The Limits of Horror

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The Limits of Horror is a conversational film podcast. Each episode features a guest - a filmmaker, academic, critic, or journalist - who brings a film or media text they believe sits on the edge of the horror genre. Their task is simple: defend their choice. With host Pete Turner.

  1. Oct 26

    Ken Lauder argues Safe (Todd Haynes, 1995) is horror

    Ken Lauder from The Ken and Stu Show podcast joins Pete to discuss Todd Haynes' Safe, starring Julianne Moore. Wikipedia has it down as a psychological drama film, but writer/director Todd Haynes himself described it as a "latent horror film where everyday life is the most frightening of all". So who's right? Ken and Todd, or Wikipedia? There's only one way to find out. Listen now! Support the show

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    Dr Stella Marie Gaynor on Zero Day (Ben Coccio, 2002)

    Dr Stella Marie Gaynor from The Murder Media podcast, and author of Rethinking Horror in the New Economies of Television, joins Pete to discuss the found-footage Columbine film Zero Day (Ben Coccio, 2002). Inspired by the so-called Basement Tapes - home videos created by the Columbine high school killers before they went into their school and killed 14 people - the film is incredibly disturbing. But does disturbing always = horror?  Listen to Stella's podcast here  Support the show

  3. Oct 12

    Filmmaker Grace Thornley argues Ex Machina (Alex Garland, 2014) is horror

    Pete is joined by director, production assistant, producer, 1st AD (she's really, really busy, and can do anything OK?) Grace Thornley to discuss Alex Garland's first feature as a director: Ex Machina. A masterpiece, maybe? A science-fiction film, surely? But a horror? Let's see what Grace has to say!  Support the show

  4. Oct 5

    Dr Francesco Sticchi argues Bigger Than Life (Nicholas Ray, 1956) is horror

    Is Nicholas Ray's Bigger Than Life more horrific than many horrors? Pete discusses this James Mason-starring melodrama with Dr Francesco Sticchi, author of The Politics of Monstrous Figures in Contemporary Cinema: Witches, Zombies, and Cyborgs Re-enchanting the Ends of the World.  Support the show

  5. Sep 28

    Director Melanie Light on The Herd (2014) and the line between horror and activism

    Where is the line between horror film and vegan activism? In this episode, Pete speaks to writer and director Melanie Light about her short film The Herd. Synopsis: A number of kidnapped and trafficked women find themselves imprisoned in a squalid medical facility. For Paula her continued survival relies on her basic human function. Escape, on any level, is seemingly impossible as the women are condemned to a life of enforced servitude at the whims of their captors; for one reason only – their milk. The Herd replaces female cows with female humans, and by doing so hopes to promote a greater understanding of the suffering inflicted upon cows in the dairy industry. Known as the first feminist vegan horror film. Check out Melanie's other work here Support the show

  6. Sep 14

    Tugce Kutlu argues We Need to Talk About Kevin (Lynne Ramsay, 2011) is horror

    Pete talks to scholar Tugce Kutlu about why she thinks We Need to Talk About Kevin strays deep into horror territory with its tale of a mother raising a very disturbed young man. Listen and enjoy! Support the show

  7. Aug 31

    Professor Greg Singh argues the Play Safe Public Information Films are horror

    Do you remember the Play Safe and other public information films of the 1970s? Produced with the specific intention of terrifying young children, Professor Greg Singh, author of Black Mirror: Allegories for the Atomised andThe Death of Web 2.0: Ethics, Connectivity and Recognition in the Twenty-First Century, argues that these disturbing media artefacts should be considered horror. Support the show

  8. Aug 17

    Dr Reece Goodall argues Passengers (Morten Tyldum, 2016) is horror

    Is Passengers, the Chris Pratt and Jennifer Lawrence-starring science fiction romance, more "Titanic in the stars" or "The Shining on a spaceship"? Dr Reece Goodall, author of French Horror: Industry, Society and Media, joins the podcast to discuss the horrific leanings of Morten Tyldum's Passengers (2016). Support the show

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The Limits of Horror is a conversational film podcast. Each episode features a guest - a filmmaker, academic, critic, or journalist - who brings a film or media text they believe sits on the edge of the horror genre. Their task is simple: defend their choice. With host Pete Turner.

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  • Creator
    Pete Turner
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    16
  • Rating
    Explicit
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    © 2026 The Limits of Horror
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