Episodes

  • 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
  • 70. Stake Land (2010) with Brad Hanson

    70. Stake Land (2010) with Brad Hanson
    May 20 2024
    [7x10] Our Season VII climax brings us to Jim Mickle's 2010 post-apocalyptic vampire movie Stake Land, about a young orphaned man taken under the wing of a vampire hunter known only as 'Mister'... And making his debut on the show is podcaster Brad Hanson... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Brad Hanson Editor: Dan Owen "Months passed in a blur of days and nights. We travelled east and west, but always north. Away from death." -- Martin 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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    57 mins
  • 69. The Forsaken (2001) with Kat Hughes

    69. The Forsaken (2001) with Kat Hughes
    May 12 2024
    [7x9] Our penultimate episode of Season VII takes us to millennial horror with J.S Cardone's vampire road trip movie The Forsaken, starring Kerr Smith as a budding filmmaker who agrees to deliver a car to Florida, only to get entangled with a vampire hunting hitchhiker... And back for her third appearance on the show is film critic and podcaster Kat Hughes... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Kat Hughes Editor: Dan Owen "We are fucked. Take a look at the world we inherited. We're a bunch of fast-food munching MTV freaks humping the great American Dream. The generation before us sold their innocence for 200 digitally enhanced satellite stations, and it's been downhill ever since." -- Nick 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