Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva

S3 E4 - The Powers of Darkness & A Vampire In Brooklyn

This week on Vamp Chat with Dan & Eva: the mystery behind Dracula — the Icelandic “translation”.  We’ll talk with Iris Ichishita, host of The Powers of Darkness, about a shocking re-interpretation of Bram Stoker’s gothic masterpiece.  How was it discovered? What’s the importance of an earlier Swedish version? And was this controversy engineered by someone who stood to gain from it?  Then, Eva will review the 1995 horror/comedy, Vampire In Brooklyn.

S3 E3 - J.M. Celi, Sven Granlund & The Fright Night Fight!

This episode on VampChat with Dan & Eva: Lisa Cooper can still pass for human because she's avoided tapping into her full vampire powers., though, the riskier it gets for anyone involved with her. We'll talk with the author of The Unlife of Lisa Cooper, J.M. Celi. Then they speak with Sven Granlund, founder of KY Creature FX.  Eva and Dan will wrap up with a review of the two versions of Fright Night -- the 1985 original and 2011 remake. 

S3 E2 - Marita Woywod Crandle, NOLA & Sinners

Join us on Vamp Chat as we tour through The French Quarter with Marita Crandle owner of The Boutique du Vampyre, The Vampire Cafe, Potions Absinthe speakeasy & The Apothecary.  We chat about her books, the various vampire folklore of NOLA, & Marita’s own encounter with a vampire. Then Eva reviews the much talked about, and multi layered, 2025 movie Sinners.

S3 E1 - Live from The Imaginarium

For the first time, Vamp Chat will be LIVE WITH AN AUDIENCE!!!  The Imaginarium is the perfect location to kick off our amazing 3rd season.  We begin with best selling author Elizabeth Donald, next is Anthony Taylor anuthor of Classic Monsters, ModernArt.   Then we follow up by interviewing the best audience ever!  You don’t want to miss this opening episode!

S2 E10 - Vamp-Fae Love, Vampire Symposium & Drac vs Drac

This week on Vamp Chat with Dan and Eva: It’s the last episode of our second season!  We invited Sandy Lender to talk about her “Faerie Holiday” series of vampire-faerie romances.  Then Sean Rourke will join us to talk about his upcoming Vampire Symposium, plus his own undead stories. Finally, Eva will compare Dracula’s Daughter and Abigail - who will prevail?

S2 E9 - The House Of Night with P.C. Cast and 1979 Dracula

When Vamp Chat streams on a Tuesday, you know we've scheduled a VIP.  This week on VampChat we welcome #1 NYT and #1 USA Today bestselling author P.C. Cast.  With more than 30 million books in print in over 40 countries, P.C. will join us to talk about her House of Night series. She’ll talk about her interest in vampires, what it's like collaborating with her daughter Kristen, and what exciting news was just released about the House of Night series.

S2 E8 - A New Trope, The Lou Horror Con & Vampire Dominance

This week on VampChat with Dan & Eva: a newly unearthed trope about vampire lifespans! William Bove will talk about his novel, Once Upon a Grave, and how his vampires achieve immortality. Then we'll talk about the Louisville Horror Con with promoter Matt Grisham. Finally Eva reviews a 2009 sci-fi film in which vampires outnumber humans.

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