Vampire Videos

[2x4] 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: Hugh McStay

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[2x3] 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 enviable personal connections to Hammer...

Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay

Guest: Stephen Laws

Editor: Dan Owen

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[2x2] "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: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen

Guest: Daragh Carville

Editor: Hugh McStay

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[2x1] Season II 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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[BONUS] In this spooky 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

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[1x10] It's the Season I finale of Vampire Videos, so we bookend our premiere on Nosferatu (1922) with E. Elias Merhige's metafictional film 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.

Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen

Guest: Darren Mooney

Editor: Dan Owen

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[1x9] 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 author and network chief Tony Black.

Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay

Guest: Tony Black

Editor: Dan Owen

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[1x8] 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...

And joining us to discuss this film is Creepy & Geeky podcaster Robert Clark...

Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay

Guest: Robert Clark

Editor: Dan Owen

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[1x7] Vampire Videos unearths Wes Craven's 1995 horror-comedy Vampire in Brooklyn, starring Eddie Murphy as a Caribbean vampire who travels to New York City to find a half-breed woman to sustain his species.

To discuss this notorious flop, we're joined by podcaster, author, and network chief Tony Black.

Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay

Guest: Tony Black

Editor: Dan Owen

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[1x6] Vampire Videos digs into Tobe Hooper's iconic two-part miniseries Salem's Lot from 1979, which adapted Stephen King's acclaimed novel, starring David Soul as a best-selling author who returns to his hometown only to discover a master vampire has recently moved in...

To discuss this classic chiller, we're joined by two special guests: screenwriters Chris Lunt and Michael Walker from Sky Atlantic's Devils and Netflix's Young Wallander.

Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen

Guests: Chris Lunt & Michael Walker

Editor: Dan Owen

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Theme music: 'The Victim' by Mary Riddle via Epidemic Sound • Episode art by Dan Owen. Podcast art by Keshav.

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