S2 Episode 4: Ken Lauder on Safe (Todd Haynes, 1995)

Ken Lauder from The Ken and Stu Show podcast joins Pete to discuss Todd Haynes' Safe, starring Julianne Moore. Wikipedia has it down as a psychological drama film, but writer/director Todd Haynes himself described it as a "latent horror film where everyday life is the most frightening of all". So who's right? Ken and Todd, or Wikipedia? There's only one way to find out. Listen now!

S2 Episode 3: Grace Thornley on Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2014)

Pete is joined by director, production assistant, producer, 1st AD (she's really, really busy, and can do anything OK?) Grace Thornley to discuss Alex Garland's first feature as a director: Ex Machina. A masterpiece, maybe? A science-fiction film, surely? But a horror? Let's see what Grace has to say!

S2 Episode 2: Dr Francesco Sticchi on Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray, 1956)

Is Nicholas Ray's Bigger Than Life more horrific than many horrors? Pete discusses this James Mason-starring melodrama with Dr Francesco Sticchi, author of The Politics of Monstrous Figures in Contemporary Cinema: Witches, Zombies, and Cyborgs Re-enchanting the Ends of the World.

Series 2: Episode 1: Melanie Light on The Herd (2014)

Where is the line between horror film and vegan activism? In this episode, Pete speaks to writer and director Melanie Light about her short film The Herd. Synopsis: A number of kidnapped and trafficked women find themselves imprisoned in a squalid medical facility. For Paula her continued survival relies on her basic human function. Escape, on any level, is seemingly impossible as the women are condemned to a life of enforced servitude at the whims of their captors; for one reason only – their milk. The Herd replaces female cows with female humans, and by doing so hopes to promote a greater understanding of the suffering inflicted upon cows in the dairy industry. Known as the first feminist vegan horror film. Check out Melanie's other work here Support the show

Episode 10: Tugce Kutlu on We Need to Talk About Kevin

Pete talks to scholar Tugce Kutlu about why she thinks We Need to Talk About Kevin strays deep into horror territory with its tale of a mother raising a very disturbed young man. Listen and enjoy!

Episode 9: Professor Greg Singh on Play Safe Public Information Films

Do you remember the Play Safe and other public information films of the 1970s? Produced with the specific intention of terrifying young children, Professor Greg Singh, author of Black Mirror: Allegories for the Atomised andThe Death of Web 2.0: Ethics, Connectivity and Recognition in the Twenty-First Century, argues that these disturbing media artefacts should be considered horror.

Episode 8 of The Limits of Horror: Reece Goodall on Passengers

Is Passengers, the Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence-starring science fiction romance, more "Titanic in the stars" or "The Shining on a spaceship"? Dr Reece Goodall, author of French Horror: Industry, Society and Media, joins the podcast to discuss the horrific leanings of Morten Tyldum's Passengers (2016).

Episode 7 of The Limits of Horror: Rebecca Andrews on the Bond franchise

Does Bond ever go full horror? Rebecca Andrews from the "Do You Expect Us To Talk?" podcast talks Bond, body horror and where the franchise borrows from the horror genre.

Episode 6 of The Limits of Horror: Christine Arnold on Nightcrawler

This week, Pete Turner and Christine Arnold, co-host of the Minimalist Educator podcast, co-author of "The Minimalist Teacher" and "Your School Leadership Edit: A Minimalist Approach to Rethinking Your School Ecosystem", explore Dan Gilroy’s Nightcrawler. Is Jake Gyllenhaal's ambitious Loo Bloom too ordinary to be a truly iconic horror monster?

Episode 5 of The Limits of Horror: Ian Cooper on The Trip

In this episode, Pete Turner is joined by Ian Cooper, screenwriter and author of "The Manson Family on Film and Television", and the Devil's Advocates books on "Frenzy" and "Witchfinder General" to explore Roger Corman’s The Trip. Is the film an advert for taking LSD, or a warning of the potential horrors of messing with your mind? No monsters, no violence. Just mind-expanding psychedelics and Bruce Dern trying to be friendly.