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[15x10] We finish Season XV with a long-awaited return to the Subspecies direct-to-video saga, with the the third film, Bloodlust. Here, Prince Radu (Anders Hove) continues to evade capture while falling in love with fledgling vampire Michelle (Denise Duff)...
And making her return in the podcasket is film writer, author, and co-host of the Kim & Em vs Evil podcast, it's Kim Taylor-Foster...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Kim Taylor-Foster.
Editor: Hugh McStay
"I love you, Michelle. I will love you until the end of time. I love you, my most precious gift." — Prince Radu
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[15x9] What happens when your car gets stuck in the Irish mud and the sun starts to set? This week, we’re heading to the peat bogs of the Emerald Isle to discuss Conor McMahon’s claustrophobic 2014 creature feature, From the Dark.
And making a welcome return to the show is film reviewer and broadcaster Dee Molumby...
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Guest: Dee Molumby
Editor: Dan Owen
"Right, THAT'S IT!" — Sarah
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[15x8] It's time to strap in for a ride-along through the streets of L.A. as we review Ryan Prows’ 2026 action horror Night Patrol. Part gritty urban crime drama, part supernatural horror, and part biting social satire, this film reimagines LAPD cops as literal bloodsuckers.
And we have a returning guest, who we haven't seen in many years, in the form of freelance writer Will Salmon...
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Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Will Salmon
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"Damn, I'm so tired of you vampire motherfuckers." — Wazi
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[15x7] It's our second trip into the world of animation this season with Toei's adaptation of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula comic-book run from the 1970s, retitled Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned for the US market. Here, Count Dracula steals Lucifer's bride, which has far-reaching consequences...
And making another return to the show is the co-host of the Frankencast, Anthony Bowman...
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Guest: Anthony Bowman.
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"You will obey me in all things. You have no choice... for I am the lord of vampires" — Dracula
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[15x6] We finish another franchise, as we're back with a double-whammy episode! Yes, it's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, and we're covering both parts together. Here, Bella (Kristen Stewart) finally marries Edward (Robert Pattison) and is transformed into a vampire during a difficult pregnancy, which has.... interesting repercussions for her friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner)...
And making another return to the show is Twi-hard, horror fan, and copywriter Kim Morrison...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Kim Morrison.
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"No measure of time with you will be long enough. But we'll start with forever." — Edward Cullen
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[15x5] Mid-season is reached with a 1994 cult arthouse film produced by David Lynch. It's Nadja, written and directed by Michael Almereyda, which concerns the family of Count Dracula grieving his loss in modern-day New York City, where his daughter Nadja (Elina Löwensohn) must contend with Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) and his nephew...
And making his debut on the show is a long-time fan of Vampire Videos - horror film writer and academic James Rose...
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Guest: James Rose
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"My father was a night bird. I am the same. I find comfort in shadows. I'm no good in the day. We have an allergy to sunlight. My whole family." — Nadja
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[15x4] This week, we’re venturing into the neon-lit streets of 1990s Pittsburgh to discuss a cult classic that blends mobster tropes with fangs: John Landis’s Innocent Blood.
We follow Marie (Anne Parillaud), a vampire who only feeds on "bad guys", as things get messy once she fails to properly finish off a ruthless mob boss, Sal "The Shark" Macelli (Robert Loggia), leading to a literal vampire mafia takeover.
And making his debut on the show to talk about this overlooked Landis movie, it's film writer and podcaster Tim Coleman...
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"When you are alone eternally, you live for the comfort of the senses: food, sex. I'd become very selective and it was getting harder for me to find food, even living in the city. My choosiness about food cost me my lover, and without him there is no sex." — Marie
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[15x3] We have something a little unusual this week: American Psycho director Mary Harron's adaption of a 2002 novel set in an all-girl's boarding school, where a student grieving the suicide of her father encounters a mysterious classmate who's possibly a vampire... it's The Moth Diaries!
Having made her debut on a Buffy bonus episode, we welcome back journalist and film critic Anita Markoff to the show to discuss a film she asked us to cover...
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Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Anita Markoff
Editor: Dan Owen
"He read you other fairy tales that you forgot." — Ernessa
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[15x2] We make a rare return to anime with 2000's action horror sequel Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, which finds the eponymous dhampir hired to rescue a wealthy nobleman's daughter after she's kidnapped by a vampire.
And we welcome back Prof. Stacey Abbott to help us dissect this imaginative adventure, who's writing a book about vampires in animation at time of writing too...
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Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Prof. Stacey Abbott.
Editor: Hugh McStay
"When the last vampire is extinct, who will mourn our passing? Will she? Will anyone? Can anyone understand this pain, this loneliness?" — Meir Link
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[15x1] New season, new Count Dracula! Louis Jourdan adorns the cape for this 1977 three-hour BBC TV special; a more faithful retelling of Bram Stoker's Dracula co-starring Frank Finlay as Van Helsing.And making her debut on the show is the host of The Time Shifters podcaster, Christopher Page... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Christopher Page Editor: Dan Owen"We must survive, all of us. The blood of a human for me, a cooked bird for you. Where is the difference?" — Count Dracula❤️ Support the ShowIf you love our Count Dracula coverage, here is how you can help us grow: Review: Subscribe & leave a 5* rating on your podcast platform. Donate: Buy us a coffee on Ko-fi. Perks: Join the Bite Club for exclusive rewards. Read: Our Bloodletter & subscribe for inbox delivery. Follow: Our social media accounts.We are a proud member of the Film Stories podcast network.🙏 Credits Theme Music: Nela Ruiz Artwork: Dan Owen (episodes) & Keshav (podcast) Music & Sounds: Epidemic SoundOwnership Verification: Megaphone_FilmStoriesLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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[BONUS] Another season is officially in the books! So join Dan and Hugh as they gather around the creepy vampire campfire for our signature end-of-season ritual.
We’re breaking down every film covered in Season XIV, weighing the highs and lows, and facing the ultimate challenge: the definitive ranking. From the cinematic masterpieces to the ones we’d rather leave in the coffin, we’re sorting them all from worst to best. Plus, there's a quiz threaded between the ranking and a tease of what Season XV has in store...
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Editor: Hugh McStay
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[BONUS] It's time to conclude our coverage of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season... featuring the final, tragic confrontation between Buffy and Angelus that triggers an unexpected alliance...
And joining us to talk about this climactic two-parter is the co-host of the 10/10 Would Watch Again podcast, Lauren McAllister...
🎯 The Agenda
~ [ 00:00:50 ] "Becoming: Part 1 & 2" with Lauren McAllister
Determined to open a portal to hell and suck the world into oblivion, Angelus tortures Giles for the ritual's key while a restored Willow frantically attempts to return the vampire's soul.
~ [ 01:55:30 ] Season 2 Overview
Dan and Hugh reflect on the second season as a whole, go over the highs and lows, assess the show's quality at this moment in its history, and tease their broader thoughts on what's coming next...
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Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Lauren McAllister
Editor: Dan Owen
"We like to talk big. Vampires do. 'I'm going to destroy the world.' That's just tough guy talk. Strutting around with your friends over a pint of blood. The truth is, I like this world. You've got... dog racing, Manchester United. And you've got people. Billions of people walking around like Giant Big Macs, which provides dinner, a show, and tea. Everyone forgets that." — Spike
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[BONUS] We're back to talk about another chunk of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season from 1998... featuring the shocking emergence of Angelus, and a bizarre ghost story set in the halls of Sunnydale High...
And joining us to talk about these four episodes is film journalist and podcaster Kat Hughes & freelance journalist Anita Markoff...
🎯 The Agenda
~ [ 00:00:45 ] "Surprise" & "Innocence" with Kat Hughes
On Buffy’s 17th birthday, she loses her virginity to Angel and this act of "perfect happiness" shatters his curse, reverting him into the sadistic Angelus, who begins terrorising her friends...
~ [ 01:29:43 ] "Passion" with Anita Markoff
Angelus escalates his psychological torture of Buffy and her friends, culminating in a devastating personal loss for Giles that shifts the stakes from the supernatural to the deeply personal.
~ [ 02:18:48 ] "I Only Have Eyes For You" with Anita Markoff
The ghosts of a tragic 1950s murder-suicide haunt Sunnydale High, possessing Buffy and Angelus to reenact their fatal confrontation, forcing them to face their own fractured relationship.
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts & Editors: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guests: Kat Hughes & Anita Markoff
"Passion. It lies in all of us. Sleeping, waiting... and though unwanted, unbidden, it will stir, open its jaws, and howl. ... Without passion, we'd be truly dead." — Angelus
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[BONUS] We're back to talk about the first half of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's second season from 1997... with the arrival of Spike and Drusilla, a vampire power couple who bring a more chaotic energy to Sunnydale.
And joining us to talk about a selection of four of the best episodes is writer Sophie Cadden, film critic Kristin Battestella & journalist and podcaster Andrew Gaudion...
🎯 The Agenda
~ [ 00:02:30 ] "When She Was Bad" with Sophie Cadden
After spending the summer away in Los Angeles, Buffy returns to Sunnydale for the start of her sophomore year. However, she isn't exactly the "Chosen One" her friends remember...
~ [ 00:58:55 ] "School Hard" with Kristin Battestella
It’s Parent-Teacher night at Sunnydale High, and Buffy's under immense pressure from Principal Snyder to prove she isn't a troublemaker. But while she attempts to juggle her domestic life with her duties as the Slayer, a new vampire arrives in town called Spike...
~ [ 02:01:50 ] "What's My Line? Part 1 & 2" with Andrew Gaudion
It’s Career Week and Buffy is mourning the fact that she doesn't have a choice in her future while her peers are taking aptitude tests. Meanwhile, Spike, desperate to cure a weakened Drusilla, hires assassins to take Buffy out...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts & Editors: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guests: Sophie Cadden, Kristin Battestella & Andrew Gaudion
"I don’t want to be a prison guard. I’m not even sure I want to be a person." — Xander
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[14x10] Our Season XIV finale finds us checking into the Grand Hôtel des Thermes for Harry Kümel’s 1971 cult classic, Daughters of Darkness. In this stylish, erotic cult classic, a glamorous vampire countess and her lover seduce a honeymooning couple at a desolate Belgian hotel...
And making his debut on the show is horror author, freelance film reviewer, and occasional podcaster Christopher P. Ward...
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Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay
Guest: Christopher P. Ward
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"You see, my dear, the world is much more mysterious than you think. And much more cruel." — Countess Elizabeth Báthory
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[14x9] Our penultimate Season XIV episode keeps the Dracula fanged fun coming, as we look at Luc Besson's 2025 version starring Caleb Landry Jones in the eponymous role as a romantic take on Bram Stoker's villainous character...
And making a return to the show is a true Dracula fan, having already covered the 1974 version starring Jack Palance and Robert Eggers' Nosferatu, it's writer and filmmaker Chris Brosnahan...
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Guest: Chris Brosnahan
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"Do you think God will forgive us for loving each other so much?" — Vlad
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[14x8] In this episode, we’re sinking our teeth into the 1958 British cult classic Blood of the Vampire. Often mistaken for a Hammer Film—thanks to its lush production design and a script by the legendary Jimmy Sangster—this independent gem carved out its own grisly niche in horror history.
And returning to the show is our regular horror academic and all-round vampire expert, Prof. Stacey Abbott...
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Guest: Prof. Stacey Abbott
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"You can curse the fates that sent you here. This is the abyss. The bottomless pit of hell itself" — Kurt
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[14x7] Another franchise is complete with the fifth entry in the action-horror series Underworld. It's Anna Foerster's 2016 instalment, Underworld: Blood Wars, where Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is being pursued by both Vampires and Lycans, so she teams up with allies and eventually finds refuge with a Nordic coven...
And making a belated return to the show is the host of the Creepy & Geeky podcast, Robert Clark...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guest: Robert Clark
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"I have lived for a thousand years, and I may live a thousand more, or I may die tomorrow. But I no longer fear death, for I have known it once already." — Selene
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[14x6] The homecoming from hell continues. Season XIV enters its final stretch as we make our (final?) visit to the cursed town of Salem’s Lot. This week, we’re sinking our teeth into the 2004 TNT miniseries.
Rob Lowe stars as author Ben Mears, who returns to his childhood home only to find that an ancient evil is already there....
Joining us to navigate the shadows is a special guest: Dr Simon Brown, an Associate Professor of Film and TV and a self-described Stephen King super-fan. We discuss how this mid-2000s reimagining holds up against King’s legendary source material.
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Guest: Dr Simon Brown
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"You guys hear about the hippie vampire? He's ghoul, man. Real ghoul." — Mark Petrie
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[BONUS] Concluding our mid-season treat, we're looking at the second half of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first season from 1997...
And joining us to talk about another two episodes is film journalist and podcaster Maria Latilla and writer Brendon Connelly...
🎯 The Agenda
~ [ 00:00:25 ] "Angel" with Maria Latilla
After an attack, Buffy discovers her mysterious ally Angel is actually a vampire, forcing a heart-wrenching supernatural confrontation.
~ [ 00:56:55 ] "Prophecy Girl" with Brendon Connelly
Buffy discovers a prophecy foretelling her death against the Master. Terrified, she quits as the Slayer, but ultimately faces her destiny to save Sunnydale.
~ [ 01:51:45 ] Season 1 Overview
Dan & Hugh reflect on the two Best of Buffy episodes covering Season 1, summarising their thoughts and asking each other a few questions about the show's early days and future...
🎙️ The Lineup
Hosts & Editors: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
Guests: Maria Latilla & Brendon Connelly
"Giles, I'm 16 years old. I-I don't wanna die." — Buffy Summers.
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