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Hypnogoria

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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  • Dec 4, 2022 · 4 min

    THE OLDTIME YULETIDE ADVENT CALENDAR - Day 04

    Welcome back to the Old-time Yuletide Advent calendar, a journey through the history and folklore of Christmas going from A to Z! And today D is for Devil's Knell!

  • Nov 27, 2022 · 40 min

    HYPNOGORIA 230 - The Ash-Tree

    Yes, it's time for our annual commentary track for one of the classic BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas! This year we have reached 1975, and Lawrence Gordon Clark's version of The Ash-Tree by MR James, adapted for the screen by David Rudkin.

  • Nov 20, 2022 · 53 min

    HYPNOGORIA 229 - New Ghost Stories for Christmas

    In this show we take a look at a quartet of recent Ghost Stories for Christmas created by Mr Mark Gatiss which have at long last been collected together and released on DVD! Hence we have a welcome revisits to The Tractate Middoth (2013) , The Dead Room (2018), Martins Close (2019) and The Mezzotint (2021)!

  • Nov 14, 2022 · 53 min

    HYPNOGORIA 228 - A Tribute to Kevin O'Neill

    A special episode paying tribute to the legendary comics artist Kevin O'Neill who sadly passed away this week. We take an in-depth tour through his life, looking at his work on ground-breaking titles such as 2000ad, his collaborations with fellow legends Pat Mills and Alan Moore, and celebrating the incredible comics he brought to the world such as Nemesis the Warlock, Ro-Busters, the ABC Warriors, Metalzoic, Marshall Law and the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

  • Oct 30, 2022 · 1 hr 31 min

    HYPNOGORIA 226 - The Origins of Halloween Part XIII - Ghostwatch

    In a special chapter, we celebrate the 30th birthday of the most infamous Hallowe'en television special ever screened - Ghostwatch (1992)! In this show we investigate the origins of the show, how it was made, examine its turbulent aftermath, and celebrate its lasting legacy!

  • Oct 23, 2022 · 1 hr 51 min

    HYPNOGORIA 225 - The Origins of Halloween Part XII

    In this epic length episode we journey through the later half of the 1980s, rounding up a variety of Halloween themed movies and TV specials. On the big screen we have the likes of Trick or Treat , Night of the Demons, Cemetery of Terror, and Lady in White plus the return of Michael Myers in Halloween IV and V. While on TV we have the birth of the Treehouse of Horror, comedy horror in The Midnight Hour and an infamous British Halloween hoax!

  • Oct 16, 2022 · 1 hr 21 min

    HYPNOGORIA 224 - The Origins of Halloween Part XI

    We have reached the 1980s in our history of Halloween, and in this chapter we look at the first half of that decade, discovering Halloween TV specials galore from well-loved shows, various movie Tricks and Treats, the return of Michael Myers, and the rise of Elvira!

  • Oct 9, 2022 · 1 hr 17 min

    HYPNOGORIA 223 - The Origins of Halloween Part X

    In this chapter of Halloween history, we uncover the origins of haunted attractions - from magic lantern show and ghost trains to haunted rides and home haunts. Discover the secrets of phantasmagoria and spook shows, how scares raised money for charities, and the evolution of modern day Halloween attractions.

  • Oct 2, 2022 · 35 min

    MICROGORIA 113 - Radio Halloween II

    As a prelude to our Halloween history episodes this year, we delve into the world of 1980s radio and unearth a Halloween special from the scarifying Canadian show Nightfall! In this seasonal episode we hear a dramatization of a strange tale from Robert Aickman about a couple who unwisely choose to take a break in a small village on All Hallows Eve...

  • Sep 25, 2022 · 40 min

    HYPNOGORIA 222 - Remembering Peter Straub

    In this special tribute show we look back and celebrate the dark and magical books of the late great Peter Straub who passed away earlier this month.

  • Sep 18, 2022 · 18 min

    MICROGORIA 112 - I Came By

    We take a spoiler-free look at new Netflix release I Came By, a dark thriller from Babak Anvari, director of Under the Shadow (2016) and Wounds (2019).

  • Sep 11, 2022 · 49 min

    HYPNOGORIA 221 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXV

    It is the end of an era, and in this chapter we look at The Cat Creeps, She-Wolf of London, The Brute Man, plus the final case for Rathbone's Holmes - Terror by Night. Plus we learn how in the summer of 1946, Universal decided there would be no more horror movies made...

  • Sep 4, 2022 · 37 min

    HYPNOGORIA 220 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXIV

    In this chapter we learn of an ill-fated attempt to create a new generation of horror stars, drawn from villains who had previously appeared in the Sherlock Holmes films. Hence Rondo Hatton's Creeper returns in House of Horrors, while Gale Sondergaard appears in The Spider Woman Strikes Back. Plus there was another case for the great detective in Terror by Night.