Tea For Terror

#62: ISLAND OF LOST SOULS (1932) WITH JAMES ROSE 

On this festive episode, host Andrew Graves and his stateside buddy, Dan Taylor discuss the early naughties (classic?), Santa's Slay. Discussing the movie's ungrammatical merits, the pair also tap into bad Christmas films, great Christmas films and Tiny Lister's missed opportunity. You have been warned. 

On this episode, host Andrew Graves and guest James Rose take a deeeeeeep dive into Neil Jordan’s The Company of Wolves, on this special 60th - longer than usual - episode. Partly based on the short story of the same name by Angela Carter, who also co-wrote the script, this bizarre and brilliant coming of age chiller about an adolescent girl facing down the horror of puberty, provides us with a werewolf flick like no other. You have been warned.

On this episode, host Andrew Graves and guest Tim Dry (XTRO, RETURN OF THE JEDI) discuss Neil Marshall’s grim subterranean horror flick THE DESCENT (2005). With its visceral scares and more psychological aspects, this British cult classic doesn’t just take us physically into the depths of the Earth, it also reaches into our subconscious, peeling away the surface to reveal our deeper human fears.

On this episode, your host Andrew Graves is joined by We Belong Dead’s Darrell Buxton and the director of our chosen feature, SLEEPWALKER (1984), Saxon Logan. It’s a dark horror of the Thatcher era, laced with bleak chills and social commentary. Together we discuss the film and its politics, as well as Hammer horror, the Carry-On films and James Whale’s THE OLD DARK HOUSE (1932). You have been warned.

On this episode, host Andrew Graves shelter from the outside world in an austere nuclear fallout bunker. Hounded by mad scientists, drunken Irish men and trigger happy soldiers they try to make sense of their existential cold war angst. Oh, and there are zombies too.  

On this episode, host Andrew Graves and returning guest Erika Bean take the activator and plunge themselves into the bat-shit duality that is Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance (2024). Together the pair compare the film to Doctor Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1931), Frankenstein (1931) and Society (1989) and discuss everything from women in horror to 21st century cinema and for some reason Ozzy Osbourne and Captain Scott. You have been warned.

To celebrate the release of John Harrison’s incredible new book, CREATURES OF THE SCREEN, we take a look at one of the best examples of KISSPLOITATION – Walter Hill’s THE WARRIORS (1979). Together we veer off into KISS, Alice Cooper and Twisted Sister, and decide which of the film’s street gangs is the best, and why it’s definitely not The Hi-Hats. You have been warned.

On this episode, host Andrew Graves and James Rose find themselves stranded at a frozen research station wondering who the hell they are, and if they are about to turn into a disgusting spider-head creature. Together they explore Carpenter's THE THING, touching upon masculinity, monsters and messed up effects. You have been warned. 

On this episode, host Andrew Graves and guest Tim Dry (Xtro, Return of the Jedi) plunge the hunting dagger deep into the heart of small town America and examine the entrails of Donald Cammell's esoteric and distinctly British take on the US slasher. Bleak, strange and thought provoking, White of the Eye (1987) is an overlooked 80s gem. You have been warned.