Vampire Videos
Join Dan Owen and Hugh McStay as they bite into 100 years of vampirism on film and TV. From the eerie shadows of German Expressionism to the gleaming fangs of Hollywood's Golden Age and beyond, they'll unearth every undead gem. Prepare for a feast of B-movie thrills, Hammer horror chills, blockbuster action, and even some rom-coms with extra bite. Helped by a variety of special guests and horror experts, we'll dissect every fang-tastic flick, one bite at a time. Ready to join us on this bloodstained odyssey? Visit www.vampirevideos.co.uk for our complete archive. Don't miss out – it'll be a scream! A proud part of the Film Stories Podcast Network (www.filmstories.co.uk).
Episodes
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...
1. THE GATHERING.
Priests: Father McSt...
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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
"Don't y...
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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...
Hosts: Dan Owen ...
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October 27, 2025 • 107 mins
[BONUS] It's spooky season! This Halloween, on a dark and stormy night, Dan and Hugh have taken refuge inside a small tent beside the vampire campfire until the bad weather passes.
Fortunately, three guests have been invited along to talk about a particular entry of a horror anthology...
[00:00:34] MONSTERS - "The Waiting Game"
Writer Brendon Connelly talks to us about a third season instalment of this 1980s US horror anthology ...
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October 20, 2025 • 75 mins
[13x5] Radu! Radu! Radu! We reach mid-season with a return to the Subspecies universe, covering the first sequel Bloodstone: Subspecies II, which finds vampire Prince Radu (Anders Hove) resurrected and going after American student Michelle, who's been bitten and is slowly turning into a vampire herself...
And making another return to the show to talk about it is cultural essayist and film critic Kim Pierce...
Hosts: Hugh McStay &...
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October 13, 2025 • 74 mins
[13x4] It's a quick trip across the English Channel this week for Adrien Beau's 2023 period horror The Vourdalak, which finds a French aristocrat forced to stay with a rural family whose tyrannical patriarch has been transformed into an undead creature...
And joining us the person who brought this film to our attention, writer and podcaster Mary Muñoz...
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Mary Muñoz
Editor: Dan Owen
"Wait ...
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October 6, 2025 • 69 mins
[13x3] It's time for another Hammer horror, and after completing the Karnstein trilogy we rewind the clock back to 1963 for Don Sharp's Kiss of the Vampire, which finds a newlywed couple encountering a vampire secret society while on their honeymoon...
And we have a new guest arriving by podcasket to help us bite into this classic, in the shape of film critic Kristin Battestella...
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Kristin B...
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September 29, 2025 • 64 mins
[13x2] It's a rare trip to the east this week with the Hong Kong supernatural comedy Mr Vampire, directed by Ricky Lau, which finds a Taoist monk and his students facing off against a 'hopping vampire' after a village elder's corpse is reinterred...
And making her debut on the show is film journalist and critic Katie Smith-Wong...
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Katie Smith-Wong
Editor: Dan Owen
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September 22, 2025 • 109 mins
[13x1] We begin Season XIII with the BBC-Netflix three-part miniseries of Dracula, from the creators of Sherlock, which finds the Count (Claes Bang) being pursued across Europe in a post-modern twist on Bram Stoker's novel and the gothic Hammer traditions...
And making his return to the show is author and podcaster Tony Black...
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Tony Black
Editor: Hugh McStay
"I'm undead not unreasonable." ...
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September 15, 2025 • 73 mins
[BONUS] Season XII is over, so it's that time again... as Dan and Hugh meet around the glowing vampire campfire to reflect on the season, rank the last 10 episodes in order of merit, talk about some recent vampire film and TV news, then tease what Season XIII has in store for listeners...
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Editor: Dan Owen
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September 1, 2025 • 78 mins
[12x10] We finish Season XII with another of our occasional "pseudo vampire" films, with Karyn Kusama's Jennifer's Body. Here, a popular high school girl (Megan Fox) is murdered by a touring rock band and accidentally resurrected as a man-eating succubus demon (vampire?) creature...
Back for more ghoulish delight is editor and podcaster Mary Muñoz...
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Mary Muñoz
Editor: Hugh McStay
"Hell is ...
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August 25, 2025 • 64 mins
[12x9] We're taking a look at the short-lived 1980s horror anthology series Nightmare Classics with the 1989 episode "Carmilla", which adapted the classic vampire story by Sheridan Le Fanu...
And helping us tease it apart is a new guest - writer, editor, and content designer Ray Newman.
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Ray Newman
Editor: Dan Owen
"I may never see the sunrise, but I can take you to worlds beyond your dream...
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August 18, 2025 • 67 mins
[12x8] It's been a long time coming, but we've finally grasped the nettle! This week, we're covering direct-to-DVD sequel The Lost Boys: The Tribe. Here, a brother and sister move to Santa Clara and soon realise a local surfer gang are actually vampires...
And making a welcome return to the show is film critic and podcaster Kat Hughes...
Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Kat Hughes
Editor: Dan Owen
"Build a man a fire, he'...
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August 11, 2025 • 78 mins
[12x7] It's another Stephen King edition of the show, but very loosely. A Return to Salem's Lot is writer-director Larry Cohen's 1987 sequel, which finds an anthropologist and his estranged son arriving in the Maine town and discovering the community are all vampires...
And making her own return, to Vampire Videos, is vampire expert and horror scholar Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn...
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Dr Sorcha Ní Fhla...
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August 4, 2025 • 71 mins
[12x6] Get ready for more fangs and fur! This week, we're sinking our teeth into the penultimate entry in the Underworld franchise: Awakening. Directors Måns Mårlind & Björn Stein throw Selene (the incomparable Kate Beckinsale) into a bleak near-future where humanity knows about vampires and Lycans---and they've almost wiped them out!
Joining the hunt is writer and horror fanatic Kim Morrison. You won't want to miss this one!
Hos...
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July 21, 2025 • 72 mins
[12x5] Get ready for a bloody good time as we hit the halfway point of Season XII! This week, we're sinking our teeth into the low-budget Irish horror-comedy Let the Wrong One In. Imagine this: two brothers in Dublin, minding their own business, when suddenly one of them becomes a vampire! What could possibly go wrong? (Spoiler alert: everything.)
Joining us to introduce this indie gem from her own stomping grounds is the brillian...
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July 14, 2025 • 76 mins
[12x4] Get ready for one last bite! Our Fright Night review series concludes with the 2013 straight-to-video sequel, Fright Night 2: New Blood. This time, Charley Brewster and his pals head to Romania, only to stumble upon a seductive teacher who's got a taste for, well, new blood...
And joining us to sink his teeth into this final instalment is the one and only Anthony Bowman, co-host of the Frankencast!
Hosts: Hugh McStay & ...
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July 7, 2025 • 61 mins
[12x3] Get ready for another classic Hammer moment as we sink our teeth into John Hough's Twins of Evil, the chilling final installment of the studio's iconic 'Karnstein Trilogy'!
Imagine this: two innocent twin sisters arrive to stay with their stern, puritanical uncle, played by the legendary Peter Cushing. But their new home isn't as safe as it seems, as they soon uncover a terrifying secret---a sinister local aristocrat has re...
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