A Fear Beyond Fear
Why do we love ghost stories? We’ll be looking at the world of literature, stage, film, and television as we attempt to figure out why we keep going back to this highly specialized strand of horror.
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Episodes
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
Tuesday Mar 31, 2026
We all know the stories and we all know at least one film or TV adaptation. But what what about the many, many other ghost stories which give us a similar frisson? The next two episodes will deal with some of these.
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Wednesday Jan 21, 2026
Running parallel to the dapper, handsome count of stage and screen, this alternative take on the noble vampire -- bald, hunched, rat-toothed -- has haunted cinema history for more than a century, starting with F.W. Murnau's unauthorized 1922 use of Bram Stoker's story.
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
Tuesday Dec 30, 2025
From the desolate shores of Suffolk coastal town, Felixstowe, M.R. James expert John Carpenter talks to me about the author's most lurid tale.
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Thursday Dec 18, 2025
Borley Rectory, a whirlpool of alleged supernatural occurrences and all too human drama.