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Monday, 26 October 2026

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

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Ken Lauder from The Ken and Stu Show podcast joins Pete to discuss Todd Haynes' Safe, starring Julianne Moore. Wikipedia has it down as ...

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

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Pete is joined by director, production assistant, producer, 1st AD (she's really, really busy, and can do anything OK?) Grace Thornley t...

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

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Is Nicholas Ray's Bigger Than Life more horrific than many horrors? Pete discusses this James Mason-starring melodrama with Dr Francesco...

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

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Where is the line between horror film and vegan activism? In this episode, Pete speaks to writer and director Melanie Light about her short ...
Thursday, 17 September 2026

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

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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 moth...
Sunday, 30 August 2026

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

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Do you remember the Play Safe and other public information films of the 1970s? Produced with the specific intention of terrifying young chil...
Thursday, 27 August 2026

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

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Is Passengers, the Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence-starring science fiction romance, more "Titanic in the stars" or "The Sh...
Sunday, 2 August 2026

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

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Does Bond ever go full horror? Rebecca Andrews from the "Do You Expect Us To Talk?" podcast talks Bond, body horror and where the ...
Tuesday, 21 July 2026

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

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This week, Pete Turner and Christine Arnold, co-host of the Minimalist Educator podcast, co-author of "The Minimalist Teacher" and...

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

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In this episode, Pete Turner is joined by Ian Cooper, screenwriter and author of "The Manson Family on Film and Television", and t...