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We’re off to pretend to be American in Stevenage, with a trip down memory lane for 1986’s “Haunted Honeymoon”. A film which deals sensitively with the plight of the hard of hearing; demonstrates the moose elevation method of dealing with snakes; and takes an unflinching look at the devastating repercussions when a family member is “hairy all over”. Gene Wilder’s last film as director and, tragical...

6 Feet Deeper: “The Monster Club” Adam’s back in the Welcome To Horror Fact Library for a bonus episode of extra material left over from our recent episode on “The Monster Club”. As always, we recommend you listen to our main episode (number 256) first, before boogieing down into the extra information. And remember to take a shot of B+ every time he manages to mention Doctor Who. We hope you enjoy...

This episode we have an exclusive look at an exciting upcoming serial from Baron Sordor’s Theatre of the Doomed: “The Chronicles of Cyanide Jones”! The Theatre of the Doomed podcast has been running since 2023, and has produced some original and creepy new audio stories. An anthology encompassing many facets of horror fiction, they are in the style of golden age radio, but with a modern sensibilit...

It’s time for a glass of (suspicious) red and an undead boogie as we head down to “The Monster Club”. An exclusive venue, or a Poundland Halloween party (depending on your point of view) where we learn to beware of men with violin cases; why Shadmock’s can’t perform “Wind of Change” by The Scorpions; and that, in terms of convincing make up effects, fangs aren’t what they used to be. Ex-Amicus pro...

In an effort to prove that the team all have a reading age above 6; we’ve decided to have a chat about some of the supernatural and horror books that we’ve enjoyed, both recently and over the years. Featuring discussions of Syd Moore’s “Essex Witch Museum” series; Rosemary Sutcliff’s Beowulf adaptation “Dragon Slayer”; Richard Daniels and Melody Phelan-Clark’s “The Occultaria Majesteria”; Hammer F...

How the (draining) tables have turned! In this episode Chris introduces Adam and Lee to a film, 2016’s “The Autopsy of Jane Doe”. A film in which we learn that toe bells are the must have accessory for every fashionable corpse; that cloth, toxic vegetation and teeth are not an ideal diet; and that even the most rational of us can only take so much weird shit before finally saying “let’s get the fu...

It’s episode 253 and once again we’ve decided to commemorate the UK’s unprecedented heatwave by returning to the snowy mountains of Norway, for 2010’s “Troll Hunter”. A shocking exposé of Norway’s Cryptid problem; in which we learn how bears walk; how Trolls stink and the real story behind overhead power lines. A winning combination of found footage and mockumentary made “Troll Hunter” a breath of...

Welcome To Horror Presents: “Death To We Have Been Watching”. Wowsers trousers and great googly moogly - it’s episode 252 (the bus to Romford) and it’s a surprise edition of “We Have Been Watching”! Adam and Lee are joined by Lady Jennifer taking on the role of Chris (currently listed as MPC - “Missing - Presumed Confused”), to take a look at a variety of spooky entertainment: We discuss the 2026...

We’re off to the deep dark woods for some fairytale carnage in “Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters”. A film in which two former Bond girls knock the shit out of each other; Hawkeye learns not all witches are bad by accidentally sticking his willy in one; and Peter Stormare glowers to little effect. Tommy Wirkola’s first English language film after the success of “Dead Snow” is a bit of a mixed bag; fe...

It’s episode 250! And to celebrate the team have decided to play “what if?”. We have all chosen a film outside of the genre to be remade as a horror: Who do you cast? Who’s directing it? What changes about the story and what stays the same? It’s just a bit a daft laff, but if you enjoy this episode, let us know what your choices would be. Technically there’s no spoilers (or spoilers for films that...

Just in time for some of the hottest weather the UK has ever seen, we’re covering Nazi Zombies on Ice in 2009’s “Dead Snow”. An informative film that details basic avalanche orienteering techniques; the right and wrong ways to use a snowmobile and when not to lick a fat man’s fingers. A simple premise, a sense of humour and some balls out gore make this a fun horror ride. With no one safe and a se...

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Planet of We Have Been Watching”. It’s time for another “We Have Been Watching”, and in a real turn up for the books, everything we’ve watched is from this century! We discuss “Abigail” (2024), “The Gorge” (2025), “Reflections On A Dead Diamond” (2025), “Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come” (2026), “28 Years Later” (2025), “Death of a Unicorn” (2025), “Obex” (2025), “The L...

It’s time for some Hollywood glamour on Welcome To Horror, as we ask “What Ever Happened To Baby Jane?” A film which gives some top tips for the family catering on a budget; introduces us to King Tut’s Cockney mum; and highlights the true diligence and observational skills of the LAPD. When it seems that a film exists primarily to pair two fading movie stars whose off-screen animosity was already...

It’s Hammer Time once again on WTH, and it’s the turn of 1971’s “Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde”. A film in which we learn that two’s company, three’s a positive deviation; that Burke and Hare were time travellers; and that an alias inspired by a newspaper headline isn’t always the best idea (just ask Mrs Freddie Starr Ate My Hamster). A title that began as a joke has probably not helped the reputatio...

Take your place at table, as we partake of Mark Mylod’s “The Menu”. A fine film dining experience in which it’s impossible to fill up on bread; a nasty word in the right ear ensures the meat is correctly hung to mature naturally; and the finger buffet is literally that. As a dark satire, “The Menu” has multiple targets to chew over; the arts and the intentions of those who produce, patronise, para...

There’s more temporal shenanigans as we go all the way back to the 1920s, by going all the way back to 2005 for the HP Lovecraft Historical Society’s film adaptation of “The Call of Cthulhu”. A film that to describe it would bring screaming madness to the mind and blacken to opacity the very soul of man (see what we did there?). The HPLHS’s decision to make “The Call of Cthulhu” as if it were adap...

We’re heading back to 2009 (or is it 1983?) for Ti West’s “The House of the Devil”. A film which gives us the do’s and don’t’s of babysitting: DO bring a friend along to ensure the employers aren’t weirdos, DON’T then ignore that friend who has spotted every red flag in the situation; DO order pizza that the employers have generously left money for, DON’T then stick on your walkman really loud so...

It’s time to dig out the silver and dial 911 as we tackle 2014’s “WolfCop”. A film which is potentially unique for featuring a dick-first werewolf transformation; proves that drinking on the job isn’t necessarily an issue in certain circumstances; and teaches us that 200 years of small town admin really makes you cranky. The title says it all, it’s the concept, the pitch and the advertising. “Wolf...

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Day of We Have Been Watching”. News flash, it’s time for a summary of the various visual adventures the team have experienced in between episodes. We discuss Shudder’s “The Haunted Season: The Occupant of the Room” (2025): the remake of “Suspiria” (2018); new Disney+/FX series “The Beauty” (2026); 2009’s “Zombieland”; R.L. Stine’s “Pumpkinhead” (2025); Folk Horror...

We’re back like a vertebrae and ready to tell you all about our day at the 2026 Horror-on-sea Film Festival. Always a joy to attend this ever-brilliant event, this year we opted for the second Saturday (23rd of January), and we hit a brilliant seam of great new horror. Features covered are “Borley Rectory: The Awakening”; “All You Need Is Blood” and “Horror-on-sea: 13 Bloody Years”. Short films co...

Following our Muppet version of the film, and in the spirit of not doing too much work over Crimbo, we’re looking at “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”. A film in which Ted goes on a less than excellent adventure; Withnail keeps Tom Waits on a remarkably protein-rich diet; and Hannibal Lecter clearly cannot be arsed having just won an Oscar. Unleashed with much fanfare in 1992, director Francis Ford Coppola...

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Muppet’s Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula”. It’s Christmas, and the Welcome To Horror team have decided to celebrate by honouring one of the finest Christmas movies of all time, The Muppet Christmas Carol, but with a horror twist. Our premise is to take “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” and recast it with the Muppets! We’re keeping Gary Oldman as our token human,...

Well Ho Ho Ho (to quote Santa when he was counting your three mums), it’s Christmas! Weirdly enough for a LoG-worshipping podcast, we’ve never actually got round to “The League of Gentlemen’s Christmas Special” (also known as “You’ll Never Leave”). Which is a tad strange as this was the time when the League truly revealed and revelled in their love of horror; with references galore in an anthology...

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Power of We Have Been Watching”. Yes! Get it here. If by “it” you mean a rundown of all the stuff the Welcome To Horror team have been sticking in their faces in between episodes. We discuss Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” (2025); Korean horror “The Wailing” (2016); true crime/folk horror documentary “The Last Sacrifice” (2024); “From Dusk Til Dawn” (1996); “He...

It’s time to visit the misspent youth of the team, hurtling back to 1998 for Jake West’s “Razor Blade Smile”. A film that shows that a coffin can make a lovely centrepiece gun rack in any bedroom; highlights that vampires are the only ones not showing off their fangs at a Goth club; and bravely needle drops “Bela Lugosi’s Dead” like “The Hunger” just didn’t happen. Razor Blade Smile made something...