'The Frighteners: Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death and Gore' (2025 Book) with Author Peter Laws and co-host Sarah

Sean and Sarah welcome Author, YouTuber, Journalist, Speaker, Podcaster, Film Critic and Baptist Minister, Peter Laws to discuss his upcoming book 'The Frighteners: Why We Love Monsters, Ghosts, Death and Gore'. The book will be published on 9th October 2025. 'The Frighteners' finds Peter on a paranormal pilgrimage to seek out what is it that draws people to both the dark and macabre, but also to the light and faith.With a healthy dose of dark-humour including threatening a zombie in a wheelchair with a shotgun, enticing a werewolf with peppered steaks from a Sainsbury's Local, to a festival which Peter described as a sort-of meta-physical Come Dine With Me, this thought-provoking book is one not to be missed. When I say thought-provoking, mainly death if we're honest but we'll get into that.As the book blurb proclaims: 'Grab your crucifixes, pack the silver bullets, and join the Sinister Minister on his romp into our morbid curiosities!'Sean, Sarah and Peter share their own ghost 'experiences'.Guest Links:-Peter Laws Website: https://www.peterlaws.co.uk/-Into The Fog with Peter Laws: https://www.youtube.com/@IntoTheFog-Creepy Cove Community Church Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/3238cjOfCXGgXHI3SKI4ka-Uncanny: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m0010x7cAcknowledgments: Thank You To Peter, Elle-Jay from Icon Books and Paul Bavill from the 'History Rage' podcast.Chapters:0:08 Welcome to Review It Yourself1:06 Literary Exploration of the Macabre2:25 Introducing Pleasure a.k.a. Peter Laws3:42 Childhood Memories of Fear8:52 The Psychology of Horror12:20 The Cultural Significance of Death18:01 High vs. Low Culture22:45 The Evolution of Female Representation in Horror Films26:03 Personal Paranormal Experiences36:50 The Quest for the Paranormal45:11 The Nature of Belief and Skepticism56:07 The Role of Coincidence1:00:00 The Intersection of Science and Supernatural1:08:09 Blasphemy and Artistic Expression1:11:42 Final Thoughts and Recommendations1:18:29 Conclusion and AcknowledgementsMost Importantly: Thank you to you for Listening!X:@YourselfReviewInstagram: reviewityourselfpodcast2021Review It Yourself. 'The podcast with the sigh. Film Reviews (mostly) without the Faff'. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.