The Vampire Lestat – HorrorHounds - A Lorehounds Podcast

The Vampire Lestat (IwtV S3): music deep dive & season superlatives

John and Elysia are joined by Mark from Nevermind the Music to revisit the music and characters of The Vampire Lestat (aka Interview with the Vampire S3) and hand out the

The Vampire Lestat - S01E07 - The Failures

Take a seat at the table for the 7th course (the soul!) of this feast of a season. Elysia and John become talking heads about talking heads as they recap the emotional jo

The Vampire Lestat - S01E06 - Montreal

Is anyone really ok after this episode? We're in shock after watching Claudia give her daddy vampires a piece of her mind. There are witches, betrayals, and heartwarming

The Vampire Lestat - S01E05 - New York

We're all experiencing an awakening of some kind in the latest episode of The Vampire Lestat. From ice cream scoops to vampire origin stories to reliving the losses of ou

The Vampire Lestat - S01E04 - The Devil's Road

Ask not for whom the bell of shame tolls, for it tolls for every vampire on this show. Elysia and John recap Lestat's taunting of Armand, Daniel's transformational trauma

The Vampire Lestat - S01E03 - Toronto

Elysia and John head to Toronto to watch Lestat troll Daniel into a feeding frenzy. They discuss media handling of trauma, the truth behind Lestat's dramatizations, and t

Widow's Bay – S01E06-10 – The island's many mysteries

Eight bells toll in the Widow's Bay season 1 finale – setting Elysia, Mark (Nevermind the Music), and Lisa (Into the West) off on an investigation to uncover what they me

The Vampire Lestat - S01E02 - Toledo

Elysia and John follow Lestat through an Oedepiphany of epic proportions. They watch young Lestat grow up into a wolf killer before becoming a rock star who can troll his

The Vampire Lestat - S01E01 - Detroit

Interview with the Vampire is back - or maybe over. The story continues with Lestat beginning his journey as a rock star. Elysia and John are here to follow the tour and

Backrooms (2026)

David and Elysia venture into the Horror Hounds to discuss Backrooms (2026), A24's creepypasta-turned-feature film directed by Kane Parsons and starring Chiwetel Ejiofor

The Vampire Lestat – Interview with the Vampire S3 preview

Part spin-off series following a new voice and perspective, part season 3 of AMC's Interview with the Vampire, all The Vampire Lestat. John and Elysia get together to dis

Widow's Bay – S01E01-05 – The characters & all the haunts

John drops in for cocktail hour before Mark, Lisa, and Elysia make a meal of all the lore-building and juicy character moments in the first five episode of Widow's Bay on

28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026) – Hope-punk heavy metal

Elysia and Riley kneel at the alter of Ralph Fiennes' Iron Maiden, discuss why Jimmy Crystal is scarier than Sinners' vampire Remmick, and glean hope from this film's not

Stranger Things - Season 5 (Oneshot)

John and Elysia take one last trip to the Upside Down and discuss the final season of Stranger Things. Contact Us Questions or comments? Send emails to: horror@theloreho

Frankenstein (2025) – The Creature's final form?

Jean joins Elysia to discuss Guillermo del Toro's final form of filmmaking – the movie he's been making in his head for 50 years. They break down the book changes, links

Talamasca: The Secret Order - Season 1

Elysia and John return to the Ann Rice Immortals Universe to discuss the spy-thriller spinoff that left us whelmed. Contact Us Questions or comments? Send emails to: hor

It: Welcome to Derry - S01E08 - Winter Fire

Elysia, John, and Mark wade through the timey-wimey twists of a wintry season finale. Contact Us Questions or comments? Send emails to: horror@thelorehounds.com Links t

It: Welcome to Derry - S01E07 - The Black Spot

Elysia, John, and Mark watch the Augury unfold in this shocking episode of horror. Contact Us Questions or comments? Send emails to: horror@thelorehounds.com Links to P

It: Welcome to Derry - S01E06 - In the Name of the Father

Elysia, John, and Mark send in the clowns to give more backstory to It. They discuss fake music numbers, the breaking of fellowships, and the show's three-season trajecto

It: Welcome to Derry - S01E05 - 29 Neibolt Street

Elysia, John, and Mark enter the sewers to explore the growing references to Stephen King's legendarium. They discuss Dick Halloran's powers, the limitations and feeding