Ep 244 The Call of Cthulhu
There’s more temporal shenanigans as we go all the way back to the 1920s, by going all the way back to 2005 for the HP Lovecraft Historical Society’s film adaptation of “The Call of Cthulhu”. A fi…
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00:36:52 Andrew Leman 2005
There’s more temporal shenanigans as we go all the way back to the 1920s, by going all the way back to 2005 for the HP Lovecraft Historical Society’s film adaptation of “The Call of Cthulhu”. A fi…
01:04:01 Neil Marshall 2005
It’s time to get deep, as we are joined by previous guest Dani, for Neil Marshall’s “The Descent”. A film in which we learn how to give a lemon an orgasm; that spelunking is not an orthodox method …
00:39:02 Stephen Chiodo 1988
It’s taken far too long, but here we go with The Chiodo Brothers’ “Killer Klowns From Outer Space”. A film in which Dean Wormer is still having trouble with disrespectful young punks; we discover q…
00:35:50
We turn our attention to a cracking little historical horror from Actor, Director, Writer (and all round top bloke) Andrew Elias. “Tales From The Great War” begins with 4 British soldiers stationed…
00:34:30 Lawrence Kasdan 2003
In the second half of our Not For Everyone Podcast recommendations, we’re watching another Stephen King adaptation - 2003’s “Dreamcatcher”. A film in which Morgan Freeman’s eyebrows are designed to…
01:14:36
The BAMPIRE Interview Bit of a change this episode; Lee and Adam chat with filmmakers Zoe Wassman and Malachite Saaquya about their movie “Bampire”, which they are in the process of crowdfunding. …
00:34:51 Brian Trenchard-Smith 1997
It’s the second film of our “In Space, No One Can Hear You Jump The Shark” double bill, and for those of you who thought “Jason X” was bad; we present “Leprechaun 4: In Space”. A film in which Lieu…
01:09:44 Ridley Scott 1979
In space, no one can hear Lee complain, but we’re back on Earth, so get ready to hear our discussion on Ridley Scott’s “Alien”. A film in which John Hurt rehearses his guest appearance in “Spacebal…
00:40:08 Lloyd Kaufman 1986
It’s Troma time! Yes folks, we’re finally introducing Chris to the unique world of Lloyd Kaufman as we kick off with “Class of Nuke ‘Em High”. A film which highlights the usual struggles of America…
00:37:34
Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Curse of We Have Been Watching”. It’s time once more, gentle listener, for a quick run through of the audio/visual stimuli that we have posted into our cerebral cor…
00:28:00 Jordan Peele 2022
Here’s a cheeky little episode we’re sneaking into the schedule to discuss Jordan Peele’s “Nope”, which is very much a full recommendation from everyone at WTH! A strange tale that unfolds into a b…
00:39:24
Welcome To Horror Presents: “Son of We Have Been Watching”. It’s time for our regular round up of what extracurricular viewing we’ve been sticking into our face globes. In this episode we discuss “…
00:33:46 Eugenio Martín 1974
Audience request month kicks off with a train journey as we climb aboard the “Horror Express”. A film in which Christopher Lee’s moustache bristles with traditional British pomposity; Peter Cushing…
00:54:06 John Carpenter 1993
Welcome To Horror’s anthology month continues with 1993’s “Body Bags” from horror masters John Carpenter and Tobe Hooper. A film in which Sheena Easton’s baby catches the morning train, gets all ha…
00:41:33
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 t…
01:40:13
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 c…
01:19:38 Terence Fisher 1959
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 lead…
01:21:39
It’s aliens on a council estate as we celebrate the 10th anniversary of Joe Cornish’s directorial debut: “Attack The Block”. A film in which we see the local kids celebrate Bonfire Night with “Penn…
01:32:05 Wolf Rilla 1960
The team are joined by Westley Sith of the Mos Eisley Happy Hour for a thoroughly British nightmare; the 1960 adaptation of John Wyndham’s “The Midwich Cuckoos”, filmed as “Village of the Damned”. …
01:36:10 Steven Spielberg 1975
Anchors away! The team are joined by the mighty Alex for an aquatic masterpiece - the impeccable “Jaws”. A film that highlights how helpful a wrist strap can be for a marine biologist; demonstrates…
01:18:43 Kurt Neumann 1958
It’s atomic-age horror, with the original 1958 version of “The Fly”! A film in which a cat is dispersed into the ether; a common fly is dipped in Tipp-Ex to secure a starring role; and we see the w…
01:01:20 James Gunn 2006
This week we’re chock full o’ space worms as we infect ourselves with James Gunn’s body horror comedy “Slither”. A film in which Henry (Portrait of a Serial Killer) transforms into an angry haemorr…
01:11:43 Neil Marshall 2002
More classic monsters for the team this week, as we turn our attention to 2002’s British Army Vs Werewolves flick “Dog Soldiers”. A film in which Ser Davos Seaworth regrows his fingers and drops th…
00:58:56 Stan Winston 1988
The gang turn their attention to the directorial debut of makeup/fx master Stan Winston; the marvellous “Pumpkinhead”. A film in which an 80s Super-Douche kills the Milky Bar Kid, Bishop is buff AF…
01:25:59 Denis Héroux 1977
The gang’s all here! Lady Jennifer, Chris, Lee and Adam sit down for Adam’s birthday choice and listener suggestion, which is the feline-themed anthology “The Uncanny”. A film in which Donald Pleas…
To quote Noddy Holder “IT’S CHRISTMAS!”, and so we’re watching a Christmas classic to celebrate: we’re back with Joe Dante for 1984’s “Gremlins”. A film in which a clearly already tense domestic si…
00:47:22 Claudio Fragasso 1990
There are some film sequels that stand as classics in their own right, that may even eclipse the film(s) that precede them, to be set apart as true achievements of great cinema; “The Bride of Frank…
01:28:47 Craig Gillespie 2011
After last episode’s celebrations, we’re back to our normal scheduled programming; this time we’re watching the 2011 remake of “Fright Night”, a film in which macho vampires hit on your mum, the 10…
01:17:35 Drew Goddard 2012
Welcome To Horror Episode 48 “The Cabin In The Woods” is available now on Soundcloud, Apple Podcast App/iTunes Store, and at welcometohorror.com This week, the team are joined by Dani to watch 2011…
01:00:04 Mark Jones 1993
The team celebrates St Patrick’s Day by watching 1993’s absurd “Leprechaun”, in which a devious child-genius takes advantage of the mentally challenged, Warwick Davis has more vehicles than Batman …
00:32:04
The team return to Southend’s Horror-On-Sea festival for the second year in a row! Having enjoyed the selection last year, we again picked a day (Saturday 19th January), and bring you reviews of s…
01:15:06 Kevin S. Tenney 1988
Happy New Year listeners! The team are back and they’ve brought a friend - Dr Dean joins us again! And what a film to kick us off for 2019: 1988’s “Night of the Demons”, in which Amelia Kinkade fla…
01:03:21 John Carpenter 1982
In attempt to combat the heatwave, we’re taking a trip to Antartica for John Carpenter’s The Thing, in which Kurt Russell plies his computer with drink, Jed the dog gives an Oscar-worthy performanc…
01:37:40
A couple of firsts for Chris; the first Amicus and (unbelievably) the first time Peter Cushing has appeared on the WTH screen! We take a trip to Dr Terror’s House of Horrors where Neil McCallum enc…
01:28:50 Guillermo del Toro 2007
The team (plus new co-host Alexa) polish off their English to Spanish phrase book and take a wander around “Pan’s Labyrinth”, where a small girl turns a frog inside out, some fairies meet a grisly …
01:26:11 Gary Sherman 1972
It’s Adam’s (somewhat belated) Birthday choice; and he’s picked 1972’s “Death Line” (renamed “Raw Meat” in the US of A). Set on the London Underground, this grimy shocker features Hyacinth Bucket’s…
00:41:36
Oh we do like to be beside the seaside! The Welcome To Horror Team brave potential hypothermia by taking the Horrormobile to Southend in January, and attend Day 2 of the Horror-On-Sea Film Festiva…
01:04:56 Andy Muschietti 2017
Happy New Year to all our listeners! We kick off 2018 with a look at Chapter 1 of Andy Muschietti’s adaptation of Stephen King’s “It”. The gang take the Horrormobile to Derry, Maine, famous for it’…
01:05:12 Jalmari Helander 2010
It’s the 2nd in our season of 5 Christmas Episodes, and this time we’re watching Jalmari Helander’s “Rare Exports”. Having opened their traditional Halloween crackers, the gang take the Horrormobil…
01:09:15 Michael Dougherty 2015
Well we have spoken to the big man in the suit and he tells us you have all been such good boys and girls that we have a Christmas treat for you all, we are putting an episode up every Sunday in De…
01:35:03 Stephen Herek 1986
To combat accusations of nepotism when Chris’ sister/Lee’s wife; Lady Jennifer, was our special guest last episode, this time we’re joined by Lee’s brother; Dr Dean - Pit Pony and founder of the Li…
01:05:33 Christophe Gans 2006
Join Lee, Chris and Adam as the Horrormobile pulls up in the misty town of Silent Hill. Here, they discuss Survival Horror, the differences between the game and the film, the history of witch burni…
01:09:52 Steven Kostanski 2016
Join Lee, Chris and Adam as they visit Marsh County Hospital ER (still operating, even after the fire). Here, their discussion of this fantastic trans-dimensional, icky, weird siege movie somehow a…
01:10:25 John Carpenter 1986
It's Chris and Lee's birthdays, so Lee's picked John Carpenter's 1986 action/fantasy/horror/martial arts classic as the perfect viewing between pass-the-parcel and blowing out the candles. Join the…