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...

BONUS - Season 5 Ranking Dan and Hugh return to the vampire campfire to reflect on Season 5 and reveal their combined Top 10 ranking of everything they saw. They'll also quiz each other about each film for added fun! Can Dan finally beat Hugh's four-win streak? Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor Hugh McStay Why not get Bitten and join our Ko-fi membership tier, to access episodes earlier? Or subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word. It's the best way to help...

5x10 - BLADE (1998) Season 5 draws to a close with our 50th episode (excluding bonuses) and we're tackling a favourite for many: Stephen Norrington's 1998 comic-book action film Blade, with Wesley Snipes as the eponymous half-vampire/half-human who stalks Los Angeles slaying vampires to keep the world safe... And helping us explore this Marvel blockbuster is film critic and podcaster Darren Mooney, making his third appearance on the show... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Darren...

5x9 - THE RETURN OF COUNT YORGA (1971) Count Yorga is back for this fast-tracked sequel, again directed by Bob Kelljan, which finds the master vampire (Robert Quarry) resurrected to terrorise the staff of an orphanage... Back for a fourth time to help discuss the film is university lecturer, author, and vampire expert Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn.... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn Editor Hugh McStay "Dr Baldwin, this is Count Yorga. You are going to die. You are...

BONUS - HALLOWEEN 2023 Hugh and Dan are back for another spooky special, this time focusing on three short films about vampires. And joining us around the vampire campfire is a triptych of VIP guests: author and podcaster Tony Black, film critic and broadcaster Dee Molumby, and easily the podcast's No.1 fan Violet Hammond... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guests Tony Black (Suicide by Sunlight) • Violet Hammond (Elysia) • Dee Molumby (V) Editor Dan Owen Further listening: Tony and...

5x8 - BLACK SUNDAY (a.k.a THE MASK OF SATAN) (1960) A vampiric witch (Barbara Steele) returns from the grave to try and possess the body of her owns beautiful look-alike descendant in Mario Bava's influential horror classic Black Sunday. And making her debut in the sarcophopod is Frankie Pellatt, co-host of the Read & Buried podcast... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Frankie Pellatt Editor Dan Owen "You will never escape my vengeance, or of Satan's! My revenge will seek you...

5x7 - SLEEPWALKERS (1992) The Master of Horror, Stephen King, wrote Sleepwalkers for Mick Garris to direct, which concerns two incestuous shape-shifting vampires trying to sustain the existence of their species by feeding on the energy of virginal women... And making his belated return in the sarcophopod is the host of the Creepy & Geeky podcast, Robert Clark... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Robert Clark Editor Dan Owen "No vegetables, no dessert... that's the rules." --...

5x6 - FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) Tom Holland's classic Fright Night is our film this week, which concerns a teenage boy who becomes aware his next-door neighbour is a vampire responsible for a series of local murders, so in desperation enlists the help of an over-the-hill English actor famous for slaying the undead at the movies... Back for a third time to help discuss the movie is university lecturer, author, and vampire expert Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn.... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Dr...

5x5 - TASTE THE BLOOD OF DRACULA (1970) Christopher Lee returns once again as Count Dracula for Peter Sasdy's Hammer horror sequel Taste the Blood of Dracula, which concerns three gentlmen who decide to resurrect the master vampire as part of their desire to chase transgressive experiences... Our guest this week is screen, stage, and radio writer Brendon Connelly... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Brendon Connelly Editor Dan Owen "They have destroyed my servant. They will be...

5x4 - LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971) The cult indie Let's Scare Jessica to Death, directed by John Hancock, is up for discussion this week. This 1971 horror film concerns a recently institutionalized woman called Jessica (Zohra Lampert) who has bizarre experiences after moving into a supposedly haunted country farmhouse... Our guest this week is editor and podcaster Mary Muñoz... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Mary Muñoz Editor Hugh McStay "I sit here and I can't believe...

5x3 - THE LEAGUE OF EXTRAORDINARY GENTLEMEN (2003) This ill-fated summer blockbuster from director Stephen Norrington is next in store; a big-budget adaptation of Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's graphic novel The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, about a group of Victorian literary heroes - led by Allan Quatermain (Sean Connery) - assembled to prevent a world war... And making an incredible sixth appearance on Vampire Videos, it's author and podcaster Tony Black... Hosts Dan Owen &...

5x2 - BLISS (2019) This week, we have Joe Begos's 2019 horror film Bliss, starring Dora Madison as a struggling Los Angeles artist who takes a hallucinagenic drug in order to reignite her creativity... only to realise the substance has given her a dangerous thirst for blood... And joining us via our new sarpodphagus (or is it sarcophopod?) is Ghouls magazine writer and social manager Kim Morrison... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Kim Morrison Editor Hugh McStay "I started...

5x1 - DRACULA (1979) Season 5 launches with John Badham's adaptation of Dracula, starring Frank Langella as the master vampire, the sole survivor of a Yorkshire shipwreck who starts seducing the local women to the chagrin of their partners and fathers... And joining us via our new sarpodphagus is film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Dee Molumby Editor Hugh McStay "Now it is you, my best beloved one. You will be flesh of my flesh, blood of my...

BONUS - 1st Fangiversary Hugh and Dan are back for a pre-Season V special to celebrate a year of Vampire Videos, now that 40 full episodes (+ bonuses) have been released into the world. Fun stuff we have in store include: Dan & Hugh's Top 10 Vampires!Our Favourite Guests!Our Funniest Episode!Our Biggest Podcasting Surprise!Our Favourite "Familiar"!Our Favourite Podcasting Moments!The Most Popular Vampire Diary Entry!A Reminder of Which Films Were Staked Through the Heart!A Tease of...

BONUS - Season 4 Ranking Hugh and Dan return to chew over Season 4 and reveal their combined Top 10 ranking of everything covered over the last few months. They'll also quiz each other about every film for added fun! Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Editor Hugh McStay Why not get Bitten and join our Ko-fi membership tier, to access episodes earlier? Or subscribe and leave us a rating or review to help spread the word. It's the best way to help grow the podcast and make it discoverable by...

4x10 - VAN HELSING (2004) Stephen Sommers' monster mash-up Van Helsing is our Season 4 finale episode, which finds the eponymous monster hunter (Hugh Jackman) travelling to Transylvania to slay Count Dracula, The Wolfman, and Frankenstein's Monster, with the help of a local woman (Kate Beckinsale). And joining us to sharpen up some stakes is film critic and podcaster Dee Molumby... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Dee Molumby Editor Hugh McStay "This thing... man... whatever it...

4x9 - JAKOB'S WIFE (2021) Our penultimate episode is Travis Stevens' Shudder original Jakob's Wife, about a small-town pastor's spouse (Barbara Crampton) who gets bitten by a vampire and undergoes a physical and sexual transformation that makes her question her dull marriage... Helping us bite into the film is comic-book writer and colourist Wayne Talbot, creator of the WWII Nazferatu vampire comic... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Wayne Talbot Editor Hugh McStay "Life happens,...

4x8 - DAYBREAKERS (2009) Ethan Hawke stars in The Spierig Brothers' 2009 sci-fi horror action film Daybreakers, as a vampire hematologist living in a near-future society where a plague transformed almost everyone into vampires, meaning the vital human population's blood is running dangerously low... Joining us to delve into this high-concept movie is university lecturer, author, and vampire expert Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn.... Hosts Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest Dr Sorcha Ní...

4x7 - ONCE BITTEN (1985) We're turning back the clock to the mid-1980s for Howard Storm's horror-comedy Once Bitten, starring a pre-fame Jim Carrey as a teenager bitten by a seductive vampire and torn between her and his less promiscuous girlfriend... And making his sixth appearance on Vampire Videos, helping us make sense of this '80s curio, is author and podcaster Tony Black... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Tony Black Editor Dan Owen "I don't want to be a vampire. I'm a *day*...

4x6 - QUEEN OF THE DAMNED (2002) A loose sequel to Interview with the Vampire (1994), Michael Rymer's Queen of the Damned finds the vampire Lestat (Stuart Townsend) becoming a successful rock star, outing his own kind in the process and awakening a powerful and ancient vampire queen called Akasha (Aaliya)... Making her first return to discuss this film is critic and journalist Kat Hughes... Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Kat Hughes Editor Dan Owen "You're beautiful to me because...

4x5 - MARTIN (1977) George Romero is best-known for his zombie films, but this week we're taking a look at his lesser-known but just as influential vampire drama Martin. It stars John Amplas as a man who believes he's a vampire, as he goes to stay with his devoutly religious elderly cousin in Pennsylvania... And joining us to talk about this '70s curios is author and screenwriter Stephen Gallagher, who's worked on several sci-fi and fantasy shows like Doctor Who, Bugs, and The Eleventh...

4x4 - DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVE (1968) The Hammer falls once again, with the fourth instalment in the British horror studio's Dracula saga. Christopher Lee returns for Dracula Has Risen from the Grave, directed by Freddie Francis, which finds the Count resurrected after an exorcism and in pursuit of the clergyman who's banished him from his castle... This week, we have vampire and monster academic to help us discuss this movie, in the shape of Madeline Potter... Hosts Dan Owen &...

4x3 - A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2014) The "Iranian vampire western" from writer-director Ana Lily Amirpour, A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, is up for review this week. It concerns a lonely vampire (Sheila Vand) living in a ghost town, stalking its blissfully unaware citizens... Joining us to discuss this unique work is freelance writer Will Salmon, editor of GamesRadar / Newsarama, whose wriitng you may also have read in SFX magazine. Hosts Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest Will...