No Darkness But Ours

14/11/2024

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30/10/2024

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!

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 t...

25/10/2024

Today, on No Darkness But Ours, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick talk to the legendary Stephen Volk about his latet story collection, about Afterlife (the good one, not the one with Ricky Gervais,) and about much more. But not about Ghostwatch. :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kBqjx9mPa54

15/10/2024

ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT, the new book by the awesome Hailey Piper, is out today, and here are Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick to talk to her about it, The Worm and His Kings trilogy, Cranberry Cove and more.

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 discu...

14/10/2024

Tomorrow, to mark the release of her amazing new novel ALL THE HEARTS YOU EAT, we interview the one and only Hailey Piper!

Next week finds us in conversation with the legendary
Stephen Volk!

And for Halloween, it's horror stories with Gemma Files, Simon Bestwick and a special mystery guest...

All coming this month on NO DARKNESS BUT OURS.

04/10/2024

Over on No Darkness But Ours, and following on from our review of Joanne Mitchell's superb feature debut BROKEN BIRD, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick are delighted to welcome Joanne onto the show for an interview.

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!Joan...

26/09/2024

On No Darkness But Ours, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick get to talk to the fabulous Nadia Bulkin about her novella RED SKIES IN THE MORNING and her storming collection SHE SAID DESTROY. No brains were eaten during this recording...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZ0w7BQRrUY

20/09/2024

And to kick off the weekend at No Darkness But Ours, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick review Michael Day's CLAWFOOT, starring Francesca Eastwood and Milo Gibson. Psychological suspense, unhinged black comedy, home decor - and why you should never interfere when Simon's making bolognese....

Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick renew Michael Day’s Clawfoot, starring Francesca Eastwood and Milo Gibson – a film of psychological suspense, outrageous black...

18/09/2024

As part of our ongoing project to make No Darkness But Ours' previously paywalled stuff publicly available, we've uploaded our 'deep dive' into Richard Stanley's masterpiece DUST DEVIL to YouTube. It's one of the great horror films of the 1990s, and Gemma Files and I have great fun discussing it. If you haven't seen it - dude, go and do so. You're seriously missing out!

Richard Stanley’s Dust Devil is one of the great horror films of the 1990s, weaving politics, myth and magic together in a stunningly original work of profou...

13/09/2024

In case you missed it, here's Gemma and my review of : Mitchell's Gothic psychological horror film BROKEN BIRD.

Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss Joanne Mitchell’s debut feature, Gothic psychological horror film BROKEN BIRD, starring Rebecca Calder, James Fleet, S...

13/09/2024

In case you missed it, here's Gemma and my review of Joanne Mitchell's Gothic psychological horror film BROKEN BIRD.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BrDahSZ3XWA

10/09/2024

Gemma Files and I 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? Click one of the links below to find out.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/BrDahSZ3XWA
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-darkness-but-ours/episodes/Film-Review-Broken-Bird-dir--Joanne-Mitchell--2024-e2o7krq

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/

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? Click one of the links below to find out.
YouTube: https://youtu.be/BrDahSZ3XWA
Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/no-darkness-but-ours/episodes/Film-Review-Broken-Bird-dir--Joanne-Mitchell--2024-e2o7krq
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/

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03/09/2024

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...

02/09/2024

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...

02/09/2024

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

02/07/2024

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...

30/06/2024

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...

24/06/2024

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...