Hypnogoria

In this chapter we look at the great flowering of Universal Horror in 1931, the year that saw the release of firstly Dracula starring Bela Lugosi and then Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. We also…

In this episode we begin another podcast series, this time charting the history of Universal Horror! In this opening chapter we learn how Universal began and examine the evolution of its horror films…

Beginning a new occasional series on assorted tiny terrors, Mr Jim summons up the Ghoulies and traces the exploits of these diminutive demons through four movies! They'll get you in the end!

In this episode we pay a visit to the 'Orrible 'Ouse of Terrible Old Tat to investigate some very rare and rather weird items of science fiction merchandise! First we ask what exactly was a TARDIS Tu…

A visit to the Inner Sanctum unearths a vintage chiller for Valentine's Day! A tale of love... well, love, obsession, madness, and murder!

In this episode we look at the 1962 movie version of Jack the Giant Killer, a film that bizarrely exists in to two parallel versions - one a much loved fantasy film feature creature FX magic from Jim…

In this episode we look at various screen versions of the Jack the Giant Killer stories, examining various animated shorts, included an early cartoon from Walt Disney, before comparing Bryan Singer's…

In the second episode of our series on Jack the Giant Killer we discover the various legends and old stories than underpin the saga, a journey in which we will encounter the likes of King Arthur, Blu…

In the first episode of a new podcast series, we look at the old tale of Jack the Giant Killer and trace its origins through history and folklore.

A little fireside chat from Mr Jim to wish you a happy New Year and to tell you all about what's coming out from the Great Library of Dreams this year...

For a surprise final show for the year, Mr Jim unearths a rare beast - a tale of terror set on New Years Eve. Hailing from the golden age of radio, we hear the story of Mr. Ramsey, a film writer and …

This Christmas we are proud to present a new chapter to our classic In Search of Santa Claus podcast series - an in-depth look at the Jólasveinarnir AKA the Yule Lads - uncovering the origins, family…

As is now traditional, in this festive podcast we have our annual revisit of an episode of the classic BBC series - A Ghost Story For Christmas. This year we have reached 1973 and Lawrence Gordon Cla…

In the first of our festive episodes, we take a look at a Christmas classic - The Children of Green Knowe. In this podcast, we look at the original book by Lucy M Boston, the sequels it spawned, and …

An interview with the Man o'Ghosts himself, Mr Thom Burgess! We talk about his new book Early Haunts, his previous comics such as Malevolents Click Click, Ghoster, and The Eyrie, his new retrogame Py…

We return the worlds of Adam Nevill with a review of his latest book, a collection of short fiction entitled Wyrd & Other Derelictions - an anthology of terror tales with an intriguing difference.

In this episode we take a look at a new movie that being hailed as the best new horror film on Netflix, a modern day ghost story called His House! 

In this podcast, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at Opening the Box of Delights - a lavish new tome all about that classic Yuletide favourite, and interviews the author, Dr Philip Errington! We talk about t…

In this chapter of Halloween history, we look at how the spookiest night of the year was portrayed on TV and at the movies in the 1970s. 

Our history of the spookiest night of the year continues, and we discover how Hallowe'en was celebrated in the 1970s, and looking at how it appeared in assorted books and stories in that decade.