Episode Seven - Children of the Wolf Pit

In this episode we take a look at the life and strange times of two children who crawled out of a pit in 12th century Suffolk. Where they came from remains a mystery that no-one has been able to explain. The most curious factor was the colour of the their skin - bright green. Were they aliens? Fairies? Refugees? Or something altogether different?

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Made with the kind cooperation of the UEA, and sponsored by Liberty Restaurant - American cuisine, redefined and perfected in the heart of the Norfolk Broads.

Folklore, Gothic, LocalRichard SheppardJanuary 31, 2019alien, bury, fairy, fey, folklore, green, strange, suffolk, weird, wolf, wolves, woolpitComment

Episode Five - Massacre In Norfolk

In 1848, a stranger entered a beautiful Norfolk mansion called Stanfield Hall. Within a few minutes he had converted this stately family home into a bloodbath. We give you the life and death of James Blomfield Rush, whose desperate desires turned to plotting and murder.

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A film about the Stanfield Hall murders by the invaluable East Anglian Film Archive...

http://www.eafa.org.uk/catalogue/2311

Gothic, Folklore, murder, crimeRichard SheppardSeptember 6, 2018Comment

Hallowed Histories Extra - Richard Hand's The Empty House

Continuing our season of Richard Hand productions, we present a story originally written and recorded for the online horror journal, Revenant. It's a real chiller, combining Richard Hand's love of sound to create atmosphere with a classic haunted house yarn. It was performed by Richard Hand and James Langham.

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Ghost story, creative writing, GothicLinda McCarthyJuly 18, 2018ghost, haunted, odd, realtor, strange, supernatural, uncanny, weirdComment

Hallowed Histories Extra - Frankenstein at the Talos Festival

Richard Hand's play, the Devil at Midnight, opens tonight at the Great Hall Theatre in Norwich. In honour of this we present an earlier work he directed. Recorded live at the Bread and Roses pub in March of this year, the UEA Radio Players present a new interpretation of Frankenstein. Hosted by the chilling Bella Donna, this was the closing performance of the second Talos Festival of science-fiction theatre. In the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley's masterpiece, Hallowed Histories is proud to present a fresh look at an old monster.

https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/greathall

https://www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk/talos.html

Written by Liza Blackman, Georgie Pearsall, with additional material by Richard Hand and Annie Parker. Acted by Zanna Foley-Davis, Peta Morrant, Olivia Frazer, Amie Maria Marie and John Turnpenny. Music by Stephen Bennett, sound engineering by San Thompson and foley by Bo Zhong and Liza Blackman. The director was Richard Hand.

Hallowed Histories Extra - Interview With Vincent M. Gaine

On the first of July, 2.45pm, the Hallowed Histories team will be hosting a screening of Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone at Norwich's Cinema City. This is part of the Philosophers At The Cinema strand, developed by UEA and Picturehouse Cinemas, and masterminded by Doctor Vincent M. Gaine. The wonderfully erudite Dr Gaine came into the Hallowed Histories studios to talk about the project, accompanied by Hallowed Histories own Dr Linda Sheppard to talk about The Devils Backbone.

Apologies for the sound quality on this one, a few technical issues.

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Ghost story, cinema, horror film, hollywood, Gothic, FolkloreLinda McCarthyJune 22, 2018Comment

Hallowed Histories Extra - Richard Hand on Brian Clemens's 'The Devil At Midnight'

At the end of June, the Great Hall Theatre in Norwich will be hosting a production of chilling psychodrama 'The Devil At Midnight'. This will be directed by Richard Hand, a lecturer at UEA and a seasoned veteran of many other productions, all with a suitably twisted edge. We sat down with Richard to discuss the play, and it's author, the cult writer and Avengers creator, Brian Clemens.

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Hallowed Histories Extra - Interview with Richard Hand and the UEA Radio Theatre Players

Ahead of there production of Frankenstein on the 26th March 2018, Richard Hand and a few members of the UEA Radio Theatre Players dropped by the studio to discuss Frankenstein, the art of foley and keeping up with the Shelleys. Tickets still available, follow some links below:-

https://www.cyborphic.com/talos-2018/

https://www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk/talos.html

Gothic, theatreRichard SheppardMarch 23, 2018university of east angliafiction, frankenstein, hand, mary, radio, richard, science, shelley, studio, talos, theatre, ueaComment

Episode Three - An American Werewolf in Cambridgeshire

In the latest episode of the Hallowed Histories podcast, we catch a dose of full moon fever and head down to RAF Alconbury in the wilds of Cambridgeshire. The infamous 'Hard Stand Monster' was apparently prowling this area during the 1970s, scaring and tearing up the airforce base. We look at what made these tales of lycanthropes and monsters so attractive to the men who served there under the full East Anglian moon.

Folklore, Gothic, cryptozoologyRichard SheppardMarch 16, 2018RAF AlconburyComment

Hallowed Histories Extra - Interview with Sabrina Poole

theatre, GothicRichard SheppardJanuary 15, 2018and, barn, blood, byron, frankenstein, hallowed, histories, ice, local, norfolk, norwich, poole, sabrina, sewell, shelley, theatreComment

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