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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...

🎙️ The Lineup

• Hosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen
• Guest: Tim Coleman
• Editor: Hugh McStay

"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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• Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠
  

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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...

🎙️ The Lineup

• 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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• Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠
  

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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...

🎙️ The Lineup

• 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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• Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠
  

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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

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🙏 Credits

• Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠
  

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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...

🎙️ The Lineup

• Hosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen
• Editor: Hugh McStay⁠

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🙏 Credits

• Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠
  

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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...

🎙️ The Lineup

• 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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• Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (episodes/media) & ⁠⁠⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (podcast cover)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠⁠⁠⁠Epidemic Sound⁠⁠⁠⁠
  

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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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• Theme Music: ⁠⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠⁠⁠ (episodes/media) & ⁠⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠⁠⁠ (podcast cover)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠⁠⁠Epidemic Sound⁠⁠⁠
  

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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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If you loved our coverage of Buffy, here's how you can help us grow:

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• Theme Music: ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠⁠ (episodes/media) & ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠⁠ (podcast cover)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠⁠Epidemic Sound⁠⁠
  

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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...

🎙️ The Lineup

• Hosts: ⁠ Dan Owen⁠ & Hugh McStay⁠
• Guest: Christopher P. Ward
• Editor: Dan Owen⁠

"You see, my dear, the world is much more mysterious than you think. And much more cruel." — Countess Elizabeth Báthory

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🙏 Credits

• Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠
  

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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...

🎙️ The Lineup

• Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen
• Guest: Chris Brosnahan
• Editor: Hugh McStay

"Do you think God will forgive us for loving each other so much?" — Vlad

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🙏 Credits

• Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠
• Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast)
• Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠
  

Part of the Film Stories Podcast Network: https://filmstories.co.uk/film-stories-podcast-network-shows/

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