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Back to video nasties. Legit. No cap! Greg and Ria compare the original Suspiria and the remake with director David Campion. We get into why it’s not a giallo, who came up with the idea for Suspiria, Dracula 3D, cute fake bats, killer dog puppets, Dario Argento, Goblin, Tilda Swinton, Cool Uncs of horror and fairytale influences. Do you know anything about witches? The Lament Configuration Podcast… Your listening will be legendary - even in hell. Hosts: Greg Knox and Ria Fend Post-production: Greg Knox Graphics: Ria Fend Outro music by VHS Nightmares

Three words for you. Zombie. Circle. Pit... Greg and Ria veer away from video nasties for an episode to review FrightFest 2026 - the London based genre film festival. We discuss the history of FrightFest and review new, preview and premiere horror screenings of; Buddy, Colony, Spider Island, Hungry, Gator Face, Faces of Death, Ghost in the Cell, Big Baby, Meat Kills and The Brook. You love Buddy, yes you do! The Lament Configuration Podcast… We’ll tear your soul apart.

The funeral is about to begin! Director Niall Trask (Riff Raff Films, Music Videos for Jamie T, Fat White Family. etc.) joins Ria and Greg to cover Section 3 Video Nasty, Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm (1979). We discuss The Tall Man, handlebar moustaches, Sitting Here at Midnight, Evil Dead Burn, The Poohniverse, Don’t Go In The Woods, The Nickel Cinema, car boot sales and 80s VHS. If this one doesn’t scare you, you’re already dead. The Lament Configuration Podcast… You opened it. We came.

All I wanted was her goddamn wallet - and the b*tch gave me a hard time! Greg and Ria revisit one of the most notorious Video Nasties, Faces of Death 1978, contrasting it to the 2026 remake directed by Daniel Goldhaber - available on streaming today. We talk Hallowe’en in May, Obsession, Backrooms, Mondo films, Shockumentaries, Dr. Frances B. Gross, the dark version of Old McDonald had a Farm, autopsies and You’ve Been Framed. Yeahhh b*tches! The Lament Configuration Podcast… Horror has a podcast. Allow us to show it to you.   (0:00) Intro   (3:05) Thoughts on horror in 2026 so far   (6:05) Backrooms and liminal horror recommendations   (14:54) Iron Lung and Scary Movie   (21:36) Faces of Death 1978   (39:10) Our favourite funny moments   (51:36) Sequels, copycats and modern influence   (58:44) Faces of Death 2026   Hosts: Greg Knox and Ria Fend   Post-production: Greg Knox   Graphics: Ria Fend

Film journalist Jamie Graham (Empire, Total Film, SFX, Sunday Times Culture, Frightfest) joins us for John Carpenter’s iconic Section Three Video Nasty, The Thing (1982). We talk to Jamie about his career in film journalism, dive-bombing wasps, new horror films we’ve been watching, formative horror films, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, working at Total Film, interviewing John Carpenter at his house, 12 beardy men in Antarctica and The Thing from Another World. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Explorers in the further regions of horror.

Zodiacal Greetings everyone! Director David Campion (Straight Through Crew, Black Math Pictures) joins us for a baffling James Glickenhaus Section Three Video Nasty, alongside his most notable film. We discuss Zodiacal Potential, Rumpelstiltskin, Frankenhooker, Alexei and Wembley, Word Salad, Taxi Driver, Troma, Only Fools and Horses and Flamethrowers. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Demons to some, angels to others.

Good googly moogly - there’s some strange sh*t going on! More Section Three Video Nasties. We get into two hidden gems, Italian-inspired witch films - Mausoleum (30:43) and Superstition (1:09:22). Glowing eyes, demon-face breasts, a sexy gardener, rat wranglers, artist Graham Humphreys, Count Duckula, 80s gratuitous nudity and haunted wine racks. We've also watched a lot of new films since the last episode (4:14) The Lament Configuration Podcast… Horror has a podcast. Allow us to show it to you.

80s bush! Brad Hanson (Evolution of Horror, Gore Things, Ex-Rental) joins us for more Video Nasties. We get into two Nazi Zombie films - Zombie Lake (17:37) and Oasis of the Zombies (38:08) featuring garbage day, frolicking in the hay, swan MVP’s, taxidermy owls, zombie dads, Jess Franco and never-ending butt shots. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Not just a podcast, a means to summon Horror.

Severed d**ks! Kicking off 2026 with Street Trash (1987) and the reimagined Street Trash (2024) featuring special Scouse African guest, Ryan Kruger. We talk 80s bush, scrapyard Ouija boards, whores in vans, Fried Barry, The Last Drive-in, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die and The Prince Charles Cinema. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Your listening will be legendary - even in hell.

Massive zombie s*****g! Greg Knox and Ria Fend have gorged on a solid diet of horror this year and request your ‘Presence’ for their top five of 2025 and one least favourite. We’ve been spoiled this year - it’s been a ‘Keeper’! Has your year been a ‘Good Boy’ or just ‘The Long Walk’? We ‘Bring Her Back’ in this episode. The Lament Configuration Podcast… Explorers in the further regions of horror.

Jesus wept. It’s almost that time of year again and, if you’re like Ria Fend and Greg Knox, you love a good Christmas horror film. On this episode, we discuss two more slasher films from 1980 - Christmas Evil and New Year’s Evil - plus reviews of Frankenstein, Black Phone 2, Shelby Oaks and more. Featuring a killer Santa played by Fiona Apple’s dad, a grown man spying on children, naughty kids called Moss, Morbid Knowledge, a police lineup of Santas, Shadow and Made in Japan, absolutely hideous 80s fashion choices, voice distorters, and terrible disguises. The Lament Configuration Podcast… May your suffering be festive. 0:00 Intro 3:04 Frankenstein 6:38 Black Phone 2 9:01 Shelby Oaks 12:07 Keeper 13:07 Meat Kills 16:28 The Surrender 18:24 Ria's Halloween adventures at The Nickel 19:59 Thoughts on Christmas horror 24:46 Christmas Evil 43:26 New Year's Evil 1:04:55 Social media

Well, I’ll be dogged! Ria Fend and Greg Knox return to talk more 80’s Video Nasty slasher films plus London Film Festival 2025. Heavily featuring PEAS (yes, the vegetable), Nowhere Fast, a laughing killer, Mistake, Kiss make-up, a pensioner hit and run killing and an absolute turkey of a slasher. Blimey! The Lament Configuration Podcast… Come with us, taste our pleasures.

We are very proud to present our very first interview - and what an interview it was - with PAUL McEVOY. Paul is one of the organisers of FrightFest, the biggest genre festival in the UK. Hear his thoughts on this year’s lineup and what we should be watching, such as THE RANGER, UPGRADE, TIGERS ARE NOT AFRAID, CLIMAX and much more. Plus his honest opinions on why big studios won’t show their films at FrightFest, current horror trends, why Frightfest doesn’t just show horror movies, why some movies are more divisive than others and much more. Even if you’ve never heard of FrightFest, you will still be enthralled and entertained for all 60 minutes!

Schools out and Greg Knox and Ria Fend are back with more Section 3 Video Nasty reviews - this time 80’s slasher films! Radish and Wildman, 80s hair, Linnea Quigley, track sports, Felony (the band) and more cheese than a French delicatessen. FYI - If you make out with your date in a convertible at night, you’re going to die. The Lament Configuration Podcast… We’ll tear your soul apart.

Greg Knox and Ria Fend get into the meat and bones of more Italian Zombie movies - they’re slow as sh*t, but they’re coming for you! Plus FrightFest 2025, Lucio Fulci, zombies with a table saw, teleportation, spaceship sound effects, saucy couples and one VERY controversial theme. But does Ria really hate the church? The Lament Configuration Podcast… We have such films to show you.