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Deadly Doses Horror Podcast

by Dr Sarah Cleary

Deadly Doses is a podcast in which the horror genre goes under the knife as your host, Doc Horror along with some fiendish friends explore our favourite films, TV, books and more and dissect why a spoonful of horror really does help the medicine go down.

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  1. Deadly Doses Chapter 30 Director Conor McMahon

    Tonight we have in the studio a past master of Irish horror. Bursting onto the scene in 2004 with Screen Ireland's first funded horror DEAD MEAT in 2004, what followed next was a cornucopia of gore and guts channelled through his own unique brand of horror comedy. From the TV show ZOMBIE BASHERS…

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  2. Deadly Doses Chapter 29 Christmas Special BETTER WATCH OUT director Chris Peckover

    For our Christmas special, I am speaking to a horror director who has joined the ranks of Bob Clark, Charles E. Sellier Jr., Joe Dante, Tim Burton, Michael Dougherty and a select few others in giving us a classic Christmas Horror film which has, in my house at least, become an annual tradition....

  3. Deadly Doses Chapter 28 Ghostwatch 30th Anniversary Special with Stephen Volk

    Welcome to this very special Halloween Special of Deadly Doses. As one of the most controversial TV shows of all time turns 30 this Halloween, we have the very great pleasure of being joined by writer and creator of GHOSTWATCH, screenwriter Stephen Volk

  4. Deadly Doses Chapter 27 Dr. Sean Travers. Trauma and the horror film.

    Home is where the horror is and in this chapter of Deadly Doses podcast we are joined by author of Trauma in American Popular Culture and Cult Texts, 1980-2020 Dr Sean Travers who specialises in horror, postmodernism and the manner in which trauma is represented in the modern horror film. Films...

  5. Deadly Doses Chapter 26 When Horror is a Family Business- Meet the Adams

    In this episode, it's clear that when a family slays together, they most certainly stay together. With one of the most unique and dynamic approaches to filmmaking, please welcome the Adams Family of Wonderwheel Productions. Joining us on the show, Toby, John and their daughter Zelda discuss their...

  6. Deadly Doses Chapter 25 The Found Footage Phenomenon

    All about the shaky footage, lost tapes and off-screen squeals as we chat to Sarah Appleton and Phillip Escott, makers of The Found Footage Phenomenon. In this special episode, we talk about the origins of found footage from Gothic literature all the way up to Dashcam footage exploring the manner...

  7. Deadly Doses Chapter 24 Actress Olwen Fouéré

    Tonight it's all about final girls and chainsaws!! For this episode, we are joined by actress, writer and director Olwen Fouéré; a truly magnificent even ethereal presence of a woman who has dedicated her life to the pursuit of art in its many guises. With a host of accolades after her name...

  8. Deadly Doses Chapter 23 Screen Writer Stephen Shields

    Tonight we are joined by screenwriter Stephen Shield's. From his widely successful web series ZOMBIE BASHERS in 2010 to co-writing one of Ireland's most talked-about horror films A HOLE IN THE GROUND in 2019, Stephen has secured his position in Irish horror as one of the most sought after...

  9. Deadly Doses Chapter 22 ELVES Director Roni Ezra

    In this seasonal episode of Deadly Doses, we chat with Roni Ezra, director of the Netflix hit ELVES about his unique twist on Danish folklore, his love of the dark fairytales of Brothers Grimm, capturing the universal essence of horror and we visit a criminally underrated 80's gem Tibor Takács’s...

  10. Deadly Doses Chapter 21 Suzanne Desrocher Romero

    We are in the presence of true royalty as we talk to a woman who has dedicated herself to ensuring the legacy of, in my humble opinion one of the greatest horror directors of all time, a man who not only gave us movies but singlehandedly gifted us with an entirely new subgenre ensuring that each...

  11. Deadly Doses Chapter 20-Alternative Dublin Historical True Crime

    “MURDER, MYSTERY AND MADNESS!” In this episode of Deadly Doses, we are taking something of a detour into true-crime territory as we are joined by Eoin Conlan from Alternative Dublin True Crime Tour as we delve into some of Dublin's most startling and fascinating true crimes including: -The 1734...

  12. Deadly Doses Chapter 19-Director Randal Plunkett

    Randal Plunket or more formally- 21st Baron of Dunsany is an Irish film director, producer and an advocate for rewilding having designated 750 acres of Dunsany Estate as a nature preserve. But today we go deep and dark into the woods to talk about glorious horror and his feature The Green Sea...

  13. Deadly Doses Chapter 18-Boys From County Hell Special

    Join us for a Boy's From County Hell Special where Doc Horror speaks with director and writer Chris Baugh about his Irish folkloric inspirations for this vampire comedy set in the rural town of Six Mile Hill in Northern Ireland as road workers disturb the resting place of Abhartach, an ancient...

  14. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 17 - Vampira Special

    Before Cassandra Peterson’s Elvira before Carolyn Jones or Angelica Houston immortalised Morticia Addams, long before Nico, The Cramps, Siouxsie and the Banshees before them all there was Vampira who paved the way for her Goth sisters to come. In this special episode of Deadly Doses, we are...

  15. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 16- Screen Writer John Morton

    Dipping our toe into the world of Victorian Momento Mori -in this episode of Deadly Doses, we speak to the writer and creator of the phenomenally successful TV show “Dead Still” starring Michael Smiley as Brock Blennerhasset a memorial portraiture photographer in 1880s Ireland who becomes…

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  16. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 15 -Director Mark Sheridan

    In celebration of Irish Folk Horror Crone Wood hitting VOD, Deadly Doses spoke with director Mark Sheridan about his inspiration for the film, making a film on tight budget and Irish superstition. For his picks for discussion, we get down and dirty with Rob Zombie's Devil's Rejects and engage…

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  17. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 14 -Directors Jonathan Milott & Cary Murnion

    From snotty, savage undead schoolies, to murderous and rapacious red fox channelling baby John Wicks, in this Chapter of Deadly Doses Podcast, Doc Horror welcomes the Director Duo behind such films as Cooties 2014, Bushwick in 2017 and most recently the gloriously visceral home invasion horror...

  18. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 12- The Dark Side of Christmas

    Welcome to Deadly Doses Christmas Special in which discuss the dark side of this festive season with Bone and Sickle Host and author of "The Krampus and the Old, Dark Christmas: Roots and Rebirth of the Folkloric Devil" Al Ridenour. Exploring the roots of that most famous of all festive fiends...

  19. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 11- Director Ryan Spindell

    In this Chapter of Deadly Doses Podcast, Doc Horror chats to Maine hailing, Mortuary Collection director Ryan Spindell about the true meaning of horror, making friends with the monsters and navigating the turbulent and often disheartening film industry while staying true to your art and above…

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  20. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 10 - Horror Host Emily Booth

    In this episode of Deadly Doses, we chat to Horror Host, Scream Queen and Presenter Emily Booth about her long and varied career working within the horror genre. From the Horror Channel to doing the school run in a car splashed in fake zombie blood, to getting her make-up done by the one and only...

  21. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 9- In Search of Darkness Documentary David Weiner

    In this chapter we speak to director of the definitive 80's Horror documentary "In Search of Darkness" David Weiner in which we discuss what horror means to him, the appeal of 80's horror and why these films where so integral to shaping who he is today. Working in the film industry for years, he...

  22. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 8- Academic Dr Laura Helen Marks

    In Chapter 8 of Deadly Doses podcast we chat to academic "porn nerd" and Sylvestor Stallone loving Dr Laura Helen Marks a Professor of English at Tulane University in New Orleans and author of Alice in Pornoland: Hardcore Encounters With the Victorian Gothic. Looking at the manner in which her…

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  23. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 7-Comedian Maeve Higgins

    In this episode of Deadly Doses comedian and star of this year's horror comedy smash hit Extra Ordinary, Maeve Higgins ponders life after death, waving at magpies, her favourite horror films and what exactly was in Barry Ward's ectoplasm vomit!! Films discussed include: Extra Ordinary (2019)...

  24. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 6- Host Special with writer Jed Shepherd

    A very special episode of Deadly Doses as we talk to screenwriter Jed Shepherd co-writer and executive producer of zoom horror Host which is now being lauded as the horror film of the year. Breaking records as the most popular title on the horror streaming platform Shudder, Jed speaks to Doc…

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  25. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 5 - Director Kiah Roache-Turner

    Show notes In this episode of Deadly Doses Australian director Kiah Roache Turner joins Doc Horror in which their shared love of zombies, possessions and Deadites comes to the fore. We also manage to sneak in his thoughts on cancel culture and the importance of vision when directing. Kiah is a...

  26. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 4 - Tribute to Joel Schumacher

    Show notes Podcast – Joel Schumacher In this episode of Deadly Doses In light of the death of one of cinema’s most prolific, celebrated and diverse directors Joel Schumacher on the 22nd of June this year, I’ve decided to dedicate a show to him reflecting both upon his career inside and outside…

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  27. Deadly Doses Podcast Chapter 3 - Author and Paranormal Researcher Chris Rush

    In this episode of Deadly Doses, international bestselling author, paranormal researcher and chair of The Horror Writers Association Irish Chapter Chris Rush, joins Doc Horror for a Carpenter themed discussion of the author’s favourite horror. Exploring Rush’s extremely visceral style of writing,...

  28. Deadly Doses Podcast- Chapter 2 Contagion Narratives

    For our second show we are taking a deep dive into all things viral and bacterial, as Deadly Doses looks to the origins of the contagion narrative and ask why its such a pervasive trope within the horror genre. From the Black Plague to STD's, we examine the allure of viral films and what it is...

  29. Deadly Doses Chapter 1- The PJ Gallagher Files

    For our inaugural podcast your host Doc Horror Sarah Cleary teams up with comedian, radio host and horror fanatic PJ Gallagher to talk about what horror means to him, his favourite films and the Irish affinity for pitch black humour. Films discussed include - John Landis' An American Werewolf in...

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Deadly Doses is a podcast in which the horror genre goes under the knife as your host, Doc Horror along with some fiendish friends explore our favourite films, TV, books and more and dissect why a spoonful of horror really does help the medicine go down.

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Dr Sarah Cleary

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Deadly Doses is a podcast in which the horror genre goes under the knife as your host, Doc Horror along with some fiendish friends explore our favourite films, TV, books and more and dissect why a spoonful of horror really does help the medicine go down.

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