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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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  • Sep 17, 2016 · 1 hr 42 min

    MICROGORIA 35 – Murder In Lower Quinton Part III

    In the third and final part of our investigation into the Lower Quinton murder, we attempt to get to the truth of the witchcraft angle of the case, take a close look at the suspects, and attempt to discover who was most likely to have committed this infamous murder.

  • Sep 9, 2016 · 1 hr 26 min

    MICROGORIA 34 – Murder In Lower Quinton Part II

    In the second part of our investigation into the Lower Quinton witchcraft murder, we unravel an occult history of magic in Britain, exploring Satanism in the press, and how the story has been presented and misrepresented over the years. We strip away the layers of myths, mistakes and misconceptions that have grown up around the Walton case, and discover how this notorious unsolved crime has shaped popular culture.

  • Sep 4, 2016 · 57 min

    MICROGORIA 33 – Murder In Lower Quinton Part I

    In the first episode in an epic three part investigation, Mr Jim Moon uncovers the facts in the case of the murder of Charles Walton - an unsolved crime that rumours of witchcraft, toads, and ancient cults have grown up around.

  • Aug 28, 2016 · 1 hr 50 min

    TOMEGORIA 19 – Red Rising by Pierce Brown

    In this show, Odile and Jim head off into space and see what's happening on the planet Mars. In Red Rising by Pierce Brown we discover a vivid vision of the future that owes much to the ancient Classical world of Earth, where dark plots and conspiracies are being hatched and often fatal games are being played...

  • Aug 21, 2016 · 58 min

    FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 22 – The Hounds of Tindalos

    This week Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a place by the fireside in the Great Library of Dreams to delve into the dread world of the Cthulhu Mythos. And we'll learn an important lesson about messing about with mystic drugs and the mathematics of the fourth dimension... For in the angles of Time lurk some exceeding foul things...

  • Aug 13, 2016 · 1 hr 11 min

    MICROGORIA 32 – Stranger Things - The Spoiler Discussion

    Warning! We are unlocking the curiosity door! In a second show on the marvellous Stranger Things, Mr Jim Moon is joined by Odile Thomas to embark on a SPOILER-FILLED discussion of the Duffer Brothers series that's taking the world by storm!

  • Aug 6, 2016 · 52 min

    MICROGORIA 31 – Stranger Things

    In an unscheduled broadcast, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at the new series that taking the geek world by storm - Stranger Things. In this show we have an in-depth but spoiler-free discussion of this marvellous tale set in the 1980s that masterfully blends SF and horror, created by the Duffer Brothers and available now from Netflix.

  • Jul 24, 2016 · 1 hr 11 min

    TOMEGORIA 18 – Summer of Night by Dan Simmons

    While the days are at their longest, the nights the shortest, and the weather hottest, Odile and Jim take a look back away at Dan Simmons' classic novel of childhood, summer vacations, and monsters Summer of Night (1991)

  • Jul 17, 2016 · 1 hr 44 min

    MICROGORIA 30 – Race With the Devil

    Many years ago, on the 18th of July 1981, as part of their fabled summer seasons of horror double bills, BBC 2 screened Race With the Devil - a mid '70s road movie/action flick/horror pic hybrid starring Peter Fonda and Warren Oates. And a young Mr Jim Moon was staying up late to watch it... Thirty five year later he's going back on the road again, and this time, he's doing a commentary!

  • Jul 10, 2016 · 57 min

    FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 21 – A Walk in the Blackwoods

    This week Mr Jim Moon delves into the works of one of the all-time great writers of weird tales Mr Algernon Blackwood. As an introduction to this classic author, we sample two of his shorter tales - we stay for the weekend in a very curious room in The Goblin's Collection, and then take an ill-advised stroll in the woods in Ancient Lights...

  • Jun 26, 2016 · 1 hr 23 min

    HYPNOGORIA 37 – The Natural History of the Batman Part 11

    Welcome back Bat-fans! In this chapter of Bat history we encounter the many strange and bizarre things - the Penguin going jazz, the Riddler crooning, obsessive Boy Wonder fans, and Germanic Batmen! For we are exploring the lurid vinyl underground of Gotham, cataloguing the many cash-in records that appeared in the wake of the Batman TV show in 1966!

  • Jun 19, 2016 · 1 hr 2 min

    TOMEGORIA 17 – The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen

    Roll up! Roll up! Ladies and gentlemen! In this marvellous cavalcade of auditory wonder, the esteemed Mrs Odile Thomas, holder of the dread Black Belt of bookery teams up with that notorious loafer of the libraries, Mr Jim Moon to bring to you diverse insights and assorted literary asides upon that noted chapbook for young-folk, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

  • Jun 5, 2016 · 1 hr 20 min

    FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 19 – The Hog Part I

    At last we come to the final report in the Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder as recounted by Mr William Hope Hodgson - the epic investigation known as The Hog! NOTE - This reading is presented in two parts, and Part II will continue straight on after this episode closes.

  • May 29, 2016 · 42 min

    HYPNOGORIA 36 – HP Lovecraft's Fungi From Yuggoth

    In this show, Mr Jim Moon takes a trip into the strange poetry of HP Lovecraft, and takes a look at the epic sonnet cycle of cosmic horrors and weird revelations Fungi From Yuggoth. And as well as discussing the verses themselves and their history, we also take a look at a brand new audio production from William E Hart and Graham Plowman that sets the cycle to music.

  • May 22, 2016 · 43 min

    MICROGORIA 28 – Toads on the Whole

    Following on from the magic toad biker mayhem of Psychomania last week, Mr Jim Moon explores the strange world of toad lore. In this episode, we learn of assorted strange beliefs about toads, monstrous tales of their antics, and the bizarre magical and medical uses of their parts.

  • May 14, 2016 · 1 hr 49 min

    HYPNOGORIA 35 – Psychomania

    Roaring back from the grave, comes Psychomania! Mr Jim provides a commentary track for the cult Brit horror flick, directed by Hammer veteran Don Sharp, and starring George Sander, Nicky Henson and Beryl Reid. This movie tells the tale of a gang of motorcycling hoodlums who return to life to wreak havoc thanks to a pact with a toad! It's the only biker-zombie-magic-toad movie you need to see!