Immersive event specialists Darkfield have produced a trio of audio horror shorts. If you are in the mood for some horror this Halloween, Radio 4 have releases a series of short podcasts which might do the trick. Designed for headphone listening when lying down and with eyes closed, Deadhouse uses binaural sound to transport you … >
At least once a season, there seems to be an episode of Inside No.9 that is ‘for’ the writer-creators – Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith – more than for the audience. Not an act of indulgence, precisely, but certainly one where they unashamedly draw in on happy memories of watching old British horror movies as … >
Channel 4 has ordered a new docu-drama series depicting “chilling tales of real life horror stories.” Featuring “straight-to-camera documentary interviews and visually-striking, elegantly realised and terrifying drama”, each week Nightmares will tell single, spine-tingling story, drawing on eyewitness testimonies. The official synopsis for the four-part series reads: “Witnesses will recount stories of paranoia, paranormal activity … >
A new drama combining “sci-fi, horror, adventure, suspense, fantasy and mystery” will launch on CBBC this autumn. A 13-part original drama anthology of spooky tales, Creeped Out will be filmed in the UK and Canada. The series is created by Bede Blake and Rob Butler and the individual stories will be linked together by ‘The Curious’, a mysterious … >
‘They deserve to be together. They belong’. It’s a line about a pair of shoes, but it’s equally descriptive of the pair behind this series. Obviously by this point you don’t need to be told one of the central conceits of Inside No.9 – that each episode takes place within a location with that number … >
Steve Pemberton and Reece Shearsmith are back for a third season of their critically-acclaimed and award-winning BBC Two anthology series. Expect macabre twists, shocks and surprises as Pemberton and Shearsmith deliver their most daring set of stories yet. Buy Season 1 on DVD on Amazon here. Buy Season 2 on DVD on Amazon here. Pre-order … >
This month marks twenty years since the first episode of Buffy the Vampire Slayer aired! Buffy isn’t necessarily a series that is renowned for its scary moments, but it is most certainly one that is capable of them when they’re required. Buy the Complete Series DVD boxset on Amazon here. Buffy’s Halloween episodes notably tend towards the … >
Last week, we suggested that the then most recent episode of Inside No.9 – ‘The Riddle Of The Sphinx’ – might well be the most divisive. Not because it was in any way the most shocking so far (although it had a number of disturbing moments), and not because – at the other end of … >
‘I was just showing off,’ admits Steve Pemberton’s character in ‘The Riddle Of The Sphinx’. The line may be a sly acknowledgment of he and co-creator Reece Shearsmith’s habit of often delivering a riddle wrapped up in a mystery, inside an enigma. This latest episode of Inside No 9 will be possibly one of the … >
You know the drill by now, so say it with us: if you haven’t yet seen the latest episode of Inside No 9 – titled ‘The Bill’ – then turn around now, get on iPlayer, and rectify the situation before doing anything else. The writing and performances are as strong as ever, and even in … >