Tonight, we discuss the movie Renfield, a humorous splatter horror film about Dracula's sidekick. Starring Nicholas Hoult, Nicolas Cage, and Awkwafina.
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded in January 2025.
It was released on Wednesday, April 2, 2025.
Bloodsucking Fiends: A Love Story by Christopher Moore
In tonight’s Vampire Book Club Episode, we’re going to discuss the humorous vampire novel Bloodsucking Fiends by Christopher Moore. Tori loved this book in the 90s and is excited, Chael had never read it before. We discuss what we loved and what we didn’t and go through most of the plot. The Vampire Chronicles come up a lot as well as this was the basis of a lot of inspiration for the vampire lore.
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Bloodsucking Fiends - Wikipedia
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded in November 2024.
It was released on Wednesday, January 8, 2025.
The Southern Book Club's Guide to Slaying Vampires
In tonight’s Vampire Book Club Episode, we’re going to discuss the novel The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires by Grady Hendrix. Despite the misleading title, we enjoyed it as a horror novel. We debate whether the big bad counts as a vampire, talk about what worked for us in the story, and what did not.
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded in September 2024.
It was released on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
Tonight, we discuss the 1979 movie Nosferatu, a “stylistic” homage to the original Nosferatu (1922), written and directed by Werner Herzog.
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As you've probably noticed, we have not had a new episode in a bit. Life has gotten busy and we decided to make it official and take an official summer hiatus. You know how it is. Summer isn't a great time for vampires, the nights are just too short! We'll back in a couple months with all new episodes and we appreciate your patience. In the meantime, we're excited to work on some great vampiric content for our return!
We'll be back soon!
Tonight, we discuss the 1992 movie Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which would go on to inspire the TV series.
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Buffy Wiki at Fandom | https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(film)
Buffy Wiki at Fandom | https://buffy.fandom.com/wiki/Buffy_the_Vampire_Slayer_(novel)
AV Club Joss Whedon | https://www.avclub.com/joss-whedon-1798208181
I’ll Always Love the Original Buffy the Vampire Slayer | https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2022/07/buffy-the-vampire-slayer-movie-joss-whedon/671005/
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on Saturday, April 8, 2023.
It was released on Wednesday, April 19, 2023.
In this minisode, Chael tells Tori about the Let the Right One In television show, which is definitely about vampires… but not so much about the book its based on.
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on March 18, 2023.
It was released on Wednesday, March 29, 2023.
Glass Houses (Book 1 of the Morganville Vampires Series)
In tonight’s Vampire Book Club Episode, we’re going to discuss the YA Novel Glass Houses by Rachel Caine, the first book of the Morganville Vampire Series.
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The Morganville Vampires | Wikipedia
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on March 4, 2023.
It was released on Wednesday, March 15, 2023.
Vampire Hunter D
Tonight, we’re discussing the anime OVA Vampire Hunter D (1985) and Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust (2000). Plus we talk a lot about anime and anime conventions in this trip down memory lane.
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Vampire Hunter D (1985) - Wikipedia
Vampire Hunter D Bloodlust - Wikipedia
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on February 12, 2023.
It was released on Wednesday, February 22, 2023.
Black As Night
Tonight, we’re discussing the teen vampire movie Black As Night, which was released on October 1, 2021 on Prime Video by Amazon Studios.
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Black As Night on Amazon Prime
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on January 1, 2023. It was released on Wednesday, February 8, 2023.
Near Dark
Tonight, we’re going to discuss the 1987 cult classic vampire movie Near Dark. Chael is a huge fan but Tori had never seen it before. Join us as we discuss what we liked, what we didn’t, and then let us know what you think of Near Dark!
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Finger Lickin' Good: The Wild Wild Underworld of Near Dark by Video Nasty for Studio Canal UK
Year of the Vampire: Near Dark is a Western Horror that Reworks the Captivity Narrative
I Want to Rewatch - Tori's other podcast where they watch Millennium starring Lance Henriksen
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on December 11, 2022.
It was released on Wednesday, January 25, 2023.
Greetings, fiends! Today we have another Vampire Book Club episode where we discuss the 2021 YA Vampire Novel, The Lost Girls by Sonia Hartl. We discuss the book’s plot, characters, and somewhat unique vampire lore, as well as what we liked and what didn’t work as well. Join us!
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on December 3, 2022.
It was released on Wednesday, December 14, 2022.
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Greetings, fiends! Today we discuss the novel Let the Right One In by John Ajvide Lindqvist. We do a deep dive recap of the book and discuss the plot and characters, talk a little about the Swedish movie adaptation and the short story Let the Old Dreams Die.
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on February 21, 2022.
It was released on Wednesday, December 7, 2022.
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There have been a few adaptations of Stephen King’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot over the years. Today, we discuss the 2004 TNT Miniseries Adaptation, starring Rob Lowe and Andre Braugher. Not going to lie, it’s kind of a mess. We discuss the story, what worked and what didn’t, and the vampire lore.
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on March 27, 2022.
It was released on Wednesday, November 23, 2022.
The finale is here! Season 1 of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire is over. So how did it end? And how are we feeling about the first season overall? Chael and Tori break down Episode 7: “The Thing Lay Still,” discuss how the finale’s “reveals” worked (or didn’t), and what they think about this television adaptation so far.
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on Sunday, November 6, 2022 at 11 am.
It was released on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
Tori had a few audio issues and had to re-record a few bits, which is why there’s some audio weirdness in a few places.
"Sufficiently creepy" is a thing Anderson says that we totally failed to mention in the episode. I guess this is our version of an easter egg. ;)
It’s the penultimate episode of AMC’s Interview with the Vampire Season 1. They’re back to vampire camp but still can’t seem to decide what tone they’re going for. Chael and Tori break down Episode 6: “Like Angels Put in Hell By God” and discuss a few theories as we head into the season finale.
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on Sunday, October 30, 2022 at 10 am.
It was released on Wednesday, November 2, 2022.
Tori had some issues with her mic this episode that she’s still trying to troubleshoot, so sorry for the less-than-stellar audio.
Well, that sure was an episode of the show called Interview with the Vampire. Chael and Tori sit down to try to unpack what they just watched and their feelings about Episode 5: “A Vile Hunger for Your Hammering Heart.” Join us, and then let us know your thoughts on this episode!
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at 3 pm.
It was released on Wednesday, October 26, 2022.
Greetings, fellow vampire fans. Today, Chael and Tori, two fans of The Vampire Chronicles books, continue their discussion of the AMC Interview with the Vampire Series with Episode 4: “The Ruthless Pursuit of Blood With All A Child’s Demanding." This episode heralds the arrival of Claudia. Plus we discuss our wild theories and Rashid from the VC books!
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at 11 am.
It was released on Wednesday, October 19, 2022.
Greetings, fellow vampire fans. Today, Chael and Tori, two fans of the Vampire Chronicles books, continue their discussion of the AMC Interview with the Vampire Series. They discuss Episode 2: “...After the phantoms of your former self” and Episode 3: “Is my very nature that of the devil?”
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was recorded on Sunday, October 9, 2022 at 10 am.
It was released on Wednesday, October 12, 2022 and edited by Tori.
Just a note: while editing this episode, I realized I complained a lot about "the editing" in episode 2. I was mostly talking about story/script editing, not the actual video editing, although I do wonder if the first scene is some kind of holdover from something that was cut.
Greetings, fellow vampire fans. Today, Chael and Tori, two fans of The Vampire Chronicles books, discuss their thoughts and feelings on the pilot episode of AMC’s new Interview with the Vampire show. We didn’t hate it! But we do have quibbles and questions! We go over the plot, some of the changes, and spout some totally random theories of where the show might be going since it’s so different from the books. Join us, and then let us know what you think!
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This episode of Vampires Ruined My Life was edited by Tori very quickly on Sunday, October 2 after recording late the night before.
Quick Correction: We call the showrunner "Rolin James" a few times. His name is "Rolin Jones." Tori's bad! She knew his name, she just kept saying it wrong.
