Hypnogoria

Once again we are exploring the weird world of toad-lore! In this episode we are learning the secret of the toad bone and looking at the uses of toads in witchcraft and sorcery!

Welcome back Bat-fans! In this chapter of Bat history we encounter the many strange and bizarre things - the Penguin going jazz, the Riddler crooning, obsessive Boy Wonder fans, and Germanic Batmen! For we are exploring the lurid vinyl underground of Gotham, cataloguing the many cash-in records that appeared in the wake of the Batman TV show in 1966!

Roll up! Roll up! Ladies and gentlemen! In this marvellous cavalcade of auditory wonder, the esteemed Mrs Odile Thomas, holder of the dread Black Belt of bookery teams up with that notorious loafer of the libraries, Mr Jim Moon to bring to you diverse insights and assorted literary asides upon that noted chapbook for young-folk, the League of Extraordinary Gentlemen!

Part II of an epic investigation of daemonic forces! In the final adventure recounted by Mr William Hope Hodgson, Carnacki the Ghost Finder takes on The Hog!

At last we come to the final report in the Casebook of Carnacki the Ghost Finder as recounted by Mr William Hope Hodgson - the epic investigation known as The Hog!

NOTE - This reading is presented in two parts, and Part II will continue straight on after this episode closes.

In this show, Mr Jim Moon takes a trip into the strange poetry of HP Lovecraft, and takes a look at the epic sonnet cycle of cosmic horrors and weird revelations Fungi From Yuggoth. And as well as discussing the verses themselves and their history, we also take a look at a brand new audio production from William E Hart and Graham Plowman that sets the cycle to music.

Following on from the magic toad biker mayhem of Psychomania last week, Mr Jim Moon explores the strange world of toad lore. In this episode, we learn of assorted strange beliefs about toads, monstrous tales of their antics, and the bizarre magical and medical uses of their parts.

Roaring back from the grave, comes Psychomania! Mr Jim provides a commentary track for the cult Brit horror flick, directed by Hammer veteran Don Sharp, and starring George Sander, Nicky Henson and Beryl Reid. This movie tells the tale of a gang of motorcycling hoodlums who return to life to wreak havoc thanks to a pact with a toad! It's the only biker-zombie-magic-toad movie you need to see!

In this episode of Tomegoria, Odile and Jim venture into thriller territory with Renee Knight's acclaimed mystery novel Disclaimer

To round off our current run of mummy shows, we tune in once again to the world of old time radio to sample some further audio terrors with an Egyptological flavour! In this episode, Mr Jim Moon presents the eerie tale of an excavated sarcophagus in We Dug It Up from Arch Oboler's Lights Out, and then visit the Hall of Fantasy to encounter the curse on The Golden Bracelet of Amoniris