33 episodes

Best friends + a mutual passion for teen nostalgia = a podcast where Jill Nolan and Becky Darke take an irreverent look at their beloved Point Horror books.

The girls chat about a different Point Horror every episode, and take a look back at 90s pop culture with features like 'Lipgloss Jill's Nostalgic Number 1s' and 'Becky's Box Office'.

Don't Point That Horror At Me Don't Point That Horror At Me

    • Arts
    • 3.7 • 3 Ratings

Best friends + a mutual passion for teen nostalgia = a podcast where Jill Nolan and Becky Darke take an irreverent look at their beloved Point Horror books.

The girls chat about a different Point Horror every episode, and take a look back at 90s pop culture with features like 'Lipgloss Jill's Nostalgic Number 1s' and 'Becky's Box Office'.

    Dream Date by Sinclair Smith: Part One

    Dream Date by Sinclair Smith: Part One

    Becky and Jill are feeling sleepy and delving into the world of Sinclair Smith's Dream Date (1993). Katie's bored and a bit boring, and all she wants is to find some excitement at her new school. Plus preferably a cute boyfriend to sweep her off her feet. But what Katie doesn't realise is that dreams really do come true and greasy biker boy Heath is here to turn her life into a nightmare. Will Katie escape Heath's coersive control and find true love with classmate Jason? Will bestie Raquelle ever wear a bad outfit? Will Bopper the aged bassett hound make it out of the book alive? In the first part of this two-part episode, we get some of the way to finding out!
    Plus nineties music fun with Lipgloss Jill’s Nostalgic Number Ones.
    FYI it gets a bit sweary so even though Point Horror books are suitable for younger readers, our podcast might not be.
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    Logo design by Stuart Collins.
    Music by Lee James.

    • 1 hr 42 min
    Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick

    Fatal Secrets by Richie Tankersley Cusick

    Jill and Becky are feeling Christmassy and getting wrapped up in an insidious plot with Ryan and her multiple love interests, in Richie Tankersley Cusick's Fatal Secrets (1992). There's icy death traps, a quaint old toy shop and a scary Santa Claus all ready to bring the chill to the holidays. Who's the creep in the ski mask? Will Ryan discover her dead sister's secret before it's too late? And how ARE you supposed to treat someone with concussion? We find out!
    FYI it gets a bit sweary so even though Point Horror books are suitable for younger readers, our podcast might not be.
    Support us and spread the word by leaving a nice review and a five-star rating on your podcast app. You can also donate at ko-fi.com/pointhorrorpod. Thank you!
    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
    Logo design by Stuart Collins
    Music by Lee James

    • 3 hrs 17 min
    Halloween bonus: Come Back, Lucy by Pamela Sykes

    Halloween bonus: Come Back, Lucy by Pamela Sykes

    Hello creeps, and Happy Halloween! To celebrate spooky season, we're sharing this bonus episode of a chat recorded in 2022 for the DVD release of Come Back Lucy, the 1970s kids TV show based on the novel by Pamela Sykes. This is the full discussion that was included as a special feature on the disc, where we took a deep dive into the source material and chatted about creepy ghost girls and all things 1973.
    Support our podcast and spread the word by leaving us a nice review and a five-star rating on your podcast app. You can also donate at ko-fi.com/pointhorrorpod. Thank you!
    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
    Logo design by Stuart Collins
    Music by Lee James

    • 55 min
    Come Back Lucy by Pamela Sykes

    Come Back Lucy by Pamela Sykes

    Becky and Jill have time-traveled back to the year when Ziggy Stardust hung up his platforms and Sergeant Howie kept his inevitable date with The Wicker Man, to investigate Pamela Sykes' memorably unsettling novel COME BACK LUCY (1973).
    In 1978, an award-winning TV show based on the book came out, and it has just been released on DVD. We recorded a special episode of our podcast to appear as a special feature, and here you can hear a snippet of that chat.
    The DVD of Come Back Lucy (1978) is on sale now https://networkonair.com/popular-products/3469-come-back-lucy-the-complete-series 
    Support our podcast and spread the word by leaving us a nice review and a five-star rating on your podcast app. You can also donate at ko-fi.com/pointhorrorpod. Thank you!
    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
    Logo design by Stuart Collins
    Music by Lee James

    • 7 min
    The Boyfriend by R.L. Stine

    The Boyfriend by R.L. Stine

    Jill and Becky join Joanna and her boyfriend (?) Dex in R.L. Stine's 1992 classic The Boyfriend. Joanna is a priviledged young lady with her pick of the lads and Dex just isn't cutting it for her. But is dying the best thing he can do for their relationship or will Shep still come out on top? We dive deep into zombie love, pranks and bestie rivalry with this quintessential Stine Point Horror.
    Plus all the usual nineties fun with Lipgloss Jill’s Nostalgic Number Ones and Becky’s Box Office.
    FYI it gets a bit sweary so even though Point Horror books are suitable for younger readers, our podcast might not be.
    Support our podcast and spread the word by leaving us a nice review and a five-star rating on your podcast app. You can also donate at ko-fi.com/pointhorrorpod. Thank you!
    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
    Logo design by Stuart Collins
    Music by Lee James

    • 2 hrs 22 min
    Mailbag episode

    Mailbag episode

    Becky and Jill answer listener questions in our first ever mailbag episode. Thanks to everyone who posed a burning Q!
    Support our podcast and spread the word by leaving us a nice review and a five-star rating on your podcast app. You can also donate at ko-fi.com/pointhorrorpod. Thank you!
    Follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook
    Logo design by Stuart Collins
    Music by Lee James

    • 53 min

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