On today's Confessional we are talking about dark events in our ancestral past. With author, Marcia Horn. Marcia just released her memoir, Her Family Tree which delves into her own life, as well as her Mom's, and Grandmothers's. Its an intergenerational tale of "alcoholism, murder, love, a tragic accident, and redemption," that is makimg huge waves…

*PUPPY WARNING!! Sue's sweet little pup, Stevie makes an unexpected guest appearance on this ep, expressing his disatisfaction with her absence. We didn't expect him to show up so loud in the mix! Stevie has apologized and is speaking with a therpaist about his separation anxiety (actually he is really now on Prozac). Great episode none the less, b…

On the latest episode of Confessional we discuss the worlds of White Magic, and Tarot, with our ol' pal, comedian Christine Ferrera, as well as her friend, artist/musician, Jake Budenz. We talk about spirit worlds, divination, card reading, ritual, and more. Jake has published the short story collection, Tea Leaves, and fronts the Queer Psychedelic…

On today's Confessional, we talk all the scary places we have encountered!With visual artist, Ashley Ann Rutledge, and musician, Marco Gonzalez. Old camps, civil war prisons, and just those weird ass locations you just kind if feel like you're being watched in! And, lots more. With confessions from New Jersey, Georgia, and Australia!…

We are talking Body Horror on the lasest episode of Confessional Podcast! With Nina G. of the Twisted Mirror Podcast, and Paul Haynes of the book/HBO series, I'll be Gone in the Dark. The Twisted Mirror Podcast presents mind and genre-bending horror stories that reflect the darkest, most twisted parts of the human psyche. in the style of great horr…

Today on Confessional we get into our favorite segments from the classic True Crime TV show, Unsolved Mysteries! We have our pals, Whitney of the amazing True Crime Campfire Podcast, and Ros of Mondo Baltimore sitting in to discuss the most captivating disappearances, murders, and supernatural phenomenon presented by our man, Robert Stack. Confessi…

This episode had an unavoidable delay, but it's worth it, as Jon talks in a round table with spooky dramaturges extraordinary Carrie Thompson and Chris Lincé of Hermetic Arts, the monstrously talented actor James Swanton and BERGCAST's friend and undisputed renaissance man Toby Hadoke about the 70th Anniversary recreation of The Quatermass Experime…

On the latest episode of Confessional, we are joined by our good friends, Katie from True Crime Campfire, and Sue from the band, War on Women, discussing our favorite horror movies from A24. We get into The VVitch, The Lighthouse, Hereditary, Pearl, and others. Confessions from Indiana, South Carolina, and more.…

On the latest episode of the Confessional Podcast, we have returning guests, Paul Haynes of the I'll Be Gone in the Dark series, and Whitney Leigh of the True Crime Campfire Podcast, discussing our favorite horror movie sequels! We get into Dr. Sleep, Evil Dead 2, Exorcist 3, and lots of others. Confessions from the UK, Michagen, and more!…

On this episode of our side-series, How they Should Have Made It, we discuss what we think should have been the third film in the Tim Burton Batman series (instead of Forver). What plot would wer follow? What characters would we go with? Who would star in it? And would there be a Robin?!! Tune in and find out! With…

On this latest episode of Confessional Podcast we have author, Howard David Ingham who's books include Cult Cinema: A Personal Exploration of Sects, Brainwashing and Bad Religion in Film and Television, We Don't Go Back: A Watcher's Guide to Folk Horror, and the upcoming The Question in Bodies, about the horror of human identity. Sue Werner of the …

On the latest Confessional we are honored to interview the amazing Gina Schock of legendary rock band, The Go-Go's. Our first Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee! and a Baltimore native. Along with co-host, Shawna Potter of Baltimore hardcore band, War on Women. We get into our favorite books written by, or on the lives of musicians. Confessions fr…

On this week's Confessional Podcast we discuss in order all 9 films in the Rocky and Creed film franchises! With Anna Platis of Baltimore Rock Opera Society, and Migs Rodriguez pf Movies with Migs. With Confessions from Atlanta, Baltimore, and more!By Mike Moran

It's another episode with a genesis almost as troubled as our Quatermass Conclusion Conclusion. This time, Jon was unable to make our discussion with Gothic expert Brontë Schiltz last November at very short notice, so Howard went it alone for the first time. But then, a bunch of uncontrollable life circumstances leading to a massive upheaval meant …

Continuing our "How they Should have Made it/Make it side series, we discuss what we hope the inevitable next Halloween movie could and should be with LA comedian Drew Landry, who just released his comedy mini-special, All my Friends are Dead, available for free on Youtube. Along with guest co-host, Pat Storck we get into ideas ranging from a Seaso…

On the latest episode of the Confessional Podcast, we have comedian Adam Newman of Comedy Central, College Humor, and everything else! Including a special on Amazon called, Fuzzies! We talk this week about Irrational Fears! We get into Public Restrooms, Nuclear War, Alien Abductions, Break Ins, and...Novelty Songs from the 60s?! Sue Werner of War o…

On today's podcast we disccuss the books that frightened us the most with Unmask Alice author, Rick Emerson. Unmask Alice is a look into the story behind the notorius Go Ask Alice, and Jay's Journal books. We get into, Hose of Leaves, Hogfather, Lord of the Flies, The Shinning, and many more (including of course, Go Ask Alice). Oh, and we hate on t…

It had to happen. It's time for us to deal with the One Nigel Kneale Thing We Don't Like: Kinvig. Joining us is comedy writer and performer Gemma Arrowsmith, whose new show Gemma Arrowsmith's Sketched Out has just dropped on BBC Radio 4, and we talk about why the live studio audience is going to find it funnier than we do at home, the wild transfor…

Documentarian, Joshua Zeman creator of Cropsey, Killer Legends, Sons of Sam, and the Leonardo DiCaprio-produced, The Loneliest Whale calls in to discuss the Satanic Panic with co-host, Whitney Leigh of the True Crime Campfire podcast. Confessions from California, Kansas City, and more!By Mike Moran

Bioethicist, expert in medical humanities, horror fan and Jeopardy runner-up Dr. Catherine Belling joins me in this week's episode to talk about why horror and health are inextricably linked. Starting with the throughline between Dr. Pimple Popper and the early work of Ridley Scott, we examine a whole casebook of media – including hereditary posses…

In episode 8, Raquel S. Benedict, most dangerous woman in speculative fiction, joins me to talk about what a mid-budget movie is, what's great about them and why they're an endangered species. Expect a discussion of the magic of The First Wive's Club, the deadly influence of the Thinkpiece-Industrial Complex, and how James Gunn became a victim of h…

In this episode, we have the Woman in Black herself, Pauline Moran, who although unwell at the time, graciously agreed to talk to us about her career in rock music, Mike Leigh, clingfilm, auditioning for a role with no lines, and the shocking failure of the media industry to supply decent roles for older women in acting. Oh, and yeah, did you know …

In episode 7, horror writer, movie critic and troublemaker Montilee Stormer is here to talk about the difference between horror on the page and horror on the screen. Join us for an invigorating chat about final girls, the ascendance of the TikTok Moment, how green bubble wrap is better than crap CGI, whether the current crop of horror novels could …

This episode, I'm joined by queersoteric hero Tamsin Davis-Langley to talk about one of the Great Questions of our era. Grimes or Poppy? That's where we start, anyway. But it gives us an inroad to talking about billionaire Singularity enthusiasts, whether consciousness is an emergent phenomenon, the shocking history of sideburns and sandwiches, and…

In episode 5, I'm joined by actor Joanna Swan to talk about the horror of being neurodiverse in a neurotypical world, why the best depictions of neurodiversity in cinema are in horror, and to do some deep dives into the movies Excision (2012) and May (2002).By Howard David Ingham

In this episode I talk with Kier-La Janisse – writer, editor, festival programmer, award-winning director of Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched and much more – about her hugely influential book House of Psychotic Women, the new and expanded edition of which is due out very soon. You can pre-order the book at fabpress.com/hopw-expanded-edition-hardco…

Mike Vanderbilt returns with Pete Barlow to discuss our ideas for a legasequel in the legendary "Nightmare on Elm St" franchise.By Mike Moran

It's episode 3! I'm super honoured to have with me multiple award winning author and official Nicest Person in Horror Gwendolyn Kiste. I talk with Gwendolyn – writer of The Rust Maidens, Boneset and Feathers, And Her Smile Will Untether the Universe and others – about the modern Gothic, the relationship of the human body to its environment and some…

This month sees the publication of Tomato Cain and Other Stories, Nigel Kneale’s award winning short story collection, first published in 1949. Joining Jon in this episode is Kneale biographer Andy Murray, who’s been the driving force in getting this book back in print for the first time since the early 1960s. Andy talks about how the opportunity a…

In this week's episode, I'm joined in a flurry of tripartite author names by my pal Eve Elizabeth Moriarty, to talk about the Good For Her Cinematic Universe: the "girl bossification" of horror, bad takes about The Witch (2015), Midsommar (2019) and Promising Young Woman (2020), and how all these things reflect more than just dodgy critique. Eve's …

Welcome to the first episode of The Question in Bodies, a catalogue of inconclusive conversations about culture, media, gender, bodies, literature, movies and horror. In this episode, Howard is joined by friend Dr Monique Lacoste where we talk about how in a world where Disney owns our imaginations, whether there's a place for genuine hope and joy …

A Confessional on-the-go! Rose Vineshank co-hosts as we discuss Creepy Pastas with Kate Hardwicke.By Mike Moran

In this episode of BERGCAST, we're joined by Dick Fiddy, Vic Pratt and Douglas Weir of the British Film Institute to talk about restoring and re-packaging Kneale's work for the centenary year, why archive TV matters, what's happening at the BFI this month and the upcoming release of the restored version of the BBC adaptation of Nineteen Eighty-Four…

Comedian Emma Paxton joins the cast to discuss our favorite stand-up comedians, past and present. Radio Josie co-hosts.By Mike Moran

On today's episode of the Confessional Podcast we have one of Baltimore's best comedians, Jessica Murphy Garrett! As Jessica just had her first child, we discuss all the unexpected, weirdest, and down right gross adventures in parenting. This may be both our sweetest, and most disgusting episode yet! Confessions from West Virginia, Illinois, and At…

It's what they call in media a Very Special Episode, because the BERGCAST team is celebrating the 2022 centenary of Nigel Kneale's birth. We're joined by friends of BERGCAST Andy Murray, Toby Hadoke (and also Toby's dog Bernard) to talk about only some of the things that have happened and will happen very soon to mark that. The Nigel Kneale Centena…

We sit down with musicians Brad Gunson and Joanna Smith to discuss the DIY lifestyle of a starving artist.By Mike Moran

For our bumper sized Christmas episode, what better subject than a ghost story? Taking a deep dive into the terrifying Kneale-scripted Christmas drama The Woman in Black we're joined by Robert Taylor, author of the forthcoming book Sound Haunting: The Making of Central Films’ The Woman in Black. In a lengthy and intimate discussion, we talk about t…

Sam and Melina zoom in for our third edition to the ever-popular "Ghost Stories" topic. Confessions from all over!By Mike Moran

This week we're discussing horrifying news stories from our past with our pal John Kidwell!By Mike Moran

Alex G aka WhoDuggit joins us for an in-depth discussion about the latest addition to the Halloween franchise. Confessions from all over the world!By Mike Moran

This week we discuss personal and cultural identity crises with community builder, Melissa Ann Parker!By Mike Moran

In this episode of BERGCAST we take to the high seas as, rather than performing our usual deep dive, we stay afloat in the Kneale-scripted 1962 broadsides-and-sails spectacular HMS Defiant. Joined by film academics Prof. Melanie Williams and Dr. Mark Fryers, we investigate whether a ship is the best metaphor for the British class system, how Dirk B…

In this special mini-episode of BERGCAST, Jon and I talk some more with legendary comics illustrator and horror expert Stephen R Bissette, about the 1966 Hammer film The Witches and its legacy and we go into what Steve’s doing these days. Stephen’s book on The Brood can be found here: https://www.pspublishing.co.uk/the-brood-hardcover-by-stephen-r-…

Sue Werner co-hosts as we discuss urban legends that turned out to be true with Chris Gethard,By Mike Moran

Comedian Johnny Oh stops by to discuss our favorite philosophers. Ashley-Ann Rutledge co-hosts.By Mike Moran

Talking with us about 1964's First Men in the Moon, we're honoured to have as our guest horror legend Stephen R. Bissette, who although perhaps best known one as of the primary collaborators with Alan Moore on the seminal 80s run of Swamp Thing, has produced a significant corpus of writing on the horror genre in all media over the space of several …

Ashely-Ann Rutledge returns to discuss hilarious tales from our past and confessions from around the world!By Mike Moran

Pat Storck returns for another edition of How They Should've Done It! This time we're discussing how we would've done the polarizing fifth entry into the Halloween franchise with Mike Vanderbilt, host of the horror podcast "Halloweenies."By Mike Moran

Stacey Axler zooms in to discuss the truth and the lies surrounding the infamous Zodiac Killer.By Mike Moran