Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva

S2 E7 - Vampire Girlfriends, The Bloody Countess & Vampire Therapy

This week on Vamp Chat, Robert Northam discusses his book about a nerdy financial analyst who meets a woman who’s clearly out of his league, but hungry for him anyway. Prof. Cristina Santos joins us to get down and bloody about the Countess Elizabeth Báthory. And Dan will review a film that reveals why vampires need therapy

S2 E6 - Pirates, The Imaginarium and A Lonely Girl

“Avast ye blood sacks!" This week on VampChat with Dan & Eva we delve into vampire/pirate romance with Marilyn Barr's "Walk the Walk" series of novels. Then Dan reviews a 2014 film about a vampire who rides a skateboard and rocks a burka.

S2 E5 - Three time Oscar winning makeup artist Ve Neill & some Lost Boys

She's a three-time Oscar winner and two time Emmy winner, along with many other awards, and next month she'll host the Vampire Weekend and its signature Vampire Ball. She's Ve Neill and we'll talk with her about her career, her love of vampires, and what it's like being Hollywood horror royalty. Then Eva will review a 1987 film near and dear to Ve’s heart.

S2 E4 Disinterment & Dismemberment

This week on VampChat with Dan & Eva: Disinterment & Dismemberment! Folklorist Michael Bell will share his research into vampire panics in New England and the time he was brought in to examine disarticulated human remains. Then, Eva will do a hilarious review of a 1977 film about Dracula’s best friend who also has a taste for human blood.

live S2 E3 - Butchers, Revenants & Let The Right One In - Oh My!

This week on VampChat with Dan & Eva: extreme horror from South Korea. We've invited Todd Sullivan, author of the novella Butchers which is set in Seoul and features bone-saw toting enforcers called the Natural Police. Then Eva will delve into accounts of revenants in 12th Century England. Finally, Dan will review a Swedish vampire film about a bullied boy and his mysterious new friend who appears to be a 12 YO girl.

S2 E2 - Dacre Stoker & 2013 Dracula Series

He's the great grand-nephew of Dracula author Bram Stoker. He also wrote the sequel and prequel to that gothic masterpiece. Dacre Stoker is our next guest on VampChat and we're excited to talk about the aforementioned, plus the tour he'll lead this June to Transylvania. Then, to close the show, Eva will review a TV adaptation of...wait for it... Dracula!

S2 E1 - Happy New Year! We’re_Back!!!!!!

Season 2 of VampChat will be extra fangtastic and we’re starting it off in Ep. 1 with James Heberger, author of Legacy of the Moon. This novel is about a mysterious psychiatric patient who, during therapy, reveals his true hybrid nature. Then Eva will share folklore about a grotesque blood-sucking creature from southeast Asia. Finally, Dan will review the highly anticipated film, Nosferatu.

Episode 6

What makes a good vampire tale? Andy Boylan reviewed hundreds of books and films for his blog, Taliesin Meets the Vampires. We'll ask him on the next episode of VampChat. Also: Did you know William Faulkner wrote a vampire screenplay? Prof. Michelle E. Moore will share details about the script for Dreadful Hollow. Finally, Dan & Eva review the film and TV versions of What We Do in the Shadows. It's a special All Hallows Eve-Eve edition of VampChat with Dan & Eva.