The Lament Configuration

All I wanted was her goddamn wallet - and the b*tch gave me a hard time! Greg and Ria revisit one of the most notorious Video Nasties, Faces of Death 1978, contrasting it to the 2026 remake directed by Daniel Goldhaber - available on streaming today. We talk Hallowe’en in May, Obsession, Backrooms, Mondo films, Shockumentaries, Dr. Frances B. Gross, the dark version of Old McDonald had a Farm, aut...

Film journalist Jamie Graham (Empire, Total Film, SFX, Sunday Times Culture, Frightfest) joins us for John Carpenter’s   iconic  S ection Three Video Nasty, The Thing (1982). We talk to Jamie about his career in film journalism, dive-bombing wasps, new horror films we’ve been watching, formative horror films, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, working at Total Film, interviewing John Carpenter at his house,...

Zodiacal Greetings everyone! Director David Campion (Straight Through Crew, Black Math Pictures) joins us   for a baffling James Glickenhaus Section Three Video Nasty, alongside his most notable film. We discuss Zodiacal Potential, Rumpelstiltskin, Frankenhooker, Alexei and Wembley, Word Salad, Taxi Driver, Troma, Only Fools and Horses and Flamethrowers. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Demons to...

Good googly moogly - there’s some strange sh*t going on! More Section Three Video Nasties. We get into two hidden gems, Italian-inspired witch films - Mausoleum (30:43) and Superstition (1:09:22). Glowing eyes, demon-face breasts, a sexy gardener, rat wranglers, artist Graham Humphreys, Count Duckula, 80s gratuitous nudity and haunted wine racks. We've also watched a lot of new films since the...

80s bush! Brad Hanson (Evolution of Horror, Gore Things, Ex-Rental) joins us for more Video Nasties. We get into two Nazi Zombie films - Zombie Lake (17:37) and Oasis of the Zombies (38:08) featuring garbage day, frolicking in the hay, swan MVP’s, taxidermy owls, zombie dads, Jess Franco and never-ending butt shots. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Not just a podcast, a means to summon Horror.

Severed d**ks! Kicking off 2026 with Street Trash (1987) and the reimagined Street Trash (2024) featuring special Scouse African guest, Ryan Kruger. We talk 80s bush, scrapyard Ouija boards, whores in vans, Fried Barry, The Last Drive-in, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die and The Prince Charles Cinema. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Your listening will be legendary - even in hell.

Massive zombie schlong! Greg Knox and Ria Fend have gorged on a solid diet of horror this year and request your ‘Presence’ for their top five of 2025 and one least favourite. We’ve been spoiled this year - it’s been a ‘Keeper’! Has your year been a ‘Good Boy’ or just ‘The Long Walk’? We ‘Bring Her Back’ in this episode. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Explorers in the further regions of horror.

Jesus wept. It’s almost that time of year again and, if you’re like Ria Fend and Greg Knox, you love a good Christmas horror film. On this episode, we discuss two more slasher films from 1980 - Christmas Evil and New Year’s Evil - plus reviews of Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Shelby Oaks and more. Featuring a killer Santa played by Fiona Apple’s dad, a grown man spying on children, naughty kids cal...

Well, I’ll be dogged! Ria Fend and Greg Knox return to talk more 80’s Video Nasty slasher films plus London Film Festival 2025. Heavily featuring PEAS (yes, the vegetable), Nowhere Fast, a laughing killer, Mistake, Kiss make-up, a pensioner hit and run killing and an absolute turkey of a slasher. Blimey! The Lament Configuration Podcast… Come with us, taste our pleasures.

We are very proud to present our very first interview - and what an interview it was - with PAUL McEVOY. Paul is one of the organisers of FrightFest, the biggest genre festival in the UK. Hear his thoughts on this year’s lineup and what we should be watching, such as THE RANGER, UPGRADE, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, CLIMAX and much more. Plus his honest opinions on why big studios won’t show their films...

Schools out and Greg Knox and Ria Fend are back with more Section 3 Video Nasty reviews - this time 80’s slasher films! Radish and Wildman, 80s hair, Linnea Quigley, track sports, Felony (the band) and more cheese than a French delicatessen. FYI - If you make out with your date in a convertible at night, you’re going to die. The Lament Configuration Podcast… We’ll tear your soul apart.

Greg Knox and Ria Fend get into the meat and bones of more Italian Zombie movies - they’re slow as sh*t, but they’re coming for you! Plus FrightFest 2025, Lucio Fulci, zombies with a table saw, teleportation, spaceship sound effects, saucy couples and one VERY controversial theme. But does Ria really hate the church? The Lament Configuration Podcast… We have such films to show you.

Ria Fend and Greg Knox use their polite British voices to talk about more horrific video nasties, in the BBFC’s section three of banned films. Hold your socks on for a fun Italian Zombie movie episode... scout's honour! But are they really zombies? A short history of zombie movies, a spooky lawnmower, zombies in sandals, a creprie and the Unalive Scribe quits. The Lament Configuration Podcast…...

Greg Knox and Ria Fend drink the Kool-Aid and return to Video Nasties, with the BBFC’s section three of banned films. A surprisingly light, humorous Extreme Cannibal movie episode - giving the aura of a cult leader with a stupid haircut. This episode may as well be sponsored by J&B Whiskey and funky jazz. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Demons to some, angels to others. 0:00 Intro2:07 What w...

Greg Knox and Ria Fend are back after a seven-year hiatus to tear your soul apart – with the best Easter resurrection since JHC (and Hellraiser’s Frank). We cover over 30 of the best horror movies of 2010-2025. Should we make a comeback with more episodes? The Lament Configuration Podcast… You opened it. We came. 0:00 Intro 3:14 What we've been up to 10:00 Thoughts on current horror 12:48 Horr...

You want more FrightFest? Our coverage concludes with Greg, Ria, Tom and another special guest, Tom Cannon, reviewing the films we watched on Sunday and Monday, including one very divisive film that completely split the group. Featuring Doorsploitation. Timestamps:Sunday (Short Film Showcase 2, Hell is Where the Home is, Await Further Instructions, Terrified, Tigers Are Not Afraid, Bodied, The Man...

We only have six video nasties left to review, all of which are zombie films! For part one of our zombie special, we review two excellent films and one… not so excellent film. Featuring zombie Treguard, old British names, people not winding up their car windows during a zombie outbreak, Technohead, many impressions of British accents, and lots of fog. Plus find out Ria Fend’s life goal.  Timestamp...

For the next two episodes, we are covering video nasties featuring women who kill. Or crazy ladies: something most of us can all relate to I’m sure. The three nasties in part one are more psychological and interesting than most. Expect a woman having sex with an octopus, 70s dialogue, tattoos drawn on in biro, vegan bread and the glorious return of the real-or-not-real game. Timestamps:Possession:...

It’s that time of year again - and the one year anniversary of the show - as we decide our best and worst horror films of 2017. One thing we can all agree on is that 2017 has been one of the best years for horror in recent memory, which made it really really hard to pick our best films of the year. As is customary, there are also terrible films to vent our fury at, which is very cathartic and fun....

We lament the second half of the horror year in review, SPOILER FREE, including, everyone’s favourite, the WORST films we had to endure in the last six months for your pleasure. Featuring: It, Annabelle: Creation, Jigsaw, Happy Death Day, The Ritual, Flatliners, Leatherface, The Babysitter, Better Watch Out, Hounds of Love, mother!, and loads more packed into 90 minutes like sausage meat. A fun sh...

You Just Can’t Keep a Good Guy Down… We Explore The Remaining Films in the Child’s Play Franchise - Bride, Seed, Curse and Cult of Chucky - One of Which Greg Would Rather Gouge His Eyes Out Than Watch Again! Including Gender Swapping, Rob Zombie (of course), Bride of Frankenstein Homages, Voodoo For Dummies, Speak and Spell, Martha Stewart, More Random Explosions, Chucky Nookie, Accelerated Voodoo...

We're Going To Hell, Ladies First. We Explore The Full Hellraiser Franchise - The Inspiration and Identity for Our Podcast Name and A Favourite Horror Franchise - Continuing With Seven More Sequels - Hellraiser III to IX (Arguably The Worst Sequel). Featuring Greg Getting Irked, Spoilers All Over The Place, Motörhead, Really Terrible Cenobites, Halloween, Child's Play, CD Head Cenobite, The Boiler...

Summer’s coming to an end which means The Lament Configuration are finally back bringing you the very best in horror for 2018! This year, our FrightFest coverage has expanded to such a degree that we can’t fit it all in one show! In this half, Greg, Ria and our special guest Tom Dennett-Cook review the films we watched on Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Timestamps:Thursday (The Ranger, Summer of 84...

Somehow, we are more than halfway into 2018 so there’s no better time to take a look back at the horror films released between January and June. Ria and Greg pick five films each to discuss with NO SPOILERS: there’s the great, the good, the fun, the bad and the downright awful. A good show for planning a Saturday night  drinking and watching movies with your mates! Timestamps:A Quiet Place, Unsane...

Everyone loves lists so we’ve ranked them: all 72 video nasties from worst to best! See which of the video nasties we described as “borderline unwatchable”, “mind-numbingly boring”, “the absolute worst”, “once you’ve seen it, you can’t unseen it”, “perversely entertaining”, “the epitome of so-bad-it’s amazing”, “grim as hell”, “literally like nothing you’ve seen in your life”, “excellent”, “far to...