Tag: horror

066 – Ghostwatch

Jen and Tim discuss a program aired and then disappeared by the BBC for being too spooky. Ghostwatch is one of the most controversial television programs that ever appeared on British television, and it still has the power to creep audiences out.

Hear the entire episode at our Patreon and get access to all our other bonus content!

The good people at the Internet archive have preserved Ghostwatch, but if you prefer physical media and have a region-free player there’s also a DVD available from 101 Films.

If you want to hear about a British production that’s even scarier, why not sample our episode about the terrifying vision of nuclear apocalypse, Threads?

060 – Truth or Dare: A Critical Madness

Tim and Jen tell you all about an unironically delightful slasher film made by a literal child! From 1986 and director Tim Ritter, it’s Truth or Dare: A Critical Madness! Hear the whole episode at our Patreon and get access to more than 50 bonus episodes!

Yeah I know I said on Twitter (@HYSTpod if you’re not already following us) that this would drop Sunday, but hey, I got it done a day early. Enjoy!

Tim Ritter on the set of Twisted Illusions in 1985
L’auteur Tim Ritter on the set of Twisted Illusions, 1985

For more homebrew chills and slashers, try our episode on shot-on-video horror from the 80s!

052 – Incubus

William Shatner embraces Allyson Ames at the climax of Incubus (1966)

Jen and Tim are joined by author and podcaster R.S. Benedict to discuss one of the few movies ever shot entirely in Esperanto: Incubus. It is also the only movie ever shot entirely in Esperanto and starring William Shatner.

Anthony M. Taylor, producer of Incubus (1966), poses in front of a poster for the film
Anthony M. Taylor, producer of Incubus

R.S. Benedict is a writer of speculative fiction. She also hosts a writing podcast called Rite Gud, which Tim and Jen have both appeared on. Find it on Patreon!

For more weird independent film, try our episode on The Evil Within!

035 – Things


Just in time for Halloween, Tim and Jen attempt to make head or tail of a 1989 homebrew Canadian movie called Things! Possibly one of the worst and most inexplicable movies ever made, Things went direct-to-video…and straight to our hearts.

Jen LOVES this shit

Don’t miss these outtakes and bloopers from Things, posted by the writer/producer himself, Barry J. Gillis!

Our friends at Severin Films have Things on DVD! Yes, that specific thing called Things, the movie from 1989! Third base!

For more incredibly stupid horror, listen to our episode on Truth or Dare: A Critical Madness.

022 – The Evil Within

Jen and Tim take a look at a singular auteur statement: a movie called The Evil Within. It’s a nasty little film made by a reclusive oil fortune heir on his own dime. Turns out it’s…pretty good!

Watch the trailer for The Evil Within:

People Magazine covered the story of filmmaker Andrew Getty soon after The Evil Within’s posthumous release in 2017.

For more weird horror, listen to our episode on Dutch anomaly The Johnsons!