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It’s Adam’s birthday choice, so he’s wheeled out what he feels is an under appreciated blast of weirdness: Don Coscarelli’s “John Dies At The End”, adapted from the book by David Wong.

A film in which Baron Afanas discusses penises a great deal; Mr Krabs has a Vegas residency; and the teacher from “Gremlins” isn’t taking this shit anymore.

Will John die at the end? Will Lee’s opinion of the film change on a second viewing? Will Chris agree with Lee, or be right? Will Adam’s son have a sleepless night and necessitate a big chunk being edited out near the end? Listen and find out!

Along the way we discuss “Masque of the Red Death”, “The Book of Boba Fett” and more selections from the series “Masters of Horror”.

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APOLOGIES FOR ANY SOUND/SPEECH QUALITY ISSUES - THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED REMOTELY, AND ACROSS SEVERAL FRACTURED TIMELINES.

Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! Especially when Horror on seas film festival is in town!

In our time honoured tradition Lee, Chris and Lady J spent a great day with previous guest Dave at the Horror on Sea film festival and we wanted to share our thoughts on the films and shorts we saw as well as the film festival in general in another bonus episode.

So grab you bucket and Spade and join us as we discuss "You Might Get Lost" " Don't Open the Box" "Off the Hook" " Redwood Massacre: Annihilation" "Bad News" "Death Ranch" "For Him" and "Frank and Mary".

After our last episode’s look at Hammer’s “The Hound of the Baskervilles”, we take a deep dive into the great Grimpen Mire, and compare and contrast 3 further adaptations of the classic tale.

We cover the 1988 adaptation from the impeccable Granada TV Series starring Jeremy Brett; in which we learn that the great detective was, at best, a mediocre chef. We then discuss “The Hounds of Baskerville” from the modern reimagining “Sherlock” with Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman; which leads us to the conclusion that, in modern times, Holmes comes over as much more of a prick than in the Victorian era. And we conclude with Peter Cook and Dudley Moore’s 1978 comedy version; a film which sticks far more closely to the narrative than is strictly necessary for a silly spoof, and introduces the greatest non-Doyle character into the canon: Mrs Ada Holmes.

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APOLOGIES FOR ANY SOUND/SPEECH QUALITY ISSUES - THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED REMOTELY, UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF EXPERIMENTAL NERVE GAS.

Happy New Year folks! And what better way to kick off than a Welcome To Horror Bonus Episode! With the Christmas break, we did a lot of extracurricular watching, and rather than rush through some great stuff, or end up with a top-heavy first episode, we thought we’d discuss our viewing in a separate ep. Here we discuss such delights as Mark Gatiss’ adaptation of “The Mezzotint”; epic Folk Horror documentary “Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched”; “Devs”; “Ghostbusters: Afterlife”; “Dead Still”; some real classics and the 1986 oddity “Nomads”.

We travel to Dartmoor for our first episode of 2022, where we encounter the Hammer Studios version of “The Hound of the Baskervilles”.

A film in which Peter Cushing’s status as an OG cosplayer leads to some exceptional authenticity; we learn the best way to present a ceremonial dagger to a suspect; the Bullingdon Club dry a half-drowned man out over an open fire; and Christopher Lee gets a good slap.

Along the way we discuss Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s own relationship with his most famous creation; the question of co-authorship with Bertram Fletcher Robinson; and the many folktales and myths that fuelled the original story.

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It’s Christmas! And nothing says Christmas quite like kidnap, Satanic Ritual, setting fire to the homeless and infanticide. Yes, to celebrate we’re watching Spanish Occult Caper “The Day of the Beast” (aka “El Día de la Bestia”). A film in which we learn the correct way to spell “AC/DC”; that you don’t need to actually carve a pentagram (particularly if you have expensive flooring); and that you never, ever, wanna fuck with the landlady.

Along the way we discuss “Come To Daddy”, “The Guyver”, “Eating Raoul”, Ghost Stories for Christmas, “Carnival of Souls” and “Zoltan - Hound of Dracula”.

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APOLOGIES FOR ANY SOUND/SPEECH QUALITY ISSUES - THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED REMOTELY, THE DAY AFTER THE WTH OFFICE CHRISTMAS PARTY.

Special guest Manny joins us for this look at a late 90s Satanic Thriller, Roman Polanski’s “The Ninth Gate”.

A film in which Frank Langella proves that most Satanic Societies are all “big cloaks, no knickers” when it comes to a punch up; Johnny Depp reveals his fragile tits and comic timing too late to save his performance; and we learn that rare book sellers are drowning in pussy.

Along the way we discuss “Prisoners of the Ghostland”, “Outcast”, “Arcane”, the 2005 remake of “The Fog”, “Let Us Prey”, “Last Night In Soho” and “Kevin Turvey: The Man Behind The Green Door”.

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*TRIGGER WARNING: We discuss the tragic life and unforgivable crimes of Roman Polanski - so murder, rape and the holocaust are mentioned - there is a warning prior to this portion of the episode with a time to skip forward to avoid it if you so wish.*

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It’s allegory time with none-more-80s what-the-fuck-fest; Brian Yuzna’s “Society”.

A documentary about the upper-echelons of the Beverly Hills gentry, which reveals the true face (and fist, and entrails, and pulsing wobbly bits) of the rich. And we learn what was acceptable in the 80s: perving over your own sister; being a star basketball player at the height of 5’ 7”; and bad hair (both on the head and in the oesophagus).

Along the way we discuss “Censor”, “Killer Klowns From Outer Space”, League of Legends-based animated series “Arcane” and “The Fog”.

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APOLOGIES FOR ANY SOUND QUALITY ISSUES - THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED REMOTELY, DURING A PARTICULARLY GLOOPY VIRTUAL SHUNT.

They’re here! And they’re watching “Poltergeist” from the combined minds of Cuddly Uncle Steven and Scary Uncle Tobe.

A film that teaches us too much TV is bad for your children; that it was perfectly fine in the 80s to hire a group of creepy sexual predators to build your swimming pool; and that, even if you’re actually eaten by a tree, you’ll never be the favourite child.

Along the way we discuss “Poltergeist II: The Other Side”, “Poltergeist III”, “Society”and Lee rips “Halloween Kills” a new one.

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It’s been ages (2 and a half years in fact) since we tackled a Kandarian Demon, and in time for Halloween, we’re watching one of the greatest sequels ever made: Sam Raimi’s “Evil Dead II”.

A film that features the most charismatic disembodied hand since The Addams Family; reinvents a video nasty as the goofiest of goopiest slapstick comedies; and features probably the greatest tooling-up montage ever committed to celluloid.

Along the way we discuss “LEGO Star Wars: Terrifying Tales”, “Muppets Haunted Mansion”, and the 1974 “Dracula”.

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APOLOGIES FOR ANY SOUND QUALITY ISSUES - THIS EPISODE WAS RECORDED REMOTELY ONTO A REEL TO REEL IN A WOODEN CABIN.