Friday 8 August 2014

Episode 11 Lair of the White Worm

Worm? Are worms scary? Perhaps they're a metaphor for something else? Do you have weird dreams about Romans and nuns? We try to answer all these questions when we talk about acclaimed director Ken Russell's 1988 masterpiece Lair of the White Worm.

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Friday 1 August 2014

Episode 10 Abominable Dr Phibes

Adding a whole new meaning to the phrase get a drink down your neck, join us in raising a glass to The Abominable Dr Phibes.

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Monday 7 July 2014

Episode 9 - Die Monster Die

What happens when you try to use a radioactive meteorite as fertiliser for your plants? This answer is something that Alan Titchmarsh wouldn't recommend. Join us as we discuss Boris Karloff in the 1965 film Die, Monster Die!

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Friday 13 June 2014

Episode 8 Night of the Demon

It's in the trees! In THE TREES!
No not a fire demon, episode 8, where we discuss Night of the Demon and also invent a new sport.
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Friday 23 May 2014

Episode 7 The Devil Rides Out

Is it a Western? Nope it's our episode all about crazy satanists and a man in a nappy.
And Christopher Lee is the good guy. What's going on? Find out in episode 7 where we discuss The Devil Rides Out.

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Thursday 8 May 2014

Episode 6 The Woman in Black

It's Harry Potter time! This episode we cover the 2012 Hammer film version of The Woman in Black. In this episode Chris keeps talking whilst Paul just makes some bad jokes and says "perhaps" four times in one sentence.

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Thursday 1 May 2014

London Horror Comic Issue 6

This year at the London Super Comic Convention I picked up issue 6 of London Horror Comic. I've only just gotten round to reading it and as it fits our remit, having the words London and horror in the title, I thought it was worth a quick review as part of our other media coverage.
It's a self published horror anthology comic written by John-Paul Kamath and drawn by Lee Ferguson and Dean Kotz. 
This issue contains four stories all very different in content and style. A good move because no story out stays it's welcome and they leave you wanting more.
The first story, I Saw the Beast introduces us to a man who seems very down on his luck and we follow his story until he snaps. His back story is revealed in a very natural way, given the brevity of the story, so that when he snaps its not really surprising. There's nothing overtly supernatural happening and as such this didn't really appeal to me. Its nicely written just not my thing. Like I said earlier though its over quickly and we're onto the next story.
This one I loved. A great take on a vampire story. I'll not say anymore than that in case I ruin it. I'm totally bored by modern vampire stories so for Kamath to make me like this so much is a huge achievement. Great stuff.
The next story is totally different. The supernatural elements are ramped up and we get a very twisted version of daddy anxiety. This genuinely creeped me out and made me go urgh out loud on the train where I was reading it. That's a recommendation by the way.
The final story is a love from afar romance story with a warped twist. The situation is probably something us nerds can relate to, although I'm sure none of us would go to the lengths our protagonist goes to. The fact that it's clear the girl he longs after is not the girl in his head makes his predicament that much more sad. 

There definitely seems to be a love/loneliness theme throughout the book and I don't know if that's intentional or not.

The art throughout is consistently good 

Overall I enjoyed reading this comic book and I'll definitely seek out future issues. If I had one criticism, it's that the stories draw too much on the American EC comics and don't really emphasise the London aspect in the title. The stories could be set in any large city in any part if the UK or US. But thats my small gripe.

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Wednesday 16 April 2014

Episode 5 The Ghoul (1933)

Will watching The Ghoul make us feel alive again or just like we've been waiting for an eternity. Find out as we bandage jewels to our hands and discuss Karloff's first British horror film.
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Thursday 3 April 2014

Episode 4 Dr Terror's House of Horror

Tap the tarot deck three times and see your destiny.
Join us as we discuss the first Amicus portmanteau film, Dr Terror's House of Horror.

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Friday 21 March 2014

Episode 3 - The Stone Tape

Here's the third episode of our podcast in which we plug in our slabtops and talk about Nigel Kneale's The Stone Tape. Did we like it? Were we scared? How many times did we mention Quatermass? Find out by downloading the episode from here:
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Friday 14 March 2014

Episode 2 Dracula (1958)

The first episode of A Very British Horror is now out. We discuss Hammer Film's 1958 version of Dracula. The podcast contains spoilers so beware!
Let us know what you think either on this page or on Facebook.

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Monday 10 March 2014

Episode 1 British or not?

What constitutes a British horror film? We attempt to put our finger on what it is in our first taster podcast. Do you agree with us? Let us know.

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