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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May 20, 2018 · 34 min
MICROGORIA 54 - The Hamlyn Book of Monsters
In this episode we look at the last of the books on the weird and the wonderful written by Daniel Farson for Hamlyn. In this colourful volume, the kids of the 1980s could learn all about assorted monsters from dinosaurs to the xenomorph!
May 13, 2018 · 47 min
HYPNOGORIA 91 - The Ritual
In this episode Mr Jim Moon takes a trip into some very deep dark woods with The Ritual. We have a spoiler free review of the new movie directed by David Bruckner and also discuss the original novel by Adam Nevill. Plus there's a spoiler-filled discussion at the end for those who have seen the movie.
May 8, 2018 · 6 min
HYPNOGORIA - A Quick Announcement
A quick announcement regarding the coming month or so...
May 6, 2018 · 36 min
GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 44 - The Rockery by EG Swain
This week Mr Jim Moon is delving once again into the Stoneground Ghost Tales by EG Swain to uncover a cautionary tale that may serve as a lesson for anyone foolish enough to be doing a bit of gardening this weekend...
Apr 29, 2018 · 25 min
MICROGORIA 56 - Paperbacks From Hell by Grady Hendrix
In this episode, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at a marvelous new tome Paperbacks from Hell by Grady Hendrix - a lavishly illustrated and in-depth history of the horror paperbacks of the 1970s and the 1980s
Apr 22, 2018 · 18 min
MICROGORIA 55 - Veronica
In this little episode Mr Jim Moon investigates a new Spanish horror movie, Veronica which is being touted as the scariest movie currently on Netflix!
Apr 15, 2018 · 46 min
HYPNOGORIA 90 - Ghost Stories
In this episode, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at a brand new movie, Ghost Stories! Created by Jeremy Dyson and Andy Nyman, this film adapts their hugely successful stage play for the big screen and has been hailed as the best British horror movie in years! The main review is spoiler-free but there is a special little section at the end for those who have seen and survived the movie!
Apr 8, 2018 · 24 min
MICROGORIA 53 - Night Voices The Hospice
In this little episode Mr Jim Moon takes a look at a doubly rare thing - firstly because it's an episode of an obscure TV horror series hardly ever seen since its first broadcast, and secondly for it is an even rarer beast - a screen adaptation of a Robert Aickman story!
Apr 1, 2018 · 32 min
GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 43 - Dagon by HP Lovecraft
In this episode, we round off our current series on aquatic terrors with a seminal tale of marine horror from the great HP Lovecraft.
Mar 25, 2018 · 52 min
HYPNOGORIA 89 - The Shape of Water
In this episode, Mr Jim Moon takes an in-depth look at the Oscar winning monster movie from Guillermo del Toro. First we have a spoiler-free review of The Shape of Water, and then in the second half, we delve deeper, exploring its connections to The Creature From the Black Lagoon movies and other connections to folklore, fairy stories and classic films.
Mar 18, 2018 · 49 min
HYPNOGORIA 88 - The Chronicles of the Creature Part III
In this episode Mr Jim Moon takes a look at the further adventures of the Gill-man, exploring Revenge of the Creature (1955) and The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
Mar 13, 2018 · 11 min
Tea-time at The Black Lagoon
A little bonus episode for you all relating an childhood encounter with the Creature!
Mar 12, 2018 · 54 min
HYPNOGORIA 87 - The Chronicles of the Creature Part II
In this episode, we continue on your exploration of the Gill-man and take an in-depth look at the classic horror SF movie The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954) directed by the great Jack Arnold. Plus we also take a peek at the Gill-man in print and unearth various plots for remakes.
Mar 4, 2018 · 54 min
HYPNOGORIA 86 - The Chronicles of the Creature Part I
In this episode, Mr Jim Moon invites you all to take a leisurely boat trip down the Amazon river to the Black Lagoon. Here we'll learn of the origin and history of its famous resident monster the Gill-man, and all about the making of the classic movie The Creature From The Black Lagoon (1954)
Feb 25, 2018 · 1 hr 23 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 42 - The Harbor-Master by Robert W Chambers
In the second part of our Shapes in the Water podcast series, we look at the grandfather of all hybrid aquatic horrors, the weird tale of The Harbor-Master by Robert W Chambers!
Feb 17, 2018 · 40 min
HYPNOGORIA 85 - The Shapes in the Water
In celebration of Guillermo del Toro's new opus The Shape of Water, Mr Jim Moon sets sail on a new new podcast series and submerges the Great Library of Dreams Bathysphere into the deeps to discover all manner of aquatic horrors. In this first episode, we explore the Gill-man's ancestry in mythology, legend and folklore, encountering kappas, nixes, nymphs, tritons and of course various mermaids and merfolk.
Feb 15, 2018 · 17 min
MICROGORIA 52 - Requiem
In this bonus mini-episode, we take a look at the new six part dark drama series Requiem. In a spoiler-free review, Mr Jim Moon examines what this new co-production from the BBC and Netflix has to offer!
Feb 11, 2018 · 34 min
GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 41 - Lubrietta by EG Swain
Mr Jim Moon once again invites you to take a seat by the fireside to hear another of the marvellous Stoneground Ghost Tales by EG Swain. And as it happens, this particular eerie story has a pleasing fusion of humour and romance, just in time for Valentine's Day...
Feb 4, 2018 · 39 min
HYPNOGORIA 84 - King of the Castle
In this episode Mr Jim Moon sets off once more into the weird and wonderful badlands of 1970s British children's TV. Following on from our previous episodes looking at SF and horror serials produced by HTV , this week we look at King of the Castle, a seven part series written by Bob Baker and Dave Martin, the chaps who created K9 for Doctor Who and previously wrote the highly bizarre serial Sky for HTV. Would King of the Castle see them return to more family-friendly fare or did they top Sky and serve up a nightmarish fantasy tale that has been dubbed "Kafka for kids"? Clue: it might be the second one!
Jan 27, 2018 · 1 hr 3 min
HYPNOGORIA 83 - Stranger Things 2 Part II
In the second part of our trip back to Hawkins, Jim and Odile continue their in-depth and spoiler-filled discussion of Stranger Things Season 2