No Darkness But Ours

John Erick Dowdle’s 2013 found-footage horror film is a nightmarish descent into the Paris Catacombs, and into a realm beyond them: another, even darker Underworld. Alchemy, mythology and terror combine in this highly original and unsettling slice of subterranean horror. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they don their hard-hats and explore the hidden depths of As Above, So Below . Link to Pa...

John Erick Dowdle’s 2013 found-footage horror film is a nightmarish descent into the Paris Catacombs, and into a realm beyond them: another, even darker Underworld. Alchemy, mythology and terror combine in this highly original and unsettling slice of subterranean horror. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they don their hard-hats and explore the hidden depths of As Above, So Below . Link to Pa...

From the fast-flowing river to the still and silent lake, from the becalmed ocean surface to the black and icy abyss of the Challenger Deep, from their spectral legends to their very real apex predators, the waters that cover three-quarters of the planet remain a source of wonder and terror. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they don their aqualungs in part three of their discussion about hor...

John Erick Dowdle’s 2013 found-footage horror film is a nightmarish descent into the Paris Catacombs, and into a realm beyond them: another, even darker Underworld. Alchemy, mythology and terror combine in this highly original and unsettling slice of subterranean horror. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they don their hard-hats and explore the hidden depths of As Above So Below . For more ex...

From the fast-flowing river to the still and silent lake, from the becalmed ocean surface to the black and icy abyss of the Challenger Deep, from their spectral legends to their very real apex predators, the waters that cover three-quarters of the planet remain a source of wonder and terror. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they don their aqualungs in the second part of their discussion abou...

Bizarre sexual practices, classics of SF, Fantasy and Horror and cult 1970s TV shows: just some of the things Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick find to talk about in this bonus edition of No Darkness But Ours . Want to support our podcast? Make a one-off donation via our Ko-fi page: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast⁠ For exclusive bonus content, subscribe to: Our Patreon: ⁠https://www.patre...

From the fast-flowing river to the still and silent lake, from the becalmed ocean surface to the black and icy abyss of the Challenger Deep, from their spectral legends to their very real apex predators, the waters that cover three-quarters of the planet remain a source of wonder and terror. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they don their aqualungs in the first of a four-part talk about horr...

‘80s vampire classic Near Dark was the first of Kathryn Bigelow’s three collaborations with screenwriter Eric Red. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick for the final part of their road trip into this very modern blend of horror and the Western. Link to Part One: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/OEpqKiuBuAb Link to Part Two: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/uGCSxgMBCAb Link to Part Three: ht...

‘80s vampire classic Near Dark was Kathryn Bigelow’s feature film debut and the first of three collaborations with screenwriter Eric Red. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick for part three of their road trip into this very modern blend of horror and the Western. Link to Part One: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-darkness-but-ours/episodes/Kathryn-Bigelows-Near-Dark-Part-One-e24jptj Link...

‘80s vampire classic Near Dark was Kathryn Bigelow’s feature film debut and the first of three collaborations with screenwriter Eric Red. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick for the second part of their road trip into this very modern blend of horror and the Western. Link to Part One: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/4mtTA7RSgAb Want to support our podcast? Make a one-off donation via our Ko-f...

‘80s vampire classic Near Dark was Kathryn Bigelow’s feature film debut and the first of three collaborations with screenwriter Eric Red. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick for Part One of their road trip into this very modern blend of horror and the Western. Want to support our podcast? Make a one-off donation via our Ko-fi page: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast⁠ For exclusive bonus c...

The underworld, Hades, Xibalba, Hell… From the myth of Orpheus to the present-day terrors of Neil Marshall’s The Descent , we’ve been drawn to and terrified by what lies beneath the ground. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick for the concluding part of their talk about underground horror, on No Darkness But Ours . Link to Part One: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/3nKzNuNZHzb Link to Part Two:...

The underworld, Hades, Xibalba, Hell… From the myth of Orpheus to the present-day terrors of Neil Marshall’s The Descent , we’ve been drawn to and terrified by what lies beneath the ground. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick in the third of a four-part talk about underground horror, on No Darkness But Ours . Link to Part One: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/3nKzNuNZHzb Link to Part Two: http...

Beneath the streets of London, in the capital’s ancient sewers, something is growing out of all the things we try to flush away. A fatberg: a solidified mass of fats, grease and non-biodegradable waste. But as a group of sewer workers down to deal with a blockage are about to discover, this one’s different. Because it’s alive… Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick loved this dark and gruesome graphic nov...

Richard Stanley’s Dust Devil is one of the great horror films of the 1990s, weaving politics, myth and magic together in a stunningly original work of profound visual and sensory beauty. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they explore its riches. Link to Part One: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/mamZSdSS0yb Link to Part Two: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/COsB1Vgd3yb Want to support...

Paula D. Ashe’s Stoker award-nominated collection We Are Here To Hurt Each Other is one of the most original and uncompromising debuts of recent years. Now she talks to Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick about rage, gender, the lure of self-destruction, the Trump era and its aftermath, and – of course – pain. And much else besides. Come and hear the conclusion to our three-part interview with Paula As...

The underworld, Hades, Xibalba, Hell… From the myth of Orpheus to the present-day terrors of Neil Marshall’s The Descent , we’ve been drawn to and terrified by what lies beneath the ground. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick in the second of a four-part talk about underground horror, on No Darkness But Ours . Link to Part One: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/zYz5fm6u6yb Want to support our p...

Richard Stanley’s Dust Devil is one of the great horror films of the 1990s, weaving politics, myth and magic together in a stunningly original work of profound visual and sensory beauty. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they explore its riches. Want to support our podcast? Make a one-off donation via our Ko-fi page: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast⁠ For exclusive bonus content, su...

Paula D. Ashe’s Stoker award-nominated collection We Are Here To Hurt Each Other is one of the most original and uncompromising debuts of recent years. Now she talks to Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick about rage, gender, the lure of self-destruction, the Trump era and its aftermath, and – of course – pain. And much else besides. Come and listen to the second in our three-part interview with Paula A...

The underworld, Hades, Xibalba, Hell… From the myth of Orpheus to the present-day terrors of Neil Marshall’s The Descent , we’ve been drawn to and terrified by what lies beneath the ground. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick in the first of a four-part talk about underground horror, on No Darkness But Ours . Want to support our podcast? Make a one-off donation via our Ko-fi page: ⁠https://ko-fi.c...

Richard Stanley’s Dust Devil is one of the great horror films of the 1990s, weaving politics, myth and magic together in a stunningly original work of profound visual and sensory beauty. Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they explore its riches. Want to support our podcast? Make a one-off donation via our Ko-fi page: ⁠https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast⁠ For exclusive bonus content, su...

Paula D. Ashe’s Stoker award-nominated collection We Are Here To Hurt Each Other is one of the most original and uncompromising debuts of recent years. Now she talks to Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick about rage, gender, the lure of self-destruction, the Trump era and its aftermath, and – of course – pain. And much else besides. Come and listen to the first in our three-part interview with Paula As...

Co-host Simon Bestwick talks about things to come on No Darkness But Ours , including author interviews, deep dives into modern horror classics, and discussions of the horrors that lurk beneath the ground... Want to support our podcast? Make a one-off donation via our Ko-fi page: https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast For exclusive bonus content, subscribe to: Our Patreon: https://www.patreon....

Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they conclude their exploration of this 2017 film from Argentina, in which a string of bizarre incidents in an ordinary city neighbourhood escalate to a nightmarish conclusion. The terror of the unknown, the fragility of all we know and love, and utter randomness of events that can unravel our whole world: it's all here in Demian Regna's - appropriate...

Lynda E. Rucker is one of the finest practitioners of weird fiction in contemporary horror, and the latest collection of her strange and subtle fiction, Now It’s Dark , is out now from Swan River Press. In the final part of this interview, she talks to Gemma and Simon about the pros and cons of the novel, short story and novella, her stories exploring the legacies of other writers and the influenc...