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Jesus wept. It’s almost that time of year again and, if you’re like Ria Fend and Greg Knox, you love a good Christmas horror film. On this episode, we discuss two more slasher films from 1980 - Christmas Evil and New Year’s Evil - plus reviews of Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Shelby Oaks and more. Featuring a killer Santa played by Fiona Apple’s dad, a grown man spying on children, naughty kids called Moss, Morbid Knowledge, a police lineup of Santas, Shadow and Made in Japan, absolutely hideous 80s fashion choices, voice distorters, and terrible disguises. The Lament Configuration Podcast… May your suffering be festive.
Well, I’ll be dogged! Ria Fend and Greg Knox return to talk more 80’s Video Nasty slasher films plus London Film Festival 2025. Heavily featuring PEAS (yes, the vegetable), Nowhere Fast, a laughing killer, Mistake, Kiss make-up, a pensioner hit and run killing and an absolute turkey of a slasher. Blimey! The Lament Configuration Podcast… Come with us, taste our pleasures.
We are very proud to present our very first interview - and what an interview it was - with PAUL McEVOY. Paul is one of the organisers of FrightFest, the biggest genre festival in the UK. Hear his thoughts on this year’s lineup and what we should be watching, such as THE RANGER, UPGRADE, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, CLIMAX and much more. Plus his honest opinions on why big studios won’t show their films at FrightFest, current horror trends, why Frightfest doesn’t just show horror movies, why some movies are more divisive than others and much more. Even if you’ve never heard of FrightFest, you will still be enthralled and entertained for all 60 minutes!
Schools out and Greg Knox and Ria Fend are back with more Section 3 Video Nasty reviews - this time 80’s slasher films! Radish and Wildman, 80s hair, Linnea Quigley, track sports, Felony (the band) and more cheese than a French delicatessen. FYI - If you make out with your date in a convertible at night, you’re going to die. The Lament Configuration Podcast… We’ll tear your soul apart.
Greg Knox and Ria Fend get into the meat and bones of more Italian Zombie movies - they’re slow as sh*t, but they’re coming for you! Plus FrightFest 2025, Lucio Fulci, zombies with a table saw, teleportation, spaceship sound effects, saucy couples and one VERY controversial theme. But does Ria really hate the church? The Lament Configuration Podcast… We have such films to show you.
Ria Fend and Greg Knox use their polite British voices to talk about more horrific video nasties, in the BBFC’s section three of banned films. Hold your socks on for a fun Italian Zombie movie episode... scout's honour! But are they really zombies? A short history of zombie movies, a spooky lawnmower, zombies in sandals, a creprie and the Unalive Scribe quits. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Horror has a podcast. Allow us to show it to you.
Greg Knox and Ria Fend drink the Kool-Aid and return to Video Nasties, with the BBFC’s section three of banned films. A surprisingly light, humorous Extreme Cannibal movie episode - giving the aura of a cult leader with a stupid haircut. This episode may as well be sponsored by J&B Whiskey and funky jazz. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Demons to some, angels to others.0:00 Intro2:07 What we've been watching5:09 What is Section 3?7:01 Recap of Cannibal Films9:05 Eaten Alive!39:38 Jungle Holocaust58:58 Savage Terror
Greg Knox and Ria Fend are back after a seven-year hiatus to tear your soul apart – with the best Easter resurrection since JHC (and Hellraiser’s Frank). We cover over 30 of the best horror movies of 2010-2025. Should we make a comeback with more episodes? The Lament Configuration Podcast… You opened it. We came.0:00 Intro3:14 What we've been up to10:00 Thoughts on current horror12:48 Horror in the 2000s17:27 201023:49 201129:03 201235:16 201342:11 201446:54 201552:48 201657:03 20171:00:08 20181:06:23 20191:13:24 20201:20:52 20211:25:56 20221:30:17 20231:36:23 20241:42:00 2025 so far1:43:21 Favourite directors
You want more FrightFest? Our coverage concludes with Greg, Ria, Tom and another special guest, Tom Cannon, reviewing the films we watched on Sunday and Monday, including one very divisive film that completely split the group. Featuring Doorsploitation. Timestamps:Sunday (Short Film Showcase 2, Hell is Where the Home is, Await Further Instructions, Terrified, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Bodied, The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then the Bigfoot, Hammer Horror: The Warner Bros. Years, He’s Out There): 1:08 - 41:30Monday (Possum, Climax, Wolfman’s Got Nards, Open 24 Hours, The Witch in the Window, Black Site, The Field Guide to Evil, The Golem): 41:30 - 1:21:14
We only have six video nasties left to review, all of which are zombie films! For part one of our zombie special, we review two excellent films and one… not so excellent film. Featuring zombie Treguard, old British names, people not winding up their car windows during a zombie outbreak, Technohead, many impressions of British accents, and lots of fog. Plus find out Ria Fend’s life goal. Timestamps:The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue: 1:16 - 33:52Dead & Buried: 33:52 - 51:36Forest of Fear: 51:36 - 1:09:06
For the next two episodes, we are covering video nasties featuring women who kill. Or crazy ladies: something most of us can all relate to I’m sure. The three nasties in part one are more psychological and interesting than most. Expect a woman having sex with an octopus, 70s dialogue, tattoos drawn on in biro, vegan bread and the glorious return of the real-or-not-real game. Timestamps:Possession: 3:13 - 40:48The Witch Who Came From the Sea: 40:48 - 56:16Expose: 56:16 - 1:15:17
It’s that time of year again - and the one year anniversary of the show - as we decide our best and worst horror films of 2017. One thing we can all agree on is that 2017 has been one of the best years for horror in recent memory, which made it really really hard to pick our best films of the year. As is customary, there are also terrible films to vent our fury at, which is very cathartic and fun. Do you agree with our choices? Let us know and thank you for listening. Timestamps:Bottom Five Films of 2017: 1:31 - 22:00Top Ten Films of 2017: 22:00 - 55:32
We lament the second half of the horror year in review, SPOILER FREE, including, everyone’s favourite, the WORST films we had to endure in the last six months for your pleasure. Featuring: It, Annabelle: Creation, Jigsaw, Happy Death Day, The Ritual, Flatliners, Leatherface, The Babysitter, Better Watch Out, Hounds of Love, mother!, and loads more packed into 90 minutes like sausage meat. A fun show as always so check it out~!
You Just Can’t Keep a Good Guy Down… We Explore The Remaining Films in the Child’s Play Franchise - Bride, Seed, Curse and Cult of Chucky - One of Which Greg Would Rather Gouge His Eyes Out Than Watch Again! Including Gender Swapping, Rob Zombie (of course), Bride of Frankenstein Homages, Voodoo For Dummies, Speak and Spell, Martha Stewart, More Random Explosions, Chucky Nookie, Accelerated Voodoo Pregnancies, Russell Brand, Hannah From S Club 7, Britney Spears Impersonators, CGI Chucky Face, Nanny Cam, Tommy Wiseau, and Throat Slitting With a Nail File. This is the End, Friend!
We're Going To Hell, Ladies First. We Explore The Full Hellraiser Franchise - The Inspiration and Identity for Our Podcast Name and A Favourite Horror Franchise - Continuing With Seven More Sequels - Hellraiser III to IX (Arguably The Worst Sequel). Featuring Greg Getting Irked, Spoilers All Over The Place, Motörhead, Really Terrible Cenobites, Halloween, Child's Play, CD Head Cenobite, The Boiler Room, Heavy Metal, Boob Massages, Armored Saint, Conga Line of Death, The Vagrant, The Pillar of Souls, Barbie Cenobite, Pyro In A Church, Seduction and Pursuit, Alan Smithee, Angelique, An Ambitious Mess and Green Pinhead. If In Doubt Set It In Space...
Summer’s coming to an end which means The Lament Configuration are finally back bringing you the very best in horror for 2018! This year, our FrightFest coverage has expanded to such a degree that we can’t fit it all in one show! In this half, Greg, Ria and our special guest Tom Dennett-Cook review the films we watched on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Timestamps:Thursday (The Ranger, Summer of 84, Mega Time Squad): 3:49 - 24:03Friday (The Cleaning Lady, Braid, Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich, FrightFest: Beneath the Dark Heart of Cinema, Piercing, Crystal Eyes, Boar): 24:03 - 57:41Saturday (What Keeps You Alive, One Cut of the Dead, The Tokoloshe, Chuck Steel: Night of the Trampires, Upgrade, The Laplace’s Demon): 57:41 - 1:19:50
Somehow, we are more than halfway into 2018 so there’s no better time to take a look back at the horror films released between January and June. Ria and Greg pick five films each to discuss with NO SPOILERS: there’s the great, the good, the fun, the bad and the downright awful. A good show for planning a Saturday night drinking and watching movies with your mates! Timestamps:A Quiet Place, Unsane: 2:04 - 16:53Hellraiser: Judgement, Truth or Dare: 16:54 - 32:24Revenge, Pyewacket: 32:25 - 44:57Winchester, Terrifier: 44:58 - 56:16You Were Never Really Here, Hereditary: 56:17 - 1:10:23
Everyone loves lists so we’ve ranked them: all 72 video nasties from worst to best! See which of the video nasties we described as “borderline unwatchable”, “mind-numbingly boring”, “the absolute worst”, “once you’ve seen it, you can’t unseen it”, “perversely entertaining”, “the epitome of so-bad-it’s amazing”, “grim as hell”, “literally like nothing you’ve seen in your life”, “excellent”, “far too good to be hidden away”, “what a horror film should be” and much, much more. Timestamps:72 - 51: 4:23 - 28:1650 - 26: 28:17 - 1:02:0625 - 11: 1:02:07 - 1:22:3210 - 6: 1:22:33 - 1:31:065 - 1: 1:31:07 - 1:41:19
If you’ve never listened to one of our shows before, this is the one you want to start off with. It’s one of, if not, the best shows we’ve done. These are the last three video nasties reviews and all three films on the show today are directed by the Godfather of Gore himself, Lucio Fulci. These are all great films that we highly recommend. You should expect old lady zombies with lazy eyes, a zombie vs. shark fight, splinters to the eye, thug life crabs, the Book of Eibon, gateways to hell, dogs called Dickie, killer tarantulas, Michael Jackson’s Thriller, horrendous child dubbing and, because it’s Fulci, many many brutal deaths. And you will face the sea of darkness, and all therein that may be explored… Timestamps:Zombie Flesh Eaters: 3:54 - 28:47The Beyond: 28:47 - 54:27The House by the Cemetery: 54:27 - 1:13:34
Three more Italian video nasties, this time with a supernatural theme. There’s the follow-up to a classic, a film about killer eggs and a cheesy zombie film… so a mixed bag quality-wise but still fun to review nonetheless! Including many many cats, wet t-shirt contests, Ghostbusters, rats with red eyes, exploding eggs, Goblin, creatures with lightbulb eyes, jungle elephants and 24 Days Later - you read that right. Check it out before it gets outsourced! Timestamps:Intro 0:00Inferno: 2:17Contamination: 31:10Zombie Creeping Flesh: 52:13
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