Horror Hangout Podcast Episode 431 : Ravenous (w/ Michael Coull)

In Episode 431 of The Horror Hangout, host Andy Conduit-Turner welcomes Michael Kuhl, festival programmer for Dundead, to discuss the upcoming 2026 Dundead Film Festival in Dundee, Scotland. The episode dives into the festival’s innovative programming, including a special collaboration with the feminist activist archive Invisible Women, who curated a sub-series titled 'She's a Maneater'—a lineup of six vintage horror films centered on female appetite, consumption, and subversive female agency. Highlights include rare international titles like *Dumplings* (2004), *Blood Diner* (1987), and *The Velvet Vampire* (1971), alongside new premieres such as *Camp* (UK premiere), *Silencio* (Scottish premiere), and *Her Will Be Done*—a French folk-horror companion to *Raw*. The hosts then shift focus to the film of the week: *Ravenous* (1999), a black comedy horror directed by Antonia Bird, starring Guy Pearce and Robert Carlyle. They explore its themes of colonialism, cannibalism as metaphor, homoerotic tension, and the cyclical nature of violence, praising its sharp writing, iconic score by Damon Albarn and Michael Nyman, and Robert Carlyle’s electrifying performance. The episode concludes with enthusiastic A-minus and A ratings, a call to attend Dundead 2026 (May 7–10), and a recommendation for a double bill pairing *Ravenous* with *The Thing*.