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What is your worst memory of childhood? Is it watching The Silence of the Lambs far too young?! Join us for part two of our deep dive into Thomas Harris' 1988 novel as we compare it to Jonathan Demme's 1991 film. Don't forget to check out out Hannibal Lecter Collection on Patreon!

Do not touch the glass, do not approach the glass... We're venturing into the bowels of the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane to meet Dr Hannibal Lecter for the first course of our deep dive into The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris. Hungry for more? Support us on Patreon and check out out Hannibal Lecter Collection, where're we're deep diving every episode of the NBC TV show Hannibal and comparing it to the source material!

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We're spending the winter at the Overlook Hotel as we delve into The Shining, and lose our literary horror credentials by admitting that we prefer Kubrick's 1980 film to Stephen King's 1977 novel! Support From Page to Scream on Patreon for bonus episodes!

"It didn't have to end, not in this, not in despair!" Alas, we have reached the final part of our deep dive into Anne Rice's Interview with the Vampire! Thirsty for more From Page to Scream? Support us on https://www.patreon.com/FromPagetoScreamPodcast for bonus episodes!

This week, we're heading to Europe in search of other vampires as we continue our deep dive into Anne Rice's legendary novel. Want more From Page to Scream? Become one of our Coffin Book Worms Patreon for bonus episodes!

We're back to talking about our favourite subject: Vampires! Join us as we sink our fangs into one of favourite books and favourite film adaptations of all time - Anne Rice's 1976 gothic horror powerhouse Interview with the Vampire! Make sure you check our our previous episode in which we interviewed Anne's son Christopher about his mother's life and legacy. Support us on Patreon for bonus episodes - where we'll soon be covering The Vampire Lestat and Queen of the Damned!

We're back! And not only are we beginning our exploration of one of our favourite novels of all time, Anne Rice's 'Interview With the Vampire', we're joined by none other than Anne's son, Christopher! Christopher is a bestselling author and fellow podcaster, and we were delighted when he agreed to chat with us about his mother's life and legacy. You can find Christopher's books at his website, and listen to his podcast, The Dinner Party Show in all the usual places! You can also support our show on Patreon for even more vampiric literary content!

Ahead of the EOH screening of Phantasm in Birmingham on Saturday 17th August (Get your tickets here!), we're celebrating the 45th anniversary of this cult classic by exploring the literary history of Phantasm as Chris takes us through the various novelisations, spin-offs, literary inspirations and the latest anthology, Phiction, by Don Coscarelli. If you want to hear even more about Phantasm, check out Chris's other podcast, Morningside FM Want to hear more From Page to Scream? Sign up to our Patreon.

Mike Muncer from The Evolution of Horror joins us to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of one of the greatest horror films ever made! ... But the Blair Witch Project isn't based on a book? Perhaps not, but armed with D.A. Stern's The Blair Witch Project: A Dossier, we're exploring the wider lore and storytelling behind the Blair Witch to explore why the legends of Elly Keward still resonate a quarter of a century later. UK listeners - check out this EOH Screening of the Blair Witch Project in Birmingham on Saturday 20th July! Support us on Patreon for bonus episodes. https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

Who is this who is coming? Award-winning writer, performer, and podcaster Adam Z. Robinson joins Chris to discuss this classic story by M.R. James. James is often cited as one of the 'Fathers of Folk Horror' and we consider the importance of the landscape on this Ghost Story of an Antiquary. Find out more about Adam's Theatre company, The Book of Darkness and Light, here!

Sumer Is Icumen In! Is The Wicker Man based on a book? Join us as we find out by exploring the 1967 novel 'Ritual' by David Pinner, which famously 'inspired' the screenplay for Anthony Shaffer's legendary 1973 film. Support us on Patreon, where we also cover Shaffer's own novelisation of The Wicker Man, and get access to our library of bonus episodes on spooky screen adaptations. Listen now with a 7 day free trial! https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

The final part of our longest deep dive yet, in which we cover Part IV of the novel: And Let My Cry Come Unto Thee... and the Epilogue! Support us on Patreon for our episodes on all of the Exorcist sequels, including a commentary track from Exorcist: Believer (AKA - We Watch it so You Don't Have To!) https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

Join us as we plunge into The Abyss to cover Part Three of Blatty's terrifying novel. We thought this would be our final Exorcist episode ... not a chance! This conversation got away from us, with some difficult topics. ⚠️Content Warning: r*pe and themes of child sexual abuse.⚠️ Join us again next week for our fourth and (we promise!) final Exorcist episode. In the meantime, you can support us on Patreon for bonus episodes on the powerhouse that is Legion / The Exorcist III and the other - quite frankly, dreadful - Exorcist sequels. The book mentioned in this episode is 'It Came from the Closet: Reflections on Queer Horror', edited by Joe Vallese. https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

This week we're teetering on The Edge as we cover Part Two of the Most Terrifying Novel Ever Written. Support us on Patreon to hear our bonus episode on Legion, William Peter Blatty's 1983 sequel, which was adapted for the screen as Exorcist III (The only Exorcist sequel as far as we're concerned.) https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

It's finally time for us to cover the Scariest Film Ever Made. Join us for Part One of our excavation of William Peter Blatty's The Exorcist as we read through the Prologue in Northern Iraq and Part 1: The Beginning. Support us on Patreon for a break from the Horror, where we discuss some truly dreadful Exorcist sequels! https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

Whilst we're between books, here's a little teaser of what we've got going on over at Patreon, where we're breaking our own rules as Tara brings you their Top 10 Screamplays - original horror movies not adapted from novels! As one of our Coffin Bookworms, you'll have access to the the full (2 plus hour!) episode over on Patreon as well as many other bonus episodes on Dracula and Frankenstein, including conversations with Kevin Lyons and Jess of The Shire. https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

In this bonus episode we talk to actor James Swanton about 'Frankenstein's Creature', his one man stage show which he adapted for screen in 2018. James has been described by Kim Newman as a 'horror star of the future'. James's many credits include roles in Host, Dashcam, and most recently as the Mummy in Lot 249. Follow James at: www.jamesswanton.com To hear us talk more about all things Frankenstein with Kevin Lyons and Jess of the Shire, support us on Patreon!  https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

You have heard this strange and terrific story; and do you not feel your blood congeal with horror, like that which even now curdles ours? Join us as we read through the final third of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, in which Victor prepares to create a female creature, and Chris argues that Universal's Bride of Frankenstein is actually a more faithful adaptation of Shelley's story than the original 1931 movie. Support us on Patreon to hear our bonus episodes on The Curse of Frankenstein and Edward Scissorhands. https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod Check out the Frankenstein map at Literary Maps. The piece we discuss at 0:06:50 is by Sam Shearon - you can check out his work over at mistersamshearon.com

"I consented to listen, and seating myself by the fire which my odious companion had lighted, he thus began his tale..." This week, we read through Volume Two of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in which we get the Creature's story, in his own words! Support us on Patreon for more Frankenstein episodes! https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod Check out the Frankenstein Map from Literary Maps

IT'S ALIIIIVEEE!!!! Join us as we embark upon a journey to the icy climes of a region of beauty and delight where the sun is forever visible - despite all warnings to the contrary, and terrifying glimpses of an apparition of gigantic stature on the ice... In the first part of our discussion on Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus by Mary Shelley we discuss monsters, mad scientists, and something at work in our souls which we do not understand as we unpick the (many!) differences between the 1931 Universal movie directed by James Whale starring Boris Karloff and Shelley's original novel. Listen to our Patreon episode on Hammer's 'The Curse of Frankenstein' with Kevin Lyons at https://www.patreon.com/FromPagetoScreamPodcast https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

We're honoured to welcome our first special guest to From Page to Scream - Bram Stoker's great grand-nephew, Dacre Stoker! Dacre is the co-author of the official Dracula sequel: 'Dracula: The Un-Dead' and 'Dracul', a prequel inspired by Bram Stokers' notes. Dacre sat down with us to discuss all things Dracula and the various film adaptations of his great grand-uncle's legendary book! You can find out more about Dacre's literary tours here: https://experience-transylvania.com/index.html Visit his website at: http://dacrestoker.com/ Support From Page to Scream at: https://www.patreon.com/FromPagetoScreamPodcast

Join us as we read through the final third of Stoker's novel in which we stake Lucy and pursue the Count back to Transylvania, whilst considering how radically different the ending of Francis Ford Coppola's adaptation is to the original book. To hear even more on Dracula, you can support us on Patreon, where we have bonus episodes on Nosferatu (1922) and Hammer's Dracula (1958). https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod

We're heading to Whitby aboard the Demeter (or Vesta!) for the second part of our discussion on Dracula as we sink our teeth into Lucy Westenra! https://linktr.ee/frompagetoscreampod Thirsty for more? Support us on Patreon and Listen to our bonus episodes on Nosferatu (1922) and Hammer's Dracula (1958) at patreon.com/FromPagetoScreamPodcast