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[14x8] In this episode, we’re sinking our teeth into the 1958 British cult classic Blood of the Vampire. Often mistaken for a Hammer Film—thanks to its lush production design and a script by the legendary Jimmy Sangster—this independent gem carved out its own grisly niche in horror history. And returning to the show is our regular horror academic and all-round vampire expert, Prof. Stacey Abbott... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Dan Owen & Hugh McStay⁠⁠ Guest: ⁠Prof. Stacey Abbott Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "You can curse the fates that sent you here. This is the abyss. The bottomless pit of hell itself" — Kurt ❤️ Support the Show If you love our B-movie horror coverage, here is how you can help us grow: Review: Subscribe & leave a 5* rating on your podcast platform. Donate: Buy us a coffee on ⁠⁠⁠Ko-fi⁠⁠⁠. Perks: Join the ⁠⁠⁠Bite Club⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive rewards. Read: Our Bloodletter⁠⁠ & subscribe for inbox delivery. Follow: Our ⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠ accounts. We are a proud member of the Film Stories podcast network. 🙏 Credits Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast) Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[14x7] Another franchise is complete with the fifth entry in the action-horror series Underworld. It's Anna Foerster's 2016 instalment, Underworld: Blood Wars, where Selene (Kate Beckinsale) is being pursued by both Vampires and Lycans, so she teams up with allies and eventually finds refuge with a Nordic coven... And making a belated return to the show is the host of the Creepy & Geeky podcast, Robert Clark... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Robert Clark Editor: Hugh McStay "I have lived for a thousand years, and I may live a thousand more, or I may die tomorrow. But I no longer fear death, for I have known it once already." — Selene ❤️ Support the Show If you've loved our return visits to the Underworld franchise, here is how you can help us grow: Review: Subscribe and leave a positive rating on your podcast platform. Donate: Buy us a coffee on ⁠Ko-fi⁠. Perks: Join our ⁠Bite Club⁠ for exclusive rewards. Follow: Check out our ⁠social media here⁠. We are a proud member of the Film Stories podcast network. 🙏 Credits Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast) Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[14x6] The homecoming from hell continues. Season XIV enters its final stretch as we make our (final?) visit to the cursed town of Salem’s Lot. This week, we’re sinking our teeth into the 2004 TNT miniseries. Rob Lowe stars as author Ben Mears, who returns to his childhood home only to find that an ancient evil is already there.... Joining us to navigate the shadows is a special guest: Dr Simon Brown, an Associate Professor of Film and TV and a self-described Stephen King super-fan. We discuss how this mid-2000s reimagining holds up against King’s legendary source material. 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Dr Simon Brown Editor: Dan Owen "You guys hear about the hippie vampire? He's ghoul, man. Real ghoul." — Mark Petrie ❤️ Support the Show If you enjoyed this trip to the Lot, here is how you can help us grow: Review: Subscribe & leave a 5* rating on your podcast platform. Donate: Buy us a coffee on ⁠⁠⁠Ko-fi⁠⁠⁠. Perks: Join the ⁠⁠⁠Bite Club⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive rewards. Read: Our Bloodletter⁠⁠ & subscribe for inbox delivery. Follow: Our ⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠ accounts. We are a proud member of the Film Stories podcast network. 🙏 Credits Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast) Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[BONUS] Concluding our mid-season treat, we're looking at the second half of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first season from 1997... And joining us to talk about another two episodes is film journalist and podcaster Maria Latilla and writer Brendon Connelly... 🎯 The Agenda ~ [ 00:00:25 ] "Angel" with Maria Latilla After an attack, Buffy discovers her mysterious ally Angel is actually a vampire, forcing a heart-wrenching supernatural confrontation. ~ [ 00:56:55 ] "Prophecy Girl" with Brendon Connelly Buffy discovers a prophecy foretelling her death against the Master. Terrified, she quits as the Slayer, but ultimately faces her destiny to save Sunnydale. ~ [ 01:51:45 ] Season 1 Overview Dan & Hugh reflect on the two Best of Buffy episodes covering Season 1, summarising their thoughts and asking each other a few questions about the show's early days and future... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts & Editors: Hugh McStay⁠⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠⁠ Guests: Maria Latilla & Brendon Connelly "Giles, I'm 16 years old. I-I don't wanna die." — Buffy Summers. ❤️ Support the Show If you loved our coverage of Buffy, here's how you can help us grow: Review: Subscribe & leave a 5* rating on your podcast platform. Donate: Buy us a coffee on ⁠⁠⁠Ko-fi⁠⁠⁠. Perks: Join the ⁠⁠⁠Bite Club⁠⁠⁠ for exclusive rewards. Read: Our ⁠⁠Bloodletter⁠⁠ & subscribe for inbox delivery. Follow: Our ⁠⁠⁠social media⁠⁠⁠ accounts. We are a proud member of the Film Stories podcast network. 🙏 Credits Theme Music: ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠⁠ Artwork: ⁠⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠⁠ (episodes/media) & ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠⁠ (podcast cover) Music & Sounds: ⁠⁠Epidemic Sound⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[BONUS] As a mid-season treat, we're covering Buffy the Vampire Slayer's first season from 1997, which concerns a teenage schoolgirl called Buffy Summers (Sarah Michelle Gellar) who's also 'The Slayer' who must fight against the forces of darkness... And helping us explore this cult favourite TV show are two Buffy super-fans: film critic Kat Hughes & film writer and podcaster Lindsay Drysdale... 🎯 The Agenda ~ [ 00:00:22 ] Primer with Dan & Hugh Before things get underway, we take a moment to talk about our personal histories with the popular series. When did we first discover BTVS? Were we fans at first sight? Did we come to it in later life? And how are we going to tackle covering all seven seasons? ~ [ 00:28:30 ] "Welcome to the Hellmouth" & "The Harvest" with Kat Hughes In the two-part series premiere, Buffy arrives in Sunnydale seeking a normal life after being expelled from her Los Angeles high school for burning down the gym (which was, naturally, full of vampires). ~ [ 01:50:21 ] "Never Kill a Boy on the First Date" with Lindsay Drysdale Buffy attempts to balance her responsibilities as the Slayer with her desire for a "normal" teenage life, where she can date the hot new boy in class. 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠ Hugh McStay⁠ & Dan Owen⁠⁠ Guests: Kat Hughes & Lindsay Drysdale Editor: Hugh McStay⁠⁠ "You're standing at the mouth of hell. And it's about to open" — Buffy Summers. ❤️ Support the Show If you loved our deep dives into Buffy, here is how you can help us grow: Review: Subscribe & leave a 5* rating on your podcast platform. Donate: Buy us a coffee on ⁠⁠Ko-fi⁠⁠. Perks: Join the ⁠⁠Bite Club⁠⁠ for exclusive rewards. Read: Our ⁠Bloodletter⁠ & subscribe for inbox delivery. Follow: Our ⁠⁠social media⁠⁠ accounts. We are a proud member of the Film Stories podcast network. 🙏 Credits Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes/media) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast cover) Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[14x5] He's back! Yes, Dracula, but also... Christopher Lee! Spanish filmmaker Jesús Franco made a more faithful version of Bram Stoker's story in 1970's Count Dracula, with the Hammer legend returning to the role with a distinguished moustache... And making his third appearance on the show is the Assistant Lecturer in Film & English at the University of Alberta, Murray Leeder... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen Guest: ⁠Murray Leeder Editor: Hugh McStay⁠ "One of my race crossed the Danube and destroyed the Turkish host. Though sometimes beaten back he came again and again, then at the end he came again, for he alone could triumph. This was a Dracula indeed." — Count Dracula ❤️ Support the Show If you love our Dracula coverage, here's how you can help us grow: Review: Subscribe & leave a 5* rating on your podcast platform. Donate: Buy us a coffee on ⁠Ko-fi⁠. Perks: Join our ⁠Bite Club⁠ for exclusive rewards. Read: Our weekly Bloodletter & subscribe for delivery. Follow: our ⁠social media⁠ accounts. We are a proud member of the Film Stories podcast network. 🙏 Credits Theme Music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ Artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ (episodes) & ⁠Keshav⁠⁠ (podcast) Music & Sounds: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[14x4] It's time to complete another franchise, as we cover the final part of the Lost Boys trilogy, with direct-to-video instalment The Thirst from 2010, directed by Dario Piana. Here, Edgar Frog (Corey Feldman) is hired by a horror novelist to find her brother, who's been kidnapped by a DJ who's also feeding his followers vampire blood... And returning to the show for a third time coincidentally covering her third direct-to-video movie for us, is freelance writer Becci Sayce. Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Becci Sayce Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "My problem? My problem is you glorify vampirism... there's nothing sexy about being a member of the undead." -- Edgar Frog Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[14x3] Udo Kier plays Count Dracula in Paul Morrissey's 1974 version, Blood for Dracula, which finds the master vampire terminally ill and in desperate need of rejuvenating virgin blood... so a trip to Italy to choose an appropriate bride is his only hope... And making her debut on the show is the host of The Horror and Her podcast, Emma Arneil... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Emma Arneil Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "If you really were clever, Anton, you would bring me a virgin from Italy and I wouldn't have to go." --- Count Dracula Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[14x2] It's the season of Dracula, as we turn our attention to a less common prospect—a direct sequel to Bram Stoker's story by author Joe Hill, where Professor Van Helsing (Titus Welliver) is now living in early-20th-century California with his wife Mina and two sons... it's Abraham's Boys from director Natasha Kermani... And making a welcome return to the show is co-host of the Beyond the Scream podcast, Rob Taylor... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Rob Taylor Editor: Hugh McStay "If you don't stop talking, I'm gonna smother you to death with your own pillow. Then you won't have anything to worry about."—Max Van Helsing Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[14x1] We're back! Season XIV begins with giallo legend Dario Argento's take on Bram Stoker's famous story. It's Dracula 3D from 2012, which finds Thomas Kretschmann as the Count and Rutger Hauer as Van Helsing. And making her third trip via podcasket is videographer and film critic Sarah Williams... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Sarah Williams Editor: Hugh McStay "I was taken from the darkness and sent to Earth to rob my people of blood. It's the only way I can still feed this stinking corpse." -- Count Dracula Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[BONUS] Season XIII is sadly over, so Dan and Hugh return to the warm vampire campfire to reminisce about the season's many offerings, rank the 14 titles in order of merit, quiz each other on their content, and tease what Season XIV has in store for listeners! Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Editor: Dan Owen⁠ Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[BONUS] Season's bleedings! It's that festive time of the year again, so we've invited two of our favourite guests to join is for a candlelit Christmas dinner in the Vampire Videos Villa... And the table talk will focus on Anders Banke's 2006 horror-comedy Frostbiten, about a mother and daughter embroiled in a vampire uprising in a small Swedish town experiencing a month-long polar night... We'll also be telling some terrible cracker jokes, while playing three different party games along the way! And the guests joining us for this feast of fun is podcaster and film critic Dee Molumby and writer and podcaster Mary Muñoz... Dinner Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Party Guests: Dee Molumby & Mary Muñoz Elvish Editor: Dan Owen⁠ Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Music & Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[13x10] The Season XIII finale offers a return to Anne Rice's Immortal Universe on AMC, with the first season of Talamasca: The Secret Order. Here, a young mindreader called Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton) joins an arcane organisation sworn to protect humanity from supernatural creatures, including vampires... And we have our Interview with the Vampire regular Kim Morrison back to help us assess the third TV series set in this world... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Kim Morrison Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "We watch. And we are always there." -- Helen Help Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[13:9] Our penultimate Season XIII episode finds us worshipping Netflix miniseries Midnight Mass, from writer-director Mike Flanagan, which finds a mysterious new priest (Hamish Linklater) arriving on an impoverished remote island. But the miracles he brings are revealed to have a high price... in blood... And taking a pew with us is comic-book writer, podcaster, and atheist Wayne Talbot... 1. THE GATHERING. Priests: Father McStay & Bishop Owen Congregant: Monsignor Wayne Talbot Holy Editor: Father Hugh "That's what it means to have faith. That in the darkness, in the worst of it, in the absence of light and hope, we sing." --- Father Paul 2. ORDER OF SERVICE [ 00:00:00 ] Book I-II: "Genesis", "Psalms" & "Proverbs" [ 01:04:42 ] Book IV-V: "Lamentations" & "Gospel" [ 01:50:08 ] Book VI-VII - "Acts of the Apostles" & "Revelation" 3. GIVING COMMUNION If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a saintly review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Donate alms on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! 4. PRAISE BE Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. And please buy Wayne Talbot's Nazferatu comic-book here. Amen. 5. FINAL BLESSINGS Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[13x8] This week, we have a direct-to-video sequel continuing the story from Dracula 2000. Dracula II: Ascension finds a group of medical student experimenting on the vampire's corpse and getting more than they bargained for. .. And helping us dig into this one is film writer and co-host of the podcast Kim & Em vs EVIL, Kim Taylor-Foster... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Kim Taylor-Foster Editor: Hugh McStay "Don't you wonder, Priest, ever since you stared into the abyss and saw nothing?" -- Dracula II Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on ⁠Ko-fi⁠ or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠⁠Film Stories⁠⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ Episode artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠ Sound FX: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[13x7] It's time for another return to Forks, Washington, for director David Slade's third instalment of romantic fantasy drama The Twilight Saga -- Eclipse. Here, Bella must decide between vampire Edward and werewolf Jacob before her graduation, as a spate or strange murders strike Seattle... And returning from our recent Halloween Special, it's writer and podcaster Lindsay Drysdale... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Lindsay Drysdale Editor: Hugh McStay " I'm from a different era. Things were a lot less complicated." --- Edward Help Us Grow the Show! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on ⁠Ko-fi⁠ or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠⁠Film Stories⁠⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠⁠Nela Ruiz⁠⁠ Episode artwork: ⁠Dan Owen⁠⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠⁠Keshav⁠⁠ Sound FX: ⁠Epidemic Sound⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[13x6] The second half of Season XIII gets underway with an away mission to outer space, for Mario Bava's seminal 1965 sci-fi horror Planet of the Vampires. In this film, a crew of astronauts land on an alien world and come under the eerie influence of its ancient inhabitants... And making his debut on Vampire Videos is an author and the man behind many podcasts, including Writers on Film, it's John Bleasdale... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: John Bleasdale Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "A captain... should not be afraid... I confess now... that today, now, I... am experiencing fear." -- Captain Mark Makary Help Us Grow the Podcast! If you enjoy what we do, please take a moment to: Subscribe and leave a positive review! Your feedback and ratings are vital for bringing you more great episodes. Want more? Support us directly! Make a donation on Ko-fi or unlock special perks by joining our Bite Club! Follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. We're part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Credits: Opening music: ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ Episode artwork: Dan Owen⁠ Podcast artwork: ⁠Keshav⁠ Sound FX: Epidemic Sound Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[BONUS] It's spooky season! This Halloween, on a dark and stormy night, Dan and Hugh have taken refuge inside a small tent beside the vampire campfire until the bad weather passes. Fortunately, three guests have been invited along to talk about a particular entry of a horror anthology... [00:00:34] MONSTERS - "The Waiting Game" Writer Brendon Connelly talks to us about a third season instalment of this 1980s US horror anthology series, involving nuclear war and the terror beyond an underground bunker... [00:32:46] INSIDE NO.9 - "Stake Out" Then, writer and podcaster Tony Black is back to talk about the fifth series finale of this British anthology comedy-drama, involving two policemen on a literal graveyard shift... [01:09:26] V/H/S/94 - "Terror" And finally, writer and podcaster Lindsay Drysdale talks about the final segment of this horror anthology film sequel, involving a found-footage tale of terrorism and white supremacy... with vampire rabbits? And that's not all! As each guest will also be regaling us with a personal tale of terror; a real life ghost story guaranteed to make your blood run cold... Hosts & Editors: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay If you'd like to see Lindsay's freaky ghost photo (and other supplemental material for all our ghost stories), be sure to check out this week's Bloodletter. And subscribe for easy delivery straight to your inbox. Love what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Sound FX from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[13x5] Radu! Radu! Radu! We reach mid-season with a return to the Subspecies universe, covering the first sequel Bloodstone: Subspecies II, which finds vampire Prince Radu (Anders Hove) resurrected and going after American student Michelle, who's been bitten and is slowly turning into a vampire herself... And making another return to the show to talk about it is cultural essayist and film critic Kim Pierce... Hosts: Hugh McStay & Dan Owen Guest: Kim Pierce Editor: Hugh McStay "Forgive me brother! But the bloodstone is mine!" --- Prince Radu Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Sound FX from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

[13x4] It's a quick trip across the English Channel this week for Adrien Beau's 2023 period horror The Vourdalak, which finds a French aristocrat forced to stay with a rural family whose tyrannical patriarch has been transformed into an undead creature... And joining us the person who brought this film to our attention, writer and podcaster Mary Muñoz... Hosts: Dan Owen & Hugh McStay Guest: Mary Muñoz Editor: Dan Owen⁠ "Wait six days for me. If, after those six days, I have not returned, say a prayer in memory of me, for I shall have been killed in battle. But if ever, and may God preserve you, I were to return after six days have passed, I enjoin you to forget that I was your father and to refuse me entry whatever I may say or do – for then I shall be no more than an accursed vourdalak." -- Gorcha Enjoying what you hear? Please subscribe, leave a rating, or write a review to help us keep bringing you great content! You can also show your support by leaving a donation at ⁠Ko-fi ⁠⁠. Stay connected and follow our social media ⁠⁠here⁠⁠. A proud part of the ⁠Film Stories⁠⁠ podcast network. Theme music by ⁠Nela Ruiz⁠ • Episode art by ⁠Dan Owen⁠. Podcast art by ⁠Keshav⁠. Sound FX from Epidemic Sound. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices