"The most deep-rooted taboo" - TENEBRAE (1982)This month Tim is joined by Phil Drinkwater to discuss Dario Argento's TENEBRAE... For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Listen to our sister podcast . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/30398848
"Dead or Alive, You're Coming With Me" - ROBOCOP (1987)This month Tim is joined by Eastwood Allen and Chris Griffiths - directors of ROBODOC: THE CREATION OF ROBOCOP - to head back to Delta City and discuss ROBOCOP... For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Listen to our sister podcast . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/29867523
"This is just a dream" - A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)One, two, Freddy's coming for you... To kick off Season III of the pod Tim is joined by returning guest Josh Winning to celebrate 40 years of slasher classic A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)... For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/29453868
Best Horror Films of 2023It's time for our review of the year, so join Tim and some special guests to count down the Top 10 Best Horror Films of 2023... For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/29286168
"It's me, Billy" - BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974)To celebrate this festive season Tim is joined by Paul Downey to discuss Chrimbo classic BLACK CHRISTMAS (1974). For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/29106833
"There's more than one way to lose your life to a killer" - ZODIAC (2007)This month Tim is joined by Nev Pierce (Empire Magazine) to reopen the case files and discuss David Fincher's ZODIAC (2007). For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/28776048
"I want to play a game" - SAW Franchise (2004-)This spooky season Tim is joined by brand new guest Ariel Powers-Schaub to discuss the long-running torture-porn saga of SAW... For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/28309247
"Kiri kiri kiri" - AUDITION (1999)This month Tim is joined by brand new guest Anton Bitel (freelancer for Little White Lies, Sight and Sound and SciFiNow) to go deeper deeper deeper into Takashi Miike's uncompromising AUDITION... For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/28113437
"I'm scared to close my eyes. I'm scared to open them" - THE BLAIR WITH PROJECT (1999)If you go down to the woods today you're sure of a big surprise... Join Tim and Jed Shepherd (co-writer of HOST and DASHCAM) as we get lost looking for the crew of THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT. For exclusive bonus episodes sign up to our . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/27720582
"No one possesses you. You're safe with me" - VERTIGO (1958)In this episode join Tim and Rebecca McCallum as we tumble into the dizzying world of one of the greatest films ever made: Alfred Hitchcock's VERTIGO (1958). Rebecca also has her own podcast , which you can follow on and . Episode trigger warnings for suicide and coercive control. Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/27398103
"It's nothing but a weapon of mass destruction" - GODZILLA (1954)This month Tim is joined by cult film actor and the author of the Official Guide to the King of the Monsters, Graham Skipper, to talk all things GODZILLA... Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/26750268
"Evil will invade the world" - THE BEYOND (1981)Check the floor for tarantulas and hold onto your eyeballs, as Tim is joined by Becky Darke to discuss Lucio Fulci's seminal classic, THE BEYOND. If you want to catch our upcoming episode on the other two films in Fulci's GATES OF HELL Trilogy - CITY OF THE LIVING DEAD and THE HOUSE BY THE CEMETERY - be sure to subscribe to our Patreon . For tickets to the upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR screening of LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM at the Flatpack Festival in Birmingham on 18th May - where Tim will be on stage with Becky, EoH host Mike Muncer and Elizabeth Bishop of Ghouls Magazine for a post-film Q+A - click . And for further information about Rebecca McCallum's new podcast TALKING HITCHCOCK be sure to follow or the on the socials. Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/26541609
"Surprise" - THE INVISIBLE MAN (2020)Tim and Rebecca are back to conclude their two-part analysis of THE INVISIBLE MAN films, this time focussing on Leigh Whannell's 2020 reboot. Please note that this episode contains discussions about domestic violence. If you have been affected in any way by these issues and need support help is available from charities such as , , , and . Advice and signposting is also available on the NHS website . Subscribe to our Patreon . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/26324775
"We'll begin with a reign of terror" - THE INVISIBLE MAN (1933)After a short hiatus we're back with the first of a two-part look at THE INVISIBLE MAN films, and this week Tim is joined by Rebecca McCallum to unbandage 1933's classic Universal monster movie. Subscribe to our Patreon . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Intro song: "The Invisible Man" by Queen, available to buy . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/26258457
"I'm afraid of myself because I'm the maker of my own evil" - POSSESSION (1981)Thriller? Horror? The world's worst break-up movie? This month Tim is joined by Freudian cinephile Mary Wild to get into the incomparable POSSESSION (1981) in all its abject, Lovecraftian wonder. Subscribe to our Patreon . Mary's course on Erotic Cinema at the Freud Musuem is available , and tickets for her lecture on POSSESSION for the Miskatonic Institute are available . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25817673
"Ki Ki Ki Ma Ma Ma" - FRIDAY THE 13th Parts VII-XII (1988-2009)Psychic final girls! Boat trips to New York! Jason in space! That's right guys, the second half of the FRIDAY THE 13th franchise was even more gonzo than the first: luckily Tim is joined by returning guest and horror novelist Josh Winning to help navigate the increasingly whacky world of Jason Voorhees. You can pre-order Josh's new book - BURN THE NEGATIVE - . Subscribe to our Patreon . The best FRIDAY THE 13th fan films, as selected by Hooked on Horror, . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25664220
"His name was Jason" - FRIDAY THE 13th Parts I-VI (1980-1986)Kicking off season 2 of the podcast Tim hitches a ride to Camp Crystal Lake with horror novelist, film critic and returning guest Josh Winning to discuss the first six entries in the FRIDAY THE 13th franchise (watch out for the concluding half of our retrospective next week, where we get into the final six films). Sign up to our for $5 and you'll get two exclusive episodes per month (including an interview with Peter M Bracke, author of CRYSTAL LAKE MEMORIES), a shout out on the main pod and an opportunity to help curate which films are covered, both here and on Patreon. You can also read an article by Tim about cycles of grief in FRIDAY THE 13th . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25596393
Bonus: Best Horror Films of 2022Welcome to our final episode of 2022, and what a year it's been! To celebrate Tim runs through the Top 10 horror films of the year as voted for by our contributors, guests and you - our listeners - as well as outlining our new Patreon channel and the exclusive content you can expect from us there in 2023. Happy New Year! Read out interview with the screenwriter of WHAT JOSIAH SAW, Robert Alan Dilts, . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25469676
Bonus: BATMAN RETURNS (1992)Merry Christmas! To celebrate this festive season Tim sits down with senior contributor Russell Bailey to discuss Tim Burton's horror-inflected, gothic-noir Christmas family film, BATMAN RETURNS (1992). Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25414185
Bonus: Soho Horror Film Festival Round-Up 2022Tim is joined by Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana to discuss the best films which screened at the recent Soho - and Sohome - Horror Film Festivals 2022. Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25391484
Bonus: SCREAM VI (2023) trailer breakdownWith the first teaser for SCREAM VI (2023) dropping a few days ago, Tim sits down with senior contributor Rebecca McCallum to look at the trailer in forensic detail and discuss expectations and theories about the upcoming six-quel. Tim and Rebecca's spoiler special on SCREAM (2022) is available . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25383963
Bonus: Sight and Sound's Top 100 Greatest Films of All TimeIn this special bonus episode Tim is joined by returning guest and senior contirbutor Rebecca McCallum to discuss the results of Sight and Sound's Top 100 Greatest Films of All Time poll, as well as their own personal Top 10 Greatest Film picks. You can check out Sight and Sound's poll . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25366338
"What an excellent day for an exorcism" - THE EXORCIST (1973)Inherently evil or a work of profound spiritual contemplation? In our final main episode of 2022 Tim is joined by returning guest Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana to ascend the steps of Georgetown and discuss one of the most reviled - and revered - horror films ever made: William Peter Blatty's THE EXORCIST (1973). Ygraine's episode of her podcast - Movies, Murder and Mayhem - on Paul Bateson, aka the Exorcist killer, is available . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25344015
Religious Horror and William Peter Blatty's Trilogy of Faith (THE EXORCIST; THE NINTH CONFIGURATION and THE EXORCIST III)Are horror and religion binary opposites? Or in fact is horror the one genre which is uniquely suited to exploring spiritual questions? This episode Tim is joined by horror novelist and ordained minister Rev. Peter Laws to discuss, with particular reference to William Peter Blatty's Trilogy of Faith (THE EXORCIST, THE NINTH CONFIGURATION and THE EXORCIST III). Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25273191
"He's here to help" - THE GUEST (2014)As we conclude our look at films inspired by HALLOWEEN, Tim is joined by two guests... to talk about THE GUEST: film scholars Craig Ian Mann and Alice Haylett Bryan. Don't worry: we're here to help. Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25127643
"I'll be back" - THE TERMINATOR (1984)We're back discussing films inspired by HALLOWEEN (1978), and this episode Tim is joined by James and Matt from pod to face down James Cameron's seminal robo-slasher, THE TERMINATOR (1984). Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/25056381
Bonus: Soho Horror Film Festival PreviewThis weekend and next the Soho Horror Film Festival is taking place - both in London and then virtually - so Tim spoke with the festival co-director Mitch Harrod to get the lowdown on what to expect and some of the films to look out for... Keep your eyes peeled also for a Part II of this episode later in the month when, after the fest, Tim and senior contributor Ygraine Hackett-Cantabrana will sit down for a post-fest round-up. More info is available from the festival website . Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/24974649
Bonus: BARBARIAN (2022)Happy Halloween! This spooky season we're celebrating the UK theatrical release of BARBARIAN (2022) with a very special, spoilerific bonus episode. Joining Tim to venture into the basement are returning guest Russell Bailey and the writer / director of the film, Zach Cregger. Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/24854202
"I have come here to chew bubblegum and kick ass... and I'm all out of bubblegum" - THEY LIVE (1988)In the final episode of our John Carpenter mini-series [CONSUME] Tim is joined by returning guest [OBEY] film producer Jen Handorf to don magic sunglasses [CONFORM] and uncover an alien conspiracy in THEY LIVE (1988). Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . "Tech Noir" by Gunship, available to buy . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/24837036
"Nobody trusts anybody now" - THE THING (1982)As we near the end of our John Carpenter mini-series Tim is joined by podcaster Mark Woodyatt as we journey to Outpost 31 to discuss one of the most seminal horror movies ever made - THE THING (1982). Theme music by The Gideon Complex - recorded by . Follow us on: Email: [email protected]/episode/index/show/movingpicturesfilmclub/id/24801723
