Beyond The Scream

Beyond The Scream

A brand new podcast for 2025, ‘Beyond the Scream’ examines film and television horror with new insights and personal journeys relating to the genre.

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May 26, 2025 54 mins

Emma and Rob discuss Damien McCarthey's Irish horror exploring themes of deceit, revenge, witchcraft and folklore, and a bit of ankle trauma!

Spoilers from the outset and with some swearing.

Clips (c) Wildcard Distribution

'Now You Know' performed by Little Willie John (Ace Records Ltd)

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With swearing and spoilers from the very outset, Rob and Emma discuss their first folk horror of the series, Starve Acre from 2023, looking back at their own introductions to folk horror.  Rob gets grumpy about recent news headlines and also discusses digging dirt in his youth to pass the time, and Emma remains traumatised by hare breast feeding.  

Clips and music (c) 2023 BFI, Access Entertainment, BBC Film, House Productions - "L...

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Beyond the Scream return to the early half of the 1980s to take a look at what would become one of the most influential slasher films with its legacy, and many sequels seeping through pop culture to the present day.

 

Contains swearing.

Clips (c) New Line Cinema 1984

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Rob Taylor hosts an alternative commentary track for the 1989 version of The Woman in Black.

**Some sound distortion in the introduction but the commentary is unaffected**

Views and opinions are Rob Taylor's and not associated with anyone involved in the production or distribution of The Woman in Black.

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Emma Arneil and Rob Taylor take their first deep dive into horror film and television in this second episode of 'Beyond the Scream'.

Focusing on the 1989 Nigel Kneale adaptation which has been the centre of Rob's writing and research since 2019, they discuss the genesis of the 1989 adaptation, how it aligns with the original novel and the later 2012 Hammer Film version.

**Contains spoilers**

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Introductory episode of 'Beyond the Scream', a new podcast covering horror cinema and television.

 

Contains some swearing.

 

Clips belong to their rights holders - Hammer Film Productions, Universal, Warner Bros, Compass International and Trancas International, EMI, and Ambassador Film Distribution.

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