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 1, 2016 · 55 min
MICROGORIA 27 – Mysteries of the Mummy Part IX Radio Thoth II
To round off our current run of mummy shows, we tune in once again to the world of old time radio to sample some further audio terrors with an Egyptological flavour! In this episode, Mr Jim Moon presents the eerie tale of an excavated sarcophagus in We Dug It Up from Arch Oboler's Lights Out, and then visit the Hall of Fantasy to encounter the curse on The Golden Bracelet of Amoniris
Apr 24, 2016 · 1 hr 27 min
HYPNOGORIA 34 – MYSTERIES OF THE MUMMY Part VIII – The Chronicles of Kharis
This week we investigate the further adventures of Universal Mummy Kharis! Now played by the great Lon Chaney Jnr., Mr Jim Moon breaks into The Mummy's Tomb (1942), encounters The Mummy's Ghost (1944) and falls prey to The Mummy's Curse (1944). We also regrettably discover what occurs when Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy (1955)
Apr 18, 2016 · 1 hr 8 min
HYPNOGORIA 33 – MYSTERIES OF THE MUMMY Part VII – The Coming of Kharis
In this episode, Mr Jim Moon travels back into Universal horror history to witness the birth of a new movie monster, Kharis the Mummy! We take an in-depth look at The Mummy's Hand (1940), a movie that not only kick-started the Universal Mummy franchise but was to have a huge influence on all subsequent mummy movies!
Apr 10, 2016 · 1 hr 53 min
GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 18 – Lot No 249 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
This week we gather round the cosy fireside of the Great Library of Dreams to hear a classic tale of mummy terror - Lot No. 249 by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, a story that would provide the template for many a mummy movie...
Apr 3, 2016 · 1 hr 10 min
TOMEGORIA 15 – The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker
In a special Tomegoria to tie in with our Mysteries of the Mummy series, Odile and Jim take a look at Bram Stoker's The Jewel of Seven Stars - a classic of Victorian mummy fiction, packed full of gothic chills and ancient Egyptian lore!
Mar 25, 2016 · 1 hr 25 min
HYPNOGORIA 32 – The Mysteries of the Mummy Part V Imhotep Rises
Mr Jim Moon takes on Boris Karloff's evil immortal mummy Imhotep in a full commentary on the 1932 Universal horror classic The Mummy!
Mar 20, 2016 · 1 hr 8 min
HYPNOGORIA 31 – The Mysteries of the Mummy Part IV Silent Screams
In this episode we follow the course of mummy stories in early 20th century weird and genre fiction, with tales of strange curses and evil immortals! And then we discover how he shambled onto the silver screen in the silent era in a surprising number of early outings!
Mar 13, 2016 · 1 hr 23 min
MICROGORIA 26 – Mysteries of the Mummy Part III: Radio Thoth
In this episode, we take a side-step into the world of old time radio to sample a variety of Egyptological thrills. Firstly we have an adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's tale The Ring of Thoth presented by Escape! and then hear the tale of the Living Mummy from The World Adventurers Club. And finally we round off with a spine-chilling tale of opening an ancient tom Whence You Came from the brilliant Quiet Please.
Mar 6, 2016 · 1 hr 30 min
HYPNOGORIA 30 – The Mysteries of the Mummy Part II: Tales of the Tomb
In the second part of our Mummy saga, Mr Jim Moon explores the development and evolution of Egyptian horrors in fiction and literature. We encounter ancient princesses, reincarnated lovers, dire curses from the tomb and, of course, the reanimated dead!
Feb 28, 2016 · 55 min
HYPNOGORIA 29 – The Mysteries of the Mummy Part 1
Mr Moon begins an epic journey through the history of a horror icon - the Mummy! In this episode, we journey to ancient Egypt to unwrap the mysteries of mummification, unlock the secrets of the dead, discover the truth about tomb curses, and encounter legends of bandaged ghouls!
Feb 21, 2016 · 38 min
MICROGORIA 25 – The Final Programme
The future is cancelled! Find out why as Mr Jim Moon dons a black car coat and loads up his needlegun to go on the trail of one of Michael Moorcock's more offbeat SF heroes, the legendary Jerry Cornelius, in the cult classic The Final Programme, directed by Robert Fuest.
Feb 13, 2016 · 1 hr 37 min
HYPNOGORIA 24 – The Dark Crystal Commentary
Due to popular demand, here's a commentary for the earlier collaboration between Jim Henson and Brian Froud - one of the stand-out fantasy films of the '80s and a landmark in puppetry and SFX, The Dark Crystal from 1982!
Feb 7, 2016 · 1 hr 1 min
TOMEGORIA 14 – Revenants by Daniel Mills
This month Odile and Jim take a trip back in time to 17th century New England for a tale of historical hauntings and horrors! In Revenants by Daniel Mills we'll encounter madness, murder, missing girls, and something nasty lurking in the woods...
Jan 31, 2016 · 37 min
MICROGORIA 24 – Tales of the Changelings
Following on from our Labyrinth episode, Mr Jim Moon delves into the legend and lore of the changelings, monstrous impostors left by the faeries!
Jan 24, 2016 · 27 min
MICROGORIA 23 – Monsters & Miscreants
Mr Jim Moon draws close to the fire to discuss the various and strange natures of the entities haunting the stories of the great MR James. And we also take a look at a wonderful new Jamesian card game - we believe the first of its kind - created by Mr James Drewett and Mr Richard Svensson which features 30 creatures and villains from the fiction of MR James.
Jan 19, 2016 · 1 hr 50 min
HYPNOGORIA 27 – Into the Labyrinth
To mark the passing of the late great David Bowie, Mr Jim Moon sets off to a magical realm where Alice in Wonderland meets Monty Python, where the Wizard of Oz meets George Lucas, and where David Bowie meets a load of ruddy goblins! Yes, we are having a viewing of that classic second team-up of Henson and faerie illustrator Brian Froud: 1986's Labyrinth with Mr Jim providing an audio commentary track!
Jan 10, 2016 · 57 min
TOMEGORIA 13 – The Windup Girl
In the first show in a new year, Jim and Odile take a trip into the near future, to a future Bangkok packed full of exotic new species, clockwork technology, and hazardous genetics gone wild!
Dec 21, 2015 · 1 hr 27 min
HYPNOGORIA 26 – In Search of Santa Part IV
In the final chapter of this epic festive investigation, Mr Jim Moon explores the history of the British Father Christmas, goes on the trail of the German Weihnachtsmann, and perhaps finally gets to the bottom of where Santa Claus really comes from!
Dec 20, 2015 · 1 hr 1 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 17 – The Treasure of Abbot Thomas
Of course, Christmas just wouldn't be Christmas without gathering by the fireside for a reading of a tale by the great MR James. And so here's a story considered by many to be one of his finest...
Dec 19, 2015 · 1 hr 3 min
HYPNOGORIA 25 – In Search of Santa Part III
In the next leg of our epic investigation of the history and mystery of Santa Claus, we examine the development of his image through 19th century America, of his appearances in Victorian England, and how he came to inhabit grottoes in our stores come December time!