Latest History of horror Podcast Episodes
Episode 139 - The Dark History of New York City
Lunatics Radio Hour - July 03, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAbby sits down with our friend Alan from A Storied Native, to talk about the dark history of New York City. We discuss Roosevelt Island, the New York Lunatics Asylum and Nellie Bly, the lost estates of Astoria, Queens and North Brother Island. Follow Alan @A_Storied_Native on Instagram. lunat...
Horror Hangout #340 : Dolls (w/ John Crinan)
Horror Hangout - June 20, 2024 16:54 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsThey walk. They talk. They kill. Dolls is a 1987 American horror film directed by Stuart Gordon, written by Ed Naha, and starring Stephen Lee, Guy Rolfe, Hilary Mason, Ian Patrick Williams, and Bunty Bailey. Its plot follows six people who seek shelter during a storm in the mansion of an elderl...
Lunatics Library 39 - Dancing Plague Horror Stories
Lunatics Radio Hour - June 19, 2024 06:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAbby and Alan present two horrifying dancing plague inspired short stories. The Paino Man was written by Birttany Johnson and narrated by Michael Crosa. Check out Brittany's book Mississippi Blue here. And check out Michael's amazing work here. A Procession of Skulls was written by JR Santos...
Horror Hangout #339 : Anaconda
Horror Hangout - June 12, 2024 12:37 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsYou can't scream if you can't breathe. Anaconda is a 1997 American adventure horror film directed by Luis Llosa and starring Jennifer Lopez, Ice Cube, Jon Voight, Eric Stoltz, Jonathan Hyde, and Owen Wilson. It focuses on a documentary film crew in the Amazon rainforest that is led by a snake ...
Episode 138 - The History of the Dancing Plague of 1518
Lunatics Radio Hour - June 08, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAbby and Alan discuss the horrifying and very real dancing plague of 1518. In the French Town of Strasbourg, in the summer of 1518, a bizarre and horrifying plague took as many as 400 lives. The plague started with a single woman, who could not stop dancing. Almost for an entire week she danced ...
Episode 138 - The Dancing Plague of 1518
Lunatics Radio Hour - June 08, 2024 00:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAbby and Alan discuss the horrifying and very real dancing plague of 1518. In the French Town of Strasbourg, in the summer of 1518, a bizarre and horrifying plague took as many as 400 lives. The plague started with a single woman, who could not stop dancing. Almost for an entire week she danced ...
Horror Hangout #338 : Sting (w/ Ash Millman)
Horror Hangout - June 07, 2024 16:51 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsYour biggest fear just got bigger. Sting is a 2024 horror film written and directed by Kiah Roache-Turner, and starring Ryan Corr, Alyla Browne, Penelope Mitchell, Robyn Nevin, Noni Hazelhurst, Silvia Colloca, Danny Kim, and Jermaine Fowler. The film follows a young girl who secretly raises a ...
Horror Hangout #337 : The Beast Within
Horror Hangout - May 29, 2024 21:20 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 15 ratingsHe was on the verge of becoming a man... EATER! The Beast Within is a 1982 American horror film directed by Philippe Mora and starring Ronny Cox, Bibi Besch, Paul Clemens, L. Q. Jones, Don Gordon, R. G. Armstrong, Logan Ramsey, Katherine Moffat, and Meshach Taylor. The Beast Within is a very l...
Horror Hangout #336 : Scary Movie
Horror Hangout - May 23, 2024 16:05 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsA killer comedy. Scary Movie is a 2000 American slasher parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Marlon and Shawn Wayans (who both also star), alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Starring Jon Abrahams, Carmen Electra, Shannon Elizabeth, An...
Episode 137 - Bite-Size Horror
Lunatics Radio Hour - May 16, 2024 02:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAlan and Abby present five horrifying one page stories. Vote for your favorite story from today's episode here. Air Bag was written by Mike Macera. Listen to Beach Therapy's new album. Not Myself This Week was written by Sara Luke, folllow Sara on Instagram @saraluke25. Blood Bath was writ...
Horror Hangout #335 : Land of the Dead (w/ James Barnett)
Horror Hangout - May 15, 2024 20:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe dead shall inherit the Earth. Land of the Dead (also known as George A. Romero's Land of the Dead) is a 2005 post-apocalyptic horror film written and directed by George A. Romero; the fourth of Romero's six Living Dead movies, it is preceded by Night of the Living Dead, Dawn of the Dead and...
Horror Hangout #334 : Grave Encounters (w/ Georgia Cook)
Horror Hangout - May 09, 2024 08:59 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 15 ratingsThey were searching for proof... they found it. Grave Encounters is a 2011 Canadian found footage supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by the Vicious Brothers. It stars Sean Rogerson, Ashleigh Gryzko, Merwin Mondesir, Mackenzie Gray, and Juan Riedinger as the crew of a paranorm...
Horror Hangout #333 : Abigail (w/ Edward Harvey)
Horror Hangout - May 03, 2024 12:26 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 15 ratingsChildren can be such monsters. Abigail is a 2024 American horror comedy film directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett from a screenplay written by Stephen Shields and Guy Busick. The film follows a group of kidnappers who capture the daughter of a powerful underworld figure and dem...
Episode 136 - Walpurgis Night and May Day Horror with Marie Carter
Lunatics Radio Hour - April 26, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAbby sits down with author, historian and tour guide Marie Carter to discuss Walpurgis Night, May Day Horror and her new book, Mortimer and The Witches. From Saint Walburga, to Beltane and The Wicker Man, we cover all of our bases with the storied history of May 1st. Follow Marie on Instagra...
Lunatics Library 38 - Artificial Intelligence Horror Stories
Lunatics Radio Hour - April 23, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAbby and Alan present three haunting artificial intelligence inspired horror stories to round out our series on the horror of A.I. Goodnight, Conrad was written by J.R. Santos and read by Mike Macera. Support a charity anthology that gives back to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Check out...
Horror Hangout #332 : The First Omen
Horror Hangout - April 17, 2024 11:52 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsTo control those who don't believe, create something to fear. The First Omen is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed by Arkasha Stevenson, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tim Smith and Keith Thomas from a story by Ben Jacoby. It is a prequel to The Omen (1976), and the sixth film ...
Horror Hangout #331 : Stopmotion
Horror Hangout - April 10, 2024 09:00 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 15 ratingsBring your nightmares to life. Stopmotion is a 2023 British live-action/adult animated psychological horror film directed by Robert Morgan in his feature-length debut. Morgan also wrote the script with Robin King. The film stars Aisling Franciosi and combines live action and stop motion animati...
Episode 135 - The History of Horror and Artificial Intelligence
Lunatics Radio Hour - April 09, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAbby and Alan discuss the history of Artificial Intelligence as represented in horror and science fiction films. lunaticsproject.com Check out the Telelibrary here. Get Lunatics Merch here. Join the discussion on Discord. Listen to the paranormal playlist I curate for Vurbl, updated weekly! ...
Horror Hangout #330 : Late Night With The Devil (w/ Stu Freeman)
Horror Hangout - April 03, 2024 12:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsThe live television event that shocked a nation! Late Night with the Devil is a 2023 supernatural horror film written, directed and edited by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, and starring David Dastmalchian, Laura Gordon, Ian Bliss, Fayssal Bazzi, Ingrid Torelli, Rhys Auteri, Georgina Haig, and Josh ...
Horror Hangout #329 : Urban Legend
Horror Hangout - March 28, 2024 15:07 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsIt happened to someone who knows someone you ynow... You're next! Urban Legend is a 1998 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks, written by Silvio Horta, and starring Jared Leto, Alicia Witt, Rebecca Gayheart, Tara Reid, and Michael Rosenbaum, and is the first installment in the Urban Legend fil...
Horror Hangout Bonus Episode : Interview with Kill Your Lover Directors Alix Austin & Keir Siewert (FrightFest Glasgow)
Horror Hangout - March 26, 2024 16:32 - 40 minutes ★★★★ - 15 ratingsAndy Conduit-Turner is joined by Alix Austin and Keir Siewert, directors of toxic relationship break-up body horror, Kill Your Lover which had its UK premiere at FrightFest Glasgow earlier this month! Dakota has had enough of her toxic relationship with Axel, but the feeling isn't mutual. As sh...
Lunatics Library 37 - Demonic Summoning Horror Stories
Lunatics Radio Hour - March 26, 2024 06:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAlan and Abby present four demonic summoning themed horror stories to round out our three part series. A Fair Trade was written by Chris Ritchey and performed by Jon C Cook of the Fadò Podcast. Check out Chris's website here, and follow him on social media AuthorCRitchey. Finding Friends Thr...
Horror Hangout #328 : Imaginary
Horror Hangout - March 20, 2024 13:10 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsWelcome to a fear beyond imagination. Imaginary is a 2024 American supernatural horror film directed and produced by Jeff Wadlow and written by Wadlow, Greg Erb, and Jason Oremland. It is co-produced by Jason Blum through his Blumhouse Productions banner and Tower of Babble. The film stars DeWa...
Horror Hangout #327 : FrightFest Glasgow 2024
Horror Hangout - March 13, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsFrightfest descends on the Glasgow Film Festival and so do hosts Ben Errington and Andy Conduit-Turner! This special episode includes interviews with Mike Capes, Tiago Teixeira, Samantha Steel, Federico Zampaglione, Lauren LaVera, Paul Duane, Charlie Maher and friend of the show, John Crinan. ...
Episode 134 - Demons and "The Sacrifice Game" with Jenn Wexler and Sean Redlitz
Lunatics Radio Hour - March 12, 2024 06:00 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsThis week we are thrilled to sit down with Jenn Wexler and Sean Redlitz, the filmmakers behind "The Sacrifice Game," and "The Ranger" to discus the intersection of demons and horror filmmaking. We chat through all things horror, the paranormal and how Jenn and Sean were inspired by The Lesser Ke...
Horror Hangout #326 : Scanners (w/ Nico Bell)
Horror Hangout - March 06, 2024 10:00 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsTheir thoughts can kill! Scanners is a 1981 Canadian science fiction horror film written and directed by David Cronenberg and starring Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside, and Patrick McGoohan. In the film, "scanners" are psychics with unusual telepathic and telekinetic powers. Co...
Horror Hangout #325 : Frankenhooker (w/ Alice Taylor-Matthews)
Horror Hangout - February 29, 2024 17:32 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 15 ratingsA terrifying tale of sluts and bolts. Frankenhooker is a 1990 American black comedy horror film directed by Frank Henenlotter. Very loosely inspired by Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus, the film stars James Lorinz as medical school drop-out Jeffrey Franken and f...
Episode 133 - The History of Demonic Summoning
Lunatics Radio Hour - February 27, 2024 03:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 53 ratingsAbby and Alan dive into the history of demonic summoning, and its impact on horror. Embark with us on a shadowy expedition into the origins and evolutions of demonic summoning, where ancient gods were recast into sinister spirits under the unforgiving light of monotheism. From the Lesser Key of ...
Horror Hangout #324 : The Strangers (w/ Lucy Buglass)
Horror Hangout - February 22, 2024 11:11 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsBecause you were home. The Strangers is a 2008 American psychological horror film written and directed by Bryan Bertino. The film follows a couple (portrayed by Liv Tyler and Scott Speedman) whose stay at a vacation home is disrupted by three masked intruders (portrayed by Kip Weeks, Gemma Ward...
Horror Hangout #323 : Valentine (w/ Rupa Shikotra)
Horror Hangout - February 14, 2024 17:27 - 2 hours ★★★★ - 15 ratingsRemember that kid everyone ignored on Valentine's Day? He remembers you. Valentine is a 2001 slasher film directed by Jamie Blanks and starring Denise Richards, David Boreanaz, Marley Shelton, Jessica Capshaw, and Katherine Heigl. Loosely based on the novel of the same title by Tom Savage, the ...
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