[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 McStayGuest: Kat HughesEditor: Dan Owen"We are f****d. Take a look at the world we inherited. We're a bunch of...

[7x8] We finish the Blade trilogy with David S. Goyer's Blade: Trinity, starring Wesley Snipes as the eponymous vampire slayer, now joined by two human companions (played by Ryan Reynolds and Jessica Biel), who must contend with a resurrected Dracula...Returning to the show, helping us go over the film, is writer and podcaster Tony Black...HostsHugh McStay & Dan OwenGuestTony BlackEditorHugh McStay"Movies are just a comforting fairy-tale compared to the real deal. Bram Stoker, he wrote a...

[7x7] We're delving into early Hollywood cinema for Robert Siodmak's horror sequel from 1943, Son of Dracula, starring Lon Chaney Jr. as 'Count Alucard', a European nobleman who's invited to the American South to marry a plantation owner's daughter obsessed with the occult...And making her debut on the show is Trashwire podcaster and Geek Girl Authority film writer Kim Pierce...Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStayGuest: Kim PierceEditor: Dan Owen"The angel of death hovers over a great house. I...

[7x6] Season VII resumes with Jim Jarmusch's drama Only Lovers Left Alive, starring Tilda Swinton and Tom Hiddleston as two vampire lovers coping with immortality, whose relationship is tested by the unexpected arrival of a family member... And back via the sarpodphagus, to help us delve into this acclaimed indie film, is the host of the Creepy & Geeky podcast, Robert Clark...Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan OwenGuest: Robert ClarkEditor: Hugh McStay"I just feel like all the sand is at the...

[7x5] It's arthouse horror with Philip Ridley's 1990 drama The Reflecting Skin, which concerns an eight-year-old boy growing up in the 1950s American prairie, who starts to believe his quiet English neighbour (Lindsay Duncan) is a vampire killing his friends... To talk about this unusual and divisive movie, our returning guest this week is editor and podcaster Mary Muñoz... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Mary Muñoz Editor: Hugh McStay "Have you been exploding frogs again?" --...

[7x4] It's our seventh Hammer film with Count Dracula, as Christopher Lee's fanged fiend is resurrected by a young disciple in 1970s London, where he must face the descendent of his greatest adversary, Van Helsing (Peter Cushing). It's Dracula A.D 1972... And joining us on the show is returing guest Wayne Talbot, comic-book writer, colourist, and creator of the World War II Nazferatu vampire comic... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Wayne Talbot Editor: Hugh McStay "Okay, okay....

[BONUS] In this surprise episode, Dan Owen & Hugh McStay leave the safety of the UK inside their wooden podcasket, travelling overseas to the remote wilderness of Transylvania, having been invited by a big fan of the podcast... an actual undead vampire, Count Antoniu Caliban. What secrets can be discovered about real-life vampire lore and the mysteries of Count Caliban's millennia-long existence? And why does it involve Kevin McCloud? Listen to find out... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan...

[7x3] A modern low-budget indie is up for discourse this week. It's Jonathan Cuartas's 2020 horror drama My Heart Can't Beat Unless You Tell It To, starring Patrick Fugit as the brother of a chronically ill sibling who needs to drink fresh human blood to stay alive... And making his long-awaited return is entertainment and lifestyle journalist Steve O'Brien... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Steve O'Brien Editor: Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review to help support...

[7x2] We're back in the late-1970s for Stan Dragoti's vampire comedy Love at First Bite, starring George Hamilton as Count Dracula, who's evicted from his Transylvanian castle and flies to New York City to start a new life, only to fall in love with a fashion model... And making his debut in the sarpodphagus is Canadian vampire scholar Murray Leeder... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Murray Leeder Editor: Dan Owen "I'm going out to get a bite to drink." -- Count...

[7x1] We start our seventh season with Gary Shore's action horror Dracula Untold, starring Luke Evans as a 15th-century warrior who makes a deal with a vampire to be granted dark powers, in order to protect his people from invaders... And returning to help us parse this movie is film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Dee Molumby Editor: Dan Owen "My father was a great man, a hero, so they say. But sometimes the world doesn't need another hero,...

[BONUS] Dan and Hugh reconvene around the vampire campfire to reflect on Season 6 and reveal their combined Top 12 ranking of the films and TV shows they reviewed. They'll also quiz each other about each film for added fun! The overall score is 5-1 in Hugh's favour, so can Dan pull things back? Plus, we tease what's to come in Season VII and announce a special run of podcasts for Bitten subscribers! Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor: Dan Owen Subscribe and leave a rating or review...

6x10 - JOHN CARPENTER'S VAMPIRES (1998) Our Season VI finale is on the neo-western action horror Vampires, directed by the legendary John Carpenter, starring James Woods as the leader of a Vatican-approved gang of vampire slayer who must stop the first vampire from acquiring a cross that will enable him to walk in daylight... And making his debut on Vampire Videos is podcaster Anthony Bowman from the Frankencast show. Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Anthony Bowman Editor Hugh...

6x9 - NIGHT WATCH (2004) It's our first foray into Russian cinema with Timur Bekmambeov's 2004 supernatural urban thriller Night Watch, which finds the forces of Light and Dark enforcing a centuries-old truce on the streets of Moscow... Back once again to help us discuss it is film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby, who reveals an unexpected link to Russia... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Dee Molumby Editor Hugh McStay "... And so it will be, until a man emerges who is meant to...

6x8 - THE LAST VOYAGE OF THE DEMETER (2023) We're back with another Dracula adaptation, only this one focuses on a specific chapter in Bram Stoker's novel - it's André Øvredal's 2023 horror film The Last Voyage of the Demeter, which finds Dracula boarding the titular ship on his way to England, only for the crew to realise they have a murderous stowaway aboard... To help us take a bite out of this box office flop, making his return in the sarcophopod, it's the host of the Creepy & Geeky...

6x7 - DARK SHADOWS (2012) Tim Burton's adaptation of the 1960s US soap opera Dark Shadows is up for discussion this week, in a film that finds 18th-century vampire Barnabus Collins (Johnny Depp) reawakened in 1972, where he must restore the fortunes of his descendents whose business is under threat from the witch (Eva Green) who cursed him... And making her return to the show is Read & Buried podcast co-host Frankie Pellatt... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Frankie...

6x6 - BIT (2019) Brad Michael Elmore's teen vampire drama Bit, about an 18-year-old transgender girl (Nicole Maines) moving to L.A with her brother, only to find herself mixing with a group of feminist vampires led by Duke (Diana Hopper), is our film this week! And making her debut in the sarpodphagus is Ghoulfriends co-host Lindsay Drysdale... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Lindsay Drysdale Editor Hugh McStay "What about my family?" -- Laurel Why not get Bitten and join our...

Bonus - DOCTOR WHO - "State of Decay" (1980) Surprise! To celebrate the fifth anniversary of the We Made This network, and Tom Baker's 90th birthday, we're teaming up for a special crossover with fellow WMT show The TARDIS Crew! Making their debuts on Vampire Videos is TARDIS Crew co-hosts Baz and Ben Greenland, who are lending their expertise to discuss the 1980 Doctor Who serial "State of Decay" where the Fourth Doctor (Tom Baker) encounters vampires suppressing a local population's...

6x5 - BLADE II (2002) We're back with our second Guillermo del Toro vampire film, Blade II, which finds Wesley Snipes returning as the super-cool vampire hunter and having to join forces with his enemies to defeat an even greater threat to mankind... Helping us bite into the film is comic-book writer and colourist Wayne Talbot, creator of the World War II Nazferatu vampire comic... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Wayne Talbot Editor Dan Owen "There's an old saying: Keep your...

6x4 - SCARS OF DRACULA (1970) We return to the well of Hammer horror for Scars of Dracula, directed by Roy Ward Baker, starring Christopher Lee once again as the eponymous Count, this time being antagonised by two brothers at his castle home... To talk about this film, our returning guest this week is editor and podcaster Mary Muñoz... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Mary Muñoz Editor Hugh McStay "What we shall be facing in a few hours' time is not a man. He is evil. He is the...

BONUS - COUNT MAGNUS (2022) Seasons bleedings! For this year's Christmas Special we have Mark Gatiss's adaptation of M.R James' famous story, Count Magnus, as part of the BBC's annual A Ghost Story at Christmas tradition. In this spooky tale, an English writer (Jason Watkins) visits Sweden and becomes intrigued by a mausoleum containing a tomb covered in heavy chains... PLUS - we have some hilariously awful vampire jokes and a special quiz with our guest under the spotlight! And making...

6x3 - INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: SEASON ONE This week, we're delving into the entire first season of AMC's vampire horror drama Interview with the Vampire from 2022, starring Jacob Anderson as an old vampire recounting his life's story to an ageing reporter, which involves how he was created by the enigmatic Lestat (Sam Reid)... And making her return in the sarpodphagus is Ghouls magazine writer and social manager Kim Morrison... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Kim...

6x2 - UNDERWORLD (2003) It's vampires vs. werwolves in Len Wiseman's 2003 action horror film Underworld, starring Kate Beckinsale as a vampire 'Death Dealer' tasked with protecting her own kind from vicious enemy Lycans... And making his long overdue debut in the sarcophapod is writer and We Made This regular podcaster Craig McKenzie from Kneel Before Pod... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Craig McKenzie Editor Dan Owen "We have a serious problem." -- Selene Why not get Bitten...

6x1 - FROM DUSK TILL DAWN (1996) Season VI launches with Robert Rodriguez's 1996 crime horror From Dusk Till Dawn, written by Quentin Tarantino, which finds two criminal brothers (Tarantino & George Clooney) fleeing across the US-Mexico border and finding themselves at a nightclub run by vampires... And making her debut in the sarcophapod is writer and podcaster Iona Smith from Ghouls magazine... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Iona Smith Editor Dan Owen "Did they look like...