
And taking a pew with us is comic-book writer, podcaster, and atheist Wayne Talbot...
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November 24, 2025 • 76 mins
[13x8] This week, we have a direct-to-video sequel continuing the story from Dracula 2000. Dracula II: Ascension finds a group of medical students experimenting on the vampire's corpse and getting more than they bargained for. ..
And helping us dig into this one is film writer and co-host of the podcast Kim 'n' Em vs EVIL, Kim Taylor-Foster...
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Kim Taylor-Foster
Editor: Hugh McStay
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November 17, 2025 • 66 mins
[13x7] It's time for another return to Forks, Washington, for director David Slade's third instalment of romantic fantasy drama The Twilight Saga -- Eclipse. Here, Bella must decide between vampire Edward and werewolf Jacob before her graduation, as a spate or strange murders strike Seattle...
And returning from our recent Halloween Special, it's writer and podcaster Lindsay Drysdale...
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Linds...
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November 10, 2025 • 61 mins
[13x6] The second half of Season XIII gets underway with an away mission to outer space, for Mario Bava's seminal 1965 sci-fi horror Planet of the Vampires. In this film, a crew of astronauts land on an alien world and come under the eerie influence of its ancient inhabitants...
And making his debut on Vampire Videos is an author and the man behind many podcasts, including Writers on Film, it's John Bleasdale...
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