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Underwood and Flinch: A Vampire Saga

Arts, Books, Drama, Fiction

“If you think vampire tales are a worn-out genre, Underwood and Flinch will shock and delight you.” — Walt Kolenda. Examiner.com

For hundreds of years, the eldest-born male of the Flinch family has been servant and guardian to the vampire, Lord Underwood. David had hoped to be spared the horror of serving his family’s lbloodthirsty master, but when he is summoned to the family home in Spain by his dying older brother, he knows his luck has run out.
After fifty years of slumber, Underwood is to be resurrected from the grave in a ritual of human sacrifice, and David, by right of succession, is to be his resurrector. But there is another Flinch – one who craves the role of guardian to the vampire: David’s sister, Lydia. It’s a job she means to have, even if it means making David’s the first blood shed in this new age of Underwood and Flinch.

Underwood and Flinch is a three-time Parsec Award-winning vampire saga by Mike Bennett - praised by listeners for its rich storytelling and atmospheric narration by the author. With six seasons (and counting), plus bonus stories and classic horror readings like Dracula, this is binge-worthy storytelling at its bloodiest. Press play. Lord Underwood is waking up.

“Bennett’s ‘Underwood and Flinch’ saga is the best hidden literary gem in existence. Experience the same thrill you have when you find an unsigned underground band that blows your mind.”
P.J. Parrish. Editor-in-Chief: Tennessee Valley Business Journal

This feed also features all Mike Bennett's other podcast novels, stories, and readings of classic fiction.

Drama chart
#165
Episodes
280
Releases
Monthly
Typical length
38 min
On air since
2008
Latest episode
3 weeks ago

Episodes

280 episodes, from the first

Season 1

  1. Underwood and Flinch Intro: Night Crossing

    Episode 1

    Show notes

    Meet Underwood and Flinch as they cross the Mediterranean on a foggy night. Are they being followed? And if so, by whom? And who should be more worried, the hunter or the hunted?

    31 min
  2. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 1

    Episode 2

    Show notes

    Prologue. Underwood and Flinch drive to the new house in Spain and attract the attention of the Civil Guard.

    40 min
  3. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 2

    Episode 3

    Show notes

    Episode 2, in which we meet David Smith, an ordinary guy who's just taking it one day at a time. He's got a nice job, a nice apartment, a nice girlfriend... and a head full of bad dreams.

    27 min
  4. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 3

    Episode 4

    Show notes

    Lisa returns to David's flat to find the solicitor's letter has changed everything. Is the David she knew gone forever?

    26 min
  5. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 4

    Episode 5

    Show notes

    Episode 4. We travel to a remote villa on the Spanish island of Ibiza. Anton Marashov and Ivan Trushko are having problems with bloodstains, and Mark Coleman is having problems with a cowboy hat and some rottweilers.

    28 min
  6. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 5

    Episode 6

    Show notes

    Episode 5. David tells Lisa about the family business. Meanwhile, in Spain, we meet another member of the Flinch family with some revelations of her own.

    26 min
  7. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 6

    Episode 7

    Show notes

    Episode 6. David lands in Spain and meets his sister Lydia. Meanwhile, Keith Mullins, owner of La Reina de Corazones pub in Almacena, hears about the death of an old acquaintance.

    This episode also features the music:
    Leaving Home Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    45 min
  8. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 7

    Episode 8

    Show notes

    Episode 7. Meet Gerald and Cynthia Benson, good friends of Lydia Flinch and regulars at La Reina de Corazones. While the Bensons discuss decapitation with Michelle, Lydia brings David home to Casa Underwood and his brother John.

    29 min
  9. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 8

    Episode 9

    Show notes

    Episode 8: In which we learn something of the origins of Keith's vendetta with Sergei, and David hears about John's hopes and fears for Underwood's resurrection.

    43 min
  10. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 9

    Episode 10

    Show notes

    Episode 9. Jose Almonte has an unscheduled appointment with his doctor, while David comes to some dangerous conclusions.

    34 min
  11. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 10

    Episode 11

    Show notes

    Lydia meets with the Black Circle, and David meets with his worst nightmare.

    27 min
  12. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 11

    Episode 12

    Show notes

    Episode 11 - Chapter 8 concludes with both Jose Almonte and David learning what waits for them in the dark.

    36 min
  13. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 12

    Episode 13

    Show notes

    Episode 12: Keith tells Michelle that he has been, sort of, 'involved' with Segei, while David and Ana share condolences, memories and serious doubts.

    32 min
  14. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 13

    Episode 14

    Show notes

    Cynthia and Gerald are hungover and craving blood...y Marys on the terrace at La Reina de Corazones. Meanwhile at Casa Underwood, David and Lydia lock horns and some unpleasant truths are revealed.

    Music for Ad Segue:
    Leaving Home Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    54 min
  15. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 14

    Episode 15

    Show notes

    Episode 14: Can David get Gavin away from Casa Underwood, or will Lydia convince him that murder really isn't such a bad thing after all?

    36 min
  16. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 15

    Episode 16

    Show notes

    Episode 15: The sun goes down on Almacena, the Sect are gathering and final preparations are made for Underwood's resurrection.

    Music for Ad Segue:
    Leaving Home Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

    57 min
  17. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 16

    Episode 17

    Show notes

    After fifty years, the hour of Underwood's resurrection is at hand.

    49 min
  18. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 17

    Episode 18

    Show notes

    Episode 17: David, Lydia and Miguel finally get to meet their master. This episode features a bonus mini - 'Mike Bennett Sometimes' add-on.

    33 min
  19. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 18

    Episode 19

    Show notes

    Episode 18: Underwood learns a little about David and Lydia. And David learns a lot about Underwood.

    38 min
  20. Underwood and Flinch: Episode 19

    Episode 20

    Show notes

    Episode 19: Keith tries to win over a local celebrity using 'British Tapas'. "Huevos! Huevos!"

    28 min

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