Scarred For Life

What happens behind the scenes when a horror classic gets a brand-new release? And how do you track down footage that hasn’t been seen for nearly 50 years? This week on Scarred for Life , we’re joined by James Flower, Director of Production at Arrow Films , for a fascinating deep dive into the world of horror films, film restoration, and the people working behind the scenes to keep our favourite m...

What childhood TV show made Tom Price physically recoil? Why did joining the Beano Club feel like his first introduction to capitalism? And why was BBC newsreader Nicholas Witchell so terrifying to watch as a kid? This week on Scarred for Life, Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence are joined by broadcaster, comedian and actor Tom Price, to revisit the childhood TV, films and pop culture that left a lasting...

Which fictional witch genuinely gave you nightmares as a child? From the terrifying Grand High Witch in The Witches to the unseen horror of The Blair Witch Project , we're diving into the witches that made our childhoods a little more disturbing. Andy Bush and David E. Lawrence are joined by returning guest Lizzie Hopley for a special Halloween deep dive into the most iconic, frightening and d...

What makes a poem scary? Can poetry capture the horrors of childhood, and why do some of the things that frightened us when we were young stay with us for life? This week on Scarred for Life , we’re joined by the brilliant Robin Ince who's returning for another wonderfully wide-ranging conversation about horror, poetry, creativity and the things that leave a lasting impression on us. Robin tal...

Come and See Scarred For Life LIVE with special guest Rhys Thomas - Sunday 18th October at The Bedford - London - if you can't make it in person, buy tickets for the livestream! Get your live show tickets now at: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/lineup This week on Scarred For Life, Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence welcome back writer, paranormal psychologist and Uncanny star Evelyn Hollow! Evelyn...

Come and See Scarred For Life LIVE with special guest Rhys Thomas - Sunday 18th October at The Bedford - London - if you can't make it in person, buy tickets for the livestream! Get your live show tickets now at: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/lineup In another of our special Halloween mini series during the month of October, we’re joined by legendary British horror author Ramsey Campbell ,...

Come and See Scarred For Life LIVE with special guest Rhys Thomas - Sunday 18th October at The Bedford - London - if you can't make it in person, buy tickets for the livestream! Get your live show tickets now at: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/lineup What would happen if you took a group of ordinary people, dropped them into an abandoned American town with no running water, no electricity an...

Leigh Francis — the man behind Keith Lemon, Avid Merrion and Bo’ Selecta! — joins Scarred for Life to talk about the things that genuinely scare him, the films that shaped him, and the strange experiences that have stayed with him for decades. Leigh reveals his three scars: The Exorcist, frogs and long division . From watching The Exorcist as a child and being terrified by its demonic themes, to a...

Come and See Scarred For Life LIVE with special guest Rhys Thomas - Sunday 18th October at The Bedford - London - if you can't make it in person, buy tickets for the livestream! Get your live show tickets now at: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/lineup Filmmaker Jed Shepherd joins Scarred for Life for the first of our special Halloween deep dives during October into the horror industry — and w...

Comedian, writer and podcaster Alasdair Beckett-King joins Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence on the Scarred for Life podcast to talk about the films, books and television that left a lasting impression on him as a child. Alasdair reveals three very different childhood scars, beginning with the unsettling 1970s animated series Murun Buchstansangur, before moving on to a disturbing playground story inspir...

You love him and we do too, so much so that we asked him to join us LIVE on stage in London. It's the monstrously funny, devilishly handsome and soon to be de-possesed - Rhys Thomas! *CROWD GOES WILD* Come and join Dave, Andy, Producer Nikki & special guest Rhys Thomas for scars, scares and severed heads at Scarred For Life LIVE - Sunday 18th October 4pm - The Bedford - London OR, if you c...

Come and See Scarred For Life LIVE with special guest Rhys Thomas - Sunday 18th October at The Bedford - London - if you can't make it in person, buy tickets for the livestream! Get your live show tickets now at: https://www.cheerfulearful.co.uk/lineup This week on Scarred for Life , Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence are joined by returning guest Lisa Bowerman for a nostalgic deep dive into the clas...

What makes a film soundtrack genuinely terrifying? And why can a few notes of music stay with us for decades? This week on Scarred for Life , we’re joined by legendary film critic Mark Kermode and writer Jenny Nelson , authors of Surround Sound: The Stories of Movie Music , to explore the strange, powerful and sometimes downright disturbing relationship between film, music and memory. Mark and Jen...

Why are some places more frightening than the monsters that live inside them? This week on Scarred for Life, Andy Bush, Dave Lawrence and Nikki Druce take a deep dive into the horror of liminal spaces, unsettling buildings and locations that are more creepy than comforting. From the eerie office corridors of Severance and the endless yellow rooms of The Backrooms, to the 1999 remake of House on Ha...

This week Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence are joined by the Jobseeker himself - it's Jason Williamson from Sleaford Mods. Jason joins Scarred for Life to talk about the things that genuinely scared, disturbed and scarred him throughout his life. From growing up in Grantham and the terrifying stories surrounding the local Hills and Hollows, to the government public information films that traumatised an...

School trips were supposed to be fun, weren’t they? A day away from the classroom, a packed lunch, a coach ride and the promise of something vaguely educational. But for many of us, they came with a healthy dose of fear, embarrassment, danger… and occasionally someone throwing up into a sandwich box. For this Thursday deep dive, Andy Bush, Dave Lawrence and producer Nikki take a trip down memory l...

Welcome to Series 6 of Scarred For Life! In this episode of Scarred for Life, we’re joined by legendary comic book writer Garth Ennis, creator of The Boys and one of the most influential writers to come out of 2000 AD. Garth reveals the three things that genuinely scarred him for life: God, Stephen King’s Pet Sematary, and Ridley Scott’s Alien. From childhood fears of Hell to the horrifying idea o...

You've been waiting, we've been hunkering in our bunker and cooking up some brand new episodes for you. Series 6 is shaping up to be a phenomenal series with some amazing new guests and some of your favourites coming back for round two. We'll be back on Monday the 7th of September with our first guest - Garth Ennis - Creator of The Boys, Preacher, and writer of Judge Dredd. One of our favourite in...

Season five ends with a mailbag packed full of your messages! From terrifying wrestling entrances and warped kids TV to fire safety posters, spooky theme tunes, disaster movies, and the kind of schoolyard myths that spread like wildfire. We also have a few important announcements from the Scarred for Life world, including details of the next live show at the Cheerful Earful Podcast Festival at the...

In this episode of Scarred for Life , Bush and Dave are joined by actor and comedian Alex Lowe , best known for his turn on Peter Kay's - Phoenix Nights - as the not so talented pseudo Psychic - Clinton Baptiste - and cockney throwback - Barry from Watford . Alex talks child acting, comedy, lost opportunities, working with big names, and the darker edges of performance before revealing three child...

In this episode of Scarred for Life , Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence are joined by brand new producer Nikki Druce of Killers, Cults and Queens and Macabre London to hash out her three scars. From Jeff Wayne's Musical Version Of The War of the Worlds listened to whilst hiding under a sleeping bag, and the terrifying Mysterons from Captain Scarlet including a scary alarm clock, to the relentless dread...

In this episode of Scarred For Life, Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence are joined by writer, critic and screenwriter David Quantick, whose career has taken him from the NME and cult British comedy ( Blue Jam, The Day Today, The Thick Of It) to Emmy-winning success on Veep. David talks about the strange overlap between horror and comedy, the power of swearing in jokes, the dark brilliance of friends and...

This week on Scarred for Life , friend of the podcast Lizzie Hopley returns for a deep dive into the creepiest creepy crawlies ever featured in film & TV. From gentle grasshoppers turned evil in A Bugs Life through to Eel Ear Larvae in The Wrath Of Khan, Lizzie joins Andy and Dave to delve into the depths of the undergrowth to see what creeps them out the most in the fictional insect world. Ex...

This week on Scarred For Life, Andy Bush and Dave Lawrence are joined by writer, performer and poet Rob Auton. Rob takes us inside his wonderfully imaginative way of seeing the world, from filling buckets with water for thirsty magpies in Peckham to finding poetry in everyday life. Along the way, he explains why he loves shifting the mood of a room, why horror and comedy aren't as different as the...

This week on Scarred for Life , friend of the podcast Lisa Bowerman returns for Part Two of our deep dive into the greatest TV theme tunes ever written. From haunting children's dramas and tear-jerking classics to unforgettable soap themes and library music gems, Lisa joins Andy and Dave to celebrate the melodies that still transport us straight back to the sofa. Expect nostalgia, laughs, and a fe...