Episode 7 Rod Serling created some of the best American television ever devised. His writing and manner were forged from the violence of war. Here we look at his life.

Looking at the terrifying films that marked out Public Information Films in Britain in the 1970s and 80s.

Episode Five. Examining horror, and the public's, obsession with clowns. From Roman times through to people running around wearing clown masks and terrorising kids.

Episode Four of The Last Horror Podcast. Kier-La Janisse's part-memoir, part-film criticism book looks closely at horror films and women who lose their mind in them. It's an fascinating and tough read. This podcast looks at the book and this summer's Lights Out which a steeped in the trope. Christopher takes a look at women who are right on the edge.

In 1977 a very normal house in London became the centre of an 18-month paranormal incident that made it to the newspapers and the BBC. This is the story behind those headlines and basis for The Conjuring 2 and Ghostwatch

Episode Two of The Last Horror Podcast. The practise of writing scary stories on the internet has its place in urban legends and traditional folklore. Just like traditional folklore is having an impact on horror so too is this crowdsourced creepypasta storytelling. Even the recent Blair Witch film felt like it had been influenced by creepypasta lore.

Episode one of The Last Horror Podcast. The Last House on Dead End Street fell into horror folklore as a mystery. Who were the mysterious filmmakers behind this classic, often bootlegged, gore film? It was nearly 30 years after it was filmed that people finally found out.

A brief introduction to the Last Horror Podcast

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