Coming back from the dead, a lost George A Romero film. The Amusement Park made in 1973 has been released. This podcast puts the film into context of what Romero was up to at the time and the wider themes of his work. 

Coming back from the dead, a lost George A Romero film. The Amusement Park made in 1973 has been released. This podcast puts the film into context of what Romero was up to at the time and the wider themes of his work.

The Romero Sessions: The Amusement Park

Here’s a quick horror story written and performed by me. Happy Halloween.

Here’s a quick horror story written and performed by me. Happy Halloween.

Autumn Run. A Ghost Story For Halloween

The Last Horror Podcast is going on hold for a while, but fear not. If you search for The Video Nasties Podcast you’ll see all my new content. 

The Last Horror Podcast is going on hold for a while, but fear not. If you search for The Video Nasties Podcast you’ll see all my new content.

Infocast

Game Of Thrones is over and 1.2m people seem so unhappy they want it remade. Why has so many people become upset about the end of a TV show? A quick rant through fandom and the mini-industry of Game Of Thrones analysis

Game Of Thrones is over and 1.2m people seem so unhappy they want it remade. Why has so many people become upset about the end of a TV show? A quick rant through fandom and the mini-industry of Game Of Thrones analysis

The Curious Case Of Everybody Losing Their Mind About The Game Of Thrones Ending

Don’t call it a comeback. The Video Nasties Podcast returns to look at the Section 3 list. But first an explanation of what Section 3 Video Nasties actually are, why it’s taken so long to cover them and the plan going forward. God help us all. 

Don’t call it a comeback. The Video Nasties Podcast returns to look at the Section 3 list. But first an explanation of what Section 3 Video Nasties actually are, why it’s taken so long to cover them and the plan going forward. God help us all.

Video Nasties Podcast – You, Me and Section 3

George A Romero’s final film is a zombie film about families at war. He touches on themes that have sat through plenty of his work, although the film’s low budget prevents the fans getting behind it.

George A Romero’s final film is a zombie film about families at war. He touches on themes that have sat through plenty of his work, although the film’s low budget prevents the fans getting behind it.

The Romero Sessions: Survival Of The Dead

George A Romero’s fifth zombie film mixes concerns about the mainstream media, the raise of internet media as a source of truth and general distrust of authority.

George A Romero’s fifth zombie film mixes concerns about the mainstream media, the raise of internet media as a source of truth and general distrust of authority.

The Romero Sessions: Diary Of The Dead

George A Romero is given a big budget and produces an action zombie movie with plenty to say about the mid naughties

George A Romero is given a big budget and produces an action zombie movie with plenty to say about the mid naughties

The Romero Sessions: Land Of The Dead

George A Romero’s last non-zombie film was sadly lost on DVD and due to piracy. It’s a shame as this is a neat riff on some of the themes that have sat through plenty of his movies

George A Romero’s last non-zombie film was sadly lost on DVD and due to piracy. It’s a shame as this is a neat riff on some of the themes that have sat through plenty of his movies

The Romero Sessions: Bruiser

George A Romero’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel has all the elements of another breakaway smash for the director. Sadly it doesn’t quite work out for him

George A Romero’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel has all the elements of another breakaway smash for the director. Sadly it doesn’t quite work out for him

The Romero Sessions: The Dark Half

Video nasties with Christopher Brown

Christopher Brown is Brilliant

The Last Horror Podcast

14: Ed Wood - director, writer, actor. Supposedly one of the worst film-makers ever. In this podcast we unpick his work and explain why he is so loved.

Ed Wood

Romero's big hit,  the creator of the structure of the zombie movie and one of the best horror films ever made.

The Romero Sessions: Dawn Of The Dead

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

The Enfield Poltergeist – a very British haunting

Back to the well after a long break. Here's a special story for Christmas about something that happened to me a few years ago. Normal podcasting will resume soon.

A Ghost Story For Christmas: DIY

George A Romero enters into the studio system with this horror film about a killer monkey. It's a film with faults but still plenty of interest as well

The Romero Sessions: Monkey Shines

Romero teams up with Dario Argento again for a horror two-header influenced by Poe

The Romero Sessions: Two Evil Eyes

23: When you discuss exploitation films is it fair to just dismiss them as trash? Is there more than we can say about them? This podcast uses a documentary as a jumping off point to briefly discuss where exploitation can slot into social critique.

Film criticism and exploitation

Orson Welles

26: Orson Welles and The War Of The Worlds. From the myth of mass hysteria and how that iconic piece of radio was created through to how it is now seen.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g

26: Orson Welles and The War Of The Worlds. From the myth of mass hysteria and how that iconic piece of radio was created through to how it is now seen. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g</a>

Orson Welles and The War Of The Worlds

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.

Creepypasta and modern day folklore

Andrew Getty

24: Andrew Getty's The Evil Within is a strange film and a very personal story. Frightening, strange, offensive and other-worldy the movie was a labour of love for a reclusive millionaire. Here we look at its making of and odd charms

Andrew Getty’s The Evil Within

13: Taking a look through the '40s to present day of horror comics and the impact they have had on genre.

A History of Horror Comics

Amanda Reyes

22: Amanda Reyes is an expert in the world of America's TV movies. She has a book coming out called Are You in the House Alone? A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999 from Headpress and a lecture in London called Tele-terrors: The Real and Imagined Horrors Inside the Made for Television Movie in April.

Made For TV Mayhem – A chat with writer and podcaster Amanda Reyes

18: Are you sick of found footage movies? Do you wonder why people keep on making them? Here Christopher looks at the boom, talks about why it grew. Touches on Blair Witch, Grave Encounters and Paranormal Activity and suggests we are now at an end

The Slow Death of Found Footage

Rod Serling

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.

Rod Serling – master storyteller

11: Freaks, El Topo, Pink Flamingos. Midnight Movies were a part of the '70s counter-culture. Here we tell the story behind midnight movies and the impact they have on today

Midnight Movies

12: The movie gimmick has a long history in cinema. Here we look at John Waters, William Castle and the world of the 3D film.

The Art Of The Movie Gimmick

Adam Scovell

Episode 8 A winter chat about all things Folk Horror with writer and film-maker Adam Scovell. Adam is the author of Folk Horror Hours Dreadful and Things Strange. We talk Super 8, psychogeography, Wicker Man and dodgy cinema chairs.

Folk Horror – an interview with writer and film-maker Adam Scovell

16: Why do we need to define horror within certain set rules. Are It Follows, The Babadook and Goodnight Mommy less horror because of they way they are shot?

Art-house horror, “it’s not really horror”, and the need to label genre

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.

House of Psychotic Women

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