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Our horror film podcast is like talk radio but made for horror fans just like you.
Hosted by lifelong genre lovers, film scholar Ken Talbot and former horror host Gary Hames, each show takes a light hearted but insightful look at a great double bill.
Packed with trivia, guests and all delivered with signature British flair, it's a must-listen for horror film fans.
New episodes are out fortnightly on all platforms!
PREVIOUSLY ON THE MORGUE:
Julia Max (The Surrender)
Jed Shepherd (Host)
Richard Drew (Ghostwatch)
Katie Evans (Mental Health Monsters)
Matt Rogerson (Vatican vs Horror)
Hosted by lifelong genre lovers, film scholar Ken Talbot and former horror host Gary Hames, each show takes a light hearted but insightful look at a great double bill.
Packed with trivia, guests and all delivered with signature British flair, it's a must-listen for horror film fans.
New episodes are out fortnightly on all platforms!
PREVIOUSLY ON THE MORGUE:
Julia Max (The Surrender)
Jed Shepherd (Host)
Richard Drew (Ghostwatch)
Katie Evans (Mental Health Monsters)
Matt Rogerson (Vatican vs Horror)
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Hello Morguers and welcome back to our little corner of the web.This week is shark week (not Shark Week, the official one) as we talk about Jaws and recent scary sharksploitation zinger, Beast of War so come get your thalassophobia on!We also honour two of our favourites - Catherine O'Hara and Tom Noonan and interview Ryan Prows, director of new Justin Long and CM Punk-starring vampire cop horror, NIGHT PATROL!There's also horror movie news, for the nerds out there.Share us with your friends!
Welcome back to the Morgue where this week, the boys are joined by special guest Katie Evans, AKA Mental Health Monsters who has been delivering talks up and down the country on the psychology of horror.Katie chose the films for this episode of which Gary and Ken are big fans and the end result is a very insightful show with a little look at brand new folk horror Rabbit Trap and simian-maniac creature feature, Primate!
Welcome back to the morgue and to our first special episode in an ongoing series where we'll talk about SEQUELS THAT GO BIG!Kicking us off in style we're joined by the Chatterer cenobite himself Nicholas Vince who shares stories from the set of Hellraiser 2, the origins of the Chatterer, Nightbreed and a a story about Clive Barker's magazine collection...Share with your friends, give us a like, a thumbs up, a subscribe and a follow. We'll read out your comments too!
Happy new year to you, thanks for stopping by!This week, we take a look at the end of the world as interpreted by the chosen one himself, JC (John Carpenter) as we talk about alien body-horror masterpiece The Thing, science vs religion with Prince of Darkness and Sam Neill's fantastic turn as an insurance investigator on the cusp of cosmic horror with In the Mouth of Madness.We also talk a bit about Good Boy, Stranger Things, Strange Harvest and Shelby Oaks.Give us a like and share us with your friends, yeah?
We nearly called this episode 'The Xmasist' but thought better of it.For our last show of 2025, we welcome special guest, author Matt Rogerson to help us navigate the vagaries of The Vactican's response to the deluge of Pazuzu-infused films from the 70s and beyond and we round out our coverage of the unofficial 'Unholy Child' trilogy we started with Rosemary's Baby a little while ago.We also talk our favourite Christmas horror films, Rob Reiner, What Have You Watched, take some listener comments and revisit regular feature, How Many Cats are In it?Wishing you all the very best for the festive season and we'll be back in a couple of weeks to kick off 2026 with some great new episodes.Merry Xmas(ist)!!!
This week, the boys revisit murky, Lynchian, purgatorial nightmares Jacob's Ladder and Silent Hill.Expect laughs, trivia, dubious pronunciations and regular feature, How Many Cats are In It?Enjoy!
Welcome back to the Morgue where this time, we get Extremely French and talk about Pascal Laugier's seminal horror Martyrs and wince-inducing pregnancy home invasion nightmare, Inside.As usual we recommend you watch the films before you listen to the show but honestly, these films are going to take you to places you might not want to go... we think they're great, though!
Welcome back to the MorgueThis week, Gaz and Ken take a look at another smashing double bill - What We Do in the Shadows (the film, not the show) and Werewolves Within!Learn the history of the long-standing vampire/werewolf feud alongside Hellboy talk, John Carpenter-related news and our regular segment, How Many Cats Are In It?Listen, like, share, enjoy!
Welcome back to the Morgue!In this episode, we talk about four films we think would be great for a Halloween marathon (perhaps an all-nighter) and talk to writer/producer of TERRIFYING, found-footage, zoom call seance gone wrong masterpiece, Host. Other films include You Might Be The Killer, Scare Me and Deadstream.As well as our regular insights into the films we've chosen, regular feature How Many Cats Are In It is back as well plus we've got a competition for you which you can enter to win your very own Live From Manchester Morgue Trucker hat!Make yourself a brew and get listening!
Happy Spooktober and welcome back to the Morgue for this very special bonus episode, as we talk about our hot picks for this year's Grimmfest horror film festival and look back at some of our favourites from previous years, including a retrospective on The Soska Sisters' seminal body-mod revenge horror, American Mary!This episode is also packed to the gills with interviews - check out our chats with Sergio Pinheiro and Andy Myers (Wormtown), Pierre Tsigaridis (Frankie Maniac Woman) and Remington Smith (Landlord)!Normal services resumes in just a couple of short weeks for our Halloweenisode!
Welcome back to the Morgue and thanks for joining us as we kick off spooky season 2025 in style!It's officially autumn in our part of the world and what better way to get into the SPIRIT (haha) of things than to get cosy and watch a couple of classic haunted house movies... then listen to a podcast about them.We talk about both franchises and the shady doings of the Warrens along with news and regular segments, What Have You Watched and How Many Cats Are In It?Enjoy the show - let us know how we're doing with a comment!
Welcome back to the morgue!This week, we talk about two seminal 1980s body-horror meltfests with The Fly and the Blob.We do our usual retrospective analysis of these two classics alongside a bit of news, What Have You Watched and our new (probably not) regular feature, How Many Cats Are in it!So go on, make yourself a nice cup of tea and sit down with us for about an hour of horror fun! Don't forget to leave us a 5 star rating and a comment!
Greetings from the Morgue!This week we talk two barmy British isles-based folk horror monster movies with Ken Russell's Lair of the White Worm (Vyrm) and George Pavlou's Rawhead Rex, based on stories by literary horror heavyweights Bram Stoker and our Lord and Saviour, Sir Clive Barker himself.Please watch the movies before you listen lest ye hear spoilers and we wouldn't want to ruin them for you!We also read some listener comments and feedback and ask What Have You Watched with a spot of Pedro Pascal-spotting on the side. Listen, rate, share, leave us a comment, thanks for tuning in!
Welcome back to Manchester Morgue! Gary and Ken talk werewolves as Joe Dante's Howling and John Landis' American Werewolf go head to shaggy head in our 1981 horror special.We've got the usual listener comments on the movies, a lovely review, horror news and a bit of muppet controversy.As usual, please check out the films BEFORE you listen if you want to avoid spoilers and please consider leaving us a nice review/rating or sharing our show with like-minded friends...
Welcome back to the Morgue!For this episode's double-bill we take a look at Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later and David Moreau's MadS and some of the themes - obvious and otherwise - that link them as great horror companion pieces.We've also got some listener comments and a roundup of horror news to keep you up to date with all the recent grisly goings-on. Also, check out or new movie review blog here!Please share us, give us a rating and leave us a comment. We appreciate you!
Welcome back, friends! In this episode, we mix things up a little to bring your top five horror movies of 2025 so far and are beyond thrilled to present an interview with the writer and director of one of them - Julia Max!
Please check out the movies before you listen because as hard as we try, there may be a spoiler here or there...
the Rule of Jenny Pen
Sinners
The Surrender
the Ugly Stepsister
Predator: Killer of Killers
Leave us a comment and a rating, if it please ye and if you have horror-minded friends, do tell them about the show as word of mouth really helps us grow🙏🏻
Welcome back to the Morgue!This week, we take a retrospective look at David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981) and Sam Raimi's Darkman (1990) and consider their parallels and the directors' other work. Expect the usual nonsense, including a roundup of what we've watched and listener comments!
Welcome back to the Morgue! This week we revisit two road trips that go HORRIBLY wrong that may have more in common than you think as we discuss 1999's found footage spookfest The Blair Witch Project and make the case for Franklin as a misunderstood hero in 1974's infamous Tobe Hooper-directed nightmare, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
Listen, like, subscribe, share but most importantly, enjoy!
In this episode, we dive deep into cult classics (heh) Rosemary's Baby and Hereditary to explore the joys of motherhood and the struggle against patriarchy (and demons).
Leave us a comment and a rating, if it please ye!
For episode 3 we were honoured to host Ghostwatch Art Director Richard Drew who was kind enough to share his insights and experiences into the production with us. Here is the full, unedited interview filled with even more stories from his illustrious career in the television industry. Thanks for having us, Richard!Also, watch out for Richard's upcoming projects Code of Silence and Chelsea Detective 3!
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