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 14, 2019 · 56 min
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Stave III - The Second of the Three Spirits
The third chapter of the Christmas classic by Charles Dickens, in which Scrooge meets the Ghost of Christmas Present. Complete and unabridged, read by Mr Jim Moon.
Dec 14, 2019 · 44 min
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Stave II - The First of the Three Spirits
The second chapter of the Christmas classic by Charles Dickens, complete and unabridged, read by Mr Jim Moon. Scrooge meets the Ghost Of Christmas Past.
Dec 14, 2019 · 52 min
A CHRISTMAS CAROL - Stave I - Marleys Ghost
The first chapter of the Christmas classic by Charles Dickens, complete and unabridged, read by Mr Jim Moon
Dec 11, 2019 · 57 min
HYPNOGORIA 132 - A Warning to the Curious Commentary
Following on from our reading of the classic tale from MR James, in this episode we take a look back on the 1972 screen version directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark for the BBC A Ghost Story for Christmas series, starring Peter Vaughan and Clive Swift.
Dec 8, 2019 · 52 min
GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 65 - A Warning to the Curious by MR James
It wouldn't be Christmas without a tale from the great MR James! And so once again we gather round the cosy fireside of the Great Library of Dreams to hear one of his most celebrated ghost stories...
Dec 1, 2019 · 23 min
GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 64 - The Kirk Spook by EG Swain
In the first of our ghost stories for Christmas, Mr Jim Moon invites you to take seat by the fireside to hear the last of the Stoneground ghost tales by EG Swain, the story of The Kirk Spook!
Nov 24, 2019 · 31 min
MICROGORIA 72 - Doctor Sleep vs Rabid
In this last show before the festive season Mr Jim Moon takes a quick spoiler-free look at two new notable horror movies - Mike Flanagan's movie of Stephen King's Doctor Sleep and the Soska Sisters' remake of David Cronenberg's Rabid! Plus there's a trailer for this year's Christmas shows!
Nov 17, 2019 · 32 min
HYPNOGORIA 131 - A Return to Borley Rectory
In this episode we pay a visit to the most haunted house in Britain, in a new movie that documents and reconstructs the history and the mystery of Borley Rectory!
Nov 10, 2019 · 36 min
HYPNOGORIA 130 - Rituals Unlimited Part IV - The Reddening
We return to the novels of Adam LG Nevill with a review of his latest opus, a dark exploration of folk horror, The Reddening!
Nov 10, 2019 · 36 min
HYPNOGORIA 130 - Rituals Unlimited Part IV - The Reddening
We return to the novels of Adam LG Nevill with a review of his latest opus, a dark exploration of folk horror, The Reddening!
Oct 31, 2019 · 44 min
GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 63 - Randalls Round
Especially for Hallowe'en, an eerie tale set on the night of All Hallows Eve . Mr Jim Moon presents a slice of vintage folk horror with a reading of Randall's Round by Eleanor Scott
Oct 27, 2019 · 59 min
HYPNOGORIA 129 - The Origins of Halloween Part 6
Our (mostly) annual series detailing the history of the spookiest night of the year continues! In this chapter we explore the Halloweens of the 1960s, chatting about costumes, parties, television specials and much more more, and calling in on the likes of Charlie Brown, Don Post Studios, Bewitched, the Twilight Zone, Ray Bradbury and even Captain Kirk!
Oct 20, 2019 · 1 hr
HYPNOGORIA 128 - Mysteries of the Mummy Part XI - Under the Hammer
Kharis returns and this time he's in technicolor! In this episode, Mr Jim Moon charts the rise of Hammer horror and how Britain's most bloodsoaked studio made a deal with Universal to bring tone of their famous monsters back from the tomb! The result was The Mummy (1959), a classic gothic horror starring Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing!
Oct 13, 2019 · 51 min
GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 62 - The Story of Baelbrow
This week we crack open the casebook of famed occult detective, Mr Flaxman Low. In this tale we learn of a remote country house cursed with a most violent haunting...
Oct 6, 2019 · 21 min
MICROGORIA 71 - The Ghoster Project
Taking a look at the latest ghostly graphic novel from Thom Burgess, Toby Meakins and Joe Becci - Ghoster! Supernatural action and spectral mayhem abound in this new comic that is free to download!
Sep 29, 2019 · 29 min
MICROGORIA 70 - Pyewacket
In this episode we are preparing for the season of the witch with a little independent horror Pyewacket. In this show we uncover the sinister witchlore behind its name and review this intriguing addition to the modern folk horror canon.
Sep 22, 2019 · 1 hr 31 min
HYPNOGORIA 127 - It Part 2 - Pennywise on the Screen
In this episode we take a look at the various screen version of It by Stephen King. We talk about the It TV mini-series (1990) starring Tim Curry as Pennywise, have a peek at Woh (1998), a loose version produced for Indian TV, and wrap up with in-depth reviews of the latest big screen version It Chapter One (2017) and It Chapter Two (2019).
Sep 15, 2019 · 1 hr 19 min
HYPNOGORIA 126 - It Part 1 - Pennywise on the Page
At last it's here! Or should that be It's here! Yes, this week we begin an epic two part series exploring Stephen King's It, on page and on the screen. In the first part of this Derry duology, we take an in-depth look at the original novel.
Sep 8, 2019 · 37 min
HYPNOGORIA 125 - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark
Taking a look at the new movie directed by Andre Ovredal and produced by Guillermo del Toro - Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark - based on the legendary books by Alvin Schwartz and Stephen Gammell
Sep 1, 2019 · 22 min
MICROGORIA 69 - Watching The Witch in the Window
Taking a look at a little indie horror currently on new horror streaming service Shudder - The Witch in the Window