Vampire Videos
Welcome, children of the night! Join Dan Owen and Hugh McStay for VAMPIRE VIDEOS, as they explore a century of bloodsucking cinema with weekly guests and experts. From early German Expressionism and Hollywood's Golden Age, into 1950s B-Movies and Hammer horror, to modern blockbusters, comedies, indie dramas, and romantic fantasies, Vampire Videos will cover every variety of the vampiric on screen... one bite at a time. - Website - https://www.podpage.com/vampirevideos - Twitter - https://www.twitter.com/vampvideos - Ko-fi - https://www.ko-fi.com/vampirevideos - Linktree - https://linktr.ee/vampirevideos A proud part of the We Made This podcast network - https://www.wemadethisnetwork.com
Episodes
March 20, 2023 • 60 min
3x6 - WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (2014)
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 apeared in the Radio Times, SFX, Digital Spy, and Yahoo Movies, amongst others.....
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 apeared in the Radio Times, SFX, Digital Spy, and Yahoo Movies, amongst others.....
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March 6, 2023 • 58 min
3x5 - BYZANTIUM (2012)
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 to delve into this ov...
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 to delve into this ov...
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February 27, 2023 • 56 min
3x4 - DRACULA: PRINCE OF DARKNESS (1966)
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/ho...
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/ho...
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February 20, 2023 • 62 min
3x3 - CRONOS (1993)
Guillermo del Toro's debut Cronos is under discussion this week; a Mexican hororr about an elderly antiques 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...
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Guest
Stewart Roche
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Guillermo del Toro's debut Cronos is under discussion this week; a Mexican hororr about an elderly antiques 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...
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Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest
Stewart Roche
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February 13, 2023 • 68 min
3x2 - THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM (1988)
Did you know Dracula creator Bram Stoker wrote another vampiric story? Ken Russell's horror-comedy The Lair of the White Worm concerns an archaelogist (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 us...
Did you know Dracula creator Bram Stoker wrote another vampiric story? Ken Russell's horror-comedy The Lair of the White Worm concerns an archaelogist (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 us...
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February 6, 2023 • 61 min
3x1 - THE LOST BOYS (1987)
Season 3 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 classic, particularly...
Season 3 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 classic, particularly...
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January 30, 2023 • 89 min
BONUS - Season 2 Ranking
Hugh and Dan are back to reflect on Season 2 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 3! Enjoy...
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Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
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Dan Owen
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Hugh and Dan are back to reflect on Season 2 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 3! Enjoy...
Hosts
Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Editor
Dan Owen
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January 16, 2023 • 77 min
2x10 - THE MONSTER SQUAD (1987)
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 the Ramblin A...
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 the Ramblin A...
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January 9, 2023 • 62 min
2x9 - AFFLICTED (2013)
Found-footage horror is on the agenda as we tackle 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 undergoes a startling transformation caught on camera...
Hosts
Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest
Graham Hughes
Editor
Hugh McStay
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Found-footage horror is on the agenda as we tackle 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 undergoes a startling transformation caught on camera...
Hosts
Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest
Graham Hughes
Editor
Hugh McStay
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January 2, 2023 • 60 min
2x8 - THE HUNGER (1983)
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...
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Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest
Danishka Esterhazy
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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
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Guest
Danishka Esterhazy
Editor
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December 24, 2022 • 91 min
Christmas Special 2022 - RED SNOW (2021)
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 pulling ...
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 pulling ...
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December 19, 2022 • 47 min
2x7 - BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (1992)
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
Josh Ruben
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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
Josh Ruben
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December 12, 2022 • 57 min
2x6 - THE OMEGA MAN (1971)
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?
Joining us to take aim at this post-apocalyptic action film is author and chief of the We Made This podcast network Tony Black, making his fourth appearance...
Hosts
Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest
Tony Black
Editor
Dan Owen
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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?
Joining us to take aim at this post-apocalyptic action film is author and chief of the We Made This podcast network Tony Black, making his fourth appearance...
Hosts
Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest
Tony Black
Editor
Dan Owen
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December 5, 2022 • 76 min
2x5 - INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE (1994)
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 X ...
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 X ...
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November 28, 2022 • 59 min
2x4 - THE TRANSFIGURATION (2016)
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 Nials
Editor
Hu...
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 Nials
Editor
Hu...
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November 21, 2022 • 65 min
2x3 - THE BRIDES OF DRACULA (1960)
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 an enviable personal connections to Hammer...
Hosts
Dan...
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 an enviable personal connections to Hammer...
Hosts
Dan...
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November 14, 2022 • 67 min
2x2 - BUFFY THE VAMPIRE SLAYER (1992)
"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).
Hosts
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"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).
Hosts
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November 7, 2022 • 71 min
2x1 - DRACULA (1931)
Season 2 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
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Season 2 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
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October 31, 2022 • 93 min
SPECIAL - HALLOWEEN 2022
In this spooky bonus 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
If you enjoyed listening, ple...
In this spooky bonus 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
If you enjoyed listening, ple...
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October 17, 2022 • 73 min
1x10 - SHADOW OF THE VAMPIRE (2000)
It's the Season 1 finale of Vampire Videos, so we bookend our premiere on Nosferatu (1922) with E. Elias Merhige's metafictional version 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, we'...
It's the Season 1 finale of Vampire Videos, so we bookend our premiere on Nosferatu (1922) with E. Elias Merhige's metafictional version 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, we'...
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