Welcome to the Zed-Files! The home of all things horror, cryptic, and superstitious. On today’s episode, we cover vampires—the medieval, the Victorian, and the nineties. Tune in for a brief history of vampirism in literature and media, and two audio dramas depicting Bram Stoker’s Dracula and Neil Jordan’s Interview With the Vampire. If you like to be scared, then you’ll love the Zed-Files. Tune in, we’ll be expecting you.
Zed-Files: Episode 2; Vampires
Max Licht is a third year radio student who specializes in all things horror. From urban legends, to folk tales, to blockbuster slasher flicks, if it’s scary, then Max has covered it. This horror-loving broadcaster has been involved with the Zed-Files and Spooky Stories liveshows, and has years of experience on air. In his final year, Max hopes to continue his legacy of horror broadcasts in his senior year of high school before moving onto greener pastures in university.
As a senior in high school and a fourth-year radio student, MJ Martell is thrilled to be one of the three live show managers at WHJE for the 25-26 academic school year. For WHJE, MJ is the host of two different live shows. One of them is The Serial Rundown, where they give you a rundown on important news stories from the past week, and The Ludicrously Improvised Vocal Entertainment Show, a show where a wide variety of people come onto the station and play improv games live for everyone to hear. When not at WHJE, MJ enjoys playing video games for Carmel High School’s Esports team, beating their friends in Mario Kart, and watching movies. MJ is so excited to have a management position at the station, and cannot wait to see what fantastic things the staff members at WHJE will get up to this year!

Asher • Oct 17, 2025 at 11:03 am
Very good show and very entertaining
JP Christophersen • Oct 17, 2025 at 11:00 am
The sound effects do a great job of adding to the suspense of the episode.
Talia F • Oct 16, 2025 at 1:44 pm
Loved listening to the two different stories and the sound effects really made the story more interesting.
Spencer Howard • Oct 16, 2025 at 1:29 pm
Very well edited and articulated.
Haley Corsaro • Oct 16, 2025 at 11:02 am
This is a super interesting topic and the music adds really nicely to the vibe!
Gabe Odya • Oct 16, 2025 at 9:22 am
Amazing work with the editing! I like the voices you guys do as well. It makes it easier for people with shorter attention spans to stay invested.
Emma • Oct 16, 2025 at 9:14 am
Love the topic and very well done!
Elise • Oct 16, 2025 at 9:13 am
So fun and well produced! I was very entertained!
leo • Oct 16, 2025 at 9:09 am
very unique idea for a show, love the energy and this is great work.
Saryu Kabaria • Oct 15, 2025 at 10:17 pm
I love the accents, it really adds value to the narration of the story, and the sound effects actually bring the story to life!
Alex Harrell • Oct 15, 2025 at 7:58 pm
This was really cool! Sound effects were a great addition, Vampires are genuinely terrifying.
TJ Stewart • Oct 15, 2025 at 7:13 pm
Very cool good job
Aidan Gostomelsky • Oct 14, 2025 at 5:01 pm
The SFX is actually incredible haha and the theatre like listening experience
Jack Bobich • Oct 14, 2025 at 11:01 am
this is done insanely well, really felt immersed in the world that you were building around vampires, they always gave me an uneasy feeling. good stuff!
Liam Fagin • Oct 13, 2025 at 11:30 am
I really liked the sound effects you used through out, adding more of a world to the story being told with the suspence and fear of vampires
Cat Cuomo • Oct 3, 2025 at 11:27 am
i learned so much about vampires from this – great job!
kaden • Oct 2, 2025 at 3:04 pm
really cool! great work vampires give me goose bumps lol
jude rodda • Oct 2, 2025 at 10:45 am
vampires always made me feel uncomfortable, keep up the great work!
Lucy Anderson • Oct 1, 2025 at 1:14 pm
I liked your facts and history.
Simon Kahn • Oct 1, 2025 at 1:09 pm
This gave me the creeps!
Cate Falkenstein • Oct 1, 2025 at 12:10 pm
This is done so well! I really enjoyed all sfx and theatrics of it.
Tyler Kinsey • Oct 1, 2025 at 11:05 am
This was such a great listen and great use of sound effects
Bella Dowell • Sep 30, 2025 at 9:08 pm
This show was so good! I love how you guys set the mood for the show, It was very entertaining to listen to. You also do a great job setting the scene for the stories you tell.
Nate Gaddy • Sep 30, 2025 at 12:11 pm
Interesting history, I didn’t know thats where they came from
Cole Hatke • Sep 29, 2025 at 1:40 pm
The sound effects perfectly fit the mysterious vibe which makes it seem a little scary.
Jachi • Sep 29, 2025 at 1:29 pm
I really liked the intro for this podcast, it gave a spooky feel and really fit the vibe of the episode.
John • Sep 29, 2025 at 10:27 am
Very interesting and good research.
Trevor • Sep 29, 2025 at 10:06 am
This was very interesting, and it made me want to learn more about vampires in literature.
Zachary Paul • Sep 29, 2025 at 9:31 am
I thought this was very interesting overall definitely can’t wait to hear more
Tad Walker • Sep 29, 2025 at 9:29 am
I have always thought that vampires were definitely one of the cooler monsters you would see on Halloween, and now I can see that their history is even cooler! Excited for the next episode!