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Sam Espensen returns to discuss the 1985 fantasy film Ladyhawke and Ray Harryhausen at the Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026.

It’s time for the first, of three, interviews from Forbidden Worlds Film Festival 2026! Sam Espensen returns to talk about the 1985 medieval fantasy movie; Ladyhawke! As well as discussing what the movie means to Sam, the characters within and the genre as a whole, she talks about Ray Harryhausen, stop-motion and more! This is part 2 of the interview with Sam, for part 1, go to Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores: https://pod.fo/e/423f02 Subscribe & tune into both podcast feeds (or YouTube channels) so you don’t miss any of their FWFF coverage! YouTube will have the video versions and clips will be on YT, TikTok & Instagram. Mike & Spider-Dan reviewed 13 movies from the film festival, and have 6 interviews to release, catch the first (1985’s Ladyhawke), on the feed of Spider-Dan & The Secret Bores. Make sure you follow @FWFilmFestival on social media and visit their website for more information and future events: www.forbiddenworldsfilmfestival.co.uk Find Sam’s Spirit company here: http://instagram.com/espensenspirit Mike & Spider-Dan review 13 movies from FWFF ’26, so check out the 6 reviews on GCC and the 7 on SP&TSB. Their Ladyhawke review is here…

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