No Darkness But Ours
Activity Overview
Episode publication activity over the past year
Episodes
Don Coscarelli's 'Phantasm' films
31 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 Phanta...
David Lynch: A Tribute
22 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
Film Review: The Damned (dir. Thordur Palsson, 2024)
14 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
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 a...
Three Halloween Tales
30 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
In Conversation with... Stephen Volk
25 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Creator of Gothic, Afterlife (no, not the one with Ricky Gervais – the good one,) the classic Ghostwatch and much more besides, screenwriter and nov...
In Conversation with... (the return of) Hailey Piper!
15 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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....
In Conversation with... Joanne Mitchell
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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 th...
In Conversation with... Nadia Bulkin
26 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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. Al...
Clawfoot (dir. Michael Day, 2023)
20 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick renew Michael Day’s Clawfoot, starring Francesca Eastwood and Milo Gibson – a film of psychological suspense, outra...
Film Review: Broken Bird (dir. Joanne Mitchell, 2024)
10 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss Joanne Mitchell’s debut feature, Gothic psychological horror film BROKEN BIRD, starring Rebecca Calder, James...
The Future of No Darkness But Ours
02 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Simon Bestwick talks about the future of the show. Support No Darkness But Ours: Donate via Patreon – https://www.patreon.com/nodarknessbutours Don...
In Conversation with... Charlie Steeds
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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...
Donald Sutherland: A Tribute
24 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The legendary Canadian actor Donald Sutherland died on the 20th June. Gemma and Simon remember an iconic performer and scratch the surface of a sixty-...
Film Review: The Moor (dir. Chris Cronin, 2024)
13 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick explore Chris Cronin's superb new folk horror film THE MOOR, where superb performances, writing and direction combi...
Five More Films We Loved in April 2024!
02 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Slightly more than five, in fact! Join Gemma and Simon for a roundup of movies old and new they viewed recently and loved. Music: Come Play with Me Ke...
Five Films We Loved in April 2024!
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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) Lice...
Hauntology: Part Three
18 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Hauntology: Part Two
11 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
Hauntology: Part One
04 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
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,...
In Conversation with Ally Wilkes: Part Three
28 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 hav...
Two Yuletide Tales
22 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
In Conversation with Ally Wilkes: Part Two
21 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 hav...
In Conversation with Ally Wilkes: Part One
15 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 hav...
Two Halloween Tales
28 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma Files, Simon Bestwick and the No Darkness But Ours podcast return with a brace of macabre stories for Halloween. So sit back, relax and enjoy! W...
An apology an an update
26 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
An apology from Simon on our recent silence and an update on things going forward...
John Erick Dowdle's 'As Above So Below': Part Three
21 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Erick Dowdle’s 2013 found-footage horror film is a nightmarish descent into the Paris Catacombs, and into a realm beyond them: another, even da...
Underwater Horror: Part Four
20 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the fast-flowing river to the still and silent lake, from the becalmed ocean surface to the black and icy abyss of the Challenger Deep, from thei...
John Erick Dowdle's 'As Above So Below': Part Two
14 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Erick Dowdle’s 2013 found-footage horror film is a nightmarish descent into the Paris Catacombs, and into a realm beyond them: another, even da...
Underwater Horror: Part Three
13 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the fast-flowing river to the still and silent lake, from the becalmed ocean surface to the black and icy abyss of the Challenger Deep, from thei...
John Erick Dowdle's 'As Above So Below': Part One
07 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
John Erick Dowdle’s 2013 found-footage horror film is a nightmarish descent into the Paris Catacombs, and into a realm beyond them: another, even da...
Underwater Horror: Part Two
06 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the fast-flowing river to the still and silent lake, from the becalmed ocean surface to the black and icy abyss of the Challenger Deep, from thei...
Criffing, Sounding, Eric Frank Russell, Robert E. Howard and Blake's 7
05 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Bizarre sexual practices, classics of SF, Fantasy and Horror and cult 1970s TV shows: just some of the things Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick find to t...
Underwater Horror: Part One
22 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
From the fast-flowing river to the still and silent lake, from the becalmed ocean surface to the black and icy abyss of the Challenger Deep, from thei...
Kathryn Bigelow's 'Near Dark': Part Four
15 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
‘80s vampire classic Near Dark was the first of Kathryn Bigelow’s three collaborations with screenwriter Eric Red. Join Gemma Files and Simon Best...
Kathryn Bigelow's 'Near Dark': Part Three
08 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
‘80s vampire classic Near Dark was Kathryn Bigelow’s feature film debut and the first of three collaborations with screenwriter Eric Red. Join Gem...
Kathryn Bigelow's 'Near Dark': Part Two
01 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
‘80s vampire classic Near Dark was Kathryn Bigelow’s feature film debut and the first of three collaborations with screenwriter Eric Red. Join Gem...
Kathryn Bigelow's 'Near Dark': Part One
25 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
‘80s vampire classic Near Dark was Kathryn Bigelow’s feature film debut and the first of three collaborations with screenwriter Eric Red. Join Gem...
Underground Horror: Part Four
18 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The underworld, Hades, Xibalba, Hell… From the myth of Orpheus to the present-day terrors of Neil Marshall’s The Descent, we’ve been drawn to an...
Underground Horror: Part Three
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The underworld, Hades, Xibalba, Hell… From the myth of Orpheus to the present-day terrors of Neil Marshall’s The Descent, we’ve been drawn to an...
In Conversation with Sarah Peploe, Fraser Campbell and Gavin Mitchell about... The Berg
03 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Beneath the streets of London, in the capital’s ancient sewers, something is growing out of all the things we try to flush away. A fatberg: a solidi...
Richard Stanley's 'Dust Devil': Part Three
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
26: In Conversation with Paula D. Ashe: Part Three
20 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paula D. Ashe’s Stoker award-nominated collection We Are Here To Hurt Each Other is one of the most original and uncompromising debuts of recent yea...
Underground Horror: Part Two
18 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The underworld, Hades, Xibalba, Hell… From the myth of Orpheus to the present-day terrors of Neil Marshall’s The Descent, we’ve been drawn to an...
Richard Stanley's 'Dust Devil': Part Two
14 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
25: In Conversation with Paula D. Ashe: Part Two
13 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paula D. Ashe’s Stoker award-nominated collection We Are Here To Hurt Each Other is one of the most original and uncompromising debuts of recent yea...
Underground Horror: Part One
11 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The underworld, Hades, Xibalba, Hell… From the myth of Orpheus to the present-day terrors of Neil Marshall’s The Descent, we’ve been drawn to an...
Richard Stanley's 'Dust Devil': Part One
07 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
24: In Conversation with Paula D. Ashe: Part One
06 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Paula D. Ashe’s Stoker award-nominated collection We Are Here To Hurt Each Other is one of the most original and uncompromising debuts of recent yea...
Coming Next on No Darkness But Ours...
05 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Co-host Simon Bestwick talks about things to come on No Darkness But Ours, including author interviews, deep dives into modern horror classics, and di...
Demian Regna's 'Terrified': Part Two
31 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they conclude their exploration of this 2017 film from Argentina, in which a string of bizarre incidents in an ...
23: In conversation with Lynda E. Rucker: Part Four
30 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lynda E. Rucker is one of the finest practitioners of weird fiction in contemporary horror, and the latest collection of her strange and subtle fictio...
Demian Regna's 'Terrified': Part One
24 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they begin exploring this 2017 film from Argentina, in which a string of bizarre incidents in an ordinary city ...
22: In conversation with Lynda E. Rucker: Part Three
23 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lynda E. Rucker is one of the finest practitioners of weird fiction in contemporary horror, and the latest collection of her strange and subtle fictio...
21: In conversation with Lynda E. Rucker: Part Two
16 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lynda E. Rucker is one of the finest practitioners of weird fiction in contemporary horror, and the latest collection of her strange and subtle fictio...
20: In conversation with Lynda E. Rucker: Part One
09 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lynda E. Rucker is one of the finest practitioners of weird fiction in contemporary horror, and the latest collection of her strange and subtle fictio...
'Penda's Fen' by David Rudkin: Part Three
24 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 1973 television play Penda’s Fen, written by David Rudkin is an extraordinary work that still unsettles, beguiles and astonishes fifty years aft...
19: Lesbian Horror: Part Four
23 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We couldn’t talk about lesbian horror without discussing the work of Shirley Jackson, so this week Gemma and Simon turn their attention to her along...
'Penda's Fen' by David Rudkin: Part Two
17 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 1973 television play Penda’s Fen, written by David Rudkin is an extraordinary work that still unsettles, beguiles and astonishes fifty years aft...
18: Lesbian Horror: Part Three
16 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the third instalment of this podcast, Gemma and Simon look at the queer horror fiction of Vernon Lee, Marjorie Bowen and Louisa May Alcott, and the...
'Penda's Fen' by David Rudkin: Part One
10 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
The 1973 television play Penda’s Fen, written by David Rudkin, is an extraordinary work that still unsettles, beguiles and astonishes fifty years af...
17: Lesbian Horror: Part Two
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of their exploration of Lesbian Horror, Gemma and Simon conclude their study of Le Fanu’s Carmilla and look at its various film a...
'In The Earth' and 'Penda's Fen' - A Teaser
09 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A sample of some of our subscriber-only content - a deep-dive review of Ben Wheatley's 'In The Earth.' To hear the whole thing, subscribe via one of t...
Ben Wheatley's 'In The Earth': Part Three
03 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of this subscribers-only podcast, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick conclude their deep dive into Ben Wheatley's film In The Earth. Fil...
16: Lesbian Horror: Part One
02 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Stories about, by or for queer women have been a part of the horror genre from the beginning, not least in one of the classic vampire stories, J. Sher...
Ben Wheatley's 'In The Earth' Part Two
27 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of this subscribers-only podcast, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick continue their deep dive into Ben Wheatley's film In The Earth. Fi...
15: An Interview with Hailey Piper: Part Three
26 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from their episodes on Queer Horror, in the third and final instalment of this special edition of the podcast Gemma and Simon interview H...
For B.A: Answering a viewer's questions...
23 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Gemma and Simon respond to some queries from a viewer: hit play to hear where the podcast came from and what Gemma has coming out next, along with mor...
Ben Wheatley's 'In The Earth': Part One
20 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first part of this subscribers-only podcast, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick begin a deep dive into Ben Wheatley's film In The Earth. Filmed dur...
14: An Interview with Hailey Piper: Part Two
19 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from their episodes on Queer Horror, in the second instalment of this special edition of the podcast Gemma and Simon interview Hailey Pip...
Coming in 2023...
17 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
A quick message from Simon about the shape of things to come here at No Darkness But Ours Music: Come Play with Me Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Lic...
A Message from John Langan: Update on Laird Barron
14 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Weird fiction author Laird Barron is currently ill in the US, and has no health insurance. John Langan joins Simon to bring us up to date on Laird's p...
13: An Interview with Hailey Piper: Part One
12 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Following on from their episodes on Queer Horror, in this special edition of the podcast Gemma and Simon interview Hailey Piper, author of The Worm An...
10: To See Ourselves Reflected: All Horror Is Queer
07 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the first of three podcasts on Queer Horror, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss the proposition that all horror is queer, as it concerns by its...
12: Where Furnaces Burn: More Contemporary Queer Horror
05 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of their overview of Queer Horror, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick turn their attention to more recent creators of Queer Horror such ...
11: The World Spins On Pain: Classic and Contemporary Queer Horror
29 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the second part of their Queer Horror podcast, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss the work of new and emerging contemporary horror authors like...
Two Ghost Stories for Christmas: A Yuletide Special
24 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Christmas edition of the podcast, Gemma and Simon each read a ghost story. YOL by Gemma and JARMAN'S GHOST by Simon are two very diffe...
9: Notes From The Sideworld: In Conversation with George Popov and Daniel Oldroyd
01 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gemma and Simon as they talk to George Popov and Dan Oldroyd, the director and star of the superb folk-horror films HEX and THE DROVING, about th...
Notes from the Sideworld: In Conversation with George Popov and Daniel Oldroyd (Teaser)
29 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gemma and Simon as they talk to the director and star of the superb folk-horror films HEX and THE DROVING about the movies and the SIDEWORLD seri...
8: The Sons of Cain: The Darkness of the Land, The Darkness of the Soul
17 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In the final part of their exploration of folk horror, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick discuss vampires and werewolves as serial killers, the case for ...
7: Beneath The Black Earth: The Roots Of Folk Horror
03 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Celtic mythology, Alan Garner, Martin Cruz Smith lesser-known folk-horror classics, colonial horror and George Popov's The Droving all come under the ...
6: Something Behind Everything: Into the Realm of Folk Horror
22 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
As Halloween approaches, join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick in the first of a three-part investigation of folk horror. In the first episode, they gro...
5: Nights on Black Mountain: More Adventures in Found Footage Fiction
13 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they continue to explore the world of found footage horror on the printed page, and discuss Simon's foray into ...
4: The Gemma Files: Adventures in Found Footage Fiction
29 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since The Blair Witch Project first terrified its audiences we've known how immersive and frightening a way to tell a story the 'found fo...
Podcast 4 - The Gemma Files: Adventures in Found Footage Fiction (Teaser)
26 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Ever since The Blair Witch Project first terrified its audiences we've known how immersive and frightening a way to tell a story the 'found footage' f...
3: A Legacy of Ghosts: M.R. James' Heirs and Influence
08 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join your hosts, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick, as they look at the how the work of M.R. James continues to shape stories of the supernatural in prin...
A Legacy of Ghosts: M.R. James' Heirs and Influence (Teaser)
05 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Having discussed M.R. James' body of work, Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick now set out to trace how the author's influence permeates the horror...
2: A Pleasing Terror: The Fiction of M.R. James
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they sink their teeth into M.R. James' body... of work, that is! Montague Rhodes James (1862-1936) was one of t...
A Pleasing Terror: The Fiction of M.R. James (Teaser)
26 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
A teaser for our imminent second episode, in which Gemma and Simon sink their teeth into M.R. James. Well, his fiction, anyway...Music: Come Play with...
1: All The White Spaces: Terror In The Snow
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Join Gemma Files and Simon Bestwick as they discuss the beauty and terror of snowbound horror in fiction and film, from Ally Wiles' debut novel All Th...
No Darkness But Ours Episode 1 Teaser
04 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
No Darkness But Ours is a new podcast in which Canadian author Gemma Files and British author Simon Bestwick talk about all things horror. Here's a te...