Hypnogoria

In this chapter of the History of Hallowe'en we reach the last year of the twentieth century in which we had a brace of modern classics - firstly Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, a new take on perhaps the tale most closely associated with Halloween . And secondly, the movie that made October woodlands dark and deep and full terrors - The Blair Witch Project. Plus we also discover perhaps the weirdest Hallowe'en episode of a TV show ever!

In this chapter we discover what a late 1990s Hallowe'en night was like, how television got spooky again with Millennium and Buffy the Vampire Slayer while on the big screen, Michael Myers made a second cinematic comeback with the 1998 reboot Halloween H20: Twenty Years Later!

In this show released from the Patreon archives we have a follow-up investigation into the legend of the Red Caps, looking into a rather sinister Northumbrian legend...

We open a new chapter of our Kaiju History series, and set off on the road that leads to King Kong! In this episode we discover what happened to Willis O'Brien after The Lost World (1925) and what happened to his next dinosaur epic, the unfinished feature Creation...

In this show we take an spoiler-free look at a new British folk horror footage horror movie Loner (2025) in which a hapless vlogger accepts the offer of staying in a remote glamping cabin in the wilds of Northumbria. However he's not quite alone...

In this episode we look at the latest two novels from rising star Gemma Amor - Itch (2025) and First Date (2026) - which serve up two very different slices of cutting edge horror fiction!

A little fireside chat to update you on everything going on behind the curtain and how I am doing with my on-going cancer treatment.

In the final chapter of our investigation into the mysteriously short-lived sci-fi shows that turned up on British TV in the 1970s and 1980s, we finish with one of the most obscure - Beyond Westworld, one of the most derided - Manimal, and the most '80s one of them all - Automan!

In this episode Mr Jim opens up the Patreon vaults to release an investigation into some very sinister folklore from the old North - the legend of the Redcaps. Whether they are ghosts, goblins or faeries, one thing is for certain - they mean us harm!

In this episode we look at two beloved series that very nearly ended up in the Legion of one season wonders. First we uncover the story of the Wonder Woman TV series starring Lynda Carter, which was actually cancelled but picked up for further seasons by a more far sighted network. And then we attempted untangle the confusing history of the original Battlestar Galactica - was it really a TV series, or several movies, or two TV series?!? Plus we have a bonus step-side to Buck Rogers in the 25th Century which also nearly ended up cancelled.

In the next episode in our series on sci-fi shows that didn't last a single season, we dredge up the lost history of the Man From Atlantis, and find out exactly where Logan ran off to...

In the next chapter in our series on sci-fi shows that didn't last a single season, we have déjà vu with another show about an invisible man that tanked - the Gemini Man, and take a very short trip with The Fantastic Journey whose characters, and whose ratings too, disappeared in the Bermuda Triangle!

In this episode we discover why a second return to the Planet of Apes, as a cartoon TV series, vanished too quickly, and examine the strange case of The Invisible Man (1975) in which David McCallum wasn't seen in more ways than one!

A new mini series we take a look at a string of sci-fi shows from the 1970s and 1980s that everyone remembers, yet lasted only for one season or less! And we start off our exploration of these one season wonders with the ill-fated Planet of the Apes TV series!

We take a look at a brand new book from Mike Bracken, the Horror Geek - Sick Flicks Volume I - an essential guide to all the splatter that matters!

In the second part of our look back at the Piccolo Explorer Book of Mysteries, we discover what this 1980s children's book series had to say about sea mysteries, fabulous beasts, ghosts, and even devils and demons!

In this show we travel back to the 1980s to look at a set of books all on things weird and wonderful - the Piccolo Explorer Book of Mysteries!

In this show Mr Jim has a look at the new novel of pagan terror from Adam LG Nevill - Monumental! A story of life and death in the wilderness where recreation becomes survival!

Some one on social media asked "What's the creepiest thing you've experienced that you genuinely cannot explain?" and Mr Jim examines the strange tales and ghostly experiences that followed...

A little chat from the fireside which includes details of forthcoming shows and some much needed good news!