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A Fear Beyond Fear

A Fear Beyond Fear

By: Paul Butler
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 Why do we love ghost stories? A fear Beyond Fear will look at literature, stage, film and tv and try to figure out why we keep coming back to this most specialized strand of horror. Why do ghosts scare us? Why do we like being scared? We will journey into this fear, teasing the dark side of immortality. We will explore our fears, rather than our hopes, regarding what may lie beyond the veil. Hosted by author Paul Butler with Jemma Butler. Technical advisor, Coleson Dyck.Paul Butler Art
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  • Creepy Dolls and Christmas Stories

    Creepy Dolls and Christmas Stories
    Dec 2 2025

    How do you film an unfilmable horror? The BBC's A Ghost Story for Christmas is a wonderful tradition, but is it possible the productions are just a bit too professional for their own good? Does it need a bit more daring, a bit more abandon, to successfully capture that elusive supernatural frisson?

    I'll be talking about M.R. James's A Haunted Dolls' House, and one lesser known but truly terrifying adaptation.
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    13 mins
  • Enfield 2: Debunker or Believer?

    Enfield 2: Debunker or Believer?
    Nov 18 2025

    In this second part to the discussion on The Enfield Poltergeist of 1977-1979, I talk with Dr Bernard Wills, Professor of Humanities and Historic Studies about the polarization of contemporary accounts. Where does the Enfield Poltergeist fall within the history of anomalous events?
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    18 mins
  • An Everyday Haunting: The Enfield Poltergeist

    An Everyday Haunting: The Enfield Poltergeist
    Nov 4 2025

    The UK's best ever documented poltergeist which occurred between 1977 and 1979 still divides opinion. In this first of two part series, I'll delve into the controversy and talk about the various film and tv dramatizations and books.
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    12 mins
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