In which Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss all things horror.
Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick on NO DARKNESS BUT OURS in conversation with award-winning fabulist Usman Mlk to discuss his collection Midnight Doorways, fantasy, politics and the numinous. Along with the whereabouts of his British Fantasy Award…
Award-winning fabulist Usman T. Malik joins Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick to discuss his collection Midnight Doorways, fantasy, politics and the numinous. A...
Here's the first of our in-depth discussions of movies we love: David Rudkin's 'Penda's Fen'. In three parts, links to all of them below
Part One: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CkYAVe3SJl4
Part Two: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEsiArCOkqc
Part Three: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WsfDhvw8nfc
The 1973 television play Penda’s Fen, written by David Rudkin, is an extraordinary work that still unsettles, beguiles and astonishes fifty years after it wa...
Gemma Files and I started NO DARKNESS just over two years ago. Here I am to discuss the future of the channel...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwhbfTWZFAk
In case you missed it, here's our interview with the brilliant indie auteur Charlie Steeds!
All aboard as Gemma and Simon interview Charlie Steeds, the indie auteur powerhouse with sixteen films under his belt in eight years, ranging from the Lovecr...
All aboard as we interview Charlie Steeds, the indie auteur powerhouse with sixteen films under his belt in eight years, ranging from the Lovecraftian to the classical ghost story, from Gothic to Grindhouse. His films include An English Haunting, The House of Violent Desire, Death Ranch, Gods of the Deep – and many, many more!
We learn about the joys and pitfalls of independent film-making, some of Charlie’s favourites amongst his own films, what’s coming next, and the sheer chaos that can be unleashed by the careless use of a sh**ha pipe.
Buckle up, kids, it’s going to be quite a ride…
Check out Charlie Steeds’ website, and where to find his films, here:
https://www.darktemple.co.uk/copy-of-...
Follow Charlie Steeds on Twitter here:
https://x.com/DarkTempleFilms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=195Cz2s6Na8
All aboard as Gemma and Simon interview Charlie Steeds, the indie auteur powerhouse with sixteen films under his belt in eight years, ranging from the Lovecr...
The legendary Donald Sutherland left us on 20th June, 2024. Gemma and Simon pay tribute to a legend. Come join us, and share your memories of a true great.
The legendary Canadian actor Donald Sutherland died on the 20th June, 2024. Gemma and Simon remember an iconic performer and scratch the surface of a sixty-y...
The legendary Donald Sutherland left us on 20th June, 2024. Gemma and Simon pay tribute to a legend. Come join us, and share your memories of a true great.
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-darkness-but-ours/episodes/Donald-Sutherland-A-Tribute-e2l89tn
Simon and Gemma review the dark and eerie new folk-horror THE MOOR.
Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick explore Chris Cronin's superb new folk horror film THE MOOR, where superb performances, writing and direction combine to creat...
The amazing Hailey Piper's SONG OF THE TYRANT WORM uncoils next month, and we at No Darkness But Ours are utterly here for it. We hope to have Hailey back on the podcast soon - in the meantime, here's our conversation with her from last year.
Following on from their episodes on Q***r Horror, in this special edition of the podcast Gemma and Simon interview Hailey Piper, author of The Worm And His K...
I am quite mahoosively proud to announce that my story 'Bait' will appear in Ellen Datlow's anthology of psychological horror tales, FEARS. I'm in some truly stellar company, and just feast your eyes on that cover!
Twenty-one stories of extreme psychological dread from horror icons!
Forgot to plug this yesterday - here Gemma and I are again, talking about some more films we liked! The scary, the strange, the bat-crap crazy... it's all here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfA_Z3yGKC0
After far too long a quiet spell, we're back! Here's a round-up of five cracking horror films you'll want to check out.
Join Gemma and Simon for a roundup of movies old and new they viewed recently and loved.Music:Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed unde...
Neil Williamson's Charlie Says is a potent shot of '80s hauntology, social commentary and folk horror best downed in one to savour the full impact. Straight, no chaser. Read it, folks.
Mr Church is back, along with a highly entertaining picture of him with big hair...
One of the weird things about the writing life is the timescale. I sometimes think I missed my vocation and should have learned to play guitar instead. Once you've written a song, out you go and perform it, be it at a gig or on a street corner, and if people like it you know about it right away, eit...
So anyway, there's a new novella a-coming this month...
My new novella, Jaeger , will be published on 29th February by Black Shuck Books. It's a follow-up to my earlier novella Roth-Steyr , pickin...
Yup, SUITABLE FLESH absolutely rocked.
For any fellow horror writers who've missed it, Nightmare Magazine are currently open to submissions until 21st January.
Nightmare is a horror & dark fantasy magazine edited by Wendy N. Wagner. We feature works spanning the broad spectrum of dark fiction, with an emphasis on fascinating characters and delicious prose. Our motto? Horror is for everyone!
Part One of our new Hauntology podcast is now up on Spotify too.
Gemma and Simon dive into the topic of hauntology and the ‘70s aesthetic and mindset that permeates films as diverse as Caught, Possum and Enys Men, novels like Will McLean’s The Apparition Phase, and much more. Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Com...
The latest podcast from NO DARKNESS BUT OURS is out, where we talk Hauntology. Possum, Caught, The Apparition Phase and much more all comes in for discussion...
Gemma and Simon dive into the topic of hauntology and the ‘70s aesthetic and mindset that permeates films as diverse as Caught, Possum and Enys Men, novels l...
Happy New Year, everybody. All the best.
Merry Christmas, everyone!
If you want to avoid our ugly mugs, you can just listen to Gemma and I reading our seasonal terror tales over on Spotify:
It's very nearly Christmas, just after Midwinter's Eve and the Solstice is upon us. So draw your curtains, turn down the lights and let Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick tell you a couple of seasonal weird tales: 'No Light, No Light,' and 'Last Christmas....' Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (inc...
A little bit of seasonal goodness from NO DARKNESS BUT OURS, as Gemma Files and I read a couple of Yuletide horror stories: 'No, Light, No Light' and 'Last Christmas.'
It's very nearly Christmas, just after Midwinter's Eve and the Solstice is upon us. So draw your curtains, turn down the lights and let Gemma Files and Simon...
Hey, Gemma, looks like we had a pretty good year...
The standout moments of the year. Shout out to all the fans on Spotify.
The second part of Gemma and I interviewing Ally Wilkes Author is up on Spotify as well! :)
Ally Wilkes’ debut, the Antarctic tale of terror All The White Spaces, formed the focal point of our very first podcast, so we’re delighted to have her on the podcast to discuss her second novel, Where The Dead Wait, in which she returns to the frozen wastes, this time those of the Arctic. So wr...
Part Two of my and Gemma Files' interview with Ally Wilkes is now up on YouTube!
Ally Wilkes’ debut, the Antarctic tale of terror All The White Spaces, formed the focal point of our very first podcast, so we’re delighted to have her on th...
Because I'm a complete idiot, I forgot to announce the first part of our interview with the brilliant Ally Wilkes Author last week. Part Two drops tomorrow, so here's the perfect chance to get caught up beforehand....
Ally Wilkes’ debut, the Antarctic tale of terror All The White Spaces, formed the focal point of our very first podcast, so we’re delighted to have her on th...
Apologies for the recent lack of episodes; Simon's had first cellulitis & now Bell's Palsy. (He's trying to work out if he's angered the fae or something.) (Ab)normal service will resume ASAP: till then, all our non-paywalled episodes are now on YouTube:
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So it turns out there are several Daniel Churches out there. Which one am I? Well, one of them’s a footballer who plays for Queen of the South, so I don’t think there’s much chance of my being mistaken for him. On the other there are two or three writers of the same name, so a bit of clarifica...
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