Hypnogoria

In which our narrator goes out to the mound to excavate and investigate, to uncover the truth of Zamacona's tale... And what became of him...

In which our hero Zamacona attempts to escape the immortal and amoral world of K'n-yan and return once the freedom and sanity of the upper earth...

In which we learn more of life in the subterranean blue-litten realm of K'n-yan, hear about the mysteries of red-litten Yoth, a deeper darker elder realm, and the black horrors that dwell in the abyss of N'kai...

In which we learn of the strange and ancient realm of K'n-yan, which lies deep beneath the earth, where weird gods such as Tulu and Yig are worshipped by the advanced but decadent inhabitants.

In the first of a few little mini-casts sprinkled on the feed while The Mound runs, Mr Jim takes a spoiler-free look at the latest chapter of the Monsterverse, Godzilla King of the Monsters

In which our narrator delves into a strange manuscript that tells a Spanish conquistador who discovered strange things and stranger places deep beneath the earth...

In which our narrator learns more of the strange history of the mound, begins his own excavations, and makes a most curious discovery...

In which our hero journeys to Binger, Oklahoma to investigate the wild tales and old legends of a haunted burial mound, reputed to be the home of two frequently sighted ghosts...

A short introduction to our next podcast series - a serialised reading of The Mound by HP Lovecraft and Zealia Bishop, an epic tale of the Cthulhu Mythos that blends ghost stories, science fiction and cosmic horror!

In this show, we trace the strange path that led Matthew Holness from the comedy world of Garth Marenghi's Darkplace to the dark horror of of his debut feature film, Possum (2018). Along the way we take a look at his short film A Gun for George, the violent world of the Reprisalizer, and the disturbing near-future found in the teleplay The Snipist.

In the second part of this investigation into the well-known trope of the indian burial ground curse, we look at its appearance in classic horrors such as The Amityville Horror, Pet Sematary, Poltergeist and The Shining and some not so classic ones such as Scalps.

In a the first of little two part series that follows on neatly from the Pet Sematary shows, we explore that famous horror trope the cursed Indian Burial Ground. IN this episode we trace the history and development of this particular now somewhat cliched plot element.

In the last part of our series on Stephen King's classic novel, we look at the latest screen incarnation - Pet Sematary 2019. In this show we first have an in-depth but spoiler-free review of the new movie, and close off with a special no-holds-barred spoiler discussion.

In the third part of our Pet Sematary series, we take a look at Pet Sematary Two (1992), the belated sequel to the 1989 film. Plus we also look at the BBC radio adaptation of Stephen King's novel that aired in 1997

In the second part of our Pet Sematary series, we take a look at the 1989 film version directed by Mary Lambert and starring Dale Midkiff, Denise Crosby and Fred Gwynn

In the first of a three part podcast series, we are unearthing all the secrets of Pet Sematary. In this episode Mr Jim Moon digs deep into the original novel by Stephen King

In another sadly impromptu episode, we mourn the loss of one of the great modern writers of weird fiction, WH Pugmire. In this show we talk about his life, his influences, in particular Lovecraft, and of course, his own unique brand of strange tales.

In this show we pay tribute to the passing of three important names in the world of genre film and cult movies - actor Joe Pilato, effects wizard and director John Carl Buechler, and screenwriter and director Larry Cohen, and tale a look at some of their most memorable movies Day of the Dead, It's Alive, Troll, Friday 13th Part VII and Cellar Dweller.

This week we return to the novels of Adam Nevill, who is proving to be a true master of 21st century horror. In this show we take a spoiler-free look at his most recent novels - No One Gets Out Alive, Lost Girl and Under a Watchful Eye

This week Mr Jim Moon invites you to the fireside of the Great Library of Dreams to hear a tale of terror from a lost master, Frederick Cowles, a writer of ghost stories rediscovered by the late great Hugh Lamb.

Welcome to a world of Victorian horrors and Edwardian terrors! In this episode we pay tribute to the great scholar and researcher of the macabre who sadly passed away last week. Hugh Lamb edited a great number of very influential horror anthologies and curated editions of macabre tales for the likes of E Nesbit and Robert W Chambers. He discovered lost and forgotten tales by masters such as MR James, Charles Dickens and Edgar Allen Poe, and rescued from obscurity dozens of long out of print weird tales, including several that I have read on the podcast in the past.

In this episode, we take a look at the brand new Call of Cthulhu Starter Set from the Chaosium, a box of ghoulish delights that contains everything you need to start your own horror roleplaying game and explore the nightmare worlds of HP Lovecraft.

The original occult detective returns! Flaxman Low is consulted on a most disturbing haunting in this classic Victorian weird tale by E Heron and H Heron.

Mr Jim Moon explores the world of a true master of horror, Mr Garth Marenghi and revisits his seminal cult TV series Darkplace (copyright Dean Learner Enterprises) that was axed by the powers that be - Garth Marenghi's Darkplace! In this episode we look back the career of Romford's chillmaestro, the comedy horror classic that was Garth Marenghi's Darkplace which starred Matthew Holness, Richard Ayoade, Alice Lowe and Matt Berry, plus its spin-off Man to Man with Dean Learner.

49 years ago today the first Black Sabbath LP was released, and to mark this milestone in rock history, Mr Jim Moon pays tribute with a special reading of a most enigmatic poem found on the sleeve of that LP

Thanks to a raging throat infection Mr Jim Moon embarks on a daring raid into the dusty audio archives of the Great Library of Dreams and return with a high strange prize - one of weirdest ever tales to come out of the golden age of horror radio - Spawn of the Subhuman from Dark Fantasy

Mr Jim Moon reads one of the all time classic tales of terror - The Monkey's Paw by WW Jacobs

In this episode Mr Jim Moon takes a look at the recent Netflix horror release Bird Box starring Sandra Bullock. In the first section of the show, we have a spoiler-free look at this movie before taking off the blindfolds in the second half to head down river into spoiler-territory, delving into the history of the movie and its influences.

Appearing in the British comedy horror comic Shiver and Shake, every week a new mutant monstrosity escaped the pen of Ken Reid. And now the crazed creatures from this marvellous menagerie has been rounded and collected together in a handsome new tome from Rebellion - Ken Reid's Creepy Creations. Mr Jim Moon explains why you need this essential monster spotter's handbook on your shelves!

In the first show for a new year, Mr Jim Moon takes us back to the sleepy parish of Stoneground, where EG Swain has another eerie tale to tell, one that occurred upon a cold and frosty January night...

In the last episode of the festive season, and indeed of the year, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at what makes a good Christmas ghost story. We have a chat about the latest BBC Ghost Story for Christmas, The Dead Room starring Simon Callow and written and directed by Mark Gatiss, which aired this Christmas Eve. And then we hear from the master of the ghost story himself, MR James, with three readings of various essays and articles where he outlined his own rules for writing ghost stories.

It's Christmas Eve, and in the spirit of the great MR James, Mr Jim Moon invites you to the fireside for some chit-chat and to tell a ghostly tale of his own...

In this special episode, Mr Jim Moon continues his investigations into the tradition of telling ghost stories for Christmas. While last year we traced the origins of the Christmas ghost story in literature, in this show we hunt down the ghosts of folklore and local legend and discover what spirits walk abroad at Yuletide.

In our fourth ghost story for Christmas, we take a trip away for the Yuletide to go stay in a country house, with good company, good friends, lots of snow and the appearance of the family ghost...

Christmas is a time for party games, however this one has a most unusual twist to it...

In the second of our readings of ghost stories for Christmas, we voyage back to Victorian London for a tale of a Christmas party, a peculiar wager, and a night in a most notorious haunted house... in Number Ninety by BM Croker

Directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark, and originally shown on Christmas Eve 1971, The Stalls of Barchester was the very first of the BBC's much loved Ghost Story for Christmas series. Mr Jim hands round the mulled wine and mince pies, and fires up the old DVD player to give a commentary on this televisual incarnation of the famous ghost story by MR James.

We begin our annual readings of classic ghost stories for Christmas with a tale from the great MR James - The Stalls of Barchester Cathedral

In this episode Mr Jim Moon takes a trip to one of the most famous British haunted houses of the 1970s! Haunting childrens' TV and created by Richard Carpenter, The Ghosts of Motley Hall delivered three seasons of spooky sitcom action and wasn't above delivering the occasional bit of televisual terror. We've got the keys from the caretaker Mr Gudgin, so let's see if Motley Hall is still haunted...

Christmas is coming and this festive season there's a tinsel bedecked ton of treats coming up from the Great Library of Dreams! And here's the full details of our ghostly Christmas line-up! Also check out our advent calendar at www.hypnogoria.com

In this episode, Mr Jim Moon has some recommendations for some spooky reading for the coming festive season - a trio of ghostly graphic novels from Mr Thom Burgess - Malevolents Click Click, The Eyrie and Hallows Fell.

In the final part of our long running saga investigating horrors from the deep, Mr Jim Moon nets a shoal of movies that owe something to The Shadow Over Innsmouth by HP Lovecraft. The movies are Island of the Fishmen AKA Screamers (1979), Humanoids from the Deep (1980), Dagon (2001), Cthulhu (2005) and Cold Skin (2017)

In a special episode Mr Jim Moon remember the legendary Stan Lee, and reflects on his truly Marvel-ous achievements!

This episode we talk a look at a new book from Stephen Volk - the man who created Ghostwatch! In The Dark Masters Trilogy we will encounter four iconic figures from the world of the weird and the macabre. In Whitstable we meet with Peter Cushing, while in Leytonstone we have a rendezvous with a young Alfred Hitchcock. And finally at Netherwood, we will witness a strange meeting between Dennis Wheatley and notorious occultist Aleister Crowley.

In this episode a rather creeped out Mr Jim Moon attempts to gather his thoughts together on the new movie Possum which was directed by Matt Holness, who previously created the much beloved horror spoof TV series Garth Marenghi's Darkplace. However Possum is no laughing matter... UPDATE - Possum is now available for streaming on Amazon too!

In this mini-episode, Mr Jim Moon takes a look at a new short film, based on a story by R Chetwynd-Hayes, which appeared on Amazon Prime on Hallowe'en night - Keep the Gaslight Burning

As is traditional, here is a suitably eerie tale of terror for Hallowe'en night. This it's an old favourite from the pages of Weird Tales!

In the second part of this special episode, Mr Jim Moon continues to recount the tale of a most curious village...

As part of our 400th episode celebrations, here is the first part of a very curious tale from the dusty gallery of Hauntography, hidden deep with the Great Library of Dreams...

Bring out your dead! Join Teresa and Jim for the first episode of a brand-new cast Commentary Club. In this show we chatter through the classic comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail! To subscribe to Commentary Club, which has its own feed etc, go here - Commentary Club Home Page The Commentary Club Just Giving Page