The Folk Horror Podcast Episode 12: Viy (1967), pt. 1

Hello. We're back. And talking about the first and only Soviet horror movie, Viy, based on the short story by Gogol. This episode is an hour of background discussion, including biographical information about Gogol, of Eastern European mythology, and about Russian and Soviet cinema in general. We'll get to the actual scene-by-scene discussion in part 2.

Here's the audio:

Here are some things we discussed in the episode:

Excerpt from the 1915 movie "Portrait" based on a Gogol story:

A russian historian criticizes the most recent Viy remake:

Some good Russian biographical information about Gogol, including a little excerpt from the letter to his mother we mentioned (couldn't find more at the moment).

Great article in Brooklyn magazine, all about the movie Viy, including a discussion of "kotliarevshchyna."

Soviet documentary about Gogol:

Excerpt from Jim Henson's Storyteller, The Soldier and Death:

Trailer for Viy 2, starring Jackie Chan and Arnold Schwarzenegger:

The Folk Horror Podcast Episode 11: Tam Lin, aka The Devil's Widow (1970), pt. 2

Okay, we're back already with the second half of Tam Lin! Actually because we were a little long-winded in the first episode, this is most of our movie recap!

Wanted to link to this documentary I mentioned, which has a good bit where David Vorhaus shows off his Kaleidophon.

And here's the show:

The Folk Horror Podcast Episode 10: Tam Lin or The Devil's Widow (1970), pt. 1

Happy Halloween, and welcome back! Sort of a Halloween episode here, although we had been planning to do Tam Lin for some time. But the original Tam Lin story IS a Halloween story, as shown in Robert Burns' famous version here.

You can see the full movie on YouTube here though both Mike and I were much happier with the film once we got our hands on blu-rays of the movie.

In order the streamline the whole editing process, Mike is my cohost from the beginning. We talk about the Evolution of Horror Podcast and their 17-part Folk Horror series, some Halloween suggestions, and some background on the film -- we even manage to talk scene by scene . . . . through the first few scenes of the movie at least.

We also feature audio from the difficult to locate introduction to the 1997 VHS release of Tam Lin from Roddy McDowall himself. Thanks to Zoe at Not Just Yesterday: The Roddy McDowall Podcast! Some great stills from the set of the movie on her site here as well as her take on the movie.

Also wanted to mention the incredible http://www.tam-lin.org which is a rich and wonderful site. There are plenty of screen captures there.

And now the audio! Though by now everyone's using a podcast reader, right?

The Folk Horror Podcast Episode 9: FH at SIFF 2018

Here's episode 9. But y'know if you listen on your phone via Apple Podcasts or some other source, then you can walk around outside on a Fall day and listen!

Mike did most of the heavy lifting for this episode, but I thought I'd provide some movie photos so you can see what films he discusses.

"Hagazussa: a Heathen's Curse," Lukas Feigelfeld dir.

"Errementari: The Blacksmith and the Devil," Paul Urkijo dir.

"Beast," Michael Pearce dir.

"Valley of Shadows," Jonas Gulbrandsen dir.

"The Field Guide to Evil," various dir.

"Good Manners," Juliana Rojas and Marco Dutra dir.

"The Most Unknown," Ian Cheney dir.

"Mountain," Jennifer Peedom dir.

"Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda," Stephen Nomura Schible, dir.

"Sweet Country," Warwick Thornton, dir.

The Folk Horror Podcast Episode 8: Red Shift (1978), pt. 2

Hello -- here it is, we're wrapping up Red Shift for now. But maybe as we discuss in the podcast it will be reopened again in the distant future?

Here's the audio. But have you heard the good word about apple podcasts or your podcast reader of choice?



 The Folk Horror Revival publication "21st Century Ghost Stories" is now available. As is "The Wytch Hunters' Manual."

Here are some cool shots from a cool TV movie:

Holding him.

Me, her and the Bunty.

Corn goddess.

St Bertoline's Church is in the village of Barthomley, Cheshire. 

Discussing imports/exports.

Gone badly.

Speaking to the Heavens, or the Earth?

Love in the grass.

Changing stations.

Artifact.

*applause*

Here's the Spotify playlist (which now has music from both episodes):

The Folk Horror Podcast Episode 7: Red Shift (1978), pt. 1

Done! We talk about the 1978 Play for Today "Red Shift" by Alan Garner. And the book! We talk a lot of background but we do have about 20 minutes of synopsis before the end.

Here's the audio, but surely you would rather download this from apple podcasts or your podcast reader of choice?



Here's the Spotify playlist:



Here's a link to that really good TOR article. The author's name is Jo Walton: https://www.tor.com/2009/08/18/tribal-far-from-his-tribe-alan-garners-red-shift/

Here's Apaches: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UAQZaUixmpA

Great short doc about Garner: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6D6_kO_4WqM

And yet weren't these shown at night?

A galaxy (quickly moving) far, far, away.

Title.

Hints of Eden?

Macy.

Tom and Jan.

Sergeant Major.

Thomas.

John Fowler.

Rather gory.

Oops.

The Folk Horror Podcast Episode 6: Darren Charles talks about the FHR Witch Cults event

Sadly, this event has been CANCELED.

The poster above shows what the episode is about. We talk to Darren Charles from Folk Horror Revival about the upcoming event and other topics!

Here's the audio, but surely you would rather download this from apple podcasts or your podcast reader of choice?



Here are links to the bands we discussed in the show!

Black Mountain Transmitter
Georgia Seddon
Nathalie Stern
The Heartwood Institute
Peg Powler
Hokano
Marcus H.

Tickets here.

More information here.