Podcasts by A Very British Horror

EP 89 Warlock from 2023-05-18T15:23:30

We go back to 1989 via 1691 to chase down Julian Sands as the Warlock (1989). We find out how best to track a witch, why all New World settlers were Scottish and reveal the darkest secret of thi...

EP 88 Quatermass 2 from 2023-03-24T08:00

We went to check out our podcast recently only to find a similar podcast had been built by the government for making synthetic food.

We're not sure so we've watched Quatermass 2 to check ...

EP 87 Lost Hearts from 2022-12-24T08:00

Merry Christmas. We celebrate by talking about a ghost story for christmas which is set on halloween. What could be more festive? We fire up our hurdy gurdys and  discuss the 1973 Ghost Story fo...

EP 86 Count Dracula BBC (1977) from 2022-12-15T08:00

We start the Christmas celebrations with the first of our festive episodes. We go to 1977 to watch the 1st and only Dracula Story for Christmas, BBC's Count Dracula. Is Louis Jourdan the natural...

EP 85 Lust for a Vampire from 2022-11-10T08:00

We're back with the sequel to Vampire Lovers and one of Chris's favourite Hammer films, Lust For A Vampire.

We talk sex pests, sleazy teachers and Hammer doing a Frankenstein with the cas...

EP 84 Wreck Series Launch Night from 2022-10-07T08:00

Chris and I went to the series launch of new BBC III horror comedy Wreck. (Yes we're showing off) Here's what happened and what we thought about the show. 

Wreck starts on BBC II...

EP 83 Elf Lyons Interview from 2022-10-06T14:24:20

This episode we interview comedian and horror fan @elf_lyons about her new show Raven. We also talk horror, Stephen King, whether Italian Horror films help with grief, difficulties of sourcing w...

EP 82 The Vampire Lovers from 2022-08-25T14:56:05

We're BACK! Back to 1970s Hammer with this episode as we discuss the artistic merits of their first foray into the lesbian vampire genre. Is this a good adaptation of Carmilla? Are we Vampire Lo...

BONUS - The Hammer Story from 2022-04-02T21:09:43

Whilst we are in between regular episodes, we thought it would be fun to share this abandoned episode from March 2017, where we review every Hammer film listed in the book The Hammer Story. Chri...

EP 81 Dead of Night from 2022-02-03T12:06:19

Welcome to the first episode of 2022. We find that there is room for 1 inside as we go exploring the weird stories of Ealing Studio's horror film Dead of Night. We're no dummies!

The docu...

EP 80 A Warning to the Curious from 2021-12-24T08:00

Merry Christmas! In our second christmas episode we take a nice trip to the East Anglian coast for a spot of treasure hunting. Surely nothing bad will happen if we discover anything. No diggin‘ ...

EP 79 The Stalls of Barchester from 2021-12-17T08:00

Happy M.R. James-mas! Unwrap the first of our Festive episodes as we go to the carol service at  Barchester Cathedral. Hopefully a joyous happy occasion. Wait is that a cat?

Foll...

EP 78 Robert Lloyd Parry Interview from 2021-11-26T08:00

In the run up to christmas and the offical M R James season , we chat to actor and M R James aficionado, Robert Lloyd Parry about his work and the life of James.  For more information about up a...

EP 77 Inside No 9 Dead Line from 2021-10-31T10:00

Happy Halloween! We go back to Granada Studios and the Inside No 9 live episode Dead Line. Will it all go according to plan or will there be problems with the production? Perhaps there are ghost...

EP 76 The Monster Club from 2021-10-08T20:00

We're back from our summer break and what better way to spend the darker autumn evenings than a night out at The Monster Club. And we've brought a guest, @retrospeccy very own Paul Wood. Grab yo...

EP 75 Asylum with T D Velasquez from 2021-07-23T17:09:15

Grab your strait jacket and enter Amicus' Asylum (1972). We're joined by T D Velasquez from the brilliant @AndNowPodcast to talk mannequins, funny little dolls, Peter Cushing and much more in wh...

EP 74 Jed Shepherd Interview from 2021-07-01T08:00

This episode we talk to writer, producer and director Jed Shepherd about his career so far, including the 2020 phenomenon Host and his new real-time full motion video game, Ghosts. We also talk ...

EP 73 The Last Vampyre - Sherlock Holmes from 2021-06-18T09:25:41

This episode we discuss The Last Vampyre which stars Jeremy Brett as ... uh... Professor Van Helsing, Edward Hardwicke as ... um... Baron Frankenstein and Roy Marsden as Dracula... sort of. So de...

EP 72 Horror Fiction&Castle Heights from 2021-06-05T08:00

We talk about favourite horror short stories and find out about new horror anthology Castle Heights with Tony Sands @TonyRDM and PJ Blakey-Novis @pjbn_author

Castle Heights can be purchas...

EP 71 The Elephant Man from 2021-05-06T20:00

After a short break we're back to talk about this David Lynch masterpiece. Is it horror, we certainly think so.

Join us and see what you think. Its going to be controversial.

Tell ...

EP 70 Dracula Has Risen From The Grave from 2021-04-08T08:00

Dracula is back!

What do we think of Dracula 4 (3 if you don't include the one without Dracula)?

Do we like its dynamic priests, double dose of innkeeper and enough head injuries t...

EP 69 Death Line aka Raw Meat from 2021-03-25T08:00

"MIND THE DOORS!"

Death Line (1972), the most requested film for us to cover, finally comes to A Very British Horror.

We venture underground to London's tube network to seek out so...

EP 68 Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly from 2021-03-11T08:00

Come with us as we go out to play games with Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny and Girly, Freddie Francis' forgotten 1970 horror film. It was his favourite film, I wonder if it will be yours. 

EP 67 Russell Owen Interview from 2021-02-25T08:00

We talk to director/ writer Russell Owen about his career, Jaws 2 and his new film Shepherd.

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EP 66 Hands of the Ripper from 2021-02-11T08:00

Nature or nurture? Would watching Jack the Ripper, your father, killing your mother make you a violent psycho? Why do I have Hot Chocolate's "It Started With A Kiss" in my head?  Join us as we f...

EP 65 The Exorcism BBC Dead of Night from 2021-01-28T08:00

It's still Christmas in the A Very British Horror household. We're going to a friend's new country pad to have a very over indulgent Christmas dinner. What could possibly go wrong?

Really...

EP 64 Mark Gatiss Ghost Stories from 2020-12-24T08:00

SEASONS GREETINGS ONE AND ALL.

Love him or hate him, you can't argue that Mark Gatiss has delivered 3 Ghost Stories for Christmas, two M R James adaptations and one original. 

Trac...

EP 63 Attack The Block from 2020-12-10T21:42:08

Werewolves from outer space have decided to Attack the Block! We talk about the film that launched the careers of big name Doctor Who and Star Wars actors. And Star Trek too. Nearly.

We a...

EP 62 Garth Marenghi's Darkplace with Alex Finch from 2020-11-25T14:48:18

We check out author / Dream weaver Garth Marenghi's Darkplace and as looking at it from a horror perspective alone would be very odd we drafted in one track lover, editor of comedy website Comed...

EP 61 Interview with Nick Frost and Samson Kayo from 2020-10-19T08:11:33

Welcome to our very exciting, special episode.

We interview Nick Frost and Samson Kayo about their new Amazon Prime Video show, Truth Seekers, which launches on October 30th, 2020.

EP 60 Theatre of Blood from 2020-09-26T17:44:44

Our tribute to Dame Diana Rigg. Join us we go to the theatre with her and Vincent Price. Hope we don't die on stage or corpse!

We discuss Theatre of Blood (1973)

You can contact us...

EP 59 Captain Clegg Night Creatures from 2020-09-04T14:53:28

We're going smuggling in Kent this episode disguised as Vicars, skeletal horsemen and scarecrows. It's all fantastic cosplaying fun with Captain Clegg.

Mind you don't get your ear cut off...

EP 58 Legend of Hell House from 2020-07-30T22:05:04

We visit a house on a hill thats haunted. No not that one. Or that one. Its the Legend of Hell House.

Returning to the classic British horror era for the first time in our current run was...

EP 57 Krull - A Very British Fantasy Special from 2020-07-08T12:14:11

In this special we travel to the crazy and disjointed world of Krull.

Chris and Paul have for many years wanted to discuss fantasy films, a genre they both love. Lockdown has given them t...

EP 56 Tony Sands Interview from 2020-06-24T16:09:05

Bonus episode as we get to speak to Tony Sands, who played Tom in Moondial.

We talk about Moondial itself, Jacqueline Pearce and what Tony is currently doing.

Tony can be found on ...

EP 55 Moondial from 2020-06-17T13:31:32

We delve into the world of late eighties children's horror, Moondial. 

Is it a ghost story or a time travel story? Or both? We're not sure.

Join us, creepy masked kids, Jacqueline ...

EP 54 Sleepy Hollow from 2020-05-25T21:24:12

Join us for our first proper episode during the lockdown as the we discuss the 1999 Tim Burton horror Sleepy Hollow. 

Is it really British?

Is Johnny Depp any good ?

And is ...

Ep 53 Lockdown Special from 2020-05-11T15:22:17

We're back and in lockdown  for our Lockdown Special. I say special but its really mostly Chris talking, whilst Paul agrees every now and then, about what we've watched or read in the last few w...

Ep 52 Dracula Prince of Darkness from 2019-07-07T20:37:10

Like the film we talk about in this episode, WE'RE BACK after a gap of 8 years.

Christopher Lee is also back in the role that made him famous, Dracula Prince of Darkness. Lets see what he...

EP 51 The Creeping Flesh from 2018-09-16T15:53:32

Episode 51 The Creeping Flesh

Are you worried about turning evil? Don't worry, get yourself innoculated against evil, now! All you need is an ancient Papua New Guinean skeleton and some w...

EP 50 Tales From The Crypt from 2018-08-22T06:56:54

Its our 50th episode and to celebrate we're off to explore some local tombs. We're not sure why but maybe that robed thespian might be able to tell us. He seems to be be chatting away to that wo...

EP 49 Fighting Fantasy House of Hell from 2018-07-23T18:24:44

We're back and this episode YOU are the hero!

Turn to page 1. If you decide to listen on then turn to 238 but first roll one die. If you roll a 6 or less then join us as we go back to the...

EP 48 The Day of the Triffids from 2018-02-14T14:32:55

We both get miserable watching the BBC version of Day of the Triffids. No not the Eddie Hazard one, the proper one from the 80s.

Time to get the weed killer out as we look at Day of the T...

Bonus EP 47 Devil of Christmas from 2017-12-24T10:19:48

Merry Christmas to you all.

Heres a little bonus episode for you that was recorded back in the spring of this year. We decided to save it until christmas and offer it to you as a...

EP 46 A Christmas Carol from 2017-12-22T23:49:11

Merry Christmas or Bah Humbug!

We explore the greatest Christmas ghost story of all time, Charles Dicken's A Christmas Carol, with the help of some of our listeners.

We look indept...

EP 45 Vampire Circus from 2017-12-04T06:17:41

We take a nice evening out to the circus and go for a quick bite. But its not us biting because we're heading to the Vampire Circus.

Find us on Facebook:  from 2017-10-16T20:21:09

In this episode we take a Mino-"tour" around Greece and bump into Peter Cushing and Donald Pleasance who are involved in a bizarre episode of Father Ted.

EP 43 Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires from 2017-09-23T07:00:35

We're back, finally! And this episode we're both Kung Fu fighting with Hammer's odd mix of gothic vampire horror and kung-fu, Legend of the Seven Golden Vampires. Chris also manages to explain h...

EP 42 Quiz Time from 2017-05-04T20:35:59

After spending ages trying to sort out technical issues, we return with an episode neither of us has prepared for in the slightest. So in desperation Paul finds an online Hammer film quiz and de...

EP 41 Whistle and I'll Come to You from 2017-02-12T21:20:50

Its February! In 2017! Wheres all the time gone?

In AVBH land its still christmas as we talk about the play that kickstarted the whole Ghost Story for Christmas thing off, Whistle and I'l...

EP 40 The Ash Tree from 2016-12-15T23:32:04

We're back and its December. That can mean only one thing. Its time for Ghost Stories for Christmas!

We look at The Ash Tree, the last of the BBC Ghost Stories for Christmas. We learn nev...

EP 39 The Bride of Frankenstein from 2016-10-27T13:56:27

Horror masterpiece or camp nonsense. Find out as we talk about the lives of small clones and strange aversions to melodramatic cockney women. Talk to us via the wonders of the web. Twitter: @ver...

EP 38 Gods and Monsters from 2016-09-22T04:53:03

WE'RE BACK! After a summer away we're reanimated back to life! This episode we look at one of the earliest Brit directors of horror films, James Whale, director of Frankenstein and Bride of Frank...

EP 37 Outpost 2 Black Sun from 2016-07-06T06:27:05

Ever wondered what happened to those Nazi chaps?  Also what did Jeff from Coupling get up to after he left the series? Find out in this film. This is a commentary soundtrack and not a usual episo...

EP 36 Hound of the Baskervilles from 2016-05-27T06:04:12

The game is afoot!  (or should that be a paw) We discuss Hammer's version of Hound of the Baskervilles. Is it horror? Or just an excuse for us to get all Holmesian? Find out in this episode. If ...

EP 11 The Lair of the White Worm from 2016-04-28T21:47:16

Hugh Grant, Peter Capaldi and lots of snakes and giant worms coming out of holes. What can it all mean? We try to make sense of Ken Russell's Lair of the White Worm.

Ep 35 The Curse of the Mummy's Tomb from 2016-04-22T05:21:39

Feeling scared or cursed. I want my Mummy! We look at a Hammer B film from 1965, Curse of the Mummy's Tomb, the second Hammer film I ever owned on VHS. What do you think of it? Let us know: T...

EP 34a Tower of Fear Confession. from 2016-04-04T21:06:40

A short podcast saying gotcha, April fool! Big thanks to Ramsey Campbell for being such a good sport. Do check out his books, and like him on facebook & follow him on Twiiter.

EP 34 Tower of Fear from 2016-04-01T05:13:56

We've a very special episode for you. We review a film that has neverbeen seen until NOW! We talk about the lost 1938 film "Tower of Fear" starring Boris Karloff and Bela Lugosi which we were priv...

EP 33 Dog Soldiers from 2016-03-23T22:33:44

We're back and its a full moon so lets go for a walk in the Scottish Highlands. That seems like a good idea. A Scottish Werewolf in Luxembourg anyone? We're howling about the 2002 film Dog Soldie...

EP 32 The Skull from 2016-03-04T22:47:45

We're back after a long absence. In true British horror tradition, Chris's creaky old mansion burnt down. Everyone was ok and we've risen from the grave again to look at our emergency Netflix film,...

EP 2 Hammer's Dracula from 2016-03-02T22:14:17

Our first full-length episode tackles one of the big boys, Hammer's Dracula (or Horror of Dracula, if you speak American). Warning: the psychoanalytical interpretation of "staking" is discussed.

EP 1 What is British Horror? from 2016-03-02T22:13:28

A brief discussion about what can be considered British Horror. Does Masque of the Red Death count? How about Bram Stoker's Dracula? Don't Look Now? Find out here...

EP 5 The Ghoul from 2016-03-02T22:13:09

Paul and Chris take an in-depth look at the very first British Horror talkie. Boris Karloff came back to Blighty in 1933 to take the title role. Was it worth the effort?

EP 14 Ghostwatch from 2016-03-02T22:12:12

Ever had problems with Pipes in your glory hole? Join Michael Parkinson, Sarah Greene, Mike Smith and Craig Charles, as they investigate a haunted house in Ghostwatch.

EP 31 Scream! Comic Part 1 from 2016-01-20T21:40

Its 2016 so we thought we'd try something a bit different for this episode. We're going back to the 1980's and we're eagerly awaiting the rattle of the letter box as the local paperboy puts the fir...

EP 30 A View From a Hill from 2015-12-24T17:36

The second of our Ghost Story for Christmas episodes, this one warns of the dangers of borrowing optical devices from other people. Yes is the adaptation of M.R. James' A View From A Hill. Happy ...

EP 29 The Signalman from 2015-12-14T21:41

It's Christmas! Its a ghost story! By Charles Dickens. No, not that one. Its the first of our festive episodes covering the Ghost Stories for Christmas series. And we start by looking at The Sign...

EP 28 (The) Blood on Satans Claw from 2015-12-02T17:15

Join us as we discuss the fascinating topic of the redundant "the" in the title. We know how to have fun. Also discussed are eyebrows, Jack Nicholson and plenty of nods to that show we shall not n...

EP 27 Witchfinder General from 2015-10-31T15:24

Appropriately for halloween we go looking for witches with Vincent Price in Michael Reeves masterpiece, Witchfinder General. Unfortunately the sound went a little off in places and I had a cold a...

EP 26 Frankenstein& the Monster From Hell from 2015-09-23T20:43

One of the last Hammer Horror Films and the last one for Terrance Fisher. Its a bit of a dry run for Star Wars with Peter Cushing bossing Dave Prowse around. Simon Helder is great or is that Shan...

EP 25 The Beast Must Die from 2015-07-16T20:51

Blaxpoitation, a german shepherd in a fur coat and a whodunnit all rolled into one crazy horror film. Look out for the werewolf break! Special Thanks to Gary Stratmann. So can you work out w...

EP 24 A Tribute to Christopher Lee from 2015-07-01T04:51

Not much to say. Here's our tribute to the great man.

EP 23 The Plague of the Zombies from 2015-05-06T20:36

Cornwall. The county of pasties, tin mines and clotted cream. Home of King Arthur, Jamaica Inn and Lands End. Go surfing in Newquay or check out the moors. But we all know that the biggest touri...

EP 22 The Bride from 2015-04-01T21:33

Those poor brave fools Chris and Paul take on their toughest mission yet: All one hour and fifty-five minutes of The Bride, Sting's doomed attempt to replace Peter Cushing. A misunderstood classic ...

EP 21 Dead Of Night - Return Flight from 2015-03-22T19:07

We take a look at one of the least known episodes of the 1970's BBC series Dead of Night, Return Flight. Neither of us had seen it and best of all it was written by Robert Holmes and we may have i...

EP 20 And Now The Screaming Starts from 2015-03-03T21:41

After being quiet last time, we though we would start screaming this week. We discuss the 1973 Amicus film And Now The Screaming Starts starring Peter Cushing and Herbert Lom, when they can be bot...

EP 19 The Quiet Ones from 2015-02-12T21:11

It's Hammer time! New Hammer from 2014 but enough of this shouting, there's something odd about Jane Harper, if you ignore the torture, Stockholm syndrome and demonic possession. So come on don't f...

EP 18 The Omen from 2015-01-21T20:59

Ave Satani! Join us as we celebrate the birth of the Anti-christ and find out the relationship he has with ice cream. The curse of the Omen has fallen on the sound quality a bit as there is a bit ...

EP 17 Treasure of Abbot Thomas from 2014-12-24T17:52

ITS CHRISTMAS! So you know what that means. Thats right, ghost stories. Join us as we watch one of the M R James Ghost Stories for Christmas, 1974's The Treasure of Abbot Thomas. Its an Edwardian...

EP 16 The Gorgon from 2014-12-10T20:55

Its scary mythological Greek monsters week! Its the film that started the craze, Hammer's The Gorgon. Hopefully you won't be too petrified! (see what I did there) Or should that be gorgonised.

EP 13 Shaun of The Dead from 2014-09-30T20:42

A British zombie film thats also a comedy? Yes its Shaun of the Dead. Did you guess which bit Paul found unintentionally funny? Join us as we have a warm pint in the Winchester and wait for all ...

EP 12 Horror Express from 2014-09-13T06:35

The presence of a murderous energy monster from the dawn of time would do little more than liven up the average morning commute between Redhill and London Bridge. However, when you're Peter Cushing...

EP 10 The Abominable Dr. Phibes from 2014-07-23T18:32

Before the creation of the NHS, the only free medical assistance available in Britain was provided by a crazy organist with a waxwork face made to look like it belongs to Vincent Price. Survival ra...

EP 9 Die Monster Die from 2014-07-07T17:35

Does "colour" have a "u" in it? Brits think yes, Americans think no. Let's settle this once and for all by travelling back to 1965 and asking Boris Karloff. We could also make an adaption of H P Lo...

EP 8 Night of the Demon from 2014-06-12T06:03

Legendary ghost story writer MR James was finally brought to the big screen in 1957 with Jacques Tourneur's Night of the Demon. Based on Casting the Runes, which, somewhat oddly, is not a ghost sto...

EP 7 The Devil Rides Out from 2014-05-24T06:52

Episode 7 The Devil Rides Out

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EP 6 The Woman in Black from 2014-05-08T20:08

Episode 6 The Woman in Black

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EP 4 Dr Terror's House of Horrors from 2014-04-03T06:32

Episode 4 Dr Terrors House of Horror

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EP 3 The Stone Tape from 2014-03-23T20:49

Episode 3 The Stone Tape

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