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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Apr 4, 2015 · 35 min
MICROGORIA 13 – Horror Movies by Alan Frank
Mr Jim Moon uncovers an ancient tome that was a whole generations introduction to horror history, an indispensable handbook detailing silent terrors, Universal monsters, Hammer horrors and much much more! Yes, it's a fond flip through and look back on Alan Frank's classic book Horror Movies (1974)
Mar 29, 2015 · 1 hr 37 min
TOMEGORIA 06 – Clovenhoof
What would happen if the Devil was sacked? And exiled to live in Birmingham? Odile and Jim find out in the comedy horror novel Clovenhoof by Heide Goody and Ian Grant! As well as discussing the book, we also have a little chat with the authors too!
Mar 21, 2015 · 52 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS – The Invisible Man by GK Chesterton
This week we catch up once again with that most unusual of amateur detectives, GK Chesterton's Father Brown. In this episode, Mr Jim Moon presents a reading of one of the little priest's most celebrated tales, the curious case of The Invisible Man
Mar 15, 2015 · 1 hr 18 min
HYPNOGORIA 09 – A Tribute to Sir Terry Pratchett
This week we had the sad news that Sir Terry Pratchett, beloved author and creator of the Discworld, had passed away. In this episode Mr Jim Moon pays tribute to the man and his work, looking back over his long career and celebrating his life.
Mar 7, 2015 · 41 min
MICROGORIA 12 – Deathtrap Dungeon
Mr Jim Moon, armed only with a sword, backpack, leather armour and a Potion of Nostalgia, voyages to the little town of Fang in Southern Allansia to enter the Trial of Champions. Wielding his mighty two dice and a pen and paper, your host revisits Deathtrap Dungeon by Ian Livingstone, the classic Fighting Fantasy gamebook in which WE were the hero!
Mar 1, 2015 · 1 hr 3 min
TOMEGORIA 05 – Three Winter Ghosts by Gary Sargent
In this episode Odile and Jim keep an eye on the temperature and keep a wary ear open for the sound of dripping blood as they discuss the shivers and spectres found in Three Winter Ghosts by Mr Gary Sargent.
Feb 14, 2015 · 43 min
HYPNOGORIA 08 – The Origins of Valentine's Day
In a special surprise episode, Mr Jim Moon breaks out the debunking shotgun and delves into the mysteries of St Valentine's Day, attempting to sort the fact from the fiction about the origins of this celebration of romance!
Feb 14, 2015 · 39 min
MICROGORIA 11 – All About UFOS
Completing the trilogy of World of the Unknown books, Mr Jim Moon, in a predictably over-excitable fashion, voyages back to the 1970s to take a look at All About UFOs (Usborne 1977).
Feb 8, 2015 · 1 hr 26 min
TOMEGORIA 04 – The Haunted by Bentley Little
In this episode Odile and Jim go and visit a most benighted residence, with a discussion of Bentley Little's The Haunted (2012).
Feb 1, 2015 · 38 min
FROM THE GREAT LIBRARY OF DREAMS – Diary of a Madman
In this episode, Mr Jim Moon discovers a lost audio treasure in the dusty archives of the Great Library of Dreams – a rare recording of comedy legend Kenneth Williams performing an adaptation of Nikolai Gogol's classic tale of creeping insanity Diary of a Madman.
Jan 28, 2015 · 19 min
MICROGORIA 10 – The Truth About Jenny Greenteeth
In the first of two shows this week, Mr Jim Moon presents a bonus episode, giving you all a taste of his blog series Folklore on Friday. In this show we cover legends of fearsome dwellers in the depths and learn the truth behind these horrible drowners of folklore!
Jan 21, 2015 · 57 min
HYPNOGORIA 07 – A Tribute to Brian Clemens
Mr Jim Moon pays tribute to a true legend who recently passed away, the late great Brian Clemens, scriptwriter extraordinaire who gave us The Avengers, The Professionals and many many more, plus worked with legends such as Hammer, ITC, Gerry Anderson and Ray Harryhausen.
Jan 13, 2015 · 47 min
TOMEGORIA 03 – Prospero's Mirror
In our third episode, Odile and Jim investigate the strange case of Prospero's Mirror – a weird tale that is part ghost story and part historical mystery and features the great MR James as a lead character!
Jan 11, 2015 · 17 min
MICROGORIA 09 – New Year Waffling
Just a quick little show to say hello and tell what going on with the podcast and what's coming up in the New Year!
Dec 24, 2014 · 25 min
CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES FINAL NIGHT: A School Story by MR James
At last it's Christmas Eve, and for one final time we gather round the fireside in the Great Library of Dreams. As is traditional, our Christmas Eve story comes from the great MR James, and Mr Jim Moon reads A School Story for your festive entertainment!
Dec 23, 2014 · 44 min
CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES THIRD NIGHT: The Step by EF Benson
It's the third night of ghostly tales at the Great Library of Dreams. Tonight Mr Jim Moon takes his place by the fireside to deliver a tale from EF Benson that will take us to Egypt and takes place upon a benighted Christmas Eve!
Dec 22, 2014 · 31 min
CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES SECOND NIGHT: The Red Room by HG Wells
Welcome to our second ghost story for Christmas! Tonight Mr Jim Moon reads The Red Room by HG Wells, often claimed to be one of the most frightening tales ever written!
Dec 21, 2014 · 24 min
CHRISTMAS GHOST STORIES FIRST NIGHT – Jerry Bundler by WW Jacobs
This Christmas we are are hosting four nights of ghost stories from the Great Library of Dreams. Tonight we begin with Mr Jim Moon reading a festive ghost story about festive ghost stories, Jerry Bundler by WW Jacobs.
Dec 16, 2014 · 2 hr 5 min
HYPNOGORIA 06 – A Merry Christmas with World-Famous Artists
In the second of this year's Christmas specials, Mr Jim Moon mounts an assault on the north face of the drinks cabinet and explores the world of festive music. We unwrap the history of the Christmas carol, do a spot of wassailing, discover strange forgotten festive cash-in singles and indulge in all manner of off beat versions of Yuletide favourites.
Dec 9, 2014 · 1 hr 3 min
MICROGORIA 08 – Christmas Annuals
In the first of our festive shows this year, Mr Jim Moon searches the Great Library of Dreams for books given as gifts on many a Christmas Past, and uncovers the history and wonders of the British Christmas Annual!