David Lynch: A Tribute

For the first time on No Darkness But Ours, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick set out to discuss an entire horror franchise - Don Coscarelli's Phantasm films. From the first movie in 1979, all the way through to the final instalment, Ravager, in 2016, we talk deadly flying silver spheres, 1971 Barracudas, insane four-barrelled sawn-off shotguns and the performances of A. Michael Baldwin, the late great Angus Scrimm as the terrifying Tall Man, and the one and only Reggie Bannister as the lovable Everyman hero pitted against the embodiment of Death Itself.Phantasm, Phantasm II, Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead, Phantasm: OblIVion and RaVager are all hugely entertaining films in their own right, but also rich in musings on mortality. Come step through the dimension fork and join us!This episode of the podcast is for Reggie Bannister, with love and admiration.If you’ve enjoyed this, please like, share and subscribe.Support No Darkness But Ours:Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutoursDonate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcastPhotograph of Reggie Bannister giving an interview at Scarefest 2015, Lexington, KY by DarkestGoth MagazineLicensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

Visionary, one-of-a-kind filmmaker David Lynch died on 16th January 2025. Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss his extraordinary career and body of work, his legacy and influence. Photograph: David Lynch at Cannes, 2017: Georges Biard, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons If you’ve enjoyed this, please like, share and subscribe. Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

Thordur Palsson’s icy period horror THE DAMNED is in cinemas now. What did Gemma and Simon think? Click to find out. Big thanks to Amelia Gardiner at Strike Media who provided an advance screener in exchange for an honest review. Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1itnHQHgxUI Strike Media: https://strike-media.com/what-we-do/ If you’ve enjoyed this, please like, share and subscribe. Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

A Happy Halloween/Samhain to all our viewers and listeners, and to celebrate here are Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick, each with a macabre tale to tell. And this year they’re joined by a special guest, in the form of the one and only Stephen Volk! If you’ve enjoyed this, please like, share and subscribe. Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Creator of Gothic, Afterlife (no, not the one with Ricky Gervais – the good one,) the classic Ghostwatch and much more besides, screenwriter and novelist Stephen Volk joins Gemma and Simon to discuss his work. Steve’s latest superb story collection, The Good Unknown, is available from Tartarus Press here: http://tartaruspress.com/volk-the-good-unknown.html Steve’s website: https://www.stephenvolk.net/ If you’ve enjoyed this, please like, share and subscribe. Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

On the release date of her astonishing new novel ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT, we’re delighted to welcome the magnificent Hailey Piper back onto the show. We discuss vampires, worms, giant bird-women, haunted hotels and shunting. And more. To buy ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT: https://titanbooks.com/71814-all-the-hearts-you-eat/ Hailey’s website: ⁠https://haileypiper.com/⁠ If you’ve enjoyed this, please like, share and subscribe. Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

We both loved Joanne Mitchell’s debut film, Broken Bird, so we’re delighted to welcome Joanne herself onto the show to talk about the making of the film! Joanne’s website: https://www.joanne-mitchell.com/ Mitchell-Brunt Films: https://www.mitchell-bruntfilms.com/ Our review of Broken Bird: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrDahSZ3XWA Thanks to Greg Day at Clout PR for helping set up this interview, and again to Keir Waller at Strike Media for giving us the chance to review Broken Bird. If you’ve enjoyed this, please like, share and subscribe. Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick talk to Nadia Bulkin about her new novella, Red Skies In The Morning, and her landmark collection, She Said Destroy. Along with politics, Indonesian horror, survival, and cats. For more about Nadia and her work: https://nadiabulkin.com/ https://linktr.ee/nadiabulkin   Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick renew Michael Day’s Clawfoot, starring Francesca Eastwood and Milo Gibson – a film of psychological suspense, outrageous black comedy and interior décor – and we learn that you NEVER mess with Simon when he’s making Bolognese Our thanks to Rebecca Cherry at Strike Media for providing us with a screener of the film. https://strike-media.com/what-we-do/   Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠

Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss Joanne Mitchell’s debut feature, Gothic psychological horror film BROKEN BIRD, starring Rebecca Calder, James Fleet, Sacharissa Claxton and Jay Taylor. What did we think? Press play and find out.   For more about Joanne Mitchell and the film: https://www.joanne-mitchell.com/broken-bird/ https://www.instagram.com/joannemitchellb/ https://x.com/joannemitchellb https://www.mitchell-bruntfilms.com/   Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Donate via Ko-fi – https://ko-fi.com/nodarknessbutourspodcast Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠