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Adam returns to the Welcome To Horror Fact Library for a bonus episode of extra material left over from our recent episode on “The Blood On Satan’s Claw”. As always, we recommend you listen to our main episode (number 234) first, before plowing into this fiendish field of facts. We hope you enjoy this little transmission from the Welcome To Horror Fact Library.

The team have unearthed something terrible under the cabbages in the Welcome To Horror allotment, so it’s time for “Blood On Satan’s Claw”. A film in which Mr Kipling leads exceedingly angry mobs; The Master gets in trouble for playing with his snake in the woods; and Simon Williams receives the worst kind of handjob. Part of the Unholy Trinity of Folk Horror, “Blood on Satan’s Claw” is the only o...

It’s weird sequel time, and there’s few that come weirder than “House II: The Second Story”. A film in which we learn that portals are a common problem in old houses (a bit like dry rot, but with more murder); that old cowboys don’t die (they just get rat-arsed in the basement); and that Bill Maher is an oily heap of shit. Whilst an anthology film franchise should endeavour to make each entry as d...

We’re sticking with the work of Don Coscarelli, and going back to the classic that made his name; “Phantasm”. A film in which Angus Scrimm shows that, despite being older, he can still shoot his balls round corners; we learn how to make some of the most dangerous improvised explosives outside of the Anarchist’s Cookbook; and we meet a Jawa with a porn-moustache. Coscarelli’s third feature film, ma...

This week, we’re discussing Don Coscarelli’s “Bubba Ho-Tep”, and usually at this point, we would write a few amusing sentences about the film. But nothing we can come up with beats this premise: Elvis Presley didn’t die and is now stuck in an Old People’s Home in Texas. He teams up with a fellow resident (a black man who claims to be a post-assassination JFK) to fight a soul-sucking Mummy in Cowbo...

Get yourself a costume and slap on your face - we’re off to the cinema for 1991’s “Popcorn”. A film in which we learn that reggae bands cannot be stopped by a power cut; your favourite Martian now owns a movie memorabilia shop; and, as always, if Dee Wallace is your mum, shit’s gonna get weird. Made at that curious cusp of 2 decades, this should be standard 80s slasher fare, but it’s knowing refer...

We present a spoiler free look at director Jennifer Wolfe’s debut feature “Happy Ending”. A couple losing the spark in their relationship seek advice from friends who recommend a trip to a massage parlour with “extras”. An already uneasy and awkward visit for the pair is reflected in the back rooms of the parlour, where the workers are troubled by their situation and the obsessive attentions of a...

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The We Have Been Watching Master Plan”. It’s one of our semi-regular rundowns of all the visuals we’ve been spaffing into our eye globes, betwixt our regularly scheduled programming. We discuss “The Devil’s Rejects” (2005); “Sinners” (2025); “Dellamorte Dellamore” (aka “Cemetery Man” 1994); “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” (2016); “The Monkey” (2025); BFI Southbank’s screenin...

Settle in your best (and only) coffin, grab a drink or twelve and join us for “The Comedy of Terrors”. In film in which we hear possibly the only use of the phrase “Toss Pot” outside of the UK; Orangey displays why he was considered one of the finest cactors of his generation; and Osgood Fielding III gives the best scream this side of a Tom and Jerry cartoon. Sadly, this is the last time that Vinc...

Grab your bandages and have a good sarcophagus - we’re watching Universal’s original 1932 version of “The Mummy”. A film in which Zita Johann attempts to break the record for the number of 6’s you can put on your forehead; Edward Van Sloan returns as Van Helsing… er… plays the entirely new character of Dr Muller; and Jack Pierce bakes Boris Karloff for 8 hours at Gas Mark 5. Having hit gold with t...

It’s Poe Time! Join us as we venture out into the daylight and visit “The Tomb of Ligeia”. A film in which Captain Peacock serves the tea, whilst Slartibartfast and Doctor Who’s Nero have dinner; meanwhile Vincent Price auditions as frontman of The Byrds, and attempts to convince us that he could hurt a cat. The last of the Roger Corman / Edgar Allan Poe films finally sees the series move out of t...

This episode we’re discussing the bang-up-to-date podcast “Broken Veil” from Joel Morris and Will Maclean. Two intrepid podcasters gathering weird stories from friends, find the tales begin to coalesce in the liminal spaces of Essex…. To tell you more would be to ruin this utterly original and intricately written show. With an excellently selected cast and a definite hint of Nigel Kneale to procee...

We’re sticking with under-appreciated Hammer films this episode, and another from 1966 - “The Plague of the Zombies”. A film in which André Morell is such a badass, he stabs a man who is already on fire; the local constabulary are so obliging that they don’t just turn a blind eye to grave robbing: they also help fill in the hole; and Servalan is feeling really rather tired. This was originally rel...

Well sod me sideways; it’s a cheeky bonus episode from Welcome To Horror! Adam and Lee spend time in the kitchen with the magisterial Mr Vincent Price, and take a look at his 1971 Thames TV series “Cooking Price-Wise”. A truly delightful show in which VP demonstrates his culinary prowess, knowledge and love of good food, with a series of delicious treats you can make at home. There’s no spoilers f...

It’s Hammer Time, and we’re looking at some of the more under-appreciated output from The Studio That Dripped Blood”; first up it’s 1966’s “The Witches” (aka “The Devil’s Own”). A film in which a headmaster cosplaying as a priest is seen as a harmless quirk; the local butcher puts paid to the adage “laugh and the whole world laughs with you.”; and your choice of drinks is gin, gin or more gin. A b...

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The We Have Been Watching Invasion of Earth”. It’s time for our semi-regular round up of all the entertainments we’ve been sticking into our brains for the past few weeks (and no laughing at the word “semi” please, we’re all grown ups). This time round there’s quite an international flavour as we discuss Soviet masterpiece “Viy” (1967); 2 movies from South Korea in mod...

We’re back in the deep dark woods for 2010 horror comedy “Tucker & Dale Vs Evil”. A film in which we learn the pitfalls of a “fixer-upper” for the first-time buyer; observe the dangers of mixing chainsaws with bees; and you can actively hate the clueless teens (even more so than usual). Based on a simple but hilarious premise; “Tucker & Dale…” manages to sustain it for pretty much the whole of its...

It’s time to dig out your 70s glam hits and make weird proclamations in your best falsetto as we try on Osgood Perkin’s “Longlegs”. A film in which T.Rex are finally released from the tyranny of “Billy Elliot”; the devil is in the details (usually the corner) and nothing says happy Birthday like a shrieking man putting his balls into your head. Riffing on the 90s idea of the serial killer film - a...

It’s time to get deep, as we are joined by previous guest Dani, for Neil Marshall’s “The Descent”. A film in which we learn how to give a lemon an orgasm; that spelunking is not an orthodox method of grief counselling; and that there’s always one fucker who won’t stay with the group, even if you tell them to! Marshall’s superb follow up to his debut “Dog Soldiers”, whilst often mentioned by fans a...

It’s time to unleash some absolute mania, as we experience the multiple derangements of Nobuhiko Ôbayashi’s “Hausu” (aka “House”). A film in which we learn the best way to store a watermelon; the worst way to store futons; and that your legs can live to fight another day, even if the rest of you has been devoured. Like a food-colouring fuelled half remembrance of 60s pop group films fused to the m...

With the magnificent Horror-on-Sea film festival just gone, we look back on the day we attended (Saturday 18th) and the delights we saw there. As well as the usual amazing atmosphere, we experienced 2 features on our flying visit - “Hell Hole” from directors Toby Poser and John Adams, and the world premiere of anthology sequel “Video Shop Tales of Terror 2: Lust and Revenge”! Full disclosure, Lee...

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Casebook of We Have Been Watching”. To kick off the new year, it’s time for another round up of the team’s recent eye-musings. This episode we pay close attention to Robert Eggers’ “Nosferatu” (which, at time of recording, Adam and Chris had seen) and the BBC’s latest Ghost Story for Christmas: “Woman of Stone (which, at time of recording, Adam and Lee had seen). W...

Christmas has been and gone, it’s roast dinner farts lingering like slush on the street as we pitch towards New Year’s Eve, and our extended festive holiday in New York draws to an end with “Ghostbusters II”. A film in which Nancy Spungen predicts the end of days; Bill Murray seeks psychiatric help from his own brother; and, once more, New York is portrayed as a festering hotbed of aggression, wit...

It’s part 3 of our ‘New York’ marathon and we’re in up in the skyscrapers for “Gremlins 2: The New Batch”. A film in which John Glover portrays a thinly veiled Donald Trump in a far more sympathetic light than would be possible these days; Hulk Hogan is revealed to be younger than any of our hosts; and Christopher Lee has already got rabies. The belated sequel to Joe Dante’s original failed to ign...

It’s part 2 of our ‘New York’ series - the city so nice they podcasted about it twice - and we finally get to “Ghostbusters”. A film in which… well, it’s “Ghostbusters”. Surely you’ve seen it? The original and still best; whatever your take on the films that followed; this is a stone cold 100% classic. With visual effects and character comedy that (pretty much) stand up to this day, it surely coun...