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[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 you wonder, Priest, ever since you stared into the abyss and saw nothing?" -- Dracula II 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

[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: Lindsay Drysdale Editor: Hugh McStay " I'm from a different era. Things were a lot less complicated." --- Edward 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

[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 & Hugh McStay Guest: John Bleasdale Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "A captain... should not be afraid... I confess now... that today, now, I... am experiencing fear." -- Captain Mark Makary Help Us Grow the Podcast! 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

[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 & Dan Owen Guest: Kim Pierce Editor: Hugh McStay "Forgive me brother! But the bloodstone is mine!" --- Prince Radu Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Sound FX from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 six days for me. If, after those six days, I have not returned, say a prayer in memory of me, for I shall have been killed in battle. But if ever, and may God preserve you, I were to return after six days have passed, I enjoin you to forget that I was your father and to refuse me entry whatever I may say or do – for then I shall be no more than an accursed vourdalak." -- Gorcha Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Sound FX from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 Battestella Editor: Hugh McStay "When the devil attacks a man or woman with this foul disease of the vampire the unfortunate human being can do one of two things. Either he can seek God through the church and pray for absolution or he can persuade himself that his filthy perversion is some kind of new and wonderful experience to be shared by the favoured few. Then he tries to persuade others to join his new cult." --- Professor Zimmer. Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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." -- Dracula Jump ahead to a particular episode: (00:01:55) "The Rules of the Beast" (00:34:02) "Blood Vessel" (00:57:13) "The Dark Compass" Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 a teenage girl." -- Needy Lesnicky Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 dreams." --- Carmilla Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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's warm for a day. Light a man on fire, and he's warm for the rest of his life!." -- Edgar Frog ★ Listen to Kat & Naomi's new Interview with the Vampire podcast, Savage Garden ★ Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 Fhlainn Editor: Hugh McStay⁠ "I'm not a Nazi hunter. I'm a Nazi killer." --- Van Meer Enjoying the show? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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! Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Kim Morrison. Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "I dreamt of the day we would meet. Like a silly little girl. You're as cold as one already dead." --- Eve Enjoying what you hear? Subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠⁠Film Stories⁠⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ • Episode art by ⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ • Podcast art by ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 brilliant podcaster and film critic Dee Molumby. Don't miss out on the craic! Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Dee Molumby Editor: Hugh McStay Listen to Dee's new podcast, What's the Story Dublin? Enjoying what you hear? Subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠⁠Film Stories⁠⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ • Episode art by ⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ • Podcast art by ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 & Dan Owen⁠⁠ Guest: Anthony Bowman Editor: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ ★ Subscribe to our new weekly Substack BLOODLETTER for extra written content on all our episodes and vampire media, for ⁠⁠⁠FREE⁠⁠⁠. ★ "Let's see how evil you really are." --- Gerri Dandridge Enjoying what you hear? Subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠⁠Film Stories⁠⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ • Episode art by ⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ • Podcast art by ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[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 resurrected a dangerous vampire, unleashing a wave of terror upon the unsuspecting village! Joining us to dissect every Gothic detail of this classic is a fantastic new voice on the show, writer and podcaster Rob Taylor! You won't want to miss his insights into this Hammer horror tale. Hosts: Dan Owen⁠ & Hugh McStay⁠ Guest: Rob Taylor Editor: ⁠Dan Owen⁠  Subscribe to our weekly Substack BLOODLETTER for extra written content on all our episodes and vampire media, for ⁠⁠⁠FREE⁠⁠⁠. "God is calling on us who believe in His Holy word to stamp out that Evil, to seek out the Devil worshippers, and to purify their spirits so that they may find mercy at the seat of the Lord... by burning them!" --- Gustav Enjoying what you hear? Subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠⁠Film Stories⁠⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ • Episode art by ⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ • Podcast art by ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[12x2] This week, we're sinking our teeth into something truly unique: Jennifer Sheridan's British vampire drama, Rose: A Love Story. A married couple, living in isolation, coping with a strange illness... Joining us once again to dissect all this film's details and depths is the brilliant Prof. Stacey Abbott, university lecturer and renowned horror expert! Don't miss her insightful return. Hosts: Dan Owen⁠ & Hugh McStay⁠ Guest: Prof. Stacey Abbott Editor: ⁠Dan Owen⁠  ★ Subscribe to our weekly Substack BLOODLETTER for written content on all our episodes and the latest vampire news, for ⁠⁠⁠FREE⁠⁠⁠. ★ "Falling in love with someone is like... um... it's like being pinned down by some great, big animal before you even realise it's been following you." -- Sam Enjoying the show? Subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠⁠Film Stories⁠⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ • Episode art by ⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ • Podcast art by ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[12x1] Get ready for a bloody good start to our new season with a cult classic from the blaxploitation era: William Crain's Blacula! Prepare to be captivated by William Marshall's iconic portrayal of an 18th-century African prince who, after a fateful encounter with none other than Dracula himself, is transformed into a creature of the night. And that's not all! We're thrilled to welcome freelance film critic and writer Kelechi Ehenulo to the show for her debut. She's here to help us dissect every fang-tastically groovy moment. Hosts: Hugh McStay⁠ & Dan Owen⁠  Guest: Kelechi Ehenulo Editor: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ ★ Subscribe to our new weekly Substack BLOODLETTER for extra written content on all our episodes and vampire media, for ⁠⁠⁠FREE⁠⁠⁠. ★ "I have lived again to lose you twice.." -- Mamuwalde Enjoying what you hear? Subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠ • Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[11x10] We're finally reviewing a Mike Flanagan horror movie, in the shape of his 2019 sequel to The Shining; it's the three-hour Director's Cut of Doctor Sleep. In this adaptation of Stephen King's novel, a grown-up Danny Torrance (Ewan McGregor) finds himself dealing with alcoholism, his childhood trauma, and the arrival of a child-murdering gang led by Rose the Hat (Rebecca Ferguson)... And making his long overdue return to the show, for a regular episode anyway, is podcaster and author Tony Black... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Tony Black Editor: Dan Owen ★ Subscribe to our new weekly Substack BLOODLETTER for extra written content on all our episodes and vampire media, for ⁠⁠FREE⁠⁠. ★ "Our beliefs don't make us better people. Our actions make us better people." -- Dan Torrance Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a donation at Ko-fi and follow us on social media platforms here. A proud part of the Film Stories podcast network. Theme music by Nela Ruiz • Episode art by Dan Owen. Podcast art by Keshav. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[11x9] From the studio behind the Underworld and Resident Evil films, we're tackling 2011's Priest, with Paul Bettany as the titular cleric, who goes after a gang of vampires after they kidnap his niece... And making his debut on the show is popular online film critic and author 'Outlaw Vern'... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Outlaw Vern Editor: Dan Owen ★ Subscribe to our new weekly Substack BLOODLETTER for extra written content on all our episodes and vampire media, for ⁠FREE⁠. ★ "After all, if you're not committing sin... you're not having fun." -- Black Hat Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can also leave a donation at Ko-fi and follow us on social media platforms here. A proud part of the Film Stories podcast network. Theme music by Nela Ruiz • Episode art by Dan Owen. Podcast art by Keshav. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices