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--And Now The Podcast Starts!

113 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 months ago - ★★★★★ - 1 rating

–And Now The Podcast Starts! is a critical, fun journey with four informed fans of film and TV. Each episode will focus on a different topic for review or discussion, usually taking the horror genre as a starting point, but going in an unexpected direction, and often featuring special guests.

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Missed Classics? #12: Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977) with Neil Young

November 10, 2023 15:18 - 1 hour - 90.2 MB

Exorcist II: The Heretic has been called "the worst film ever made" (by Mark Kermode) and has attracted derision ever since its release in 1977, not least by the makers of the original The Exorcist (1973).  Our Ian, who worships The Exorcist, has always avoided it.  But esteemed critic Neil Young, our special guest on this episode, insists The Heretic is a more interesting film than its progenitor.  Listen as Neil explains while he feels this way, Ian and Stella react to The Heretic for the ...

Simon Clark on the Quatermass scripts

September 01, 2023 19:00 - 3 hours - 115 MB

We return to an unplanned irregular release schedule (Dan explains all on the pod) with the first in a series of long-envisioned specials in which horror maestro Simon Clark explains to Dan why the scripts of Nigel Kneale's 1950s trilogy of TV terror about Professor Bernard Quatermass are such an inspirational read.  2023 is the 70th anniversary of the transmission of the first serial, The Quatermass Experiment, and a very special live reading of the original scripts is to be performed for o...

Clark on Quatermass #1: The 1950s Script Books

September 01, 2023 19:00 - 3 hours - 115 MB

We return to an unplanned irregular release schedule (Dan explains all on the pod) with the first in a series of long-envisioned specials in which horror maestro Simon Clark explains to Dan why the scripts of Nigel Kneale's 1950s trilogy of TV terror about Professor Bernard Quatermass are such an inspirational read.  2023 is the 70th anniversary of the transmission of the first serial, The Quatermass Experiment, and a very special live reading of the original scripts is to be performed for o...

Missed Classics #11: Addams Family Values (1993)

August 11, 2023 21:01 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

At Stella's urging, Dan has finally checked out the ghoulish comedy sequel, Addams Family Values, and it's fair to say he loves it.  Hear them rhapsodise, with spoilers throughout.  It's the second Missed Classic in which the team are called to praise Carol Kane (the previous one being When A Stranger Calls), but Dan feels bad that they never mention Jimmy Workman, who's stuck in the least interesting Addams role of Pugsley, but gives a perfect performance.   Relevant Links Addams Family ...

Missed Classics #10: Addams Family Values (1993)

August 11, 2023 21:01 - 1 hour - 56.2 MB

At Stella's urging, Dan has finally checked out the ghoulish comedy sequel, Addams Family Values, and it's fair to say he loves it.  Hear them rhapsodise, with spoilers throughout.  It's the second Missed Classic in a row in which the team are called to praise Carol Kane (the previous one being When A Stranger Calls), but Dan feels bad that they never mention Jimmy Workman, who's stuck in the least interesting Addams role of Pugsley, but gives a perfect performance.   Relevant Links Addam...

Scream VI (2023)

August 04, 2023 17:59 - 1 hour - 76.8 MB

Welcome to our hot-take review of a movie that was released six months ago (and a discussion recorded four months ago)...  In what will hopefully become an annual tradition, Stella and Dan get to talk about the new Scream movie.  Just in case you still haven't seen it, the discussion is divided into spoiler-free and spoiler-filled sections.   00.00.00 Intro and our adventures getting into cinema screenings 00.19.06 Scream VI review - non spoiler 00.43.22 Spoilers ahoy!   Related links ...

Missed Classics #10: A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)

July 28, 2023 16:40 - 1 hour - 75 MB

A long while after our last Missed Classic on When A Stranger Calls (1979), Ian Winterton confronts another feted movie he has heretofore avoided, 1984's iconic Wes Craven slasher, A Nightmare on Elm Street.  Dan joins him for the discussion and there are spoilers from the start.   A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984 version) is available to rent on Amazon. Since this chat was recorded, RedLetterMedia's two-part Re:View video on the Elm Street series has sadly become unavailable   Visit our...

Mike Flanagan’s Midnight Mass (2021)

July 21, 2023 12:00 - 1 hour - 46.4 MB

WARNING - SPOILERS FOR MIDNIGHT MASS ARE COMING IN THE VERY NEXT PARAGRAPH - AND THIS IS ONE (HUGELY RECOMMENDED) SERIES THAT'S BEST ENJOYED ENTIRELY UNSPOILED!   Or, "Vampire In A Cardigan".   Kirsty, Stella, Ian and Dan are reunited to discuss a real masterpiece of recent years, Mike Flanagan's seven-part Netflix drama, Midnight Mass.  We've already discussed Flanagan's The Haunting of Hill House and Doctor Sleep on the podcast; hear how this measures up.   Midnight Mass is streaming...

Omen Trilogy Retrospective #1: The Omen (1976)

July 14, 2023 10:00 - 1 hour - 167 MB

"It's a bit like The Beatles..." Returning after a long delay, Dan, Stella, Ian and (in a surprise telephone cameo) Howard commence their latest series with a discussion of 1976's The Omen, the first in a series of retrospectives on The Omen Trilogy, inspired by the fact that all three films (plus the 2006 remake of the original) are now on Disney+.  (However, Omen IV: The Awakening, 1991's forgotten TV movie continuation, is nowhere to be seen, and won't be discussed.) Go to Disney+ to wa...

Revisitations #11: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920)

February 24, 2023 13:00 - 56 minutes - 48.6 MB

Kirsty wanted to talk about one of her true loves, Robert Wiene's 1920 Expressionist masterpiece, The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, and Dan was only too happy to indulge.  Although he drew the line at pronouncing the film's German title ('Das Cabinet des Dr Caligari') because he was chicken about pronouncing two syllables wrong. The restored Blu-Ray version of The Cabinet of Dr Caligari to which Dan and Kirsty frequently refer is this release. Kirsty's essay about Caligari and Hannbal is here. ...

Revisitations #10: Rosemary’s Baby (1968)

February 17, 2023 19:14 - 1 hour - 87.7 MB

We're fishing some unreleased content from the vault this week, to present a 2021 discussion between Stella, Ian and Dan about Rosemary's Baby, Roman Polanski's still-powerful 1968 tale of inner-city Satanism, from the novel by Ira Levin.  We discuss how the film draws satirical parallels between fears of Satanism and anti-Semitism, how its meaning has changed for us since we first watched it 20-some years ago, and a little about the stigma of its criminally-convicted director.  (Unfortunat...

Everything Everywhere All At Once (2022): the Academy’s Favourite Cult Film

January 27, 2023 13:00 - 1 hour - 59 MB

Not horror, but in many ways horror-adjacent, 2022's extremely quirky sci-fi comedy-drama Everything Everywhere All At Once was announced this week to be the unlikely recipient of 11 Oscar nominations: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Actress, Best Supporting Actress (twice), Best Supporting Actor, Best Original Score, Best Song, Best Film Editing and Best Costume Design.  Kirsty and Dan wanted to talk about it.  And they don't mention Short Round once.  Although I jus...

Revisitations #9: Duel (1971) (or: Second-Guessing Spielberg)

January 20, 2023 19:56 - 1 hour - 87.2 MB

Stella and Dan have wanted for some time to discuss their love of Steven Spielberg's 1971 cinematic debut, Duel, written by Richard Matheson.  However, they'd never seen the shorter, original intended-for-television version of the film before recording this episode, and therefore spend a lot of it speculating about what that version was like and how Spielberg might have made changes to Matheson's story to expand it for the cinema screen. Then, after the recording, Dan did something he reall...

Star Wars movies post-2017, with Sean Mason and Spider-Dan

January 14, 2023 18:11 - 1 hour - 143 MB

Following up (after a few delays) on our recent Lee/Cushing episode on the Star Wars franchise, the wonderful Sean Mason returns to the podcast to discuss the more recent instalments of George Lucas' cinematic legacy.  He is joined by another favourite returning guest, Spider-Dan of the Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores podcast.   Relevant links All films discussed are available for streaming via Disney+ The Star Wars: Force Commander cut scenes are on YouTube   All soundtrack and music cl...

More Horror Music: Kirsty, Ian and Dan’s Choice Tracks

January 06, 2023 13:08 - 1 hour - 125 MB

Happy New Year! As a counterpoint to the previous episode featuring Howard and Dan's archival music chats, here, as a final flourish of Christmassyness, is a more contemporary selection from Kirsty, Ian and Dan (again).  Each of them has chosen three music tracks to talk about, which are excerpted in the episode, but you can find the full tracks at the YouTube links below:   The Woods Bela Lugosi's Dead (plus Ian's 'definitive' Trent Reznor version - and also Lakme) The Lightning Tree ...

Howard and Dan on the Music of British Horror

December 31, 2022 00:20 - 41 minutes - 76.4 MB

In our last ep of 2022 Dan & Howard unearth musical gems from the archive of the Lee/Cushing Podcast - with never-before-heard material. Here's to 2023, folks!

Lee/Cushing, Howard/Dan #6: Star Wars movies (1977-2016)

December 28, 2022 01:26 - 1 hour - 122 MB

Apologies, yesterday's upload had a technical issue - this should now be fixed. Blurb coming soon! But make sure you visit Lucid Dimensions on YouTube And Dan's daily Christmas comedy podcast is The Faces At The Window

Questions of Horror #5: What Is It About Androids?

December 16, 2022 11:00 - 55 minutes - 75.6 MB

Show notes coming soon!

Ruminating on The Cornetto Trilogy

December 02, 2022 19:51 - 1 hour - 44.8 MB

Stella and Dan express their fandom of co-writer/star Simon Pegg and co-writer/director Edgar Wright's horror tinged 'Cornetto Trilogy', aka the comedy films Shaun of the Dead (2004), Hot Fuzz (2007) and The World's End (2013), plus the TV series they co-created with Jessica Hynes, Spaced (1999-2001).   Links Spaced is currently available for streaming on All4 (and the first episode is on YouTube) Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz are currently available for streaming on BritBox The World'...

Revisitations#8: Alien (1979)

November 25, 2022 18:42 - 1 hour - 90.1 MB

We go back to the Alien franchise again, as Ian and Dan compare their personal lists of five favourite things from the 1979 classic.  We assume you've all seen this one, so it's spoiler-filled from the start.  And if you haven't seen it, stop listening to us, get yourself to Disney+ and treat yourself to this ageless film!   Relevant Links The Ghostwatch limited edition Blu-Ray is available now from 101 Films (and our interview with Stephen Volk is here) The Mist is on All4 until 26th No...

10 Years of The Hunger Games

November 18, 2022 13:00 - 1 hour - 63.9 MB

Together as a foursome for the first time in a while, Kirsty, Stella, Ian and Dan discuss 2012's The Hunger Games, as well as touching on its sequels and the books the films were based on.  Beware, some spoilers...   (Kirsty at one point says "kill to the death" instead of "fight to the death".  Dan, who once said "murder kills" when he meant "mercy kills", feels seen.)   Relevant Links The new Mads Mikkelsen/Bryan Fuller horror is Dust Bunny Dan's comedy podcast The Faces at the Windo...

Mini Review: L’Orafo/The Goldsmith (Grimmfest 2022)

November 11, 2022 21:05 - 45 minutes - 35.2 MB

A few weeks late, we're giving our first coverage to Grimmfest 2022. Stella and Dan discuss the Italian comic heist thriller with a gruesome undertone, L'Orafo aka The Goldsmith, winner of the festival's Reaper Award for Best Screenplay.  Dan was unable to attend Grimmfest itself due to illness, but Stella did and recorded a spoilery interview with co-writer/director Vincenzo Ricchiuti and producer Manuela De Tommaso, included in the middle of the podcast.   00.00.41 Grimmfest 2022 and non...

A Ramble About Body Horror

November 04, 2022 21:14 - 1 hour - 109 MB

This episode, Dan and Stella discuss the subgenre of body horror: what are our favourite body horror sequences in film and TV, what makes them work, how body horror crosses subgenres and how it's evolved with the development of FX techniques. The discussion takes in the following films and shows, with occasional spoilers, so beware if you haven't seen them: Body Melt, Creepshow (TV), Hannibal (TV), The Relic, Robocop (1987), Scanners, Shivers (They Came From Within), Slither, Society, Stars...

Men (2022)

October 28, 2022 14:47 - 1 hour - 66.8 MB

Welcome to the second proper weekly series of --And Now The Podcast Starts!  And happy Halloween. This episode, Kirsty, Ian and Dan are discussing Men, director Alex Garland's recent hybrid of folk horror, gender commentary and body horror, first in spoiler-free fashion, then with full spoilers.   00.00.41 Intro 00.04.04 Men review (spoiler-free) 00.33.23 Men review (spoilerific) 01.20.45 Outro and Recommendations   Relevant Links Men is currently out on DVD and Blu-Ray and can be r...

Horror in Red Dwarf

July 29, 2022 20:35 - 54 minutes - 57 MB

A relaxed, horror-adjacent chat this week, as Stella and Dan put their feet up and chuckle about the horrific elements of their (and possibly everybody's) favourite sci-fi sitcom, Red Dwarf. (The Series 2 episode they discuss without naming is called Thanks for the Memory.)   Red Dwarf Series 1-8 are available for streaming via Britbox.  Series 9 onwards are frequently (but not always) available for streaming for free via UKTV Play.   All soundtrack and music clips are used for the purp...

Revisitations #7: Alien Resurrection (1997)

July 22, 2022 20:22 - 1 hour - 75.6 MB

Following their discussions of Aliens (1986) in the previous two episodes, and Alien3 (1992) much earlier, Dan and Ian now take on 1997's not-much-loved fourth part of the franchise, Alien Resurrection, although the two can't agree whose idea it was.  Listen as Ian rediscovers a nightmare from literally half a lifetime ago.  The discussion doesn't dwell on the story in detail, but if you haven't seen it, beware of spoilers.   There's also a very off-topic digression about Game of Thrones a...

Revisitations #6: Aliens (1986)

July 15, 2022 21:43 - 1 hour - 83.8 MB

Following the brief discussion last episode, Ian and Dan now get to enthuse at length about one of their favourite movies, James Cameron's 1986 sequel to Alien, Aliens.  Plus a child pops in.   All the Alien films are available for streaming via Disney+   Find out more about the new Aliens documentary, Aliens Expanded, here   Visit our website, andnowpodcast.com

Questions of Horror #4: Is It Horror?

July 08, 2022 16:25 - 1 hour - 56.8 MB

Apart from Howard (he says hello), the gang's all here as Stella, Kirsty and Ian join Dan to discuss how far the horror genre might stretch to include action, disaster and sci-fi films, with specific reference to The Poseidon Adventure (1972), Jaws (1975) and Aliens (1986).  Beware: spoilers for The Poseidon Adventure - please note the timecodes below if you wish to avoid.   00.00.00 Intro and news 00.09.10  The Poseidon Adventure discussion 00.31.08 Jaws discussion 00.43.53 Aliens disc...

DASHCAM - interview with Gemma Hurley & Jed Shepherd

May 31, 2022 16:36 - 1 hour - 108 MB

Ian, Stella and Kirsty do their best without Dan's guidance (he's away on holiday, the slacker) and dig into 'Dashcam', Rob Savage's eagerly anticipated follow-up to 'Host', with a spoiler-free and spoiler-full discussions, plus an interview with 'Dashcam' screenwriter Gemma Hurley and its producer Jed Shepherd. PODCAST TIMELINE 1'52 Trailer followed by spoiler-free discussion 22'00 Interview with Gemma & Jed 45'03 - TO END Spoilerific discussion - DO NOT LISTEN UNTIL YOU'VE WATCHED THE FIL...

Revisitations #5: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) with Catherine Bray

May 27, 2022 04:00 - 1 hour - 174 MB

It's time to talk Tolkien, and specifically the more horrific elements of the Middle Earth canon.  Peter Jackson's 2001 film instalment The Fellowship of the Ring (featuring the ever-forbidding Christopher Lee, of course) has long given Ian, Stella and Dan the collywobbles, but Ralph Bakshi's 1978 animated version is also memorably nightmarish.  Joining them to enthuse about these films is the brilliant film journalist, podcaster and producer Catherine Bray, co-host of the highly recommended...

Feasting on Hannibal #2: Season Two (2014) with Dr Lori Hitchcock Morimoto & Dr Rebecca Williams

April 30, 2022 00:27 - 2 hours - 234 MB

AKA: 'Another Hannibal Love-In'... We return to the world of Hannibal, Bryan Fuller's majestic TV remix of the works of Thomas Harris.  As with our Season One discussion last year, Kirsty and Dan are joined by very special guests Dr Lori Hitchcock Morimoto of the University of Virginia and Dr Rebecca Williams of the University of South Wales for an in depth aca-Fannibal chat, and then by Stella (our very own Dr) and Ian for their take on the show. WARNING: MAJOR SPOILERS for the first and ...

Patreon Extract: 100 Years of Nigel Kneale

April 28, 2022 15:45 - 30 minutes - 56.4 MB

The date this episode drops, 28th April 2022, would've been the 100th birthday of Nigel Kneale, the great pioneer of SF/horror TV and film, who died in 2006.  Here, in an extract from our forthcoming episode on Kneale's film version of Quatermass and the Pit (1967), renowned horror author Simon Clark tells Dan the story of how he found the script books of Kneale's 1950s Quatermass serials in a second-hand bookshop and why they are so important to him. To hear the full version of this interv...

Revisitations #4: Martin (1977) (or: Educating Ian)

April 01, 2022 23:16 - 1 hour - 155 MB

It's April Fool's Day, so perhaps it's appropriate to admit our own foolishness in failing to put out our March episode actually in the month of March.  Here it is instead, and you'll get a proper April episode in due course... David Edwards, former film critic of the Daily Mirror and old mate of Ian's, is a great fan of and expert on George A Romero's unique 1977 vampire movie, Martin.  He joins Ian (who is watching the film in its entirety for the first time) and Dan (who is rediscovering...

Mini Reviews #1: Sister Tempest (2020)

March 04, 2022 19:46 - 36 minutes - 38.5 MB

Now that the major episodes of the podcast have moved to a monthly schedule, we'll be dropping occasional mini episodes in between, including reviews of new movies.  Here is the first, as Kirsty and Dan sink their teeth into director Joe Badon's surreal dark comedy, Sister Tempest.   Relevant links: Order Sister Tempest on Blu-Ray Rent Sister Tempest to stream on Vimeo   Also - if you want to help the situation in Ukraine: Donate to the DEC Ukraine Appeal (the UK government will match...

Revisitations #3: Nosferatu (1922)

February 18, 2022 21:06 - 56 minutes - 104 MB

It's 100 years since the premiere of FW Murnau's Nosferatu - Eine Symphonie des Grauens (A Symphony of Horror).  Although not quite the first screen adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel Dracula, it's the one by which all others are measured - a masterpiece of German Expressionist cinema that marks the beginning of modern screen horror. For years Kirsty has been passing on her love of this classic to her students, and on such an important anniversary, Dan was more than happy revisit it wit...

Scream (2022) - Should they have called it SCREAMS?

January 21, 2022 22:40 - 1 hour - 84.8 MB

Dan spent quite a while thinking up the title for this episode... Yes, having graduated from high school (or 'left secondary school' as we tend to say in this part of the UK) just as Wes Craven's seminal slasher comedy Scream (1996) first hit UK cinemas, Stella and Dan are franchise fans and wouldn't dare miss the latest in-no-way-confusingly-titled instalment, Scream (2022).  Kirsty thought it looked fun too, and Covid allowed them all to get to the cinema to see it.  Hear them chat about ...

Doctor Sleep (2019) and The Shining (1980)

December 25, 2021 00:15 - 1 hour - 65.3 MB

Kirsty, Dan and Ian discuss 2019's Doctor Sleep and whether it was a good idea to make a direct sequel to Stanley Kubrick's The Shining (1980). Also, Merry Christmas!   00.00.00 Intro 00.09.25 Doctor Sleep and The Shining (non-spoilers) 00.40.49 Doctor Sleep (spoilers)   Recommendations Doctor Sleep (in both theatrical and Director's Cut versions) is currently streaming via Amazon Prime The Lost Boys is currently streaming via BBC iPlayer Hannibal Season One is currently streaming ...

Questions of Horror #3: Which Horror Films Will We Never Watch (Again)?

December 03, 2021 22:57 - 1 hour - 171 MB

Kirsty and Dan ponder the horror films they've decided never to go near, and the reasons behind their choice.  Elsewhere, Howard returns - for the first time over Zoom - to delve into the Bag of Death.   00.00.41 Intro with Dan 00.04.55 The Bag of Death with Howard 00.25.46 The Question of Horror with Kirsty 01.24.28 Recommendations with Dan   Recommendations and Relevant Links Val Lewton's Cat People: Beyond the Shadows and The Horror Films of Val Lewton are available to stream from...

Missed Classics #9: When A Stranger Calls (1979)

November 19, 2021 22:43 - 1 hour - 121 MB

Ian, Kirsty and Dan discover as one the highly influential 1979 thriller, When A Stranger Calls.  Elsewhere, Dan rhapsodises about Shudder (where this film can actually be found... it's on Amazon Prime, too).   00.00.00 Intro 00.06.33 When A Stranger Calls spoiler-free discussion 00.16.39 When a Stranger Calls trailer (which contains a spoiler) and spoiler discussion 01.16.22 Recommendations   Do consider subscribing to our Patreon.  Our discussion of Hannibal Season 2 has now been ad...

Revisitations #2: Dog Soldiers (2002) (or: Ian‘s Regret)

October 29, 2021 18:16 - 1 hour - 181 MB

2002's Dog Soldiers is a fave for Stella, a 'like' for Kirsty and Dan, and frankly a source of personal angst for Ian.  The foursome all get together to chew the fat on it (and somehow never mention that director Neil Marshall went on to be a key force behind our perennial love, TV's Hannibal).  Elsewhere, Howard phones in for another pick from the Bag of Death. Oh, and (sinister pause...) Happy Halloween!   Relevant Notes and Availability (All these are relevant to the UK) Dog Soldiers...

Insane For The Strain

October 22, 2021 22:13 - 1 hour - 180 MB

After being introduced to the show via Stella's American TV horror two-parter last year, Dan is now a huge fan of Guillermo del Toro, Chuck Hogan and Carlton Cuse's FX series The Strain (2014-17).  In this episode, Stella joins Dan for a spoilery chat about the whole series.  Elsewhere, a pre-recorded Howard is present to pluck another random gem from The Bag of Death.   00.00.42 Intro and news 00.10.46 The Strain 01.09.20 The Bag of Death 01.32.15 Recommendations   Relevant Links De...

Halloween Retrospective #11: Halloween (2018)

October 15, 2021 22:00 - 2 hours - 232 MB

FINALLY it's here, only three years after being recorded!  Join Howard, Dan and Spider-Dan (known on this recording as Dan B), in the pub with Ian Winterton (in chronologically his first appearance on this podcast) to discuss their first impressions, in both spoiler-free and spoilery fashion, of David Gordon Green's 2018 Halloween film - just in time for the release of his eagerly-awaited sequel, Halloween Kills. Elsewhere, in the present day, Stella and Dan are joyfully rejoined by Kirsty,...

(Virtual) Grimmfest Preview #3: Aaron Bartuska on For Roger

October 13, 2021 22:28 - 34 minutes - 63.5 MB

This weekend (14-17 October) it's the virtual version of Grimmfest, giving all of us lounge-lizards who missed the live festival the opportunity to catch many of its filmic highlights from the comfort of our homes.  In this mini-episode, Dan talks to Aaron Bartuska, debut director and co-writer, about his found footage/slasher/character study hybrid For Roger, which has its UK premiere as part of the online event. All films in the virtual version of Grimmfest can be viewed at any time betwe...

Grimmfest 2021 Preview #2

October 07, 2021 20:10 - 1 hour - 212 MB

The date this episode drops (7th October 2021) is the first day of Grimmfest, Manchester's festival of fantastic film, returning as a live event for the first time since 2019.  And here is the second of our preview episodes, in which you can learn some details about two of the films screening there - Tarumama and Slapface.  Dan and Stella are here to introduce the interviews. 00.16.20 The first interviewee is Andrés Beltran (@andresbcine on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook), director and co-...

Grimmfest 2021 Preview #1

September 25, 2021 16:52 - 2 hours - 222 MB

We're back!  Or at least... some of us are.  Dan and Ian will be your company for the first episode of the second series of --And Now The Podcast Starts!  But fear not, Kirsty, Stella and Howard will all be returning in future episodes, accompanied by a number of great guests.   And Grimmfest is back!  Yes, it's time again for the North of England's premiere festival of fantastic films, which, following an all-virtual festival last year during lockdown, now reappears as a hybrid.  It retur...

The Final Girls and Boys: Series Finale, Part Two

April 10, 2021 21:54 - 1 hour - 170 MB

Kirsty, Stella, Ian and Dan gather for the last time this series, to cast their minds back over the podcast so far and discuss whatever comes to mind.  Meanwhile, Howard (who has now recovered from his COVID-19 jab) phones in for another delve into the Bag of Death. The show will now go on a short hiatus.  We'll be returning around June to discuss, once again, the best and worst of horror with the choicest of guests.  In the meantime, keep an eye on our webite, andnowpodcast.com, for new co...

Things We Forgot To Say: Series Finale, Part One

April 02, 2021 15:13 - 1 hour - 140 MB

It's time to wrap up the first series of --And Now The Podcast Starts! with a general chat between Kirsty, Stella, Ian and Dan as they reflect on producing 60-odd episodes of horror discussions during a global pandemic, pick out some favourite moments, and add in some bits they meant to say about earlier topics.  More in this style next week, and then we're taking three months off. Please note: the sound quality is a little lower than usual this week, as a tight turnaround caused by everyon...

Halloween Retrospective #10: Halloween II (2009)

March 26, 2021 16:51 - 1 hour - 186 MB

A return to 2018 (oh, those carefree, carefree days) this episode, as we release the second-to-last of our series of Halloween franchise reviews recorded in that year, with our look at Rob Zombie's sequel to his own remake.  Usual suspects Dan and Howard are joined by regular Halloween guests Spider-Dan (who at the time of recording was only just starting his own illustrious podcast) and actor, writer and sometime Michael Myers, Luke Richards.  But what will be their verdict?  As if you can'...

Pandemic Horror: Contagion (2011) and Survivors (1975)

March 19, 2021 21:45 - 1 hour - 179 MB

Dan used to love post-apocalypse horror, especially the BBC's 'humanity-destroying plague' classic, Survivors (1975-77).  But he hasn't re-watched it since COVID-19 hit, as he feared it would be too much like real life; for the same reason he hasn't seen Steven Soderbergh's eerily prophetic film Contagion (2011), which has had a new lease of life on streaming since lockdown.  Stella and Ian join him in rediscovering these chilling tales and to discuss horror in a time of pandemic.  And there...

Danny Robins on The Battersea Poltergeist

March 12, 2021 17:20 - 2 hours - 232 MB

The brilliant drama/documentary podcast The Battersea Poltergeist has just completed its eight-part run on BBC Radio 4 (although a bonus ninth episode is due to be released in a couple of weeks), and it's also available on BBC Sounds and all the podcatchers.  Kirsty and Ian have been raving about it for weeks, and finally Stella and Dan are caught up and just as enthused about its brilliant mix of investigation and storytelling.   The show's writer and host, Danny Robins, was kind enough t...

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