Episodes

  • 149. From the Dark (2014) with Dee Molumby

    149. From the Dark (2014) with Dee Molumby
    Jun 29 2026
    [15x9] What happens when your car gets stuck in the Irish mud and the sun starts to set? This week, we’re heading to the peat bogs of the Emerald Isle to discuss Conor McMahon’s claustrophobic 2014 creature feature, From the Dark. And making a welcome return to the show is film reviewer and broadcaster Dee Molumby... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ Guest: Dee Molumby Editor: Dan Owen "Right, THAT'S IT!" — Sarah ❤️ Support the Show If you loved our From the Dark chat, 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
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    1 hr and 4 mins
  • 148. Night Patrol (2026) with Will Salmon

    148. Night Patrol (2026) with Will Salmon
    Jun 22 2026
    [15x8] It's time to strap in for a ride-along through the streets of L.A. as we review Ryan Prows’ 2026 action horror Night Patrol. Part gritty urban crime drama, part supernatural horror, and part biting social satire, this film reimagines LAPD cops as literal bloodsuckers. And we have a returning guest, who we haven't seen in many years, in the form of freelance writer Will Salmon... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen Guest: Will Salmon Editor: Hugh McStay⁠ "Damn, I'm so tired of you vampire motherfuckers." — Wazi ❤️ Support the Show If you love our Night Patrol chat, 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
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • 147. Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980) with Anthony Bowman

    147. Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned (1980) with Anthony Bowman
    Jun 15 2026
    [15x7] It's our second trip into the world of animation this season with Toei's adaptation of Marvel's Tomb of Dracula comic-book run from the 1970s, retitled Dracula: Sovereign of the Damned for the US market. Here, Count Dracula steals Lucifer's bride, which has far-reaching consequences... And making another return to the show is the co-host of the Frankencast, Anthony Bowman... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠ ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ Guest: Anthony Bowman. Editor: Dan Owen "You will obey me in all things. You have no choice... for I am the lord of vampires" — Dracula ❤️ Support the Show If you love our Dracula 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
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    59 mins
  • 146. Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 & 2 (2011-12) with Kim Morrison

    146. Twilight: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 & 2 (2011-12) with Kim Morrison
    Jun 8 2026
    [15x6] We finish another franchise, as we're back with a double-whammy episode! Yes, it's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, and we're covering both parts together. Here, Bella (Kristen Stewart) finally marries Edward (Robert Pattison) and is transformed into a vampire during a difficult pregnancy, which has.... interesting repercussions for her friend Jacob (Taylor Lautner)... And making another return to the show is Twi-hard, horror fan, and copywriter Kim Morrison... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen Guest: Kim Morrison. Editor: Hugh McStay⁠ "No measure of time with you will be long enough. But we'll start with forever." — Edward Cullen ❤️ Support the Show If you loved our Twilight 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
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    2 hrs and 24 mins
  • 145. Nadja (1994) with James Rose

    145. Nadja (1994) with James Rose
    May 25 2026
    [15x5] Mid-season is reached with a 1994 cult arthouse film produced by David Lynch. It's Nadja, written and directed by Michael Almereyda, which concerns the family of Count Dracula grieving his loss in modern-day New York City, where his daughter Nadja (Elina Löwensohn) must contend with Van Helsing (Peter Fonda) and his nephew... And making his debut on the show is a long-time fan of Vampire Videos - horror film writer and academic James Rose... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ Guest: James Rose Editor: Dan Owen "My father was a night bird. I am the same. I find comfort in shadows. I'm no good in the day. We have an allergy to sunlight. My whole family." — Nadja ❤️ Support the Show If you loved our Nadja review, 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
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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • 144. Innocent Blood (1992) with Tim Coleman

    144. Innocent Blood (1992) with Tim Coleman
    May 18 2026
    [15x4] This week, we’re venturing into the neon-lit streets of 1990s Pittsburgh to discuss a cult classic that blends mobster tropes with fangs: John Landis’s Innocent Blood. We follow Marie (Anne Parillaud), a vampire who only feeds on "bad guys", as things get messy once she fails to properly finish off a ruthless mob boss, Sal "The Shark" Macelli (Robert Loggia), leading to a literal vampire mafia takeover. And making his debut on the show to talk about this overlooked Landis movie, it's film writer and podcaster Tim Coleman... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen Guest: Tim Coleman Editor: Hugh McStay "When you are alone eternally, you live for the comfort of the senses: food, sex. I'd become very selective and it was getting harder for me to find food, even living in the city. My choosiness about food cost me my lover, and without him there is no sex." — Marie ❤️ Support the Show If you loved our Innocent Blood 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
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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • 143. The Moth Diaries (2011) with Anita Markoff

    143. The Moth Diaries (2011) with Anita Markoff
    May 11 2026
    [15x3] We have something a little unusual this week: American Psycho director Mary Harron's adaption of a 2002 novel set in an all-girl's boarding school, where a student grieving the suicide of her father encounters a mysterious classmate who's possibly a vampire... it's The Moth Diaries! Having made her debut on a Buffy bonus episode, we welcome back journalist and film critic Anita Markoff to the show to discuss a film she asked us to cover... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Dan Owen & ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ Guest: Anita Markoff Editor: Dan Owen "He read you other fairy tales that you forgot." — Ernessa ❤️ Support the Show If you loved our Moth Diaries 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 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
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    1 hr and 6 mins
  • 142. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) with Prof. Stacey Abbott

    142. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000) with Prof. Stacey Abbott
    May 4 2026
    [15x2] We make a rare return to anime with 2000's action horror sequel Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust, which finds the eponymous dhampir hired to rescue a wealthy nobleman's daughter after she's kidnapped by a vampire. And we welcome back Prof. Stacey Abbott to help us dissect this imaginative adventure, who's writing a book about vampires in animation at time of writing too... 🎙️ The Lineup Hosts: ⁠Hugh McStay⁠ & ⁠Dan Owen Guest: Prof. Stacey Abbott. Editor: Hugh McStay⁠ "When the last vampire is extinct, who will mourn our passing? Will she? Will anyone? Can anyone understand this pain, this loneliness?" — Meir Link ❤️ Support the Show If you love our Vampire Hunter D content, 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 Ownership Verification: Megaphone_FilmStories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 10 mins