Episodes

  • Jeff Jensen -- Safe
    May 17 2025

    Join us for a discussion of Todd Haynes' 1995 feature SAFE with our special guest, writer Jeff Jensen.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Martha Wells -- Only Murders in the Building
    Mar 27 2025

    For the 27th episode of our podcast, we are delighted to welcome speculative fiction author, Martha Wells. She has chosen to discuss the mystery comedy Only Murders in the Building, starring Steve Martin, Martin Short, and Selena Gomez.

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • Mick Garris -- Poltergeist
    Mar 2 2025

    "They're here!" -- welcome to our 26th episode, dedicated to Tobe Hooper's Poltergeist. American filmmaker, screenwriter and novelist Mick Garris takes us on a tour of the Freeling's house in Cuesta Verde, and dives into the much discussed relationship between Tobe Hooper and Steven Spielberg during the shooting of the film. Poltergeist is one of the most influential horror films of the early 1980s, whose legacy can still be felt today, more than 40 years later.

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    59 mins
  • Vajra Chandrasekera -- Ghostwatch
    Feb 20 2025

    Our 25th episode takes us back to Halloween night 1992 to discuss Ghostwatch, a British supernatural mockumentary television film written by Stephen Volk and directed by Lesley Manning. Sri Lankan fantasy and science-fiction author Vajra Chandrasekera is our guest for this episode. Let's piece together "Where Pipes is?" while we revisit this landmark of contemporary television horror.

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • David Lynch tribute episode
    Jan 25 2025

    Last week, the fire went out. David Lynch passed away and left cinephiles around the world in grief. We wanted to pay tribute to this unforgettable artist, so we asked several of our guests to record a special episode about Lynch's legacy. Writers and artists Harley Peyton, Brian Yuzna, Ramsey Campbell, William Boyle, and Knut Larsson share their thoughts and memories about Lynch's lasting legacy.

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    1 hr and 20 mins
  • Special episode -- 2024
    Dec 29 2024

    Harley Peyton, Stephen Volk, Jen Fawkes, Knut Larsson, William Boyle, and Brian Yuzna join us again for a special end of the year episode full of filmic treats!

    Moving images discussed include:

    Vortex, Colin from Accounts, Interview with the Vampire, The Savage Hunt of King Stakh (Valeriy Rubinchik), Jeanne Dielman, 23, quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles (Chantal Ackerman), The Kingdom Exodus (Lars von Trier & Tómas Gislason), Victims of Sin (Emilio Fernández), Mars Express (Jérémie Périn), The Vourdalak (Adrien Beau), Brideshead Revisited, Fireworks (Apichatpong Weeasethakul), I Saw the TV Glow (Jane Shoenbrun), True Detective - Night Country (Issa López).

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    1 hr and 36 mins
  • Arkady Martine -- Farscape
    Dec 16 2024

    Hugo award-winning author Arkady Martine takes us on a frelling adventure to Farscape! From Jim Henson's creature workshop to space operas and interplanetary linguistics, join us for a discussion of this understudied series from the turn of the 21st century.

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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Knut Larsson -- Lost Highway
    Nov 20 2024

    Knut Larsson is our driver for this 21st episode down the Lost Highway. David Lynch is behind the camera, or perhaps it is the Mystery Man, whom we've all met before. Buckle your seatbelts, Rammstein and Marilyn Manson are on the radio...

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    1 hr and 7 mins