The People in the Dark

In this episode Chris is joined by short story author James Dermond to discuss the 1976 Richard Donner film, The Omen. They talk about their initial reactions to the film, how it has influenced popular culture over the years and the inspired casting choices. James also talks to Chris about his series of short story collections, Doorways to the Unseen, and his meticulous approach to

In this episode podcaster Spooky Sarah Says joins Chris to discuss the much maligned horror-sequel Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2. They talk about their initial reactions to the original Blair Witch Project, how the sequel attempted to build on the story and director Joe Berlinger's deliberately antagonistic approach to the studio. Also discussed are the fascinating supplement

In this episode author and brother of the host, Peter Regan, talks about the 1979 film Time After Time, in which H.G. Wells time travels to present-day San Francisco in pursuit of Jack the Ripper. Peter also talks about his own book, The Strange Case of Robert Louis Stevenson, and how the film may have influenced his work. There is also some chat about video games, blood in 1970s m

In the most bloody episode yet, Chris Regan talks to extreme horror author Judith Sonnet about The Church, the 1989 Italian horror movie directed by Michele Soavi. Judith and Chris also talk about Andrea Bianchi's 1981 zombie movie, Burial Ground as well as discussing Judith's own books The Clown Hunt, Torture the Sinners and Repugnant. The conversation moves to cover the

In this episode author James Lefebure talks about one of Stephen King's lesser known works, Rose Madder, and its influence on his own recent book, The Books of Sarah. Both books deal with domestic violence so we cover some dark subject matter, but we also talk about managing a dual narrative, writing dialogue and there's an interesting tangent on found footage movies.Link

A conversation about the 1981 John Landis movie An American Werewolf in London with horror author D E McCluskey.Links to Dave's pages and works -Amazon Author PageCrackThe TwelveTime RipperDave on TwitterDammaged Productions Facebook PageOther works mentioned:Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol CloverMy book:Astaroth

In this episode playwright and podcaster Christina Alagaratnam talks about R.L. Stine's horror series, Goosebumps. We also talk about Christina's play, Face to Face, a dark drama about a woman confronting her father's killer which does share some thematic connections with the Goosebumps series, as we discover in the episode.Christina's play, PlayFight, will be p

Each week on The People in the Dark, podcast host Chris Regan talks to a writer or creator about their horror influences.In this episode Cassie Carnage opens the puzzle box to discuss Clive Barker's 1987 classic, Hellraiser, and its influence on her love of horror and her writing. Other topics discussed include rural Michigan folklore, Richard Matheson's A Stir of Echoes,