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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 15m

Hammer classic KISS OF THE VAMPIRE has no Dracula, but we meet a whole kooky family of bloodsuckers.

Listen to the episode with guest @thereforereview.bsky.social!

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 58m

Yeah, they likely felt there’s more going on in the early-20th-century that people would be more familiar with. And it makes the show a bit different even if you’ve read the book, rather than being the exact same story.

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 22h

Meet the Ravna family patriarch in KISS OF THE VAMPIRE, with @thereforereview.bsky.social making her debut to talk about this Hammer classic…

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 6h

Interesting. We generally preferred most of the changes they made, so are excited to see if they can better adapt a novel with arguably more room for improvement.

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 6h

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Extended First Look at The Vampire Lestat ft. Sam Reid | Premieres 2026 | AMC+

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 7h

Next week, we’re looking at French film THE VOURDALAK. You have the weekend to watch!

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 22h

Meet the Ravna family patriarch in KISS OF THE VAMPIRE, with @thereforereview.bsky.social making her debut to talk about this Hammer classic…

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 2d

🕸️ This year’s Halloween Special has all been recorded and it’s close to completion.

We’ll reveal what we have in store later this month… 🎃

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Therefore Review 📀✌🏻🍿 @thereforereview.bsky.social · 1d

So grateful to have chatted with @vampirevideos.co.uk about this underseen Hammer romp! 🖤😁🧛🏻‍♀️🦇

𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 1d

@thereforereview.bsky.social joined us for a fun discussion about another Hammer horror full of bats and paranoia - KISS OF THE VAMPIRE.

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 1d

If you pay £1/week to be part of our Bite Club, enjoy early access to our episode on THE VOURDALAK.

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First Bite: THE VOURDALAK

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 2d

💋 Our BLOODLETTER this week has a focus on KISS OF THE VAMPIRE with @thereforereview.bsky.social. Plus vampire news and other goodness!

It’s FREE. Subscribe for delivery to your Inbox. (PAY £4 for a Sub to support us and become a Bite Club member too.) open.substack.com/pub/vampirev...

Kiss of the Vampire (1963) with Kristin Battestella

The Hammer falls once again...

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 1d

@thereforereview.bsky.social joined us for a fun discussion about another Hammer horror full of bats and paranoia - KISS OF THE VAMPIRE.

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 2d

BATS! BATS! BATS!🦇

The wonderful @thereforereview.bsky.social made her debut to talk about Hammer classic KISS OF THE VAMPIRE. Listen now 👇🏻

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 2d

🕸️ This year’s Halloween Special has all been recorded and it’s close to completion.

We’ll reveal what we have in store later this month… 🎃

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 2d

💋 Our BLOODLETTER this week has a focus on KISS OF THE VAMPIRE with @thereforereview.bsky.social. Plus vampire news and other goodness!

It’s FREE. Subscribe for delivery to your Inbox. (PAY £4 for a Sub to support us and become a Bite Club member too.) open.substack.com/pub/vampirev...

Kiss of the Vampire (1963) with Kristin Battestella

The Hammer falls once again...

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 2d

BATS! BATS! BATS!🦇

The wonderful @thereforereview.bsky.social made her debut to talk about Hammer classic KISS OF THE VAMPIRE. Listen now 👇🏻

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 3d

KISS OF THE VAMPIRE finds a honeymooning couple encountering a vampire cult, and @thereforereview.bsky.social was our guest to talk about this ‘60s Hammer classic…

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 3d

KISS OF THE VAMPIRE finds a honeymooning couple encountering a vampire cult, and @thereforereview.bsky.social was our guest to talk about this ‘60s Hammer classic…

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 4d

We’re in print. 🙌

Buy the latest issue of @filmstories.bsky.social for a cool feature about a selection of the network’s many shows, like us!

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 4d

Take a big bite of KISS OF THE VAMPIRE, our latest Hammer episode with new guest @thereforereview.bsky.social + rubber bats and black magic. 🦇 ✨

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 5d

Use our affiliate link to buy the awesome new Collector’s Edition of SCARS OF DRACULA on 4K and help support the podcast indirectly. amzn.to/4pVlePP

Scars Of Dracula [Region A & B & C]

Christopher Lee returned to his most famous role for the fifth time in Roy Ward Baker’s (Quatermass and the Pit) SCARS OF DRACULA, the bloodiest entry in the entire series.Resurrected after a bat dribbles fresh blood over his mouldering remains, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) unleashes a new reign of terror.When Paul (Christopher Matthews) goes missing, his brother Simon (Dennis Waterman) and Simon’s girlfriend (Jenny Hanley) set off in search of him, inevitably leading them to the Prince of Darkness’ castle…Region CodesUHD: A/B/CBlu-ray: BEXTRASBrand New 4K RestorationBrand new artwork by Johnny Dombrowski64 page perfect-bound booklet with new essays and original press kit2 postersOn-disc extras:NEW "Fangs Out: Dracula, Desire & Disruption": Clarisse Loughrey and Isaura Barbé-Brown in conversationNEW Legacy of the Vampire – An interview with Dacre StokerHammer’s Bite: Chris Matthews on Scars of DraculaAudio Commentary with Christopher Lee and director Roy Ward BakerBlood Rites: Inside Scars of DraculaStills GalleryOriginal trailer

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 4d

We’re in print. 🙌

Buy the latest issue of @filmstories.bsky.social for a cool feature about a selection of the network’s many shows, like us!

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 4d

Take a big bite of KISS OF THE VAMPIRE, our latest Hammer episode with new guest @thereforereview.bsky.social + rubber bats and black magic. 🦇 ✨

podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/v...

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 5d

Use our affiliate link to buy the awesome new Collector’s Edition of SCARS OF DRACULA on 4K and help support the podcast indirectly. amzn.to/4pVlePP

Scars Of Dracula [Region A & B & C]

Christopher Lee returned to his most famous role for the fifth time in Roy Ward Baker’s (Quatermass and the Pit) SCARS OF DRACULA, the bloodiest entry in the entire series.Resurrected after a bat dribbles fresh blood over his mouldering remains, Count Dracula (Christopher Lee) unleashes a new reign of terror.When Paul (Christopher Matthews) goes missing, his brother Simon (Dennis Waterman) and Simon’s girlfriend (Jenny Hanley) set off in search of him, inevitably leading them to the Prince of Darkness’ castle…Region CodesUHD: A/B/CBlu-ray: BEXTRASBrand New 4K RestorationBrand new artwork by Johnny Dombrowski64 page perfect-bound booklet with new essays and original press kit2 postersOn-disc extras:NEW "Fangs Out: Dracula, Desire & Disruption": Clarisse Loughrey and Isaura Barbé-Brown in conversationNEW Legacy of the Vampire – An interview with Dacre StokerHammer’s Bite: Chris Matthews on Scars of DraculaAudio Commentary with Christopher Lee and director Roy Ward BakerBlood Rites: Inside Scars of DraculaStills GalleryOriginal trailer

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𝙑𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙚 𝙑𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙤𝙨 @vampirevideos.co.uk · 5d

🛎️ KISS OF THE VAMPIRE (1963)

It’s a Hammer week, and we have a new guest joining us to talk about their early classic - @thereforereview.bsky.social!

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