Live From Manchester Morgue!
Live From Manchester Morgue is a horror movie podcast hosted by Gary Hames and Ken Talbot. Each episode pairs two horror films into a themed double bill, covering slasher franchises, indie folk horror, giallo oddities, and found footage. The hosts discuss plots, gore, and scares while offering reviews and deep dives into cult classics. New episodes are released every second Tuesday.
Episodes
Interview - Crawlers creators Angel Gomez Hernandez and Jayson Rothwell (Grimmfest 2026)
Welcome Morguers - here's Ken talking to the creative minds behind brand new spider horror Crawlers, Angel Gomez Hernandez and Jayson Rothwell in a bit of an echoey room at this year's Grimmfest.
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) + Sleepy Hollow (1999) - The 90s Gothic Horror Resurrection
Sink your teeth into gothic horror as Ken and Gary delve into Francis Ford Coppola’s Bram Stoker’s Dracula (1992) and Tim Burton’s Sleepy Hollow (1999) in an episode packed with blood, shadows, cinematic style and Hammer Horror influences.From Coppola’s lavish, operatic take on the legendary vampire to Burton’s darkly whimsical reimagining of the Headless Horseman, the hosts explore what makes the
Interview - Horror icon Adrienne Barbeau on John Carpenter's The Fog and much more!
Horror legend Adrienne Barbeau joins Gary for an exclusive interview ahead of a screening of John Carpenter’s iconic supernatural horror film The Fog at Grimmfest 2026! In this special episode of the show, Gary chats with the legendary actress about her career in horror, her latest movie Oddities, her podcast She Kills, and the importance of women’s voices in the horror genre and introduces her to
Interview - director Damien Fannon (Ivan, 2026)
To kick off spooky season in style, in this special episode of Live from Manchester Morgue, we sit down with filmmaker Damien Fannon, director of the upcoming horror film Ivan, ahead of its screening at Grimmfest 2026 in Manchester.Damien talks about the inspiration behind Ivan, bringing the film from concept to screen, the challenges of independent filmmaking, and what audiences can expect when I
ALIENS (1986) - Sequels that go big!
Welcome back to the Morgue for another instalment of Sequels That Go Big, our ongoing series celebrating horror movie sequels that turn it up way past 11.When a horror film gets a sequel, the question is simple: can it go bigger, bloodier, stranger and scarier than the original? In Sequels That Go Big, Gary and Ken dig into the follow-ups that expand the mythology, raise the stakes and take their
Interview: The Adams Family talk The Glorious Dead, with Toby and John
In this episode, the boys are joined by horror legends Toby Poser and John Adams of Adams Family fame, the filmmakers behind acclaimed horror films Hellbender, Mother of Flies and more. They discuss their latest film, The Glorious Dead, which made its UK debut at FrightFest and is set to screen at Manchester’s Grimmfest this October.The episode dives into the making of The Glorious Dead, independe
Wolf Creek (2005) + The Loved Ones (2009) - Ozploitation or not?
Hello and welcome back to Live From Manchester Morgue, where your British hosts dive into the world of horror movies and discuss two films that we think would make the perfect horror double feature.This time, we're heading down under to explore Australian horror and Ozploitation with Greg McLean's Wolf Creek and Sean Byrne's The Loved Ones. But do these two films really count as Ozploi
Interview: Dorothy - The Haunting of Oz with Director Elijah J Alvarez
Welcome to another in our current series of creator interviews, this time with writer, producer and director of upcoming Oz-themed horror Dorothy: The Haunting of Oz!We're excited to see where this one takes us, check out the trailer now!
Interview: Dracula: The Night Around us (2026) with director Chris Schwab!
Welcome back to the Morgue, friends!Ken and Gary interview director Chris Schwab about his fresh, contemporary take on the Dracula mythos for his new film, Dracula: The Night Around Us, before its UK premiere at Frightfest on SUNDAY, 30th August!We don't normally release anything so close together but we wanted to get this out in good time for the festival.Check out the film, leave us a commen
Night of the Creeps (1987) + Slither (2006) - Parasites and Pure Horror Fun
Welcome back to the Morgue once more!This week, things get decidedly wormy as Gary and Ken make the case for another great double bill and compare two stone-cold horror comedy classics - Fred Dekker's Night of the Creeps and James Gunn's Slither.We read out YOUR comments, ask How Many Cats Are In It and you can play along with Ken as he tries to get three more horror movie taglines for a laugh.Ple
Interview: Spider One and Krsy Fox talk Big Baby debuting at Frightfest!
Ken talks to Spider One of Powerman 5000 and Krsy Fox about their new movie, Big Baby!
Smile 2 + Obsession - The performances of a Lifetime with Naomi Scott and Inde Navarrette
Welcome back to The Morgue!This week, the lads discuss two recent horror films both driven by breathtaking, oscar-worthy horror performances by women - Smile 2 and Obsession* - and explore the themes of trauma and consent driving the stories.Gary tells us his thoughts on Widows Bay, Ken on Hive and The new series of The Vampire Lestat, you can check out some Nightmare on Elm Street reboot news and
REC (2007) + When Evil Lurks (2023) Exploring Spanish horror with Demian Rugna)
This week, the Deadkidometer explodes as we discuss demons and the role of the church in two fantastic, brutal and modern takes on the concept of demonic possession with REC (2007) and When Evil Lurks (2023) - with director Demian Rugna!Plus - Ken tells us his thoughts on Evil Dead Burn and gives it his best in Guess the Tagline (play along!) and we read out your comments and feedback.There are no
American Mary + Frankie Maniac Woman - Killer Feminism with Pierre Tsigaridis
Hello friends and welcome back (sort of) to the Morgue!For this episode we've pulled some stuff from an older episode whilst we wait for the incredible heat and nearby wildfire to piss off so we can record easily again.Normal service should hopefully resume next week but we didn't want you to think we'd forgotten about you. How could we?!Here's our retrospective on the Soska Sisters' American Mary
Creepshow 2 + Cat's Eye - The Stephen King Anthology Horror connection with Hannah Fierman (V/H/S)
Welcome back to the Morgue!This week, retrospectively review 2 (count em!) classic, 80s horror anthology movies that are absolutely brimming with talent. 1985's Cat's Eye and 1986's Creepshow 2!There are too many connections to count this week so you're just going to have to listen to the show to find out just how linked up these films are but you can also rejoice at the return of How Many Cats ar
Lake Mungo (2008) + Don't Look Now (1973) - Following the Spooky Signs
Welcome back to the Morgue! This week, the deadkidometer goes off the scale with iconic, Donald Sutherland dwarf horror, Don't Look Now (1973) and neonfound-footage masterpiece, Lake Mungo (2008).Ken also tells us about The Backrooms, Gaz worries everyone about Brendan Fraser and the boys pay tribute to late, great Watcher extraordinaire, Anthony Stewart Head.Play along with Taglines, check out wh
Beetlejuice (1988) + The Frighteners (1995) - Great Ghostly Grifters
Welcome back to the Morgue for the first episode of our new release day! We'll be coming back every two weeks as usual but you can expect new episodes on Tuesdays from now on!In this episode, we talk spooky Tim Burton, worry about Peter Jackson and regular features Listener Comments, What Have You Watched, How Many Cats Are In It and the Great Horror Movie Tagline Quiz all return for YOUR listenin
Kill List (2011) + The Ritual (2017) - exploring Contemporary Folk Horror
Welcome back to the Morgue!The boys talk folk horror, grim British doings and PTSD with Ben Wheatley's Kill List and David Bruckner's The Ritual, for your listening pleasure.Irregular feature, How Many Cats Are In It returns alongside a brand new feature, possibly called Toe Tags, we haven't decided yet (nor whether it shall ever return - let us know if you liked it).
Live From Manchester Morgue Podcast Trailer
A trailer for the show featuring a few of our lovely guests so far!
His House (2020) + Under The Shadow (2016) - Oppression, Racism and horrifying folklore
This week, we turn our attention to two timeless tales of surviving war and oppression and how escape isn't always what it seems - Babak Anvari's Under The Shadow and Remi Weekes' His House.We forgot to do 'How Many Cats Are In it' but there finally is one in His House so look out for that! Listener comments and What Have You Watched return...
Night of the Living Dead (1968) + The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) - Zombies Unearthed
Welcome back to the morgue for a very special, one year anniversary show about one of our favourite subjects - ZOMBIES and the films they feature in.We take a look at George Romero's seminal Night of the Living Dead alongside the show's namesake, the Living Dead at Manchester Morgue. We're also running a competition to win a poster and discuss what we've watched in our imaginatively-titled regular
Hellbender + Mother of Flies - Family Horror with Toby Poser and John Adams
Welcome back, friends!Join us this week as we talk to Toby Poser and John Adams of multitalented and prolific filmmaking family unit, the Adams Family about their work in including Hellbender, Mother of Flies and Rumblestrips.Ken and Gaz discuss what they've watched and talk about an unusual upcoming Guinness world record attempt...
Frailty (2001) + The Witch in the Window (2018) - The horrors of Fatherhood, with Andy Mitton
Welcome back, horror homies!This week, the boys chat with Andy Mitton about his heartfelt yet terrifying film, The Witch in the Window and another tale of fatherhood in Bill Paxton's Frailty.There's also some news, the boys recap their week's viewing on What Have you Watched (including a mini retrospective on Burial Ground (1981) alongside the regular listener comments and general fun.Leave us a l
Jaws (1975) + Beast of War (2025) - Thalassophobia and Big Scary Sharks
Hello Morguers and welcome back to our little corner of the web.This week is shark week (not Shark Week, the official one) as we talk about Jaws and recent scary sharksploitation zinger, Beast of War so come get your thalassophobia on!We also honour two of our favourites - Catherine O'Hara and Tom Noonan and interview Ryan Prows, director of new Justin Long and CM Punk-starring vampire cop horror,
Jennifer's Body + Ginger Snaps - exploring the monstrous feminine with Katie Evans
Welcome back to the Morgue where this week, the boys are joined by special guest Katie Evans, AKA Mental Health Monsters who has been delivering talks up and down the country on the psychology of horror.Katie chose the films for this episode of which Gary and Ken are big fans and the end result is a very insightful show with a little look at brand new folk horror Rabbit Trap and simian-maniac crea
Hellbound: Hellraiser 2 with The Chatter Cenobite, Nicholas Vince!
Welcome back to the morgue and to our first special episode in an ongoing series where we'll talk about SEQUELS THAT GO BIG!Kicking us off in style we're joined by the Chatterer cenobite himself Nicholas Vince who shares stories from the set of Hellraiser 2, the origins of the Chatterer, Nightbreed and a a story about Clive Barker's magazine collection...Share with your friends, give us a like, a
The Thing (1981) + Prince of Darkness + In the Mouth of Madness- John Carpenter's Apocalypse Trilogy
Happy new year to you, thanks for stopping by!This week, we take a look at the end of the world as interpreted by the chosen one himself, JC (John Carpenter) as we talk about alien body-horror masterpiece The Thing, science vs religion with Prince of Darkness and Sam Neill's fantastic turn as an insurance investigator on the cusp of cosmic horror with In the Mouth of Madness.We also talk a bit abo
The Exorcist (1973) + The Omen (1976) Religious Horror with Matt Rogerson
We nearly called this episode 'The Xmasist' but thought better of it.For our last show of 2025, we welcome special guest, author Matt Rogerson to help us navigate the vagaries of The Vactican's response to the deluge of Pazuzu-infused films from the 70s and beyond and we round out our coverage of the unofficial 'Unholy Child' trilogy we started with Rosemary's Baby a little while ago.We also talk
Jacob's Ladder (1990) + Silent Hill (2006) - Exploring PTSD Nightmares and Hellscapes
This week, the boys revisit murky, Lynchian, purgatorial nightmares Jacob's Ladder and Silent Hill.Expect laughs, trivia, dubious pronunciations and regular feature, How Many Cats are In It?Enjoy!
Martyrs (2008) + Inside (2007) - exploring the New French Extremity
Welcome back to the Morgue where this time, we get Extremely French and talk about Pascal Laugier's seminal horror Martyrs and wince-inducing pregnancy home invasion nightmare, Inside.As usual we recommend you watch the films before you listen to the show but honestly, these films are going to take you to places you might not want to go... we think they're great, though!
What We Do in the Shadows and Werewolves Within - Two Biting Horror Comedies
Welcome back to the MorgueThis week, Gaz and Ken take a look at another smashing double bill - What We Do in the Shadows (the film, not the show) and Werewolves Within!Learn the history of the long-standing vampire/werewolf feud alongside Hellboy talk, John Carpenter-related news and our regular segment, How Many Cats Are In It?Listen, like, share, enjoy!
Host + Deadstream + Scare Me + You Might Be The Killer - a great Halloween horrorthon
Welcome back to the Morgue!In this episode, we talk about four films we think would be great for a Halloween marathon (perhaps an all-nighter) and talk to Jed Shepherd, writer/producer of TERRIFYING, found-footage, zoom call seance gone wrong masterpiece, Host. Other films include You Might Be The Killer, Scare Me and Deadstream.As well as our regular insights into the films we've chosen, regu
New Horror Films for Grimmfest 2025 and a look back at American Mary (2012)
Happy Spooktober and welcome back to the Morgue for this very special bonus episode, as we talk about our hot picks for this year's Grimmfest horror film festival and look back at some of our favourites from previous years, including a retrospective on The Soska Sisters' seminal body-mod revenge horror, American Mary!This episode is also packed to the gills with interviews - check out our chats wi
The Conjuring + The Amityville Horror (1979) - Classic vs Contemporary Hauntings
Welcome back to the Morgue and thanks for joining us as we kick off spooky season 2025 in style!It's officially autumn in our part of the world and what better way to get into the SPIRIT (haha) of things than to get cosy and watch a couple of classic haunted house movies... then listen to a podcast about them.We talk about both franchises and the shady doings of the Warrens along with news and reg
The Fly (1986) + The Blob (1988) - Timeless Body Horror remakes
Welcome back to the morgue!This week, we talk about two seminal 1980s body-horror meltfests with The Fly and the Blob.We do our usual retrospective analysis of these two classics alongside a bit of news, What Have You Watched and our new (probably not) regular feature, How Many Cats Are in it!So go on, make yourself a nice cup of tea and sit down with us for about an hour of horror fun! Don't forg
Rawhead Rex + Lair of the White Worm - Classic Horrors of the British Countryside
Greetings from the Morgue!This week we talk two barmy British isles-based folk horror monster movies with Ken Russell's Lair of the White Worm (Vyrm) and George Pavlou's Rawhead Rex, based on stories by literary horror heavyweights Bram Stoker and our Lord and Saviour, Sir Clive Barker himself.Please watch the movies before you listen lest ye hear spoilers and we wouldn't want to ruin them for you
An American Werewolf in London + The Howling - The Greatest Werewolf Movies of All Time
Welcome back to Manchester Morgue! Gary and Ken talk werewolves as Joe Dante's Howling and John Landis' American Werewolf go head to shaggy head in our 1981 horror special.We've got the usual listener comments on the movies, a lovely review, horror news and a bit of muppet controversy.As usual, please check out the films BEFORE you listen if you want to avoid spoilers and please consider leaving u
28 Days Later (2002) + MADS (2024) Zombie Pandemic Horror Reimagined -
Welcome back to the Morgue!For this episode's double-bill we take a look at Danny Boyle's 28 Days Later and David Moreau's MadS and some of the themes - obvious and otherwise - that link them as great horror companion pieces.We've also got some listener comments and a roundup of horror news to keep you up to date with all the recent grisly goings-on. Also, check out or new movie review blog here!P
The top 5 horror movies of 2025 so far with special guest, Julia Max!
Welcome back, friends! In this episode, we mix things up a little to bring your top five horror movies of 2025 so far and are beyond thrilled to present an interview with the writer and director of one of them - Julia Max!
Please check out the movies before you listen because as hard as we try, there may be a spoiler here or there...
the Rule of Jenny Pen
Sinners
The Surrender
the Ugly Stepsiste
David Cronenberg's Scanners + Sam Raimi's Darkman - Subversive Superheroes
Welcome back to the Morgue!This week, we take a retrospective look at David Cronenberg's Scanners (1981) and Sam Raimi's Darkman (1990) and consider their parallels and the directors' other work. Expect the usual nonsense, including a roundup of what we've watched and listener comments!
The Blair Witch Project (1999) + The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) - The best of Road Trip Horror
Welcome back to the Morgue! This week we revisit two road trips that go HORRIBLY wrong that may have more in common than you think as we discuss 1999's found footage spookfest The Blair Witch Project and make the case for Franklin as a misunderstood hero in 1974's infamous Tobe Hooper-directed nightmare, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre.Listen, like, subscribe, share but most importantly, enjoy!
Hereditary (2018) + Rosemary's Baby (1968) - Creepy Kids and Cult Horror
In this episode, we dive deep into cult classics (heh) Rosemary's Baby and Hereditary to explore the joys of motherhood and the struggle against patriarchy (and demons).Leave us a comment and a rating, if it please ye!
A Ghostwatch Interview with Art Director Richard Drew!
For episode 3 we were honoured to host Ghostwatch Art Director Richard Drew who was kind enough to share his insights and experiences into the production with us. Here is the full, unedited interview filled with even more stories from his illustrious career in the television industry. Thanks for having us, Richard!Also, watch out for Richard's upcoming projects Code of Silence and Chelsea Detectiv
Ghostwatch (1992) + Threads (1984) - Exploring Terrifying TV shows
Welcome back to the Morgue! In this episode, Gary and Ken dive into two terrifyingly real, vintage horror movie productions that scarred generations - infamous 1992 BBC "drama" Ghostwatch and equally infamous 1984 BBC drama, Threads. Needless to say, things take a bit of a dark turn...In this episode we were also honoured to host Ghostwatch Art Director Richard Drew who was kind enough to share hi
From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995) - Action Horror Defined
Welcome back to more very British, very Northern, very Horror wafflings for this episode's highly recommended double feature - mid 90s, action-packed siege horror classics, From Dusk Till Dawn and Tales From the Crypt: Demon Knight!We had a blast talking about these two very formative films for us and hope you enjoy what we have to say about them. Let us know ilwjst you think about them in the com
Hellraiser (1987) + A Dark Song (2018) - Bleakly British Houses of Horror
Welcome to the first episode of our brand new, very nice, very British horror movie podcast. This one is all about our first recommended double feature - Hellraiser (1987) and A Dark Song (2016). Subscribe for more of the same to come in just two short weeks!
