TIH 466: Matthew Holness on Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome, Darkplace, and Possum

In this podcast, Matthew Holness talks about Garth Marenghi’s TerrorTome, Darkplace, Possum, and much more.  [4:21] Early life lessons growing up in Whitstable [5:45] Meeting Peter Cushing [8:30] First Hammer Horror that legitimately terrified Matthew [11:09] Aspirations to become a horror writer [14:25] Creating Garth Marenghi [16:17] Garth Marenghi’s Darkplace [20:28] Returning to Garth Marenghi mindset [24:50] Intentional editing inconsistencies and recreating in TerrorTome [27:31] The inspiration for reprising Garth Marenghi [33:18] Garth Marenghi and metafiction [41:40] Planning and references [47:09] The Dark Third/The Dark Half [47:56] A Gun For George [51:32] Back and forth with editor for TerrorTome [53:52] Why horror and comedy go well together [59:34] Possum [1:08:43] Silent Hill [1:14:56] Dan Howarth, via Patreon, asks about going from Darkplace to Possum and influences [1:17:47] Is comedy still on the back-burner/will there be a second season of Darkplace? Full podcast show notes are available here: https://www.thisishorror.co.uk/tih-466-matthew-holness-on-garth-marenghis-terrortome-darkplace-and-possum Support This Is Horror Podcast on Patreon here: https://patreon.com/thisishorror