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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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Episodes860

  • Aug 19, 2018 · 53 min

    HYPNOGORIA 97 - The Nameless Horror of Berkeley Square Part I

    In this episode, Mr Jim Moon begins an in-depth investigation into one of the most notorious hauntings of Victorian London - the strange case of the Nameless Horror of Berkeley Square. In this first part, we will hear the macabre tales told about this most horrific and violent haunting and try and trace the stories to their original sources.

  • Aug 12, 2018 · 19 min

    MICROGORIA 59 - Calibre

    In this episode Mr Jim Moon takes a look at a new movie just out on Netflix - Calibre, a suspenseful tale set in the highlands of Scotland.

  • Aug 5, 2018 · 20 min

    MICROGORIA 58 - Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse

    In this mini-episode Mr Jim Moon takes a look at a horror comedy what he found on Netflix - Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse (2015). Can this zom com live up to classic like Shaun of the Dead and Zombieland? Get your neckerchief and woggle and come to camp to find out!

  • Jul 27, 2018 · 37 min

    GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 48 - Wailing Well by MR James

    On the 27th of July 1927, MR James read one of his last tales, Wailing Well, at a camp in Dorset held by the Eton Boy Scouts. And so, 91 years to the day, Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a place round the campfire and hear this classic chiller!

  • Jul 22, 2018 · 1 hr 3 min

    HYPNOGORIA 96 - Rituals Unlimited Part II

    In the second part of our voyage through the books of British horror star Adam Nevill, we take another look at The Ritual (2011), explore the cult crimes in Last Days (2012) and discover what lurks in The House of Small Shadows (2013).

  • Jul 19, 2018 · 59 min

    HYPNOGORIA 95 - Rituals Unlimited Part I

    In the first of a new mini-series, we explore the novels of Britain's new master of horror, Adam Nevill. In this episode, we take a look at his debut book Banquet for the Damned (2004) and his second novel Apartment 16 (2010). Both reviews are spoiler-free.

  • Jul 8, 2018 · 47 min

    GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 57 - The Story of the Spaniards Hammersmith

    In this episode, we meet one of the very first occult detectives - Mr Flaxman Low, whose exploits were chronicled by E & H Heron at the close of the 19th century. In this first case, we encounter a chilling tale of a most unusual haunted house in the heart of London...

  • Jul 1, 2018 · 31 min

    MICROGORIA 58 - English Eerie

    This week Mr Jim Moon explores the world of English Eerie, a new indie role playing game for one player from Trollish Delver Games. In this game, with a pen, a journal, and a deck of cards, you too can be part of an od school ghost story or trapped in a world of folk horror!

  • Jun 29, 2018 · 10 min

    MICROGORIA 57 - The Similars

    In this little mini episode, Mr Jim Moon looks at the Mexican movie The Similars (2016) now available on Netflix

  • Jun 17, 2018 · 38 min

    HYPNOGORIA 94 - Spawn of the Gill-man Part III

    In this episode Mr Jim Moon brings this series of podcasts on gill-men and aquatic horrors full circle with a look at some curious cases from the annals of cryptozoology which seems to have echoes of the Black Lagoon...

  • Jun 10, 2018 · 1 hr 16 min

    HYPNOGORIA 93 - Spawn of the Gill-man Part II

    We continue our exploration of the Gill-man's kith and kin, this time rounding up assorted Black Lagoon knock-offs! We take a look at The She Creature (1956), Creature From The Haunted Sea (1961), Horror of Party Beach (1964), Beach Girls and the Monster (1965) and The City Under The Sea AKA War-gods of the Deep (1965).

  • Jun 3, 2018 · 1 hr 6 min

    HYPNOGORIA 92 - Spawn of the Gill-man Part I

    Beginning a new mini-series, Mr Jim Moon returns to the world of aquatic horrors to discover assorted ameos and homages to the Gill-man, not to mention a few outright rip-offs too! We have a look at Return of the Creature (1955), Castle of the Monsters (1958), Monster Of Piedras Blancas (1959) , Mad Monster Party (1967), Chabelo and Pepito vs. The Monsters (1973), The Monster Squad (1987), plus some small screen appearances in McHale's Navy and Night Gallery.