Episodes
7 days ago
7 days ago
This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: They're baaaack! Stephen Zimmer and Holly Phillippe, co-directors of the Imaginarium Convention, will join us to talk about the stars coming to the 13th Imaginarium! We'll also ask them what it takes to put on a convention. Then Dan will read an excerpt from his forthcoming novel, Agripina's Firstborn. Finally, Eva will take the myth of the white worm to a whole new level!
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
S4 E6 - Real Vampires, A Hellish Fury & Addiction
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
Wednesday Apr 22, 2026
This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: Don’t try this at home! We’ll talk with Professor John Edgar Browning who studied self-identified vampires in New Orleans who drink human and animal blood to sustain themselves. Then Eva will read an excerpt from her forthcoming novel, A Hellish Fury. Finally, Dan will review a 1990s film that uses vampirism as a metaphor for drug addiction.
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
S4 E5 - Down Home Country Vampire, Penanggalan & A White Worm
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
Wednesday Apr 08, 2026
This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: Vampires ain't all city folk, so we'll feature Down Home Country Vampire, an anthology of rustic undead tales. We'll talk with two of the contributing authors. Also, Dan will share his research into a vampire he first encountered in a Dungeons & Dragons book. Finally, Eva will review a movie adapted from one of our all time favorite authors.
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
S4 E4 - Vampires of Portlandia & Our Host’s Birthday Reviews
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
Wednesday Mar 25, 2026
This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: A family of aswang vampires moves from the Philippines to America. We'll talk with Jason Tanamor about his novel, Vampires of Portlandia. Then, in honor of their March birthdays, Eva and Dan will share their thoughts about a vampire film from each of their birth years. Yep, your Vamp Chat hosts will finally put a date on themselves!
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
S4 E3 - Law Unto Herself, Can Vampires Exist? & The Hunger
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
Wednesday Mar 11, 2026
This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: a gun totin’, Camaro drivin’, roundhouse kickin’ vampire who goes by the name Law Unto Herself. We’ll talk with author Jennifer Barnes about her action packed novel. Then Eva will tell us whether vampires and humans can actually co-exist. Finally, Dan reviews a vampire film that begins with Bauhaus performing ”Bela Lugosi is dead.”
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
S4 E2 - Celi is back, Yara-Ma-Yha-Who & Love At First Bite
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
Wednesday Feb 18, 2026
This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: JM Celi returns to talk about the second installment of his series, The Unlife of Lisa Cooper. Plus, Eva will tell us about sucking blood with fingers and toes. She will also review Love at First Bite starring George Hamilton and Susan Saint James.
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
S4 E1 - Sako & The Moon & A Shortened Dark Shadows
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Wednesday Feb 04, 2026
Payback is hell when Dan & Eva reverse the tables and put Sako & The Moon in the hot seat. There’s no doubt they will pull out the skeletons from the coffins for a hilariously good time. Then Dan will review the Cliff’s Notes version of the many, many, many episodes of Dark Shadows. It’s a season opener you won’t want to miss.
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
S3 E9 - J.R. Ward’s BDB & Dracula-A Love Tale
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Wednesday Oct 29, 2025
Coming up on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: New York Times best-selling author, J.R. Ward, will join us for the final episode of Season 3. J.R. will talk about her Black Dagger Brotherhood series of novels which has been adapted by Passionflix. Is the series as steamy as the books? We’ll find out. And Eva will review the new Dracula A Love Tale, currently out in Europe and to be released here in the States in January. It’s a great night all the way around!

About Us
Acclaimed authors of vampire fiction, Dan Klefstad
and Eva Vertrice, are teaming up to deliver a podcast for their fellow “creatures of
the night.” Their new production, VampChat with Dan & Eva, is devoted to vampire
fiction, fanged folklore, and the gothic imagination.
Klefstad and Vertrice each received excellent reviews for their own vampire novels,
Fiona’s Guardians and A Fury, and share a fascination for folk histories involving
vampire panics or individuals suspected of vampirism. They also love films and TV
shows about the undead or “nosferatu,” and will include a review in each episode of
VampChat.

