"No, what you've done is taken God's oldest killing machine and given it will and desire." Hello and welcome to episode 122 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss Deep Blue Sea (Renny Harlin, 1999) Sharks are back and they are faster and smarter. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram –...

"Whatever you do... don't fall asleep" Hello and welcome to episode 121 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Raye from Being Bookish where we discuss A Nightmare on Elm Street (Wes Craven, 1984) More from Raye - https://beingbookish.co.uk/  Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCVh4lBfW-c Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the...

"Hey. Are you here to take me on, or the fire?" Hello and welcome to episode 120 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Harrie where we discuss The Towering Inferno (John Guillermin, 1974) Paul Newman and Steve McQueen star in this 1970s disaster. More from Harrie - https://www.instagram.com/peck.art Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nyTqrtZFWeQ Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and...

"Welcome to my world, bitch. I should warn you, princess... the first time tends to get a little... messy." Hello and welcome to episode 119 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss Freddy vs. Jason (Ronny Yu, 2003) Freddy is back to terrorise the children of Springwood. But, he is going to need a little help from Camp Crystal Lake's Jason to get the children to believe in him again. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For...

"Dying wouldn't be so bad right now. I just don't want to become the devil's bitch." Hello and welcome to episode 118 of Once Upon a Nightmare, it's 2024 and time to chat all things horror. In this episode I discuss Evil Dead (Fede Alvarez) Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram – @onceuponanightmarepodcast  Facebook -...

Hello and welcome to the final episode of Once Upon a Nightmare 2023. I wanted to recap what I had covered over the year! Looking forward to 2024 and created new content! Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram – @onceuponanightmarepodcast  Facebook - @onceuponanightmare Linktree - https://linktr.ee/onceuponanightmare Email -...

"He's gonna laugh at you. They're all gonna laugh at you!" Hello and welcome to episode 117 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Raye from Being Bookish where we compare two movies, Carrie 1976 vs Carrie 2013. More from Raye - https://beingbookish.co.uk/  Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram –...

"You're doomed! You're all doomed!" Hello and welcome to episode 116 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Raye from Being Bookish where we discuss Friday the 13th (Sean S. Cunningham, 1980) More from Raye - https://beingbookish.co.uk/  Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram – @onceuponanightmarepodcast  Threads...

"I'm seriously a huge fan - you're my favourite band after Coldplay." Hello and welcome to episode 115 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss Studio 666 (BJ McDonnell) The Foo Fighters are taking to the big screen in this comedy horror. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram – @onceuponanightmarepodcast  Threads...

“ Jason Voorhees? You're outta your f*****g mind. You've been out in the sun too long. Jason Voorhees is dead! His body was cremated. He's nothing but a handful of ash.” Hello and welcome to episode 114 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss Friday the 13th Part 5: A New Beginning (Danny Steinmann, 1985) Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the...

“ We got a big toe in the morgue once. Nothing else; just a big toe. Never found the rest of him. But, we figured out who it was. Had a funeral and everything.” Hello and welcome to episode 113 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss Alligator (Lewis Teague, 1980) Alligator stars Robert Forster as Detective David Madison who is working on a case that involves body parts coming up from the sewers. This is not the work of a human serial killer but that of a large creature lurking...

"This house is clean." Hello and welcome to episode 112 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Raye from Being Bookish where we discuss Poltergeist (Tobe Hooper, 1982) More from Raye - https://beingbookish.co.uk/  Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram – @onceuponanightmarepodcast  Threads...

"Whatever he told hou, whatever he said to you, he's lying." Hello and welcome to episode 111 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Raye from Being Bookish where we discuss In the Tall Grass (Vincenzo Natali, 2019) In the Tall Grass is based on the novella of the same name by Stephen King and his son Joe Hill. This episode is part of a short series between Once Upon a Nightmare and Being Bookish, where we will discuss the book and movies over the two shows.  Book episode...

“Let me just ask you one thing - after 600 years, how's that dick workin', pretty good?” Hello and welcome to episode 110 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss John Carpenter's Vampires (1998) Vampires is loosely based on the 1992 book of the same name by John Steakley. The screenplay was written by Don Jakoby. It stars James Woods as leader of a group of vampire hunters, Jack Crow, working for the Catholic Church.  Crow, along with team survivor Anthony Montoya played by...

“Whoa, whoa. You better watch what you say about my car. She's real sensitive.” Hello and welcome to episode 109 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss John Carpenter's Christine (1983) Christine is based on the book of the same name by Stephen King. Arnie the school outcast becomes bewitched by a killer car, Christine. The devastating impact of this purchase will end the lives of many.   Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and...

"Get inside and lock your doors. Close your windows. There's something in the fog." Hello and welcome to episode 108 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Stuart from British Murders where we discuss John Carpenter's The Fog (1980) The Fog stars Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau, Nancy Loomis and scream queen Janet Leigh. A hundred years have passed since a hideous crime was committed against a group of fishermen. A fog descends on this quiet town and people...

" The eyes are the windows to the soul." Hello and welcome to episode 106 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss John Carpenter's Village of the Damned (1995) The small of Midwich, California is struck by a mysterious event. This event leaves multiple women pregnant. The children, who are all born at the same time, are not quite what the parents had in mind. These kids want their own way, if they don't get it, the laser eyes come out. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to...

"Get the hell away! That's not a dog, it's some sort of thing! It's imitating a dog, it isn't real! GET AWAY, YOU IDIOTS!" Hello and welcome to episode 106 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Raye from Being Bookish where we discuss John Carpenter's The Thing (John Carpenter, 1982) The Thing stars Kurt Russell, Keith David, Wilford Brimley and Richard Masur. An American research group working in Antarctica become victims to a shape shifting Alien. For more on Being...

" That which can be broken must be broken." Hello and welcome to episode 105 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss 30 Days of Night (David Slade, 2007) A gang on vampires terrorize the small town of Barrow, Alaska as they start their 30 days of night when the sun sets. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram –...

" Great. We're gonna be killed by Murder Barbie." Hello and welcome to episode 104 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss Freaky (Christopher Landon, 2020) It stars Vince Vaughn as The Blissfield Butcher, a serial killer who swaps bodies with a high school senior Millie, the school outcast, played by Kathryn Newton. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all...

Hello and welcome to episode 103 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss some true crime/hauntings. It's a story that dates back all the way to 1912. This is the Villisca Axe Murders. On June 10th 1912, the brutally murdered bodies of 8 people, 2 adults and 6 children,  were found inside a family home in Iowa. To this day it remains a mystery as to who committed these murders. And of course with a murder house, comes a haunted house. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to...

"It's Halloween. Everyone's entitled to one good scare." Hello and welcome to episode 102 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I discuss Halloween (John Carpenter, 1978) It's September 6th and autumn is close. Let's get all cosy with Michael Myers as he tries to make some new friends in Haddonfield, Illinois. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the...

Hello and welcome back to Once Upon a Nightmare. I'm your host Lorraine Purdon and back with a little update about what I'm going to be doing. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on Apple, Spotify and Podchaser. For updates, reviews and behind the scenes info follow via one or all of the below options: Instagram – @onceuponanightmarepodcast  Threads - Once Upon a Nightmare Podcast Facebook - @onceuponanightmare Linktree - https://linktr.ee/onceuponanightmare Email -...

"I am the devil, and I am here to do the devil's work." Hello and welcome to episode 101 of Once Upon a Nightmare. In this episode I am joined by Dev, where we discuss The Devil's Rejects (Rob Zombie, 2005). This episode was taken from another podcast I used to host called, Show Me The Podcast. I am away this week so I thought I'd through in some horror content from that show. Enjoy. Thank you for listening and don’t forget to rate and review on iTunes and Podchaser. For updates, reviews...