The Last Horror Podcast

The Romero Sessions: The Amusement Park

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 12 Jun 2021 10:55:16 +0000

Coming back from the dead, a lost George A Romero film. The Amusement Park made in 1973 has been released. This podcast puts the film into context of what Romero was up to at the time and the wider themes of his work.

Autumn Run. A Ghost Story For Halloween

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 24 Oct 2020 10:09:53 +0000

Here’s a quick horror story written and performed by me. Happy Halloween.

Infocast

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 25 May 2019 10:34:28 +0000

The Last Horror Podcast is going on hold for a while, but fear not. If you search for The Video Nasties Podcast you’ll see all my new content.

The Curious Case Of Everybody Losing Their Mind About The Game Of Thrones Ending

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Mon, 20 May 2019 18:16:04 +0000

Game Of Thrones is over and 1.2m people seem so unhappy they want it remade. Why has so many people become upset about the end of a TV show? A quick rant through fandom and the mini-industry of Game Of Thrones analysis

Video Nasties Podcast – You, Me and Section 3

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 20 Apr 2019 10:13:00 +0000

Don’t call it a comeback. The Video Nasties Podcast returns to look at the Section 3 list. But first an explanation of what Section 3 Video Nasties actually are, why it’s taken so long to cover them and the plan going forward. God help us all.

The Romero Sessions: Survival Of The Dead

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 13 Apr 2019 08:53:53 +0000

George A Romero’s final film is a zombie film about families at war. He touches on themes that have sat through plenty of his work, although the film’s low budget prevents the fans getting behind it.

The Romero Sessions: Diary Of The Dead

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 30 Mar 2019 10:02:35 +0000

George A Romero’s fifth zombie film mixes concerns about the mainstream media, the raise of internet media as a source of truth and general distrust of authority.

The Romero Sessions: Land Of The Dead

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 16 Mar 2019 11:07:16 +0000

George A Romero is given a big budget and produces an action zombie movie with plenty to say about the mid naughties

The Romero Sessions: Bruiser

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 09 Mar 2019 13:35:30 +0000

George A Romero’s last non-zombie film was sadly lost on DVD and due to piracy. It’s a shame as this is a neat riff on some of the themes that have sat through plenty of his movies

The Romero Sessions: The Dark Half

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 24 Feb 2019 11:36:25 +0000

George A Romero’s adaptation of Stephen King’s novel has all the elements of another breakaway smash for the director. Sadly it doesn’t quite work out for him

The Romero Sessions: Two Evil Eyes

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 17 Feb 2019 10:33:00 +0000

Romero teams up with Dario Argento again for a horror two-header influenced by Poe

The Romero Sessions: Monkey Shines

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 09 Feb 2019 11:03:37 +0000

George A Romero enters into the studio system with this horror film about a killer monkey. It’s a film with faults but still plenty of interest as well

The Romero Sessions: Day Of The Dead

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 03 Feb 2019 10:58:25 +0000

Romero created a horror film that reflected the 80s, this grim and gory movie took its time to find an audience but, eventually, became a classic.

The original Day Of The Dead script is here

The Romero Sessions: Creepshow

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 20 Jan 2019 08:55:48 +0000

Romero’s partnership with Stephen King tops of the box office and shows a more playful side to the director. These are still fairly heavy morality tales, however.

The Romero Sessions: Knightriders

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 13 Jan 2019 09:37:31 +0000

Straight after the success of Dawn Of The Dead George A Romero steps away from horror again with a movie that mixes action, fantasy and outsider bikers. It bombed, but is still a very personal piece

The Romero Sessions: Dawn Of The Dead

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 06 Jan 2019 15:31:32 +0000

Romero’s big hit, the creator of the structure of the zombie movie and one of the best horror films ever made.

A Ghost Story For Christmas: DIY

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 22 Dec 2018 10:01:51 +0000

Back to the well after a long break. Here’s a special story for Christmas about something that happened to me a few years ago. Normal podcasting will resume soon.

The Romero Sessions: Martin

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 20 May 2018 10:17:42 +0000

A culmination of plenty of the themes brewing from his work up to this point in the 70s. One of Romero’s better films overall and, certainly, an interesting take on the vampire genre

The Romero Sessions: The Crazies

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Mon, 07 May 2018 08:37:17 +0000

The Romero Sessions: The Crazies. Romero’s return to horror features plenty of moments and themes that mark out his early work.

The Romero Sessions: Season Of The Witch

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 28 Apr 2018 10:17:25 +0000

Romero’s Season Of The Witch is the film that he released that was terribly treated on its release. There are plenty of themes flying around the movie and some fantastic moments. Come for the 70s fashion, stay for the social satire

The Romero Sessions: There’s Always Vanilla

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 21 Apr 2018 11:12:34 +0000

The Romero Sessions – There’s Always Vanilla. Romero hated his second motion picture, but is there more to it than its poor reputation?

The Romero Sessions: Night Of The Living Dead

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 11:45:07 +0000

The Romero Sessions: Night Of The Living Dead. Our deep dive into George A Romero’s back catalogue begins with a horror cinema classic

Suffer Little Children

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 08 Apr 2018 12:11:43 +0000

How did a kids’ drama project end up with the police interested and in the tabloid newspapers? Suffer Little Children is a VHS horror film that found itself in a fair bit of trouble in 1985.

A Ghost Story For Christmas

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 23 Dec 2017 19:03:35 +0000

A true ghost story of something that happened to me a long time ago. Merry Christmas to all listeners.

Krampus, Belsnickel, Perchta And A Variety of Creepy Christmas Visitors

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Fri, 15 Dec 2017 15:20:12 +0000

The kIds aren’t behaving themselves? Why not threaten them with these great festive folk characters

Old Time Radio Christmas Horror

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 09 Dec 2017 12:09:08 +0000

Light’s Out Christmas Story and Suspense’s Korean Christmas Carol and Out For Christmas feature in this collection of festive radio stories, ready to get you in the mood for the holidays.

Halloween III: Season Of The Witch

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 28 Oct 2017 09:31:26 +0000

Halloween III The Season Of The Witch. Halloween 3 has had a bit of a re-appraisal over the years. Still a mixed bag in terms of fan opinion, but its certainly got some moments.

Twin Peaks The Reflections

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 09 Sep 2017 09:21:56 +0000

Twin Peaks has come to an end? What did the ending mean? Does it even matter? Come into the woods and have a look around.

The George A Romero Mope

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 22 Jul 2017 09:44:45 +0000

A person retrospective of the great man

John Waters

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 10:57:05 +0000

28: A brief look at the work of the classic cult film maker John Waters from his early shorts through the to the breakthrough of Pink Flamingos to A Dirty Shame

A History Of Horror Radio

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 03 Jun 2017 09:03:17 +0000

27: A history of old time horror radio. From The Witch’s Tale, Suspense and through to modern podcasts like Darkest Night and The Black Tapes.

Orson Welles and The War Of The Worlds

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 27 May 2017 08:37:33 +0000

26: Orson Welles and The War Of The Worlds. From the myth of mass hysteria and how that iconic piece of radio was created through to how it is now seen.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs0K4ApWl4g

BBC2’s Forbidden Season and Introducing Cult Films

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 21 May 2017 09:23:11 +0000

25: The art of introducing cult films at stupid times on a Monday morning.

Andrew Getty’s The Evil Within

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 13 May 2017 09:27:25 +0000

24: Andrew Getty’s The Evil Within is a strange film and a very personal story. Frightening, strange, offensive and other-worldy the movie was a labour of love for a reclusive millionaire. Here we look at its making of and odd charms

Film criticism and exploitation

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 09 Apr 2017 08:45:18 +0000

23: When you discuss exploitation films is it fair to just dismiss them as trash? Is there more than we can say about them? This podcast uses a documentary as a jumping off point to briefly discuss where exploitation can slot into social critique.

Made For TV Mayhem – A chat with writer and podcaster Amanda Reyes

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Mon, 03 Apr 2017 20:36:28 +0000

22: Amanda Reyes is an expert in the world of America’s TV movies. She has a book coming out called Are You in the House Alone? A TV Movie Compendium 1964-1999 from Headpress and a lecture in London called Tele-terrors: The Real and Imagined Horrors Inside the Made for Television Movie in April.

Are we returning to Body Horror?

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:01:01 +0000

21: Are we starting to see a return to body horror in genre cinema? Christopher looks at Get Out, Raw, Neon Demon and more and makes a case for why this trend might be happening now.

Queer horror – a chat with Screaming Queenz Jon Larkin

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 18 Mar 2017 10:03:02 +0000

20: A chat with Jon Larkin from the Screaming Queenz podcast about the impact of sexuality on horror. To hear read more go to the Screaming Queenz website and the podcast is here

A Roomy One-Bed – A Short Horror Story

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 12 Mar 2017 09:26:51 +0000

19: A short story written and performed by Christopher Brown

The Slow Death of Found Footage

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 05 Mar 2017 11:00:58 +0000

18: Are you sick of found footage movies? Do you wonder why people keep on making them? Here Christopher looks at the boom, talks about why it grew. Touches on Blair Witch, Grave Encounters and Paranormal Activity and suggests we are now at an end

Soundtracks – A chat with Moviedrone and The Sound Of Fear’s Charlie Brigden

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 25 Feb 2017 12:09:27 +0000

17 – Charlie Brigden is a writer and podcaster who focuses on soundtracks. His latest project, The Sound Of Fear, looks at horror. This chat covers a wide variety of films through the years. We cover Nosferatu, Universal Monsters and dodgy Psycho vinyl

Art-house horror, “it’s not really horror”, and the need to label genre

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 19 Feb 2017 09:12:33 +0000

16: Why do we need to define horror within certain set rules. Are It Follows, The Babadook and Goodnight Mommy less horror because of they way they are shot?

Paper Animals – A Horror Short Story

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 12 Feb 2017 14:11:59 +0000

15: After the popularity of the Christmas Ghost Story I present you another story written and performed by myself.

Ed Wood

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 28 Jan 2017 11:43:33 +0000

14: Ed Wood – director, writer, actor. Supposedly one of the worst film-makers ever. In this podcast we unpick his work and explain why he is so loved.

A History of Horror Comics

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 21 Jan 2017 11:13:45 +0000

13: Taking a look through the ’40s to present day of horror comics and the impact they have had on genre.

The Art Of The Movie Gimmick

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 14 Jan 2017 11:33:15 +0000

12: The movie gimmick has a long history in cinema. Here we look at John Waters, William Castle and the world of the 3D film.

Midnight Movies

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 07 Jan 2017 11:53:56 +0000

11: Freaks, El Topo, Pink Flamingos. Midnight Movies were a part of the ’70s counter-culture. Here we tell the story behind midnight movies and the impact they have on today

A Ghost Story For Christmas

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Wed, 21 Dec 2016 01:11:20 +0000

Episode 10: A ghost story to tell you this time of year. A Drinker’s Story was written and performed by myself. I hope you enjoy it.

Santa Slashers

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 18 Dec 2016 08:57:03 +0000

Episode 9: This Christmas special take a look at the very strange sub-genre of the Santa Slasher. Although coming from comics the idea has generated a fair amount of controversy in its time.

Folk Horror – an interview with writer and film-maker Adam Scovell

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 10 Dec 2016 10:53:55 +0000

Episode 8 A winter chat about all things Folk Horror with writer and film-maker Adam Scovell. Adam is the author of Folk Horror Hours Dreadful and Things Strange. We talk Super 8, psychogeography, Wicker Man and dodgy cinema chairs.

Rod Serling – master storyteller

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 26 Nov 2016 10:39:58 +0000

Episode 7 Rod Serling created some of the best American television ever devised. His writing and manner were forged from the violence of war. Here we look at his life.

Public Information Films – informative and terrifying

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 19 Nov 2016 10:59:51 +0000

Looking at the terrifying films that marked out Public Information Films in Britain in the 1970s and 80s.

CLOWNS! Cinema’s and the public’s obsession with clowns

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 12 Nov 2016 10:16:04 +0000

Episode Five. Examining horror, and the public’s, obsession with clowns. From Roman times through to people running around wearing clown masks and terrorising kids.

House of Psychotic Women

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 05 Nov 2016 11:30:52 +0000

Episode Four of The Last Horror Podcast. Kier-La Janisse’s part-memoir, part-film criticism book looks closely at horror films and women who lose their mind in them. It’s an fascinating and tough read. This podcast looks at the book and this summer’s Lights Out which a steeped in the trope. Christopher takes a look at women who are right on the edge.

The Enfield Poltergeist – a very British haunting

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 29 Oct 2016 10:57:05 +0000

In 1977 a very normal house in London became the centre of an 18-month paranormal incident that made it to the newspapers and the BBC. This is the story behind those headlines and basis for The Conjuring 2 and Ghostwatch

Creepypasta and modern day folklore

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 22 Oct 2016 08:35:19 +0000

Episode Two of The Last Horror Podcast. The practise of writing scary stories on the internet has its place in urban legends and traditional folklore. Just like traditional folklore is having an impact on horror so too is this crowdsourced creepypasta storytelling. Even the recent Blair Witch film felt like it had been influenced by creepypasta lore.

The Last House On Dead End Street

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 15 Oct 2016 07:57:38 +0000

Episode one of The Last Horror Podcast. The Last House on Dead End Street fell into horror folklore as a mystery. Who were the mysterious filmmakers behind this classic, often bootlegged, gore film? It was nearly 30 years after it was filmed that people finally found out.

The Last Horror Podcast Infocast

notanotherdrugstore@hotmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 18 Sep 2016 17:22:46 +0000

A brief introduction to the Last Horror Podcast

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