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A Year In Horror

Your host Paul Waller (not Weller) is a horror movie addict. During 2020 the workload for his band and music management job slowed right down.
At this same time he discovered the movie social networking platform LETTERBOXD. Armed with this database he decided to fill in the gaps of his horror film knowledge. Within week one he was averaging 3 a day.
This podcast is the result of that horror compulsion - A YEAR IN HORROR

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#406
July 12 · 34 min
Fantasia International Film Festival 2026 (Part 1: Intro)
Fantasia International Film Festival 2026, the 30th edition. This is the annual film festival founded in 1996 and held primarily in Montreal, Canada. It specialises in genre films, including fantasy, horror, science fiction, and cult cinema, and draws over 100,000 attendees each year including Marc Canale and myself, old hand at this now, two years on the trot at A Year in Horror. Once again we've been invited to take part in covering the big one and we can not wait to get stuck in. Today we bot
#405
July 8 · 1 hr 6 min
Hokum (2026) w/ Acid Reign
UK Thrashers Acid Reign are back with a new album 'Daze of the Week'. Writer and director Damian McCarthy is also back, he, with his latest movie 'Hokum'. I can think of nothing better than mashing up the two of them into a fantastical English/Irish folk horror thrash assault. This is the result.
#404
July 3 · 1 hr 20 min
David Cronenberg (Part 4)
Cripes! This is another one of the big hitter episodes that I planned out before even episode 1 of A Year In Horror. I get to watch every single David Cronenberg directed movie and then rank them from worst to best. That's right, EVERY ONE! Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 5. A slew of also rans. Some awesome guests. Several pints of beer and over 5 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This is David Cronenberg, A Lifetime In Movies.
#403
July 2 · 1 hr 45 min
David Cronenberg (Part 3)
Cripes! This is another one of the big hitter episodes that I planned out before even episode 1 of A Year In Horror. I get to watch every single David Cronenberg directed movie and then rank them from worst to best. That's right, EVERY ONE! Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 5. A slew of also rans. Some awesome guests. Several pints of beer and over 5 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This is David Cronenberg, A Lifetime In Movies.
#402
July 1 · 1 hr 54 min
David Cronenberg (Part 2)
Cripes! This is another one of the big hitter episodes that I planned out before even episode 1 of A Year In Horror. I get to watch every single David Cronenberg directed movie and then rank them from worst to best. That's right, EVERY ONE! Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 5. A slew of also rans. Some awesome guests. Several pints of beer and over 5 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This is David Cronenberg, A Lifetime In Movies.
#401
June 30 · 1 hr 21 min
David Cronenberg (Part 1)
Cripes! This is another one of the big hitter episodes that I planned out before even episode 1 of A Year In Horror. I get to watch every single David Cronenberg directed movie and then rank them from worst to best. That's right, EVERY ONE! Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 5. A slew of also rans. Some awesome guests. Several pints of beer and over 5 hours of running time split over 4 episodes. This is David Cronenberg, A Lifetime In Movies.
#400
June 18 · 33 min
The Road (2009) w/ Mork
You know what? It's time for a black metal band from Norway… And that is always the best of times. Today I chat with Thomas Erikson. His band is called MORK and they are bleak. The film Thomas has chosen to talk about is also bleak, THE ROAD from 2009, directed by John Hillcoat and starring Vigo Mortison and Kodi Smit Mcphee. Let's get stuck in.
#399
June 3 · 1 hr 57 min
1978 (Part 4)
It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a four parter anyways. 1978 was an killer year for horror movies, day dot for the modern slasher as well. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1978? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and a 7+ hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1978, A Year In Horror.
#398
June 2 · 1 hr 23 min
1978 (Part 3)
It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a four parter anyways. 1978 was an killer year for horror movies, day dot for the modern slasher as well. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1978? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and a 7+ hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1978, A Year In Horror.
#397
June 1 · 2 hr
1978 (Part 2)
It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a four parter anyways. 1978 was an killer year for horror movies, day dot for the modern slasher as well. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1978? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and a 7+ hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1978, A Year In Horror.
#396
May 31 · 2 hr 31 min
1978 (Part 1)
It's time for one of those huge episodes. Well, it's a four parter anyways. 1978 was a killer year for horror movies, day dot for the modern slasher as well. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1978? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several pints of beer and a 7+ hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1978, A Year In Horror.
#395
May 21 · 51 min
Basket Case (1982) w/ Fell Omen
Today we speak to FELL OMEN, my very fave black metal, punk, traditional heavy metal and dungeon synth band. The he myth behind the project is Spider of Pnyx and he joins us today to discuss Basket Case from 1982. I mean, yes, sometimes dreams do come true!
#394
May 14 · 37 min
The Mist (2007) w/ Nervosa
Straight outta Brazil and Greece come NERVOSA, playing an aggressive blend of thrash and death metal and seemingly forever on the road. Today they take a quick break to chat with A Year in Horror about one of their favourite Stephen King adaptations. The Mist.
#393
May 3 · 1 hr 42 min
Vincent Price (Part 4)
It's time for a big hitter episode on an absolute horror luminary. This month the legend I am covering is Vincent Price. An actor so accomplished that by the time of his passing at the age of 82 in 1993, he had left us with over 100 feature films. Half of these were horror, science fiction and fantasy movies and within those a stack are known today as all time classics. Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 5. A slew of also rans. Plus a very special guest in the shape of Lono from We Belon
#392
May 2 · 1 hr 33 min
Vincent Price (Part 3)
It's time for a big hitter episode on an absolute horror luminary. This month the legend I am covering is Vincent Price. An actor so accomplished that by the time of his passing at the age of 82 in 1993, he had left us with over 100 feature films. Half of these were horror, science fiction and fantasy movies and within those a stack are known today as all time classics. Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 5. A slew of also rans. Plus a very special guest in the shape of Lono from We Belon

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