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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Jun 18, 2023 · 30 min
HYPNOGORIA 245 - The Curious Case of Mr Humphreys and his Inheritance
In this episode we take a look at one of the more obscure television adaptations of MR James, a version of his tale Mr Humphreys and His Inheritance which aired on Midsummer's Day - 21st June - 1976
Jun 11, 2023 · 46 min
HYPNOGORIA 244 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXVII
In this chapter of Universal horror history we learn how the famous monsters returned to the silver screen, when Dracula, the Wolfman and Frankenstein Monster met Abbott and Costello, an unlikely resurrection in more ways than one!
Jun 4, 2023 · 34 min
HYPNOGORIA 243 - Valhalla, I am Loading
In this podcast we revisit two ground-breaking computer rpg games from the early 1980s, the era of the home micro, when the ZX Spectrum and Commodore 64 were king - The Hobbit from Beam Software and Valhalla from Legend
May 28, 2023 · 25 min
MICROGORIA 118 - Renfield
We take at look at the latest incarnation of Dracula from Universal - a comedy horror starring Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, and Nicholas Cage as the Count
May 28, 2023 · 25 min
MICROGORIA 118 - Renfield
We take at look at the latest incarnation of Dracula from Universal - a comedy horror starring Nicholas Hoult, Awkwafina, and Nicholas Cage as the Count
May 21, 2023 · 37 min
MICROGORIA 117 - The Little People
In something of a stop-gap episode, we have a delve in the audio archives and unearth a classic episode of Lights Out, a bizarre and macabre tale entitled The Little People...
May 14, 2023 · 27 min
HYPNOGORIA 242 - TerrorTome
The Doomscribe returns! Garth Marenghi returns with a new novel that is a trilogy in one single book! How does that work? Well, find out in this podcast!
May 7, 2023 · 38 min
HYPNOGORIA 241 - Republic Pictures Horror Part II
In this second delve into the short-lived cycle of horror movies from Republic Pictures, we look at The Woman Who Came Back (1945), The Catman of Paris (1946) and Valley of the Zombies (1946)
Apr 30, 2023 · 35 min
HYPNOGORIA 240 - Republic Pictures Horror Part I
In this episode we take at look at a short but often forgotten cycle of horror movies from Republic Pictures, released in the mid 1940s to compete with the Universal monsters! In this first part, we look at The Phantom Speaks (1945) and The Vampire's Ghost (1945) both of which you can watch on YouTube and other sites!
Apr 23, 2023 · 34 min
HYPNOGORIA 239 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXVI
In this new chapter we examine an overlooked entry in the Universal horror family, the 1939 film serial The Phantom Creeps starring Bela Lugosi and an 8 foot tall killer robot!
Apr 9, 2023 · 53 min
HYPNOGORIA 238 - Ghosts and the Stars
In this show, Mr Jim revisits a favourite volume from his childhood - I've Seen a Ghost by Richard Davis, in which various stars of stage and screen related their own encounters with the supernatural!
Mar 26, 2023 · 53 min
HYPNOGORIA 237 - Folklore Field Guides
In this second show on weird gazetteers, we take a look at some hefty tomes that map and detail folklore and legends in the British Isles, and these include An Atlas of Magical Britain (1990) by Janet and Colin Bord (1990), Folklore, Myths and Legends of Britain (1973) ed. Geoffrey Ashe, and The Lore of the Land (2005) by Jacqueline Simpson and Jennifer Westwood
Mar 12, 2023 · 40 min
HYPNOGORIA 236 - Cool Walkings
As a little sidestep between looking at ghostly gazetteers, in this appropriately rambling show, Mr Jim talks about the marvels of Mr Marek Larwood and the Cool Dudes Walking Club
Mar 5, 2023 · 19 min
MICROGORIA 116 - A Quick Chat and Updates
A little chat from the fireside in which we have updates on my on-going health situation and what's coming up in the next month or so on my shows
Feb 26, 2023 · 43 min
HYPNOGORIA 235 - Ghostly Gazetteers
In this podcast, we once again have a delve on the haunted shelves and sample a selection of books providing guides to ghosts and hauntings across the British Isles, including the marvellous books by the late great Peter Underwood.
Feb 12, 2023 · 42 min
HYPNOGORIA 234 - Ghosts Galore Part II
This week we take another dive into the vaults and have a delve on some haunted shelves, with Mr Jim exploring some favourite spooky kids books from the 1970s and the 1980s featuring tomes from Aidan Chambers, Eric Maple, and the scarier Piccolo Explorers Books.
Jan 29, 2023 · 52 min
HYPNOGORIA 233 - Remembering Moviedrome
In another special episode, Mr Jim guested on the excellent Grognard Files Podcast to chat with Dirk the Dice about seminal BBC2 TV series Moviedrome, in which director Alex Cox hosted a screening of a different cult movie every week.
Jan 15, 2023 · 48 min
HYPNOGORIA 232 - Ghosts Galore
In a special episode unearthed from the Patreon vaults, Mr Jim takes a look back at some of his favourite books on ghosts and hauntings from his childhood in the '70s and '80s - a time when there were loads of spooky books for kids !
Dec 31, 2022 · 19 min
HYPNOGORIA 231 - New Year at the Fireside
Join Mr Jim by the fireside to welcome in the new year!
Dec 24, 2022 · 11 min
THE OLDTIME YULETIDE ADVENT CALENDAR - Day 24
Welcome back to the Old-time Yuletide Advent calendar, and the final stop on our journey through the history and folklore of Christmas going from A to Z! And today we have Y for Yorkshire Christmas Pie, and Z is for... we;;, you will find out!