Dark Natter

The Hall Of Pain has lain (lay?  Lied?  Layeth?)  dormant for months... its denizens have been quietly plotting their escape and subsequent world domination while Jon and Liam have been in hibernation... and things might be about to boil over with the necks entry into the sinister sanctuary! Join us for the unlikely return of Dark Natter where the stakes are higher and Liam can't stop coffin....

After a foray into Silent Hill in the podcast's early days, Jon and Liam return to the town with a renewed thirst to unearth its secrets... and a less knackered microphone. Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on the show!

In this season finale extravaganza, Jon and Liam return to the world of classic horror literature to examine the works (and controversy) of H.P. Lovecraft. Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on the show!

Bonus upload!  Jon's got another book out (he promises it's the last one for a while) so here's an audio extract, featuring the voice talents of Briohny Williams.  Give it a listen and then grab yerself a copy at https://amzn.to/2YIz3W6 if twisty, creepy dark crime thrillers are your cup of tea... Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it&#3...

Jon and Liam enter the town of Twin Peaks to try to figure out who killed Laura Palmer... oh no, wait, they already did that; we're visiting to see if it deserves a place in the Hall Of Pain!  And because we like damn good coffee and cherry pie... Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on the...

Liam and Jon journey to Royston Vasey to establish whether this sinister British sitcom is worthy of a place in the Hall Of Pain... but did they survive the cannibals, gun-toting lunatics, evil children and escaped zoo animals? Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on the show!

Jon and Liam venture to a submerged city in the depths of the darkest ocean... but is the famed Bioshock series worthy of a place in the Hall Of Pain, or is it looking a little rusty? Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on the show!

In today's episode Liam and Jon are subjecting the soulless husks they call bodies to the Voigt-Kampff test - find out which one is a replicant as they talk cyberpunk and dissect the Blade Runner movies! Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on the show!

Join Liam and Jon as they examine this deeply disturbing 'children's' movie from the 80s, and find out how a talking chicken and the severed head of a moose helped Dorothy to survive a slightly less well-known visit to the kingdom of Oz... Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on t...

A bonus upload this week!  Jon's new cyberpunk thriller, London 2039: Auxiliary, is released on 1st May 2020, so here's a short extract from the novel read by the sinister storysmith himself... is there an untapped market for dystopian science fiction read in a Wigan accent?  YOU DECIDE... Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or...

The Hall Of Pain already contains writers, artists, movies, TV shows, video games, internet celebrities and even a Disneyland ride... but this episode might just welcome its first ever musical spectacular!  Join Jon and Liam as they analyse the Jeff Wayne retelling of HG Wells' classic novel. Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or ho...

Resident Evil is to Liam as Silent Hill is to Jon, so expect a lot of enthusiasm for today's subject!  We scrutinise every aspect of the long-running franchise, including zombies, grotesque eyeball-arms, dodgy voice acting and Mr X's fedora. Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on the...

Today's Hall Of Pain wannabe is the Fighting Fantasy gamebooks... to help them make their decision, Jon and Liam are playing through Jon's favourite childhood adventure, Master Of Chaos.  Expect mutants, mercenaries, mongooses (mongeese?) and some decidedly dodgy dice rolls. Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but fu...

In today's show, Liam and Jon meet a particularly unpleasant individual... but will the brilliant performance of Mark Duplass in this underrated Netflix psychological horror movie gem be enough to secure him a place in the (ahem) world-renowned Hall Of Pain? Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it...

Liam and Jon are happy to welcome this delightful, friendly little fellow to the show... wait, what's he doing with those stinging nettles!? Tune in to find out whether David Firth's most famous creation is worthy of a place in the Hall Of Pain... after we've hidden all the rusty spoons. Just don't expect us to explain what the hell is going on... Trying this new fangled Fan Ma...

It's the episode we were born to record!  Liam's been a fan of this series since its first entry, while Jon has more recently climbed about the cursed, rot-infested bandwagon... tune in to find out why we both love From Software's masterpiece and its sequels so much! Link to Jon (aka Dave)'s Justgiving page for London Marathon charity run for St John Ambulance:  https://www.jus...

In today's episode, Jon and Liam are drenching themselves in the horrifying works of visionary manga artist and writer, Junji Ito.  Ito-san was famously scheduled to be involved in creating the art assets for the cancelled Silent Hills project, but perhaps his most beloved work is the deeply disturbing and utterly unique horror epic Uzumaki... find out if our intrepid hosts enjoyed spiralling...

Liam's been in hibernation over Christmas, so for today's episode Jon is joined by pal Haydn Kilyan, who brings a wealth of Mortal Kombat knowledge to this in-depth discussion!  Will the long-running franchise's uppercuts, roundhouse kicks, fatalities, babalities, multi-coloured ninjas and kommendable kommitment to putting the letter 'K' at the start of everything be enoug...

In today's fear-stive special, Jon and Liam tackle the 1974 movie sometimes described as the grandfather of the slasher genre... and its surprising 2019 remake! Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us a message! If it's nice (or horrible but funny) we'll read it out on the show!

Jon and Liam are delighted to welcome Ryan Hamann of the Cane & Rinse podcast stable as the show's first ever special guest!  Together we investigate his favourite theme park ride, as well as learning the inspiration for his Halloween alter-ego 'ghost host'... find out whether his enthusiasm, wit, celebrity status, and generous bribes are enough to secure the alarming attraction...

In today's episode Jon and Liam are putting the controversial one-off BBC Halloween special Ghostwatch through its paces... tune in to find out whether it packs enough punch to secure a place in the Hall Of Pain!  Highlights include Jon reliving at least two childhood experiences that possibly explain why he's ended up this way. Huge thanks as always to Ross Budgen for our opening theme...

Jon and Liam travel back (and forward, and back again) in time to do battle with the Terminator franchise, which seemingly will not stop... ever... until we are dead. Tune in to find out whether Arnie's blockbusting robot thrillers have what it takes to make it into the Hall Of Pain, or whether this series is getting rusty... Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us...

It's Halloween, so Jon and Liam are bringing you a Halloween special episode about... the Halloween franchise!  They've ploughed through all ELEVEN Halloween movies (so you don't have to), and will slash, hack and carve them up to find out whether Michael Myers' long career of carnage is enough to cement his place in the Hall Of Pain... or whether he's just a mouldy old pu...

Jon and Liam get their claws into this decade's favourite cross-media internet meme horror sensation... or whatever he is.  Find out whether there's anything behind the faceless stare, or if the Slenderman is all suit and no substance... and whether the long-limbed creep can secure a berth in the illustrious Hall of Pain! Trying this new fangled Fan Mail feature: use this link to send us...

In this episode, Liam and Jon squeeze every drop of plasma out of Bloodborne, From Software's gore-drenched gothic horror video game classic... find out whether the tale of the Hunters of Yharnam can find a place in the Hall Of Pain! Our thanks as always to Ross Budgen for our theme music, and huge apologies to Vaatividya for mangling his name - here's the link to his fantastic Souls, Bl...