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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Nov 19, 2011 · 54 min
HYPNOBOBS 56 – The Blue Cross by GK Chesterton
Once more we're back at the fireside of the Great Library of Dreams, but this time Mr Jim Moon has something a little different for you all… A classic mystery tale of crime and detection from the very wonderful GK Chesterton.
Nov 13, 2011 · 1 hr 6 min
HYPNOBOBS 55 – The Natural History of the Batman Part 5
Mr Jim Moon continues his epic exploration of Bat-history! This time discovering what lay in store for the Batman in the latter half of the 1970s! Warning - may contain Bat-Mite!
Nov 6, 2011 · 52 min
HYPNOBOBS 54 – The Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost-Finder 4 The Whistling Room
As autumn shades into winter, it's time to draw close to the fireside once more and for Mr Jim Moon to open up again the Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder…
Oct 30, 2011 · 1 hr 51 min
HYPNOBOBS 53 – Ghostwatch
Just in time for Hallowe'en, Mr Jim Moon takes a look back at the BBC1 1992 TV special that terrified the nation! revealing the origin, influences, impact and legacy of this classic of televisual terror created by Stephen Volk, that pitted Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith and Craig Charles against a most persistent and malignant spectre, the dread Mr Pipes...
Oct 26, 2011 · 1 hr 15 min
HYPNOBOBS 52B – Diis Manibus Part II
In the second part of this epic length podcast, Mr Jim Moon continues his true tale of terror…
Oct 23, 2011 · 1 hr
HYPNOBOBS 52A – Diis Manibus Part I
As it's our first anniversary, to celebrate this notable occasion, in the first of two special podcasts, Mr Jim Moon recounts a true tale of mystery and terror! The second part will follow in a day or two. And please note that as this episode was designed as a single piece, there is no outro in this episode and there will be no intro in the next. So you may listen to the entire show as an uninterrupted whole.
Oct 16, 2011 · 1 hr 23 min
HYPNOBOBS 51 – The House of the Nightmare
Continuing our series of readings for Hallowe'en, from the Great Library of Dreams Mr Jim Moon presents not one, not two, but three of his favourite tales of terror and along the way at long last explains how he came to be so obsessed with weird fiction. The stories presented are The Waxwork by AM Burrage, The House of the Nightmare by Edward Lucas White and There Was A Man Dwelt By A Churchyard by MR James...
Oct 9, 2011 · 58 min
HYPNOBOBS 50 – The Midnight Express To The Red Lodge
With Hallowe'en drawing ever nearer and strange fogs haunting the streets, in the Great Library of Dreams Mr Jim Moon revisits two sources of sleepless nights – The Red Lodge by HR Wakefield and Midnight Express by Alfred Noyes…
Oct 2, 2011 · 55 min
HYPNOBOBS 49 – Let Loose by Mary Cholmondeley
From the fireside of the Great Library of Dreams, Mr Jim Moon brings you a quasi-vampiric Victorian weird tale, Let Loose by Mary Cholmondeley…
Sep 30, 2011 · 16 min
HYPNOBOBS – An Announcement!
Just a micro-cast to remind any folks still listening from the old feed that it's time to resubscribe! But also some chit chat about what's coming up on the show and some bonus comedy nonsense that you might not have heard before…
Sep 27, 2011 · 1 hr 2 min
HYPNOBOBS 48 – The Natural History of The Batman Part 4
At last it's back to Bat-history, as Mr Jim Moon explores Batman in the late '60s and early '70s! In this episode we discuss the aftermath of Batmania and see where comics legends Denny O'Neil and Neal Adams took the Dark Knight Detective!
Sep 18, 2011 · 50 min
HYPNOBOBS 47 – What Was It by Fitz-James O'Brien
By the fireside of the Great Library of Dreams, Mr Jim Moon reads a seminal genre crossing tale of invisible terrors, What Was It ? by Fitz-James O'Brien.
Sep 11, 2011 · 44 min
HYPNOBOBS 46 – Torchopsy
In an impromptu off the hip episode, Mr Jim Moon dissects the history of Torchwood and answers a listener's query on how he would make it better!
Sep 5, 2011 · 1 hr 2 min
HYPNOBOBS 45 – The Casebook of Carnacki The Ghost-Finder #3 The House Among The Laurels
At last we're back to the adventures of Mr Carnacki with a chilling tale, as recounted by Mr William Hope Hodgson, entitled The House Among The Laurels…
Aug 29, 2011 · 1 hr 19 min
HYPNOBOBS 44 – The Black Cats of Poe III
After something of an enforced break, we're back with a full length episode, concluding our Black Cats of Poe series! But we saved the best for last! For this episode is a veritable who's who of horror maestros with the legends Lucio Fulci, Dario Argento, George A. Romero and Stuart Gordon all bringing Poe to the screen!
Aug 22, 2011 · 1 hr 13 min
HYPNOBOBS 43 – The Black Cats of Poe II
Continuing our exploration of adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's The Black Cat, Mr Jim Moon first dissects in depth Roger Corman's Tales of Terror (1962) starring Peter Lorre, Basil Rathbone and the patron saint of Hypnobobs Mr Vincent Price. Then in an unplanned tangent, rambles about the history of Italian cinema and the birth of giallo, before getting stuck into Sergio Martino's catchily titled Your Vice Is A Locked Room And Only I Have The Key (1972) and tries not to drool over Edwige Fenech.
Aug 22, 2011 · 55 min
HYPNOBOBS 42 – Two More Tales From Mr Poe
In order to prepare for the second round of movie adaptations of The Black Cat next week, this time round we have two more tales by Poe that feature in the anthology films Tales of Terror (1962) and Two Evil Eyes (1990). So settle back by the fireside for readings of Morella and The Facts in The Case of M.Valdemar.
Aug 22, 2011 · 1 hr 37 min
HYPNOBOBS 41 – The Black Cats of Poe I
This week Mr Jim Moon begins an examination of the various screen adaptations of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale The Black Cat. In this show, we look at The Black Cat (1934) starring Bela Lugosi and Boris Karloff, the early exploitation flick Maniac (1934), the chills and chuckles of The Black Cat (1941), Roger Corman's Tomb of Ligeia (1964) starring the legendary Vincent Price, and the obscure but distinctly groovy The Black Cat (1966).
Aug 22, 2011 · 1 hr 20 min
HYPNOBOBS 40 – Two Tales From Mr Poe
In order to prepare for some forthcoming shows in which we shall be discussing the various feline noir movies inspired by Mr Edgar Allan Poe, this week we return to the Library of Dreams, where curled up by the fire is Mr Jim Moon who will read for you Mr Poe's classic tales The Black Cat and Ligeia...
Aug 22, 2011 · 1 hr 30 min
HYPNOBOBS 39 – The Camera Never Lies
Mr Jim Moon takes a look at a host of found footage movies and mockumentaries. The films discussed are Home Movie (2008), The Poughkeepsie Tapes (2007), Lake Mungo (2008), Catfish (2010), 84C MoPic (1989), Behind The Mask -The Rise of Leslie Vernon (2006) and Incident At Loch Ness (2004). All discussions are spoiler free.