[Review] The Battersea Poltergeist
Highly popular BBC podcast, The Battersea Poltergeist, revisits the infamous mid-50s haunting and attempts to uncover the truth behind the remarkable story. Graham Williamson reviews the podcast for Horrified…
In Space, No One Can Deny The Nostalgia: Revisiting Alien Trilogy
Andrew Roberts revisits an old PlayStation classic from a British developer and wonders whether the dated FPS format and low poly graphics of Alien Trilogy still have the charm…
[Review] Under A Raven’s Wing
Ann Laabs reviews Under A Raven’s Wing, Stephen Volk’s collection of Sherlock Holmes prequel stories featuring Edgar Allan Poe’s detective Dupin…
[Review] Made In Britain
WJ Brown reviews Made in Britain from HellBound Books: ‘everything a horror anthology should be’…
[Review] Dangerous Dimensions: Mind-bending Tales of the Mathematical Weird
A superb new anthology of Weird Maths – from the Victorian era to the Space Age – takes Paul Gorman for a very strange and thrilling trip indeed…
An Essential Goodness: Attack the Block (2011)
Graham Williamson revisits Joe Cornish’s 2011 council estate-set alien invasion film, Attack the Block, which brilliantly subverted the notion of faceless ‘hoodie horror’…
Would the Stones like Fries with That? Examining the Tension Between Modernity and Folk Horror in Children of the Stones
Sam Pheby-McGarvey examines the tensions between modernity and folk horror communities in Children of the Stones. Focusing on the interaction between the community and modern outsiders, the isolated nature of Milbury and its rejection of modern society and technology. What this tells us of our anxieties about modernity, and warnings about returning to pastoral life…
It’s That Time of the Month – A Look at Megan in Dog Soldiers
In the fight between man and werewolf, Kim Morrison takes a look at why zoologist Megan is the most interesting and complex character in Neil Marshall’s 2002 werewolf hit Dog Soldiers…
[Review] Things I Didn’t Know My Father Knew
Sarah Johnson discovers Peter Crowther’s impressive short story range in his ‘best of’ collection, Things I Didn’t Know My Father Knew…
Collective dreams: an interview with Michael Fausti
Ellis Reed interviews Michael Fausti, director of the psychosexual thriller, Exit…
A Reconstruction: Ten Years of Kill List
‘Part modern folk tale with dark carnival influences and part exploration of the damaged male psyche’; Caitlyn Downs explores the mythos amid the horror in Ben Wheatley’s 2011 sophomore film, Kill List…
Horror Stalking Our Streets
When we migrated to the cities, the isolation and terrors of an uncaring rural nature should have been left behind. Instead, as Melissa Elborn discovers, terror has followed us into our towns…
Horrified is proud to support the following podcasts...
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Screaming Queenz
Horror movies seen through a queer eye. Three UK queer horror fans and their token straight buddy take on video nasties, Hammer Horror, Giallo, slashers, werewolves, you name it we deep dive into it! Available via Podbean, Apple and Spotify.
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The Midweek Horror Podcast
Every other week, we watch a horror movie on Wednesday night and tell you if we liked it. Available via Apple, Spotify and Audioboom.
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Uneasy Dreams
A short story programme by Marlon Farrugia, inspired by classic fiction anthologies like Tales of the Unexpected and Alfred Hitchcock Presents. Available via Acast, Apple and Spotify.
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The Undead Wookie
A fortnightly podcast focusing on Horror and Science Fiction, dipping into other genres as the Undead Wookie's nerdiness knows no bounds. Available via Soundcloud and Apple.
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Scaring Sam
Join James as he subjects his fianée Sam to terrifying horror movies, testing her nerves...and their relationship. He did not think this through. It's kinda exposure therapy for cinephiles! Available via Linktr.ee.
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Nasty Pasty
Dedicated to the unsung heroes of the Video Nasties era - exploring the delicatessen of degenerate delights, sampling those tasty morsels with surprising contents that just didn’t make the grade onto the official Video Nasties list! Available via Apple.
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New Ghost Stories Podcast
David Paul Nixon has spent a decade travelling Great Britain and collecting lost and never before told ghost stories, Are these stories of madness, lies, or self-deception? Or could they be the real thing? Find out more. Available via Apple, Spotify and Google.
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Uncanny Collective
Dark stories from the Uncanny Collective. A new weekly horror podcast. Available via Spotify, Apple and CastBox
