<description>&lt;p&gt;We nearly called this episode &amp;#39;The Xmasist&amp;#39; but thought better of it.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For our last show of 2025, we welcome special guest, author Matt Rogerson to help us navigate the vagaries of The Vactican&amp;#39;s response to the deluge of Pazuzu-infused films from the 70s and beyond and we round out our coverage of the unofficial &amp;#39;Unholy Child&amp;#39; trilogy we started with Rosemary&amp;#39;s Baby a little while ago.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;We also talk our favourite Christmas horror films, Rob Reiner, What Have You Watched, take some listener comments and revisit regular feature, How Many Cats are In it?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Wishing you all the very best for the festive season and we&amp;#39;ll be back in a couple of weeks to kick off 2026 with some great new episodes.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Merry Xmas(ist)!!!&lt;/p&gt;
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We nearly called this episode &#39;The Xmasist&#39; but thought better of it.For our last show of 2025, we welcome special guest, author Matt Rogerson to help us navigate the vagaries of The Vactican&#39;s response to the deluge of Pazuzu-infused films from the 70s and beyond and we round out our coverage of the unofficial &#39;Unholy Child&#39; trilogy we started with Rosemary&#39;s Baby a little while ago. We also talk our favourite Christmas horror films, Rob Reiner, What Have You Watched, take some listener comments and revisit regular feature, How Many Cats are In it? Wishing you all the very best for the festive season and we&#39;ll be back in a couple of weeks to kick off 2026 with some great new episodes. Merry Xmas(ist)!!!

episode 18: Christmas With the Devil! The Exorcist (1973) and The Omen (1976)

<description>&lt;p&gt;This week, the boys revisit murky, Lynchian, purgatorial nightmares Jacob&amp;#39;s Ladder and Silent Hill.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Expect laughs, trivia, dubious pronunciations and regular feature, How Many Cats are In It?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;
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This week, the boys revisit murky, Lynchian, purgatorial nightmares Jacob&#39;s Ladder and Silent Hill.Expect laughs, trivia, dubious pronunciations and regular feature, How Many Cats are In It?Enjoy!

episode 17: Nightmares and Hellscapes with Jacob's Ladder (1990) and Silent Hill (2006)

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome back to the Morgue where this time, we get Extremely French and talk about Pascal Laugier's seminal horror Martyrs and wince-inducing pregnancy home invasion nightmare, Inside.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As usual we recommend you watch the films before you listen to the show but honestly, these films are going to take you to places you might not want to go... we think they're great, though!&lt;/p&gt;
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Welcome back to the Morgue where this time, we get Extremely French and talk about Pascal Laugier's seminal horror Martyrs and wince-inducing pregnancy home invasion nightmare, Inside. As usual we recommend you watch the films before you listen to the show but honestly, these films are going to take you to places you might not want to go... we think they're great, though!

episode 16: Martyrs (2008), Inside (2007) and the New French Extremity

<description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome back to the Morgue&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This week, Gaz and Ken take a look at another smashing double bill - What We Do in the Shadows (the film, not the show) and Werewolves Within!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Learn the history of the long-standing vampire/werewolf feud alongside Hellboy talk, John Carpenter-related news and our regular segment, How Many Cats Are In It?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Listen, like, share, enjoy!&lt;/p&gt;
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Welcome back to the Morgue This week, Gaz and Ken take a look at another smashing double bill - What We Do in the Shadows (the film, not the show) and Werewolves Within! Learn the history of the long-standing vampire/werewolf feud alongside Hellboy talk, John Carpenter-related news and our regular segment, How Many Cats Are In It? Listen, like, share, enjoy!

episode 15: What Swearwolves Do Within the Shadows

<description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Welcome back to the Morgue!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In this episode, we talk about four films we think would be great for a Halloween marathon (perhaps an all-nighter) and talk to writer/producer of TERRIFYING, found-footage, zoom call seance gone wrong masterpiece, Host. Other films include You Might Be The Killer, Scare Me and Deadstream.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As well as our regular insights into the films we&amp;#39;ve chosen, regular feature How Many Cats Are In It is back as well plus we&amp;#39;ve got a competition for you which you can enter to win your very own Live From Manchester Morgue Trucker hat!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Make yourself a brew and get listening!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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Welcome back to the Morgue!In this episode, we talk about four films we think would be great for a Halloween marathon (perhaps an all-nighter) and talk to writer/producer of TERRIFYING, found-footage, zoom call seance gone wrong masterpiece, Host. Other films include You Might Be The Killer, Scare Me and Deadstream.As well as our regular insights into the films we&#39;ve chosen, regular feature How Many Cats Are In It is back as well plus we&#39;ve got a competition for you which you can enter to win your very own Live From Manchester Morgue Trucker hat! Make yourself a brew and get listening!

episode 14: Four great films for a Halloween Movie Marathon, with Jed Shepherd! (host, 2020)

Live From Manchester Morgue is a fortnightly, audio horror film podcast often described as "talk radio for horror fans." 

Hosted by two lifelong genre lovers (film scholar Ken Talbot and former horror host Gary Hames), each episode dives into two films that make a great double feature.

Packed with trivia, laughs, special guests and all delivered with signature British flair, it's a must-listen for horror film fans.

Past guests include Julia Max (The Surrender), Jed Shepherd (Host), Richard Drew (Ghostwatch) and Pierre Tsigaridis (Traumatika, Two Witches).

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