• SERIAL KILLERS 12 • Seven (1995)
    May 16 2024

    Scholar and critic Dr Sorcha Ní Fhlainn pops by to discuss one of the most influential serial killer movies of all time: David Fincher's Se7en (1995).

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    1 hr and 22 mins
  • SERIAL KILLERS 11 • Child's Play (1988) and the Chucky Family Tree
    May 9 2024

    Critic and podcaster Becky Darke goes through the Chuck Family Tree, from the original Child's Play (1988) and its sequel Child's Play 2 (1990) to the expanded Chuckyverse, his partner-in-crime Tiffany and their child Glen/Glenda.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music by "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    1 hr and 35 mins
  • BONUS • Interview with LOVE LIES BLEEDING director Rose Glass
    May 4 2024

    An exclusive interview with Love Lies Bleeding co-writer and director Rose Glass (spoilers from 25:03).

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    Love Lies Bleeding is out in UK cinemas now.

    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya

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    Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio

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    31 mins
  • SERIAL KILLERS 10 • Hannibal (TV, 2013-15)
    May 2 2024

    Author Kirsty Logan joins me for the biggest monster of them, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. We discuss the TV series based on the work of Thomas Harris, Hannibal (2013-2015). We discuss the entire series in detail.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.


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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    1 hr and 47 mins
  • BLOODY BOOK CLUB • Alexandra West (Gore-Geous: Personal Essays on Beauty and Horror)
    Apr 30 2024

    Bloody Book Club, our monthly series of interviews with horror authors, is back with special guest Alexandra West, talking about her new non-fiction book Gore-Geous: Personal Essays on Beauty and Horror, out now.

    We talk about the process of choosing films to write about and the process of writing about yourself without giving too much away.


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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.


    Artwork by Ewa Ferdynus

    Music: "Slasher" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    41 mins
  • SERIAL KILLERS 9 • The Silence of the Lambs (1991) and the Hannibal Lecter Cinematic Universe
    Apr 25 2024

    Author Kirsty Logan joins me for the biggest monster of them, Dr. Hannibal Lecter. We discuss The Silence of the Lambs (1991) in depth, plus briefly cover the Hannibal Lecter Cinematic Universe: Manhunter (1986), Hannibal (2001), Red Dragon (2002) and Hannibal Rising (2007).

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.


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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    2 hrs and 1 min
  • SERIAL KILLERS 8 • The Hitcher (1986) + The Stepfather (1987)
    Apr 18 2024

    Scholar Stacey Abbott joins me two movie serial killers: the chaos of The Hitcher (1986), where Rutger Hauer kills on the highway and the conservative fantasies of Terry O'Quinn in The Stepfather (1987).

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.


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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    1 hr and 25 mins
  • SERIAL KILLERS 7 • The Boston Strangler (1986) + Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986)
    Apr 11 2024

    Film critic and writer Katie Rife joins me to discuss very different two portraits of serial killers: the highly fictionalised The Boston Strangler (1968), starring Tony Curtis, and the acclaimed Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer (1986), with the iconic Michael Rooker.

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    Produced and presented by Anna Bogutskaya.


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    Artwork: Ewa Ferdynus.

    Music: "Erebus" by Karl Casey @ White Bat Audio.

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    54 mins