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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Jun 13, 2014 · 37 min
MICROBOBS 04 – Ghosts, Ghouls and other Horrors
In this edition of Microbobs, Mr Jim Moon waxes lyrical about an old beloved paperback tome of spectres, phantoms and other things that go bump in the night, Ghosts, Ghouls & Other Horrors by Bernhardt J. Hurwood, published by Target Books back in 1974.
Jun 7, 2014 · 1 hr 30 min
HYPNOBOBS 149 – Big Bugs II
Mr Moon once again explores the world of the big bugs, examining classic giant insect rampages from the '50s such as Them!, Jack Arnold's Tarantula (1956), Bert I Gordon's Earth Vs The Spider (1958) and Nathan Juran's The Deadly Mantis (1957).
Jun 4, 2014 · 9 min
MICROBOBS 03 – Excavating the Barrows
In this edition of Microbobs, Mr Jim Moon looks at the dread undead horror, the wight, delving into folklore and fiction, and concluding with a reading of the Barrow-wight's song from Lord of the Rings by JRR Tolkien.
May 27, 2014 · 1 hr 46 min
MICROBOBS 02 – Witchcraft with Mr Price
As it's the anniversary of the birth of the legendary Vincent Price, Mr Jim Moon tracks down the great gentleman of horror to hear all about witchcraft and demonology!
May 17, 2014 · 1 hr 28 min
MICROBOBS 01 – Oh My Godzilla
In what was intended to be the first of a new strand - Microbobs - that brings short, quick casts between the main show, Mr Jim Moon completely fails in that objective and talks for roughly a hour and a half about the new Legendary Pictures version of Toho's classic monster Godzilla, directed by Gareth Edwards. This monster-sized 'cast comes complete with a potted history of the Big G, a lengthy spoiler-free review, and a spoiler-tastic closing section for all who have seen the movie already.
May 13, 2014 · 53 min
HYPNOBOBS 148 – Favourite Monsters – Big Bugs
Mr Jim Moon once again delves into his big book of Favourite Monsters and explores the world of the big bugs, tracing the history and evolution of the giant insect rampage, and discussing the seminal ant-tastic monster movie Them!
Apr 20, 2014 · 1 hr 13 min
HYPNOBOBS 147 and a Half – Quoth the Rathbone
This week a sore throated Mr Jim Moon is winding up the old gramophone in the Great Library of Dreams once more and delving once again in the mysterious vinyl lurking in cobwebbed crates and unearths Basil Rathbone and Edgar Allan Poe…
Apr 12, 2014 · 1 hr 28 min
HYPNOBOBS #147 – Are You One of the Frightened
This week Mr Jim Moon is winding up the old gramophone in the Great Library of Dreams to deliver a spooky something or two from the voice of one of the original masters of horror, Mr Boris Karloff.
Mar 28, 2014 · 1 hr 15 min
HYPNOBOBS 146 – The Natural History of the Batman Part 10
Pin back your ears Bat-fans! In the tenth part of our Bat-history, Mr Jim Moon continues his exploration of the Caped Crusader's adventures in audio, detailing the slew of vinyl that appeared in the wake of the 1966 TV show. We delve into a brace of LPs from Tifton - a Children's Treasury of Musical Batman Stories and The Sensational Guitars of Dan and Dale, uncover the tales related by the Golden Records Storyteller, and chart the Official Adventures Of Batman & Robin: Exciting Episodes Of Their Battles Against The Evil Forces Of Society from Leo the Lion!
Mar 16, 2014 · 1 hr 25 min
HYPNOBOBS 145 – Zombi Zombi Part IV
In this installment of the Zombi Zombi series, Mr Jim Moon traces some of the more dubious branches of the Living Dead family tree, looking at Zombie 4 and Zombie 5, and then going on to talk about Zombie 4 and Zombie 5. Confused? Wait till you see the movies!
Mar 3, 2014 · 57 min
HYPNOBOBS 144 – The Unnamable on Screen
In this episode Mr Jim Moon looks at various screen versions of HP Lovecraft's The Unnamable. First we have a matching pair of movies from director Jean-Paul Oullette - HP Lovecraft's The Unnamable (1988) and its sequel The Unnamable II - The Statement of Randolph Carter (1993). And we round off with with a far more faithful recent short version, the award winning Shadow of the Unnamable (2011)
Feb 15, 2014 · 45 min
HYPNOBOBS 143 – The Unnameable by HP Lovecraft
This week we are delving into the eldritch worlds of HP Lovecraft once more, with Mr Jim Moon recounting and discussing Lovecraft's second tale featuring his recurring hero Randolph Carter, The Unnameable!
Feb 2, 2014 · 1 hr 13 min
HYPNOBOBS 142 – The Natural History of the Batman Part 9
Yes at long last we are returning to Gotham City for another helping of Bat-history. In this episode, Mr Jim Moon explores Batman on the radio, looking at the attempts in the 1940s and 1950s to launch a Caped Crusader audio serial and the Dynamic Duo's aural team-ups with the Man of Steel!
Jan 19, 2014 · 57 min
HYPNOBOBS 141 – The Casebook of Carnacki The Ghost-Finder #8: The Haunted Jarvee
This week in the Great Library of Dreams, Mr Jim Moon once again opens up the casebook of Mr Thomas Carnacki, the 20th century's greatest occult detective. In this penultimate investigation, as chronicled by his biographer Mr William Hope Hodgson, the Ghost-Finder finds himself all at sea in a most peculiar maritime mystery...
Jan 6, 2014 · 1 hr 9 min
HYPNOBOBS 140 – A New Year
It's a New Year, and Mr Jim Moon selects some highlights from the past year. We discuss the world of the small press, review Ramsey Campbell's The Last Revelation of Gla'aki from PS Publishing, bend reality with Don Coscarelli's John Dies At the End, meet the marvelous Dr Ashens, and round off with the wonderful tribute to Peter Cushing that is the Spectral Press novella Whitstable by Stephen Volk.
Dec 26, 2013 · 54 min
HYPNOBOBS 139 – The Flying Stars: A Tale For Boxing Day
In a surprise bonus Christmas show, we continue our Dickensian theme with Mr Jim Moon presenting a reading of The Flying Stars by GK Chesterton - a suitably festive case - Oh yes, it is! - investigated by Father Brown one fine Boxing Day!
Dec 20, 2013 · 2 hr 23 min
HYPNOBOBS 138 – Ghost Stories For Christmas Eve
It's Christmas Eve in the Great Library of Dreams, and Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a place by the fireside to hear a selection of classic Victorian ghost stories from Mr Charles Dickens and Dr MR James. We heard of The Goblins Who Stole a Sexton, encounter Rats, meet with The Signal-Man, and round off with Lost Hearts. A Merry Christmas to all, and to all a goodnight!
Dec 17, 2013 · 2 hr 31 min
HYPNOBOBS 137 – Carole Royale
In this festive show, Mr Jim Moon tries to discover which is the best screen version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol. Under consideration for the holly wreathed crown of King of the Carols is Bill Murray's Scrooged (1988), Scrooge (1951) starring Alastair Sim, the 1971 animated version from Richard Williams, The Muppets Christmas Carol (1992), the Albert Finney musical version Scrooge (1970), the 1984 George C Scott adaptation, the 1999 TV movie starring Patrick Stewart, and the 2002 computer animated version from Robert Zemeckis.
Dec 13, 2013 · 1 hr 15 min
HYPNOBOBS 136 – A Victorian Christmas
A pensioner's headgear is filling up with change, and geese are looking obese! Yes, Christmas is coming! And to get the festive season underway, Mr Jim Moon reads a suitably seasonal vintage ghost story - Our Dear Little Ghost by Elia Peattie, chats about the Victorians and Christmas, and presents an audio version of Dickens' A Christmas Carol.
Dec 6, 2013 · 1 hr 12 min
HYPNOBOBS 135 – Tales from the Fireside
From his festive fireside, Mr Jim Moon reviews a selection of books that would make perfect spine-chilling stocking fillers! We weigh up the various editions of MR James available, sample a collection of ghost stories from the Everyman Pocket Library, follow Jeremy Dyson's adventures in The Haunted Book, hear the mysterious Tales from the Black Meadow with Chris Lambert, and take tea with the vicar and Phil Rickman.