Episodes

  • 77. El Conde (2023) with Tony Black

    77. El Conde (2023) with Tony Black
    Jul 29 2024
    [8x7] We're back for Pablo Larrain's alternate history of Chilean dictator (and vampire?) General Pinochet; a black comedy horror film that mixes real-world politics with the supernatural. It's El Conde. Does anyone care for a liquidised heart? Making another return to Vampire Videos to explore this fascinating film is author and podcaster Tony Black... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Tony Black Editor: Dan Owen "There's nothing more gruesome than seeing a man fall in love.." -- Margaret 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
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    59 mins
  • 76. Interview with the Vampire: Part II (2024) with Kim Morrison

    76. Interview with the Vampire: Part II (2024) with Kim Morrison
    Jul 22 2024
    [8x6] We return to AMC's adaptation of Anne Rice's novel Interview with the Vampire for Season 2, where Louis (Jacob Anderson) and Claudia (Delainey Hayles) try to escape the bad memories of Lestat (Sam Reid) by travelling to Europe during World War II, where they become embroiled with a theatre troupe of Parisian vampires... This episode is a super-cut of the fortnightly discussions we originally made available to subscribers of our Bitten tier, all packaged together. So it's over three hours long! To help you navigate and bookmark, here are some approximate timecodes: 2x1 - "What Can the Damned Really Say to the Damned" (00:00:30) 2x2 • 2x3 - "Do You Know What It Means to Be Loved by Death" • "No Pain" (00:30:56) 2x4 • 2x5 - "I Want You More Than Anything in the World" • "Don't Be Afraid, Just Start the Tape" (01:07:26) 2x6 • 2x7 - "Like the Light by Which God Made the World Before He Made Light" • "I Could Not Prevent It" (01:44:00) 2x8 - "And That's The End of It. There's Nothing Else" (02:26:03) Returning to continue the discussion of IWTV after the first season is freelance writer Kim Morrison... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Kim Morrison Editors: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay "If you want the insanity back. If you want an escape from the prison of empathy I've locked you away in, all you had to do was ask, Louis." -- Armand 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
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    3 hrs and 17 mins
  • 75. Fright Night Part 2 (1988) with Dee Molumby

    75. Fright Night Part 2 (1988) with Dee Molumby
    Jul 8 2024
    [8x5] We reach mid-Season VIII with Fright Night Part 2, Tommy Lee Wallace's 1988 sequel to the 1985 original, which finds Charley Brewster (William Ragsdale) and Peter Vincent (Roddy McDowall) encountering the sister of the vampire they slayed last time... And making another return to the show is Vampire Videos' favourite, film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Dee Molumby Editor: Hugh McStay "Forewarned is forearmed... to the unending task of conquering the forces of evil, wherever they might appear." -- Peter Vincent 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
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    1 hr and 16 mins
  • 74. Underworld: Evolution (2006) with Lindsay Drysdale

    74. Underworld: Evolution (2006) with Lindsay Drysdale
    Jul 1 2024
    [8x4] We're continuing the vampires vs. werewolves franchise with Underworld: Evolution, which finds vampire Selene (Kate Beckinsale) discovering the true origins of her species... To talk about this sequel, podcaster Lindsay Drysdale returns to the show... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Lindsay Drysdale Editor: Dan Owen "Ah. The predictable heart that never thaws. Pity it beats within such a fool. The eldest of the immortals, yet you have made no attempt to seize your destiny." -- Marcus 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
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    1 hr and 3 mins
  • 73. The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) with Tom Butler

    73. The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) with Tom Butler
    Jun 24 2024
    [8x3] Christopher Lee makes his final bow as Count Dracula in Alan Gibson's Hammer horror sequel The Satanic Rites of Dracula, which finds the master vampire trying to cause a global genocide... And making a belated return to the show is Yahoo! writer and James Bond A-Z podcaster Tom Butler... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Tom Butler Editor: Hugh McStay "He'd want to bring down the whole universe with him. The ultimate revenge. Thousands dying of the plague, and like the shadow of death itself, one figure scything its way through the terror and anguish: Count Dracula. It's the Biblical prophecy of Armageddon.." -- Van Helsing 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
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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • 72. I Am Legend (2007) with Andrew Gaudion

    72. I Am Legend (2007) with Andrew Gaudion
    Jun 17 2024
    [8x2] Will Smith is the last man alive in Francis Lawrence's 2007 retelling of the famous Richard Matheson story I Am Legend, set in a post-apocalyptic New Yorky City where infected people have become nocturnal creatures... And returning to the podcast is Ramblin Amblin podcaster and film critic Andrew Gaudion... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Andrew Gaudion Editor: Dan Owen "God didn't do this - we did!” -- Neville Subscribe and leave a rating or review to support the show. You can donate 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
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 71. Dracula: Dead & Loving It (1995) with Frankie Pellatt

    71. Dracula: Dead & Loving It (1995) with Frankie Pellatt
    Jun 10 2024
    [8x1] Season VIII begins with Mel Brooks' 1995 spoof comedy Dracula: Dead & Loving It, starring Leslie Nielsen as the eponymous vampire, in a spoof retelling of Bram Stoker's famous story... And making her return to the show is the Labours of Hercule podcaster and self-styled 'queen of puns', Frankie Pellatt. Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Frankie Pellatt Editor: Hugh McStay "Would an enema help?." -- Dr Seward 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
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    1 hr and 11 mins
  • Bonus: Season VII Ranking

    Bonus: Season VII Ranking
    Jun 3 2024
    [BONUS] Dan and Hugh once again gather around the vampire campfire to reflect on Season 7 and reveal their combined Top 10 ranking of the films they reviewed. As usual, they'll also quiz each other about each film for added fun! And a tease of what's to come in Season VIII is always a great way to end the show... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor: Dan Owen 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
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    1 hr and 2 mins