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  • 134. Lost Boys: The Thirst (2010) with Becci Sayce
    Jan 26 2026
    [14x4] It's time to complete another franchise, as we cover the final part of the Lost Boys trilogy, with direct-to-video instalment The Thirst from 2010, directed by Dario Piana. Here, Edgar Frog (Corey Feldman) is hired by a horror novelist to find her brother, who's been kidnapped by a DJ who's also feeding his followers vampire blood... And returning to the show for a third time coincidentally covering her third direct-to-video movie for us, is freelance writer Becci Sayce. Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Becci Sayce Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "My problem? My problem is you glorify vampirism... there's nothing sexy about being a member of the undead." -- Edgar Frog Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 11 min
  • 133. Blood for Dracula (1974) with Emma Arneil
    Jan 19 2026
    [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 "If you really were clever, Anton, you would bring me a virgin from Italy and I wouldn't have to go." --- Count Dracula Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 19 min
  • 132. Abraham's Boys: A Dracula Story (2025) with Rob Taylor
    Jan 12 2026
    [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... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Rob Taylor Editor: Hugh McStay "If you don't stop talking, I'm gonna smother you to death with your own pillow. Then you won't have anything to worry about."—Max Van Helsing Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 9 min
  • 131. Dracula 3D (2012) with Sarah Williams
    Jan 5 2026
    [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 "I was taken from the darkness and sent to Earth to rob my people of blood. It's the only way I can still feed this stinking corpse." -- Count Dracula Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 14 min
  • Bonus: Season XIII Ranking
    Dec 29 2025
    [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! Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor: Dan Owen⁠ Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 16 min
  • Bonus: Christmas Special 2025 - Frostbitten with Dee Molumby & Mary Muñoz
    Dec 22 2025
    [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 cracker jokes, while playing three different party games along the way! And the guests joining us for this feast of fun is podcaster and film critic Dee Molumby and writer and podcaster Mary Muñoz... Dinner Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Party Guests: Dee Molumby & Mary Muñoz Elvish Editor: Dan Owen⁠ Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Music & Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 31 min
  • 130. Talamasca: The Secret Order - Season One (2025) with Kim Morrison
    Dec 8 2025
    [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... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Kim Morrison Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "We watch. And we are always there." -- Helen Help Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 h et 43 min
  • 129. Midnight Mass (2021) with Wayne Talbot
    Dec 1 2025
    [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 McStay & Bishop Owen Congregant: Monsignor Wayne Talbot Holy Editor: Father Hugh "That's what it means to have faith. That in the darkness, in the worst of it, in the absence of light and hope, we sing." --- Father Paul 2. ORDER OF SERVICE [ 00:00:00 ] Book I-II: "Genesis", "Psalms" & "Proverbs" [ 01:04:42 ] Book IV-V: "Lamentations" & "Gospel" [ 01:50:08 ] Book VI-VII - "Acts of the Apostles" & "Revelation" 3. GIVING COMMUNION If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a saintly review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Donate alms on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! 4. PRAISE BE Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. And please buy Wayne Talbot's Nazferatu comic-book here. Amen. 5. FINAL BLESSINGS Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    3 h et 17 min