Hypnogoria

Welcome to Hypnogoria, Britian's longest running horror podcast!

Coming to you from the Great Library of Dreams, Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a comfy armchair by the fireside to talk of all things weird and wonderful.

Here we discuss strange cinema and spooky television, explore weird fiction and delve into the mysteries of folklore. Plus we also regularly gather by the fireside to hear readings of some classic tales of the strange and the macabre.

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Yesterday · 38 min
HYPNOGORIA - Hunting the Redcap
In this episode Mr Jim opens up the Patreon vaults to release an investigation into some very sinister folklore from the old North - the legend of the Redcaps. Whether they are ghosts, goblins or faeries, one thing is for certain - they mean us harm!
July 19 · 54 min
HYPNOGORIA 312 - One Season Wonders Part V
In this episode we look at two beloved series that very nearly ended up in the Legion of one season wonders. First we uncover the story of the Wonder Woman TV series starring Lynda Carter, which was actually cancelled but picked up for further seasons by a more far sighted network. And then we attempted untangle the confusing history of the original Battlestar Galactica - was it really a TV series, or several movies, or two TV series?!? Plus we have a bonus step-side to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century which also nearly ended up cancelled.
July 5 · 52 min
HYPNOGORIA 311 - One Season Wonders Part IV
In the next episode in our series on sci-fi shows that didn't last a single season, we dredge up the lost history of the Man From Atlantis, and find out exactly where Logan ran off to...
June 21 · 48 min
HYPNOGORIA 310 - One Season Wonders Part III
In the next chapter in our series on sci-fi shows that didn't last a single season, we have déjà vu with another show about an invisible man that tanked - the Gemini Man, and take a very short trip with The Fantastic Journey whose characters, and whose ratings too, disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle!
June 7 · 41 min
HYPNOGORIA 309 - One Season Wonders Part II
In this episode we discover why a second return to the Planet of Apes, as a cartoon TV series, vanished too quickly, and examine the strange case of The Invisible Man (1975) in which David McCallum wasn't seen in more ways than one!
May 24 · 47 min
HYPNOGORIA 308 - One Season Wonders Part I
A new mini series we take a look at a string of sci-fi shows from the 1970s and 1980s that everyone remembers, yet lasted only for one season or less! And we start off our exploration of these one season wonders with the ill-fated Planet of the Apes TV series!
May 10 · 26 min
HYPNOGORIA 307 - Sick Flicks Volume 1
We take a look at a brand new book from Mike Bracken, the Horror Geek - Sick Flicks Volume I - an essential guide to all the splatter that matters!
April 26 · 1 hr 5 min
HYPNOGORIA 306 - Piccolo Explorer Book of Mysteries Part II
In the second part of our look back at the Piccolo Explorer Book of Mysteries, we discover what this 1980s children's book series had to say about sea mysteries, fabulous beasts, ghosts, and even devils and demons!
April 13 · 46 min
HYPNOGORIA 305 - Piccolo Explorer Book of Mysteries Part I
In this show we travel back to the 1980s to look at a set of books all on things weird and wonderful - the Piccolo Explorer Book of Mysteries!
March 29 · 26 min
HYPNOGORIA 304 - Rituals Unlimited Part IX
In this show Mr Jim has a look at the new novel of pagan terror from Adam LG Nevill - Monumental! A story of life and death in the wilderness where recreation becomes survival!
March 1 · 1 hr 10 min
HYPNOGORIA 303 - Your Turn
Some one on social media asked "What's the creepiest thing you've experienced that you genuinely cannot explain?" and Mr Jim examines the strange tales and ghostly experiences that followed...
February 27 · 15 min
MICROGORIA 135 - A Rainy Day by The Fireside
A little chat from the fireside which includes details of forthcoming shows and some much needed good news!
February 15 · 36 min
HYPNOGORIA 302 - Winter Horrors Part V
Spring is almost here, but there's still time for one last helping of winter horrors! In this chapter we look at two movies that draw on the legend of the Wendigo - Ravenous (1999) and Wendigo (2001), and look at two different adaptations of the same wintry vampire novel - Let the Right One In (2008) and Let Me In (2010)
February 8 · 47 min
HYPNOGORIA 301 - It: Welcome to Derry
In this chapter we take a spoiler-free look at the first season of It: Welcome to Derry, the new television series that is set in 1962, before the events of It Chapter One (2017) and It Chapter Two.
February 1 · 18 min
MICROGORIA 134 - Nightmare Abbey
In this little episode Mr Jim explores Nightmare Abbey, an on-going series of books delivering ghostly and macabre short tales, some old but most new, from the brightest and best in the field!
January 18 · 40 min
HYPNOGORIA 300 - Winter Horrors Part IV
We start the New Year with another round-up of fine frights for winter nights - featuring vampires in the arctic circle, a Universal monster out in the snow, kidnappers getting more than they bargained for in a wintery cabin, and a tense psycho-chiller from the King of horror!
Dec 30, 2025 · 44 min
HYPNOGORIA 299 - The Black Lady of Bradley Woods
In a special New Year's episode, Mr Jim Moon investigates the legend of a ghost who reported walks on New Year's Day - the Black Lady of Bradley Woods. In this show we trace the history of this Lincolnshire haunting, and discover how the folklore has changed and evolved over the years.
Dec 21, 2025 · 57 min
HYPNOGORIA 298 - A Christmas Treasury
For our Christmas special this year Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a seat by the fire for a selection of seasonal readings from the festive bookshelf!
Dec 18, 2025 · 16 min
MICROGORIA 133 - A Christmas Ghost Story by Kim Newman
In this surprise bonus episode, we review a chilling tale for dark days and long nights, a novel of season shocks - A Christmas Ghost Story by Kim Newman!
Dec 15, 2025 · 16 min
MICROGORIA 132 - Opening the Box of Delights
In this surprise bonus podcast, we take a look at the new third edition of Opening the Box of Delights just published by Herne Books - a new expanded edition of the book by Dr Philip W. Errington all about John Masefield's Christmas classic!