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Your host Paul Waller (not Weller) is a horror movie addict. During 2020 the workload for his band and music management job slowed right down. At this same time he discovered the movie social networking platform LETTERBOXD. Armed with this database he decided to fill in the gaps of his horror film knowledge. Within week one he was averaging 3 a day. This podcast is the result of that horror compulsion - A YEAR IN HORROR
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- 2 weeks ago1h 1m
2017 (Part 4)
What do I think was the best horror movie that came out in 2017? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A stack of also rans. A bunch of mates. Some special guests. A few pins of beer & over a 6 hour running time. This is 2017, a year in horror. It's a long journey this one and I am going to give you time codes below so if you don't want spoilers then avert your eyes. Theme Music by Max Newton & Lucy Foster. Email the podcast at ayearinhorror@gmail.com Follow me on Storygraph. Follow me on Instagram. Follow me on Letterboxd. Below are the time codes for all the different segments and my guest links. Feel free to let me know where you think I got it wrong or right and of course stay safe out there & I'll see you next month. 00.30 - Black Mirror: USS Callister 05.00 - Happy Death Day 09.36 - The Killing of a Sacred Deer (w/ Benjamin Bowles) 34.43 - Also Rans (Part 5) 41.19 - Raw 45.54 - The Ritual 51.01 - Get Out 57.21 - Outro
- 2 weeks ago2h 22m
2017 (Part 3)
What do I think was the best horror movie that came out in 2017? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A stack of also rans. A bunch of mates. Some special guests. A few pins of beer & over a 6 hour running time. This is 2017, a year in horror. It's a long journey this one and I am going to give you time codes below so if you don't want spoilers then avert your eyes. Theme Music by Max Newton & Lucy Foster. Email the podcast at ayearinhorror@gmail.com Follow me on Storygraph. Follow me on Instagram. Follow me on Letterboxd. Below are the time codes for all the different segments and my guest links. Feel free to let me know where you think I got it wrong or right and of course stay safe out there & I'll see you next month. 0.30 - Prevenge 05.52 - Mother (w/ Christopher Barling) 38.47 - Also Rans (Part 4) 42.06 - Tigers are not Afraid (w/ Kelly McNeely) 1.25.07 - Alien Covenant (w/ Perran Helyes)
- 2 weeks ago2h 7m
2017 (Part 2)
What do I think was the best horror movie that came out in 2017? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A stack of also rans. A bunch of mates. Some special guests. A few pins of beer & over a 6 hour running time. This is 2017, a year in horror. It's a long journey this one and I am going to give you time codes below so if you don't want spoilers then avert your eyes. Theme Music by Max Newton & Lucy Foster. Email the podcast at ayearinhorror@gmail.com Follow me on Storygraph. Follow me on Instagram. Follow me on Letterboxd. Below are the time codes for all the different segments and my guest links. Feel free to let me know where you think I got it wrong or right and of course stay safe out there & I'll see you next month. 0.32 - Also Rans 2 03.16 - Amityville: The Awakening (w/ Marc Canale) 33.18 - Cult of Chucky (w/ Alexander Heff) 1.06.14 - You Better Watch Out 1.12.46 - Blade of the Immortal 1.17.03 - Also Rans 3 1.23.18 - Hounds of Love (w/ Marc Canale)
- 2 weeks ago1h 37m
2017 (Part 1)
What do I think was the best horror movie that came out in 2017? Well, here we have the top 10. The worst 10. A stack of also rans. A bunch of mates. Some special guests. A few pins of beer & over a 6 hour running time. This is 2017, a year in horror. It's a long journey this one and I am going to give you time codes below so if you don't want spoilers then avert your eyes. Theme Music by Max Newton & Lucy Foster. Email the podcast at ayearinhorror@gmail.com Follow me on Storygraph. Follow me on Instagram. Follow me on Letterboxd. Below are the time codes for all the different segments and my guest links. Feel free to let me know where you think I got it wrong or right and of course stay safe out there & I'll see you next month. 0.00 - Introduction 16.53 - The Worst of 2017 24.45 - Also Rans (Part 1) 34.16 - Sci-Fi Corner 37.50 - The Dark Tower (w/ Father Malone)
- Aug 20, 202629 min
AMA #5
Some would say that sometimes it's better just not to know. That someone is not me so I have compiled a bunch of your questions and have answered them as best I can. Ask Me Anything...
- Aug 5, 202651 min
Fantasia International Film Festival 2026 (Part 3: The Films + Our Top Picks)
Fantasia International Film Festival 2026, the 30th edition. This is the annual film festival founded in 1996 and held primarily in Montreal, Canada. It specialises in genre films, including fantasy, horror, science fiction, and cult cinema, and draws over 100,000 attendees each year including Marc Canale and myself, old hands at this now, two years on the trot at A Year in Horror HQ. Once again we've been invited to take part in covering the big one and we can not wait to get stuck in. Today we run through the second batch of films we caught at this years event and then pick our favourites of the festival. 00.33 - Intro 01.15 - Home Bodies 03.56 - The Mouths 08.54 - I Love Paris 11.26 - Redneck 16.38 - Nightborn 19.37 - The Last Footage 30.06 - Colony 39.23 - Peril at Pincer Point 41.27 - Top Picks + Outro
- Aug 3, 20261h 51m
1974 (Part 4)
1974 was a top year for horror movies and it contains some of the most popular titles of all time. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1974? Well, here we have the top 9. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several shots of whisky and a 6 hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1974, A Year In Horror. 0.32 - Phantom of the Paradise (w/ Patty Schemel) 38.17 - Black Christmas 43.50 - The Antichrist 49.50 - Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Larry Schemel) 1.47.45 - Outro
- Aug 2, 20261h 35m
1974 (Part 3)
1974 was a top year for horror movies and it contains some of the most popular titles of all time. But, what do I think was the very greatest horror movie that came out during 1974? Well, here we have the top 9. The worst 10. A slew of also rans. Some awesome mates. Some special guests. Several shots of whisky and a 6 hour running time split over 4 episodes. This is 1974, A Year In Horror. 0.31 - The Devil's Bride (w/ Marc Canale) 11.34 - The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (w/ Christopher Barling) 48.08 - Deranged (w/ Marc Canale)
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About A Year In Horror
Your host Paul Waller (not Weller) is a horror movie addict. During 2020 the workload for his band and music management job slowed right down. At this same time he discovered the movie social networking platform LETTERBOXD. Armed with this database he decided to fill in the gaps of his horror film knowledge. Within week one he was averaging 3 a day. This podcast is the result of that horror compulsion - A YEAR IN HORROR
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