Gemma Files is an award-winning Canadian horror author, while Simon Bestwick has been hailed as 'among the most important writers of contemporary British horror.' We both have a macabre sense of humour, and opinions. Lots of opinions. We're also friends who enjoy talking about the genre we love. So why not come and join us while we do... in No Darkness But Ours.
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For the first time on No Darkness But Ours, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick set out to discuss an entire horror franchise - Don Coscarelli's Phantasm films.
From the first movie in 1979, all the way through to the final instalment, Ravager, in 2016, we talk deadly flying silver spheres, 1971 Barracudas, insane four-barrelled sawn-off shotguns and the performances of A. Michael Baldwin, the late great Angus Scrimm as the terrifying Tall Man, and the one and only Reggie Bannister as the lovable Everyman hero pitted against the embodiment of Death Itself.
Phantasm, Phantasm II, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, Phantasm: OblIVion and RaVager are all hugely entertaining films in their own right, but also rich in musings on mortality. Come step through the dimension fork and join us!
This episode of the podcast is for Reggie Bannister, with love and admiration.
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Photograph of Reggie Bannister giving an interview at Scarefest 2015, Lexington, KY by DarkestGoth Magazine
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22 Jan 2025
David Lynch: A Tribute
Visionary, one-of-a-kind filmmaker David Lynch died on 16th
January 2025. Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss his extraordinary career and body of work, his legacy and influence.
Photograph: David Lynch at Cannes, 2017: Georges Biard, CC
BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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14 Jan 2025
Film Review: The Damned (dir. Thordur Palsson, 2024)
Film critic Gemma and horror expert Simon dissect Thordur Palsson's chilling period horror film THE DAMNED, uncovering the dark secrets and eerie atmosphere that make it a must-watch.
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