Honourable Mentions: Dino Boy in the Lost Valley – the Vampire Men
Dino Boy was part of Space Ghost and this particular 6 minute segment, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, was first aired in 1966.The almost Boys Own like show had the premise that the young ‘Dino Boy’ (Johnny Carson) was in a plane and had to bail out over the Lost Valley, there he was saved from a

Vamp or Not? Vedma
The story Viy, by Nikolai Gogol, has been made into a film a few times now. Most beautiful, in my opinion, is the 1967 film of the same name. Then again, the Mario Bava directed effort from 1960,

Barely a Mention: Grisly Tales from Tumblewater
It might astound some readers to know that I do read and watch things without vampires in them… I just rarely post about it here.The book

Bite: A Vampire Handbook – review
Author Kevin JacksonFirst Published: 2009The Blurb: One bite and you’ll have the taste for blood.Arm yourself with garlic, stake and crucifix, for the vampires are back in force – at the top of the bestseller lists, on your TV, on the web and lurking in darkened cinemas. But, where did

McCloud – McCloud Meets Dracula – review (TV episode)
Directed by: Brice KesslerFirst aired: 1977Contains spoilersNow, it is a truism – that I hope I have demonstrated on the blog over the years – that vampires get everywhere. For McCloud – a 70s crime show about Sam McCloud (Dennis Weaver), who was a Deputy US Marshall from Taos