Vampire Videos

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...HostsHugh McStay & Dan Owen GuestSteve O'BrienEditorHugh McStayVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow STEVE O'BRIEN on Twitter, visit his website, and read his Let the Right One In interview for SFX.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network.Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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 overlooked gem of horror cinema...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestKat HughesEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow KAT HUGHES on her various social media accounts, with links to her work at The Hollywood News, Ghouls Magazine, Filmhounds, Disclosure, and others.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network.Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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/horror/zombie scholar...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestProfessor Stacey AbbottEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow STACEY ABBOTT on Twitter.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network.Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestStewart RocheEditorHugh McStayVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow STEWART ROCHE on Twitter and visit his website.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network.Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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 dig into this cult '80s favourite is author and podcaster Tony Black...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestTony BlackEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow TONY BLACK's work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network."The shownotes weren't as long as expected." - Dan.Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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 its gay subtext, is The Telegraph's resident film critic Tim Robey...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestTim RobeyEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow TIM ROBEY on Twitter and read his work at The Telegraph.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network.Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

BONUS - Season 2 RankingHugh 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...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word, wherever you're listening from. It's the best way to help grow the podcast and make it discoverable by more people.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network.Opening theme music: 'Fright Night' by Christoffer Moe Ditlevsen. Closing theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle, both via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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 Amblin podcast...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestAndrew GaudionEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow ANDREW GAUDION on Twitter, read his work at the Metro, and listen to his Ramblin Amblin podcast.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestGraham HughesEditorHugh McStayVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow GRAHAM HUGHES on Twitter and stream his movie Death of a Vlogger here.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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... HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestDanishka EsterhazyEditorHugh McStayVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow DANISHKA ESTERHAZY on Twitter and visit her website.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestJosh RubenEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow JOSH RUBEN on Twitter, visit his website, and stream his films Scare Me and A Wounded Fawn on Shudder.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestTony BlackEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.TONY BLACK's work and social media links.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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 Cast podcast...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestSarah BlairEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow SARAH BLAIR on Twitter, listen to her on The X Cast, get a free copy of her novel When Darkness Falls by clicking this link, and find out more via her website.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestChris NialsEditorHugh McStayVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow CHRIS NIALS on Twitter and visit his website The London Horror Society. You can also hear him co-host The Unrated Cut podcast.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestStephen LawsEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow STEPHEN LAWS on Twitter and visit his website. You can also get his book Ghost Train via our Amazon affiliate link.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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).HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestDaragh CarvilleEditorHugh McStayVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow DARAGH CARVILLE on Twitter.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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.HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestTony BlackEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.TONY BLACK's work and social media links.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

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're joined by writer and podcaster Darren Mooney.HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestDarren MooneyEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow DARREN MOONEY on Twitter, listen to him co-host The 250 podcast, read his work at The Escapist, and catch him on Dublin's Q102 Feel Good Music.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

1x9 - LIFEFORCE (1985)Vampire Videos heads to outer space for Tobe Hooper's 1985 sci-fi horror Lifeforce, starring Steve Railsback as an astronaut who unwittingly brings lethal extra-terrestrial vampires back to London after discovering three humanoids inside a ship hidden inside Halley's Comet.To discuss this cult gem of the '80s, we're joined once again by the We Made This network chief Tony Black.HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestTony BlackEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.TONY BLACK's work and social media links.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.

1x8 - DAY SHIFT (2022)Vampire Videos brings things into the present day with a look at Netflix's recent Day Shift, directed by J.J Perry, starring Jamie Foxx as a working class father and pool cleaner who moonlights as a vampire hunter...HostsDan Owen & Hugh McStayGuestRobert ClarkEditorDan OwenVisit our podpage! Subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word.You can also follow us directly on Twitter and leave a donation at Ko-fi. More links here.Follow ROBERT CLARK on Twitter and listen to his Creepy And Geeky podcast.HUGH McSTAY’s work and social media links.DAN OWEN’s work and social media links.A proud part of the We Made This podcast network. Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Podcast Artwork designed by Dan Owen.