Welcome to Horror

04/01/2026

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Following our Muppet version of the film, and in the spirit of not doing too much work over Crimbo, we’re looking at “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”.
A film in which Ted goes on a less than excellent adventure; Withnail keeps Tom Waits on a remarkably protein-rich diet; and Hannibal Lecter clearly cannot be arsed having just won an Oscar.
Unleashed with much fanfare in 1992, director Francis Ford Coppola wanted to bring to the screen a definitive version of Stoker’s novel (except for all the extra bits he bunged in for good measure). This ambition weirdly highlights some of the pitfalls of a faithful adaptation, with a number of characters usually dispensed with or amalgamated in other versions left to clutter up the narrative. It features what is a genuinely stellar cast both for now and then, but with some actors not necessarily suited to their roles. However, it’s still Coppola, so it still remains a well-made, beautifully shot gothic romance; which certainly equals the novel for pace and drama, and even adds some iconic imagery to the old myth which is still appearing over 30 years after the film’s release.

Following our Muppet version of the film, and in the spirit of not doing too much work over Crimbo, we’re looking at “Bram Stoker’s Dracula”. A film in which Ted goes on a less than excellent adventur

22/12/2025

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Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Muppet’s Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula”. It’s Christmas, and the Welcome To Horror team have decided to celebrate by honouring one of the finest Christm

23/11/2025

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Power of We Have Been Watching”.
Yes! Get it here. If by “it” you mean a rundown of all the stuff the Welcome To Horror team have been sticking in their faces in between episodes.
We discuss Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” (2025); Korean horror “The Wailing” (2016); true crime/folk horror documentary “The Last Sacrifice” (2024); “From Dusk Til Dawn” (1996); “Heretic” (2024); 70s anthology series “Orson Welles’ Great Mysteries”; “The Substance” (2024); David Lean’s “Blithe Spirit” (1945); and Brontë Schiltz’s Miskatonic Institute of Horror Studies lecture on “Televisual Gothic”.
There should be no need to prep for this ep, but listeners beware, as here be (possible) spoilers and (definite) swearing.
Join us!

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The Power of We Have Been Watching”. Yes! Get it here. If by “it” you mean a rundown of all the stuff the Welcome To Horror team have been sticking in their faces in betwe

28/09/2025

Fantastic WTH day out to World Wide Weird yesterday for screenings of "The Virgin Witch" and "Blood on Satan's Claw" not to mention a chance to meet and chat with lots of lovely folk including Tigon expert, author and all round great bloke John Hamilton. All 3 of us picked up copies of his amazing book: Beasts In The Cellar: The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tenser and we whole heartedly encourage all of you to do the same.

28/09/2025

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We’re sticking with the work of Don Coscarelli, and going back to the classic that made his name; “Phantasm”.
A film in which Angus Scrimm shows that, despite being older, he can still shoot his balls round corners; we learn how to make some of the most dangerous improvised explosives outside of the Anarchist’s Cookbook; and we meet a Jawa with a porn-moustache.
Coscarelli’s third feature film, made independently over 2 years with a cast and crew of mostly friends and family, would go on to be a staple of the horror section in video shops for the next decade, with its striking poster image (entirely unrelated to anything in the actual film) burned into the minds of a generation.
Unlike a lot of its VHS counterparts; “Phantasm” is an utterly unique beast; a horror/sci fi hybrid with surreal set pieces and a mythology that obfuscates the more it reveals; coupled to a domestic coming-of-age story of two orphaned brothers (and their singing Ice Cream Man buddy). It would follow the route of successful 80s horrors in spawning a franchise, but this too would be unlike any others, with (mostly) the same cast returning each time, the story being picked up pretty much from where the last film left off, and lore explorations that again only deepen the mystery.
Watch (or re-watch) to avoid spoilers and join us.

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23/07/2025

Welcome To Horror Presents: “The We Have Been Watching Master Plan”.
It’s one of our semi-regular rundowns of all the visuals we’ve been spaffing into our eye globes, betwixt our regularly scheduled programming.
We discuss “The Devil’s Rejects” (2005); “Sinners” (2025); “Dellamorte Dellamore” (aka “Cemetery Man” 1994); “The Autopsy of Jane Doe” (2016); “The Monkey” (2025); BFI Southbank’s screening of Sophie Sleigh-Johnson’s “Code Damp: Experimenta Mixtape” and some honourable mentions.
There should be no need to prep for this ep, but listeners beware, as here be (possible) spoilers and (definite) swearing.
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14/07/2025

Settle in your best (and only) coffin, grab a drink or twelve and join us for “The Comedy of Terrors”.
In film in which we hear possibly the only use of the phrase “Toss Pot” outside of the UK; Orangey displays why he was considered one of the finest cactors of his generation; and Osgood Fielding III gives the best scream this side of a Tom and Jerry cartoon.
Sadly, this is the last time that Vincent Price and Peter Lorre demonstrated their magnificent comedy double act as part of this amazing ensemble with Joyce Jameson, Boris Karloff and Basil Rathbone, all of whom totally embrace the grotesque insanity of their characters and the tale itself.
“The Comedy of Terrors” is a real refinement of the dark vein of humour the various cast members had begun exploring with Roger Corman in the Poe adaptations “Tales of Terror” and “The Raven”, but this time, it’s the legendary Jacques Tourneur behind the camera, with an original script from the pen of the great Richard Matheson, both of whom mould this original gem of Gothic Black Comedy.
Sadly, “The Comedy of Terrors” failed to perform at the box office, and with Lorre’s death only a few months after release, it closed a chapter on what could have been a far more interesting direction for producers AIP.n
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14/07/2025

We had a great time this weekend at a private screening at the always awesome Lumiere cinema Romford for our "Welcome to horror presents..... All About Evil" event. In fact it went so well we may have to do it again!

12/02/2025

Help this Romford cinema create an exciting venue for showing horror films (among other genres).

To create a unique event venue in the heart of Romford in the remains on what was once Romford's busiest cinema.

31/10/2024

We couldn't not re-post this.

31/10/2024

Happy Halloween from us all!