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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 13, 2018 · 35 min

    GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 52 - Number Ninety by BM Croker

    In the second of our readings of ghost stories for Christmas, we voyage back to Victorian London for a tale of a Christmas party, a peculiar wager, and a night in a most notorious haunted house... in Number Ninety by BM Croker

  • Dec 9, 2018 · 50 min

    HYPNOGORIA 104 - The Stalls of Barchester

    Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, and originally shown on Christmas Eve 1971, The Stalls of Barchester was the very first of the BBC's much loved Ghost Story for Christmas series. Mr Jim hands round the mulled wine and mince pies, and fires up the old DVD player to give a commentary on this televisual incarnation of the famous ghost story by MR James.

  • Dec 2, 2018 · 50 min

    HYPNOGORIA 103 - The Ghosts of Motley Hall

    In this episode Mr Jim Moon takes a trip to one of the most famous British haunted houses of the 1970s! Haunting childrens' TV and created by Richard Carpenter, The Ghosts of Motley Hall delivered three seasons of spooky sitcom action and wasn't above delivering the occasional bit of televisual terror. We've got the keys from the caretaker Mr Gudgin, so let's see if Motley Hall is still haunted...

  • Nov 28, 2018 · 3 min

    Hypnogoria Christmas 2018 Trailer

    Christmas is coming and this festive season there's a tinsel bedecked ton of treats coming up from the Great Library of Dreams! And here's the full details of our ghostly Christmas line-up! Also check out our advent calendar at www.hypnogoria.com

  • Nov 25, 2018 · 27 min

    MICROGORIA 64 - Man O'Ghosts

    In this episode, Mr Jim Moon has some recommendations for some spooky reading for the coming festive season - a trio of ghostly graphic novels from Mr Thom Burgess - Malevolents Click Click, The Eyrie and Hallows Fell.

  • Nov 18, 2018 · 1 hr 22 min

    HYPNOGORIA 102 - Innsmouth at the Movies

    In the final part of our long running saga investigating horrors from the deep, Mr Jim Moon nets a shoal of movies that owe something to The Shadow Over Innsmouth by HP Lovecraft. The movies are Island of the Fishmen AKA Screamers (1979), Humanoids from the Deep (1980), Dagon (2001), Cthulhu (2005) and Cold Skin (2017)

  • Nov 16, 2018 · 28 min

    MICROGORIA 63 - Saluting Stan Lee

    In a special episode Mr Jim Moon remember the legendary Stan Lee, and reflects on his truly Marvel-ous achievements!

  • Nov 13, 2018 · 20 min

    MICROGORIA 62 - The Dark Masters Trilogy

    This episode we talk a look at a new book from Stephen Volk - the man who created Ghostwatch! In The Dark Masters Trilogy we will encounter four iconic figures from the world of the weird and the macabre. In Whitstable we meet with Peter Cushing, while in Leytonstone we have a rendezvous with a young Alfred Hitchcock. And finally at Netherwood, we will witness a strange meeting between Dennis Wheatley and notorious occultist Aleister Crowley.

  • Nov 10, 2018 · 30 min

    HYPNOGORIA 101 - Possum (Spoiler Free Review)

    In this episode a rather creeped out Mr Jim Moon attempts to gather his thoughts together on the new movie Possum which was directed by Matt Holness, who previously created the much beloved horror spoof TV series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. However Possum is no laughing matter... UPDATE - Possum is now available for streaming on Amazon too!

  • Nov 4, 2018 · 10 min

    MICROGORIA 61 - Keep the Gaslight Burning

    In this mini-episode, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at a new short film, based on a story by R Chetwynd-Hayes, which appeared on Amazon Prime on Hallowe'en night - Keep the Gaslight Burning

  • Oct 23, 2018 · 43 min

    HAUNTOGRAPHY SPECIAL Part I - Beating the Bounds

    As part of our 400th episode celebrations, here is the first part of a very curious tale from the dusty gallery of Hauntography, hidden deep with the Great Library of Dreams...

  • Oct 20, 2018 · 1 hr 41 min

    Commentary Club 001 - Monty Python and the Holy Grail

    Bring out your dead! Join Teresa and Jim for the first episode of a brand-new cast Commentary Club. In this show we chatter through the classic comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail! To subscribe to Commentary Club, which has its own feed etc, go here - Commentary Club Home Page The Commentary Club Just Giving Page

  • Oct 15, 2018 · 1 hr 5 min

    HYPNOGORIA 100 - My 400th Episode

    This week you join us for a very special episode - the 400th podcast to come from the Great Library of Dreams! Mr Jim talks about the origins and history of the show and has a very special announcement to make!

  • Oct 7, 2018 · 1 hr 46 min

    HYPNOGORIA 99 - Innsmouth Reflections

    In this epic length episode, Mr Jim Moon delves into the mysterious history of Innsmouth. We uncover what inspired this tale, the origins of the Deep Ones, its links to other tales of the Cthulhu Mythos, and about the life and times of HP Lovecraft himself.