by Lucy Hounsom | December 15, 2022 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhen the film The Blood on Satan’s Claw came out in 1971, reviewer Rod Cooper called it “a study in folk horror.” In 2003, when director Piers Haggard was talking to Fangoria magazine about his...
by Megan Leigh | December 1, 2022 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSTwists and turns, red herrings and mistaken identities… are we talking about a mystery or a romance… or both? While mysteries keep us on our toes, propelling us towards uncovering the truth, romance...
by Lucy Hounsom | November 17, 2022 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWe often talk about a woman in a man’s world, but what does this really mean – and is it accurate? What is a man’s world? A place where women are excluded from performing certain roles or jobs? Or are shackled to...
by Lucy Hounsom | October 20, 2022 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSSome of our favourite heroes are characters who might be deemed less than heroic by society. Smugglers, reckless hot-heads, gamblers and gangsters – everything that law and order should squash at the earliest...
by Lucy Hounsom | August 4, 2022 | Episodes, Interview
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSWhile World War 2 saw greater opportunities for women on the home front while so many working-age men were away at war, there are many more examples of hard times bringing curbs on women’s rights. We only have...
by Lucy Hounsom | May 12, 2022 | Discussion, Episodes
Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSHave you ever wandered into a bookstore and found yourself baffled by the shelving of some books? Have you ever read a review that labeled a book written for adults as YA only to bemoan the amount of adult content?...
