The Dark Side

Dominic Arkwright and guests wrangle with inner demons and consider the benefits of embracing The Dark Side.

Novelist and film critic Kim Newman tells how the nightmares that beset him through childhood were alleviated when he began to watch horror films.

Psychologist Linda Blair considers whether people who embrace their dark side are more likely to be creative, and writer Ian Marchant tells us how the dark forces of punk enlightened him.

Producer: Sarah Langan

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in July 2012.