Jul 12, 2020

In this episode we voyage to galaxies long, long ago, and far, far away to revisit the assorted science fiction sound effects LPs issued by the BBC back in the early 1980s. These slabs of interstellar vinyl saw the BBC Radiophonic Workshop conjuring up galactic soundscapes and space-age sonics for the likes of Doctor...

Jul 5, 2020

In 1970s Britain even the crisps were creepy! In this podcast we uncover the gloriously ghoulish history of Horror Bags - the snacks that went bump in the night! 

Jun 28, 2020

In this podcast we take a trip down the more disreputable end of Memory Lane, to the ramshackle edifice that lurks just behind the Great Library of Dreams... The 'Orrible 'Ouse of Terrible Old Tat! Inside we uncover the twisted history of a classic board game featuring ghosts, ghouls and witches, known variously over...

Jun 21, 2020

In this podcast we look at assorted European incarnations of the Colour Out of Space. We first look at a French TV version Le Couleur de l'Abime from 1982, then Ivan Zuccon's Italian retelling of the tale The Colour from the Dark (2008) and finally round off with a glorious German version Die Farbe directed by Huan Vu...

Jun 14, 2020

In this show we look at the various attempts Hollywood has made at translating the classic weird tale by HP Lovecraft to the big screen. In this episode we look at Die Monster Die (1965) starring Boris Karloff, The Curse (1987) starring Wil Wheaton, and The Color Out of Space (2019) starring Nicholas "no scenery is safe...