Tonight we have in the studio a past master of Irish horror. Bursting onto the scene in 2004 with Screen Ireland's first funded horror DEAD MEAT in 2004, what followed next was a cornucopia of gore and guts channelled through his own unique brand of horror comedy. From the TV show ZOMBIE BASHERS in 2010, notable entries include STITCHES in 2012, FROM THE DARK in 2014, and the 2015 short STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT – which features one of the best love scenes in horror history between a banshee and a bogger, right up to the hilarious vampire horror comedy, LET THE WRONG ONE, we are delighted to welcome director Conor McMahonFilms discussed include LET THE WRONG ONE (Dir. Conor McMahon, 2022)BAD TASTE (Dir. Peter Jackson, 1987)EVIL DEAD 2: DEAD BY DAWN (Dir. Sam Raimi, 1987)
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Deadly Doses Chapter 29 Christmas Special BETTER WATCH OUT director Chris Peckover
For our Christmas special, I am speaking to a horror director who has joined the ranks of Bob Clark, Charles E. Sellier Jr., Joe Dante, Tim Burton, Michael Dougherty and a select few others in giving us a classic Christmas Horror film which has, in my house at least, become an annual tradition. BETTER WATCH OUT director and co-writer CHRIS PEACKOVER joins us to talk about the dark side of Christmas and some of his own annual festive favourites. Films discussed includeBETTER WATCH OUT (Chris Peckover , 2016)GREMLINS (Joe Dante, 1984)TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Henry Selick, 1993)
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Deadly Doses Chapter 28 Ghostwatch 30th Anniversary Special with Stephen Volk
Welcome to this very special Halloween Special of Deadly Doses.As one of the most controversial TV shows of all time turns 30 thisHalloween, we have the very great pleasure of being joined by writer and creator of GHOSTWATCH, screenwriter Stephen Volk
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Deadly Doses Chapter 27 Dr. Sean Travers. Trauma and the horror film.
Home is where the horror is and in this chapter of Deadly Doses podcast we are joined by author of Trauma in American Popular Culture and Cult Texts, 1980-2020 Dr Sean Travers who specialises in horror, postmodernism and the manner in which trauma is represented in the modern horror film. Films discussed include-MIDSOMMER (Dir. Ari Aster, 2019)HEREDITARY (Dir. Ari Aster, 2018)
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Deadly Doses Chapter 26 When Horror is a Family Business- Meet the Adams
In this episode, it's clear that when a family slays together, they most certainly stay together. With one of the most unique and dynamic approaches to filmmaking, please welcome the Adams Family of Wonderwheel Productions. Joining us on the show, Toby, John and their daughter Zelda discuss their combined love of horror and what led to them picking up the camera and making movies.With their most recent feature HELLBENDER currently streaming on Shudder, folk horror is high on the agenda along with what it's like to grow up on a horror film set, making films during the lockdown and balancing "in your face" gore with the more subtle terror of grief and loss. Films discussed include-HELLBENDER (dir. Zelda Adams, Toby Poser, John Adams, 2021 )THE VVITCH (dir.Robert Eggers, 2015 )THE WRESTLER (dir.Darren Aronofsky, 2008 ) Check out the Adams at Wonderwheel Productions. com
Deadly Doses is a podcast in which the horror genre goes under the knife as your host, Doc Horror along with some fiendish friends explore our favourite films, TV, books and more and dissect why a spoonful of horror really does help the medicine go down.
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