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When a mysterious ship washes ashore in Whitby, best friends Mina and Lucy begin to wonder if there’s something strange about the new kid in school. With Dr. Van Helsing as their guide, Mina and Lucy will come face to face with a terrifying threat…from the legendary Dracula himself…
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When a mysterious ship washes ashore in Whitby, best friends Mina and Lucy begin to wonder if there’s something strange about the new kid in school. With Dr. Van Helsing as their guide, Mina and Lucy will come face to face with a terrifying threat…from the legendary Dracula himself…
Starring Bradley Whitford as Grandpa Van Helsing, Suri Marrero as Mina, Genna DuQuesnay as Lucy, Ritchie Coster as Dracula, Marissa Jaret Winokur as Wren Fields, Anthony Atamanuik as Principal Quincey, Toks Olagundoye as Mrs. Dracula, MaryLynn Suchan as Sue Ward, Che Tafari as Jonathan, Julian Chowdhury as Vlad, Jeffery Benson as Art, Sabrina Glow as The Thomas Triplets.
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Fast Facts
- Audience
- Ages 8–12
- Network
- GZM Shows
- Format
- Best in order
- Typical length
- 13 min
- Episodes
- 21
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Episodes
21 episodes
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Chapter Twenty: My Achy Stakey Heart
24 min 27 October 2023Mina and Lucy face off against Dracula in an epic graveyard battle Will they save Whitby or is the town doomed to suffer in eternal darkness?
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Chapter Nineteen: Don’t Go Stakin’ My Heart
9 min 27 October 2023The squad comes to the shocking realization that they’re going up against more than just Dracula
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Chapter Eighteen: First Dates and Wooden Stakes
18 min 27 October 2023Grandpa Van Helsing shares a huge family secret with Mina Vlad leads Dracula to the graveyard Lucy becomes increasingly hangry on her date with Art
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Chapter Seventeen: The Whitby Wampyres
13 min 26 October 2023Grandpa Van Helsing and Vlad confront Dracula at the Whitby Middle football game While Mina, Jonathan, and Sue Ward set up booby traps in the graveyard, Lucy and Art go on their first date
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Chapter Sixteen: Hypnosis With the Mostest
14 min 25 October 2023When Dracula hypnotizes the entire town of Whitby, our band of friends discovers his evil plan
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Chapter Fifteen: Hello Darkness, My Old Friend
15 min 24 October 2023Dracula plunges Whitby into darkness and takes over the Whitby Middle pep rally Grandpa Van Helsing and Sue Ward perform science experiments
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Chapter Fourteen: I Smell a Rat
11 min 23 October 2023Mina, Lucy, Grandpa Van Helsing, Jonathan, and Vlad hatch a plan to weaken Dracula’s powers Wren Fields gets a spooky new roommate
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Chapter Thirteen: Who’s Afraid of Lucy West?
14 min 20 October 2023Lucy struggles to adjust to her new condition The crew discovers a shocking truth in the Whitby woods
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Chapter Twelve: The Fiercest Vampire in the World
11 min 20 October 2023In an attempt to slay evil Count Dracula, the gang organizes a stakeout in the graveyard
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Chapter Eleven: Bats, Rats, and Wolves, Oh My!
13 min 19 October 2023A dense fog falls over Whitby, a wild wolf is on the loose, Lucy’s pet is still missing, and hundreds of bats and rats take over Whitby Middle
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Chapter Ten: The New Vamp in Town
12 min 19 October 2023Mina and Jonathan search for Vlad, who has mysteriously gone missing Lucy keeps a big secret from her mom, Sue Ward
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Chapter Nine: Pocket Cheese
12 min 18 October 2023When strange things happen to Lucy, Mina and Grandpa Van Helsing try to remedy her problems Meanwhile, Art helps Lucy find her missing pet
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Chapter Eight: Human 101
11 min 18 October 2023Mina, Lucy, and Jonathan teach Vlad a thing or two about being a modern day human While Lucy and Art volunteer at the animal shelter together, Lucy’s pet lashes out
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Chapter Seven: Vampire 101
15 min 17 October 2023When Mina, Lucy, Grandpa, and Jonathan chase a fleeing Vlad to Whitby Middle, they all learn a lesson
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Chapter Six: Slam Dunk
11 min 17 October 2023Mina, Lucy, and Grandpa Van Helsing combine forces to save their friend Jonathan Harker from Vlad’s clutches This involves breaking into the creepy lunch lady (Wren Fields)’s house
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Chapter Five: The Goth Girls Who Cried Vampire
15 min 16 October 2023Grandpa Van Helsing trains the girls to fight vampires While volunteering at the animal shelter, Lucy adopts an unfriendly pet
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Chapter Four: The Blood Drive
15 min 16 October 2023When someone steals all the blood from the Whitby Middle School Blood Drive, the girls hunt down the culprit Grandpa Van Helsing takes precautions to protect Mina and Lucy from the sinister creatures infiltrating Whitby
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Chapter Three: Dance Like a Monster is Watching
13 min 12 October 2023At Whitby Middle’s Halloween Dance, Mina becomes increasingly convinced that Vlad is a monster Meanwhile, Lucy dances with her crush, Art Holmwood, until an evil force interrupts them
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Chapter Two: The Blue Flame
18 min 5 October 2023Mina and Lucy are suspicious of their mysterious new classmate, Vlad Stapler While Vlad is dead set on finding Whitby’s legendary Blue Flame Treasure, the girls unearth something even more bizarre
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Chapter One: The Night Before Halloween
15 min 21 September 2023Best friends Mina Murray and Lucy West are no strangers to strangeness; after all, they spend most of their free time picnicking in the graveyard after dark But when a mysterious ship crashes on the Whitby shore, the girls discover it is the first in a long series of unusual happenings in town Will eerie fog, bat attacks, spooky sleepwalking, and a rabid wolf on the loose ruin their favorite holiday: Halloween?
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Trailer: Mina and Lucy's Guide to Slaying Dracula
2 min 6 September 2023When a mysterious ship washes ashore in Whitby Bay, best friends Mina and Lucy begin to wonder if there’s something strange about the new kid in school. With Dr. Van Helsing as their guide, Mina and Lucy will come face to face with a terrifying threat…from the legendary Dracula himself… For more great shows and to listen early and ad-free, visit GZMshows.com .
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