Hypnogoria

In the third chapter of our retrospective, we find Corman in the 1960s enjoying huge success with his cycle of movies based on Edgar Allan Poe, but still breaking new ground with other movies such as the very highly controversial drama The Intruder

In the second part of our retrospective on the life and works of the late great Roger Corman, we chart how he moved from making B pictures such as The Wasp Woman and cult black comedies such as The Little Shop of Horrors to bringing a gothic literary classic to the screen.

We pay tribute to the late great Roger Corman, and in this first part of a retrospective on his life, works and gigantic legacy, we discover how he got started in the film business...

In this chapter we explore the discovery of prehistoric megafauna and dinosaurs and the wave of dinomania in popular culture that followed. We investigate the dubious but highly influential report of a surviving pterodactyl, and find the first kaiju in fiction courtesy of Mr Jules Verne!

A new monster-sized podcast series begins! We explore the origins of the kaiju movie, and in this first chapter delve into ancient Japanese legends and folklore and discover the forebears of our modern cinematic titans - the yokai!

In this final chapter of the history of Universal horror we look at the last four fright flicks! A final outing for director Jack Arnold with The Monster of the Campus, discover the secret of The Leech Woman, unearth The Thing Had Could Not Die, and find a vampire in the Wild West in Curse of the Undead

We take a look at a terrifying and truly alien invasion in the new novel from Adam LG Nevill!

In this penultimate chapter of the history of Universal horror we look at two late monsters movies from 1957, the forgotten dinosaur adventure The Land Unknown and the unique alien menace of The Monolith Monsters. We also learn how Universal dealt with new rivals from across the pond, Hammer Films!

In the second part of our special tribute to the late great Brian Lumley, we explore his later works and in particular his epic vampire saga Necroscope!

In the first of two special shows we celebrate the life and works of the late great Brian Lumley. In this first show we look at his first writings in the Cthulhu Mythos, meet Titus Crow, uncover the ancient Primal land, adventure in the Dreamlands, and the horrors of Psychomech trilogy!