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 McMahon

Films 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)

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 include
BETTER WATCH OUT (Chris Peckover , 2016)
GREMLINS (Joe Dante, 1984)
TIM BURTON'S THE NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS (Henry Selick, 1993)

Welcome to this very special Halloween Special of Deadly Doses.
As one of the most controversial TV shows of all time turns 30 this
Halloween, we have the very great pleasure of being joined by writer and creator
of GHOSTWATCH, screenwriter Stephen Volk

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)

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

All about the shaky footage, lost tapes and off-screen squeals as we chat to Sarah Appleton and Phillip Escott, makers of The Found Footage Phenomenon.
In this special episode, we talk about the origins of found footage from Gothic literature all the way up to Dashcam footage exploring the manner in which found footage subverts the typically "safe space" of horror fiction as it blurs the lines between real and fake. We delve into what exactly constitutes found footage and why it gets such a hard time. Rounding off our chat we look to the future of found footage and what it means for the horror genre going forward.

Landing on SHUDDER on the 19th of May
For more information check out-
Youtube-https://bit.ly/3kV4AzE

Tonight it's all about final girls and chainsaws!! For this episode, we are joined by actress, writer and director Olwen Fouéré; a truly magnificent even ethereal presence of a woman who has dedicated her life to the pursuit of art in its many guises. With a host of accolades after her name including Irish Times Special Tribute Award for her outstanding achievement and contribution to Irish Theatre her range knows bounds having performed in blockbuster fantasy like Fantastic Beasts:The Crimes of Grindelwald to her acclaimed role as the voice of the River in Finnifans wake. And on top of all of this - she has also found a way to capture the essence of one of the most iconic characters in horror history – the final girl Sally Hardesty.

For more information check out:
http://www.olwenfouere.com/

Tonight we are joined by screenwriter Stephen Shield's. From his widely successful web series ZOMBIE BASHERS in 2010 to co-writing one of Ireland's most talked-about horror films A HOLE IN THE GROUND in 2019, Stephen has secured his position in Irish horror as one of the most sought after screenwriters.
Tonight we discuss the intersections between horror and comedy, our mutual love of zombies, changing pace and writing on trauma and grief in his first feature with director LEE CRONIN.
For his picks, Stephen has chosen;
JAWS (1975) and SCREAM (1996)

In this seasonal episode of Deadly Doses, we chat with Roni Ezra, director of the Netflix hit ELVES about his unique twist on Danish folklore, his love of the dark fairytales of Brothers Grimm, capturing the universal essence of horror and we visit a criminally underrated 80's gem Tibor Takács’s 1987 THE GATE.

We are in the presence of true royalty as we talk to a woman who has dedicated herself to ensuring the legacy of, in my humble opinion one of the greatest horror directors of all time, a man who not only gave us movies but singlehandedly gifted us with an entirely new subgenre ensuring that each new generation to come would always have a zombie to call their own.
Boils and ghouls, it's my very great honour to welcome Suzanne Desrocher-Romero producer and the founder and president of the George A. Romero Foundation and wife of our beloved George Romero.
For more information on Suzanne's work check with the George A. Romero Foundation see-
https://georgearomerofoundation.org/

“MURDER, MYSTERY AND MADNESS!”

In this episode of Deadly Doses, we are taking something of a detour into true-crime territory as we are joined by Eoin Conlan from Alternative Dublin True Crime Tour as we delve into some of Dublin's most startling and fascinating true crimes including:

-The 1734 Murder of Trinity Fellow Edward Ford by Trinity Students.
-The Story of Billy in the Bowl; a stunningly handsome beggar who used his disability to rob and murder unsuspecting victims
-19th century Body Snatching in Dublin for medical purposes

For more information on Alternative Dublin check out
https://www.alternativedublincity.com/

Randal Plunket or more formally- 21st Baron of Dunsany is an Irish film director, producer and an advocate for rewilding having designated 750 acres of Dunsany Estate as a nature preserve. But today we go deep and dark into the woods to talk about glorious horror and his feature The Green Sea starting Ginger Snaps legend Katharine Isabelle.

Films discussed include:
Michael Powell’s 1960 Peeping Tom and
Danny Boyle’s 28 Days Later

Join us for a Boy's From County Hell Special where Doc Horror speaks with director and writer Chris Baugh about his Irish folkloric inspirations for this vampire comedy set in the rural town of Six Mile Hill in Northern Ireland as road workers disturb the resting place of Abhartach, an ancient bloodsucking ghoul said to be the inspiration for Bram Stoker’s Dracula.
Following his 2017 thriller Bad Day for the Cut, Boys from County Hell is one of the most rollicking comedy horrors you will see as Glenore meets 30 Days of Night meets The Field.

Starting life off as a short in 2013, Boys from County Hell is a clash of times, cultures and aspirations as old meets news in a vampire hunting tale that is as quick with its quips as it’s deliciously gory with its deaths.
Staring Louisa Harland, Jack Rowan, John Lynch , Nigel O'Neill and Michael Haugh Boys from County has teeth and is not afraid to bite.

For more information see:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10262380/
https://www.theirishroadtrip.com/the-abhartach/

Before Cassandra Peterson’s Elvira before Carolyn Jones or Angelica Houston immortalised Morticia Addams, long before Nico, The Cramps, Siouxsie and the Banshees before them all there was Vampira who paved the way for her Goth sisters to come.
In this special episode of Deadly Doses, we are incredibly lucky to be joined by author Sandra Niemi who has just published a rather touching yet thoroughly bombastic biography of her incomparable aunt Maila Nurmi aka- Vampira - TV's first Horror Host.
From tinning fish to “Life” magazine, Vampira’s rise to fame in the 1950’s is a riveting tale marked by her loves, losses and dogged determination to remain true to herself.
"Glamour Ghoul: The Passions and Pain of the Real Vampira, Maila Nurmi” published by Feral House is out now!

Dipping our toe into the world of Victorian Momento Mori -in this episode of Deadly Doses, we speak to the writer and creator of the phenomenally successful TV show “Dead Still” starring Michael Smiley as Brock Blennerhasset a memorial portraiture photographer in 1880s Ireland who becomes embroiled in series of suspicious and macabre deaths.
For his picks-John takes us all the way back to the 1960's as we explore the emergence of "New Horror" with Alfred Hitchcock's "Psycho" (1960) and staying in the 60's we revel in the nihilism of George Romero’s canonical "Night of the Living Dead" (1968).

In celebration of Irish Folk Horror Crone Wood hitting VOD, Deadly Doses spoke with director Mark Sheridan about his inspiration for the film, making a film on tight budget and Irish superstition.
For his picks for discussion, we get down and dirty with Rob Zombie's Devil's Rejects and engage Bruce McDonald's zombie-like "conversationalists" in some stimulating and deadly conversation.

From snotty, savage undead schoolies, to murderous and rapacious red fox channelling baby John Wicks, in this Chapter of Deadly Doses Podcast, Doc Horror welcomes the Director Duo behind such films as Cooties 2014, Bushwick in 2017 and most recently the gloriously visceral home invasion horror which puts a whole new meaning to teen angst – Becky (2020) staring Joel McHale, Kevin James, and Lulu Wilson. Joining us from LA and New York, its Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion.
From discussing trauma, decay and gory body horror, the directors open up about what
horror means to them and how it has played a central role in their creativite collaborations.

Films discussed in this episode include-
Becky (2020), Dirs Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion
The Fly(1986), Dir. David Cronenberg
SE7EN (1995), Dir. David Fincher

Welcome to Deadly Doses Christmas Special in which discuss the dark side of this festive season with Bone and Sickle Host and author of "The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil" Al Ridenour.
Exploring the roots of that most famous of all festive fiends Krampus, Al takes us on a journey through the history of the Krampus, his iconic status as a puckish and devilish foil to old St. Nick and his position as a 21st Century Horror Character.
We also look at lesser known yet no less outrageous depictions of the devil at Christmas in pyrotechnics laden medieval plays and we probe the myth of Bloody Thomas the Christmas Butcher!
Happy Christmas!!!

For more information see:
“The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil”
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Krampus-Old-Dark-Christmas-Folkloric/dp/1627310347

Trailer for Bone and Sickle Podcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4erv3dVzHfc

These are the seasonal episodes of Bone & Sickle if you'd want to start with those:
Krampus & Nicholas
https://www.boneandsickle.com/2018/11/28/the-krampus-saint-devil-sugar-bread-and-whip/

Frau Perchta
https://www.boneandsickle.com/2019/12/09/frau-perchta-the-belly-slitter/

Haunted Season (Includes a mention of Bloody Thomas)
https://www.boneandsickle.com/2018/12/10/16-the-haunted-season/

In this Chapter of Deadly Doses Podcast, Doc Horror chats to Maine hailing, Mortuary Collection director Ryan Spindell about the true meaning of horror, making friends with the monsters and navigating the turbulent and often disheartening film industry while staying true to your art and above all, yourself.
Celebrating the dogged determinism of Spindell in getting his anthology horror Mortuary Collection made and released, we discuss the trials and tribulations associated with creating big practical effects on small budgets, working with the legendary Clancy Brown, the art of storytelling, surrealist comedy cannibalism and have the pleasure of meeting his cute as a button "intern" and star of Mortuary Collection "CHARlie"

Films discussed include
"Mortuary Collection" (2019) dir. Ryan Spindell
"Delicatessen" (1991) dirs. by Jean-Pierre Jeunet and Marc Caro
"Brain Dead/ Dead Alive" (1992) dir. Peter Jackson

In this episode of Deadly Doses, we chat to Horror Host, Scream Queen and Presenter Emily Booth about her long and varied career working within the horror genre. From the Horror Channel to doing the school run in a car splashed in fake zombie blood, to getting her make-up done by the one and only "Screaming Mad George," Emily also talks about her experience going behind the camera as a producer on her beautiful short 2014 Selkie.
Films discussed include-
•Company of Wolves (Dir. Neil Jordan, 1984)
•House (Dir.Steve Miner, 1985)
•Society (Dir. Brian Yuzna, 1989)

To watch her in action in Selkie (2014) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Eh-s3xYTnSA
For more fun, frights and frolics do check out her Horror Hosting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ593oVhoIE
For more information on Emily's Work check out her imdb at https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0095696/?ref_=tt_ov_wr