Welcome to Hypnogoria, Britian's longest running horror podcast! Coming to you from the Great Library of Dreams, Mr Jim Moon invites you to take a comfy armchair by the fireside to talk of all things weird and wonderful. Here we discuss strange cinema and spooky television, explore weird fiction and delve into the mysteries of folklore. Plus we also regularly gather by the fireside to hear readings of some classic tales of the strange and the macabre.
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MICROGORIA 122 - The Kooky Kids Guide to Black and White Monster Movies
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In this little show we take at look at a new book written and illustrated by Joey Draper - The Kooky Kids Guides to Black and Monster Movies!
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MICROGORIA 121 - Casting the Runes RPG
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We take at a look at Casting the Runes, a table top horror roleplaying game exploring the worlds of MR James!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 268 - Kaiju History Part VI
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In this episode, we take an in-depth look at The Lost World (1925) the first screen adaptation of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's classic novel, and learn how Willis O'Brien brought dinosaurs to life in this silent blockbuster.Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 267 - Kaiju History Part V
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In this episode we witness the birth of stop motion monster magic with Willis O'Brien, look at early dinosaur fantasies The Ghost of Slumber Mountain (1918) and Along the Moonbeam Trail (1920), and find the very first true kaiju movie in a most unlikely place!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 266 - Kaiju History Part IV
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In this chapter we discover assorted monsters from lost worlds created Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Edgar Rice Burroughs, and encounter the first dinosaurs on the big screen!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 265 - Kaiju History Part III - Monster Tales
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In this chapter we meet the earliest examples of dinosaurs, colossal beasts, and giant mutant monsters in fiction!Af Hypnogorai
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In the final part of our epic retrospective on the late great Roger Corman, we chart the birth and huge success of New World Pictures, his subsequent ventures such as Concorde and New Horizons, and chart his incredible legacy!Af Hypnogoria
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In this chapter we find Corman looking for new cinematic ventures in the late 1960s, and working with a host of future movers and shakers such as Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, Peter Bogdanovich, Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 262 - Cormania Part III
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In the third chapter of our retrospective, we find Corman in the 1960s enjoying huge success with his cycle of movies based on Edgar Allan Poe, but still breaking new ground with other movies such as the very highly controversial drama The IntruderAf Hypnogoria
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In the second part of our retrospective on the life and works of the late great Roger Corman, we chart how he moved from making B pictures such as The Wasp Woman and cult black comedies such as The Little Shop of Horrors to bringing a gothic literary classic to the screen.Af Hypnogoria
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We pay tribute to the late great Roger Corman, and in this first part of a retrospective on his life, works and gigantic legacy, we discover how he got started in the film business...Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 259 - Kaiju History Part II
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In this chapter we explore the discovery of prehistoric megafauna and dinosaurs and the wave of dinomania in popular culture that followed. We investigate the dubious but highly influential report of a surviving pterodactyl, and find the first kaiju in fiction courtesy of Mr Jules Verne!Af Hypnogoria
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A new monster-sized podcast series begins! We explore the origins of the kaiju movie, and in this first chapter delve into ancient Japanese legends and folklore and discover the forebears of our modern cinematic titans - the yokai!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 257 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXXIV
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In this final chapter of the history of Universal horror we look at the last four fright flicks! A final outing for director Jack Arnold with The Monster of the Campus, discover the secret of The Leech Woman, unearth The Thing Had Could Not Die, and find a vampire in the Wild West in Curse of the Undead…
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MICROGORIA 120 - Rituals Unlimited Part VIII - All the Fiends of Hell
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We take a look at a terrifying and truly alien invasion in the new novel from Adam LG Nevill!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 256 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXXIII
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In this penultimate chapter of the history of Universal horror we look at two late monsters movies from 1957, the forgotten dinosaur adventure The Land Unknown and the unique alien menace of The Monolith Monsters. We also learn how Universal dealt with new rivals from across the pond, Hammer Films!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 255 - Necroscope and Beyond - A Tribute to Brian Lumley Part II
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In the second part of our special tribute to the late great Brian Lumley, we explore his later works and in particular his epic vampire saga Necroscope!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 254 - Calling Up the Black: A Tribute to Brian Lumley Part I
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In the first of two special shows we celebrate the life and works of the late great Brian Lumley. In this first show we look at his first writings in the Cthulhu Mythos, meet Titus Crow, uncover the ancient Primal land, adventure in the Dreamlands, and the horrors of Psychomech trilogy!Af Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 253 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXXII
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In this chapter we discover the cavalcade of monsters and mutants unleashed by Universal in the mid 1950s! Jack Arnold brings back the Gill-man in in Revenge of the Creature, and brings Richard Matheson's The Incredible Shrinking Man to the screen. Plus we have the rampages of The Deadly Mantis and the menace of The Mole People!…
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HYPNOGORIA 252 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXXI
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In this chapter we look at the second outing for the Gill-man - Revenge of the Creature, the last Universal Mummy movie, and revisit two stone cold classics - Tarantula and This Island EarthAf Hypnogoria
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HYPNOGORIA 251 - The History of Universal Horror Part XXX
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In this new chapter of horror history we look at Boris Karloff's last role in a Universal horror, and see the birth of a new famous monster the Gill-man in The Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)Af Hypnogoria
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FIRESIDE CHATS - A New Year Message Just For You
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A special New year's message from Mr Jim!Af Hypnogoria
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Ghosts of Christmas Door 25 - Haunting Holidays
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Behind Door 25 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - Hauntings over the holidaysAf Hypnogoria
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Ghosts of Christmas Door 24 - The Red Knight of Barnet
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Behind Door 24 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - Christmas Eve encounters with a ghostly skeleton knightAf Hypnogoria
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Ghosts of Christmas Door 23 - Ghostly Gilbert - a Highwayman Haunting
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Behind Door 23 of the Ghosts of Christmas Advent Calendar - the tale of a highwayman hauntingAf Hypnogoria
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