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 18, 2015 · 44 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 16 – The Festival
In our second night of ghostly tales for Christmas, we pay a return trip to HP Lovecraft's Kingsport to witness a very curious Yuletide tradition. We also discover another side to the Old Gentleman of Providence as we enjoy some recitations of the verses he wrote for Christmas!
Dec 17, 2015 · 1 hr 18 min
HYPNOGORIA 24 – In Search of Santa Part II
In the second part of our very special Christmas series, we further investigate the origins of Santa Claus, exploring the life and legend of St. Nicholas, his role in the tradition of Christmas presents, the assorted magical gift bringers he transmuted into in Europe, bring light to the dark rumours of Krampus and satanic Santas, and examine the forgotten alternative American Santa Belsnickel
Dec 16, 2015 · 19 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 15 – An Aunt's Tale
'Tis the Yuletide, and hence once again it's time to gather round the fireside of the Great Library of Dreams for a selection of ghost stories to haunt your nights before Christmas. We open this festive season's round of eerie readings with a witty tale that pays homage to the great MR James and raises a Christmas spirit or two!
Dec 15, 2015 · 1 hr 26 min
HYPNOGORIA 23 – In Search of Santa Part I
In this first in a series of Christmas specials, Mr Jim Moon sets off in search of Santa. Travelling down the centuries in a borrowed magic sleigh, we bust some myths about the Bearded Gentleman himself, before uncovering the roles played by the poem A Visit From St. Nicholas, the writings of Mr Washington Irving, and the drawings of Mr Thomas Nast in the development of legend of Santa Claus.
Dec 13, 2015 · 1 hr 20 min
TOMEGORIA 12 – The Box of Delights by John Masefield
As it is that time of the year again, and the wolves are running once more, Odile and Jim take a look at a classic children's book with a festive theme - John Masefield's The Box of Delights. Hurry along now - time and tide and buttered eggs wait for no man!
Dec 6, 2015 · 58 min
MICROGORIA 22 – Christmas and the Robin
In this special festive episode, Mr Jim Moon explores the legends and lore surrounding that favourite Christmas bird, the robin redbreast. We learn of superstitions and old tales of the robin, and discover some interesting links with the tale of Babes in the Wood, pantomimes, ghost stories, MR James and other many other fascinating and festive things!
Nov 29, 2015 · 54 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 14 – Two Tales from Kingsport
From the cosy fireside in the Great Library of Dreams, Mr Jim Moon takes us on a trip into Lovecraft country, to the ancient town of Kingsport. Here we will meet The Terrible Old Man and pay a visit to The Strange High House in the Mist.
Nov 22, 2015 · 1 hr 25 min
HYPNOGORIA 22 – Sapphire and Steel
This week Mr Jim Moon turns back time, and takes a look back at the classic SF horror series Sapphire and Steel. Created by PJ Hammond and starring genre icons David McCallum and Joanna Lumley, this strange series thrilled, puzzled and frightening many a viewer back the early '80s and still haunts the dreams of many today...
Nov 15, 2015 · 1 hr 19 min
TOMEGORIA 11 – The Devil You Know by Mike Carey
In this show, Odile and Jim take a return trip to the fiction of Mr Mike Carey, and delve into the dark mysteries revealed in the first book in his Felix Castor series, The Devil You Know
Nov 8, 2015 · 40 min
MICROGORIA 21 – Usborne Supernatural Guides Mysterious Powers and Strange Forces
In this episode Mr Jim Moon turns his attention to the final tome in the Usborne Supernatural Guides series from the late 1970s – Mysterious Powers & Strange Forces, and explores the likes of ESP, astral travel and pyramid power!
Oct 30, 2015 · 46 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 13 – Man-size in Marble by E Nesbit
Just in time for Halloween, Mr Jim Moon reads an eerie tale by E Nesbit set upon that very night of nights! Be warned however, while E Nesbit is best remembered for her enchanting children's books, this is no fairy tale…
Oct 27, 2015 · 2 hr 16 min
HYPNOGORIA 21 – The Origins of Halloween Part II
It's Halloween once more, and Mr Jim Moon brings you another epic show delving into the long history of this autumnal festival. In this episode, we ransack the shelves of the Great Library of Dreams to trace the history of Halloween in popular culture, from the poems of Robert Burns, through the works of Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Walter Scott, and into the heyday of the Victorian ghost story.
Oct 18, 2015 · 53 min
MICROGORIA 20 – The Mystery of the Will-o-the-Wisp
With Halloween just around the corner, Mr Jim Moon explores the secret history of the jack-o-lantern, investigating their folkloric forebears, the will-o-the-wisps, those mysterious lights that lead travelers astray. What are they? Faeries? Ghosts? Or something else?
Oct 11, 2015 · 39 min
TOMEGORIA 10 – Night of the Crabs by Guy N Smith
This month, Odile and Jim are taking a trip to paperback racks of the 1970s, to sample the pulp horrors of Guy N Smith's Night of the Crabs!
Oct 4, 2015 · 1 hr 39 min
HYPNOGORIA 20 – Clemens at the Movies
At last, the long-delayed Clemens at the Movies episode is here! In this show, Mr Jim Moon delves into the late great Brian Clemens' work on the silver screen, from an early feature adapting Edgar Allan Poe for the big screen in The Tell-Tale Heart (1960), through his psychochillers And Soon the Darkness (1970) and See No Evil (1971), to his work with Hammer - Dr Jekyll and Sister Hyde (1971) and Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter (1972)
Sep 27, 2015 · 38 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS 12 – The Dabblers by WF Harvey
Mr Jim Moon invites you once again to the cosy fireside of the Great Library of Dreams to explore a shadowy world of childhood rites and ancient traditions, in the shape of a sinister school story by the great WF Harvey, a tale of a mysterious group known as The Dabblers…
Sep 19, 2015 · 50 min
MICROGORIA 19 – Usborne Supernatural Guides Haunted Houses, Ghosts & Spectres
Mr Jim Moon returns to the late '70s and the fondly remembered Supernatural Guides series of children's books from Usborne, serving up a haunting helping of eerie delights from Haunted Houses, Ghosts & Spectres (1979).
Sep 13, 2015 · 1 hr 15 min
TOMEGORIA 09 – The Narrows by James Brogden
Odile and Jim are back together by the fireside and talking books! This time we are back in the realms of urban fantasy with an intriguing tale of earth energies and shortcuts in reality in the shape of The Narrows by James Brogden.
Sep 6, 2015 · 1 hr 34 min
HYPNOGORIA 18 – A Tribute to Wes Craven
In another sadly unscheduled episode, Mr Jim Moon pays tribute to the late great Wes Craven. We look back over his life and works, from his beginnings as a college professor doing films with his students to becoming one of the grand masters of the horror movie.
Aug 29, 2015 · 2 hr 3 min
HYPNOGORIA 19 – Zombi Zombi Part VI
Mr Jim Moon returns to his explorations of the Living Dead family tree, and looks at the various movies inflicted upon the world as Zombie 6 and Zombie 7, most of whom ended up on the Video Nasties list too. Featuring Joe D'Amato's cannibal nasty Anthropophagus (1980) and its non-sequel but also nasty Absurd (1981), Umberto Lenzi's atomic nonsense Nightmare City (1980), and Bruno Mattei's shameless tat Hell of the Living Dead (1980)!