Pooka (band) Pooka (band) Pooka was the former songwriting duo of UK guitarists/vocalists Sharon Lewis and Natasha Jones. They took their name from Púca, a mythical Irish goblin with an uneven temper. Pooka were formed early in 1992 at Nottingham Polytechnic. After only a few months of forming the band Lewis and Jones decided to try their luck in London to find a record company to work with. They did this by visiting record companies in person, guitars in hand, and performing their songs live to various talent scouts. This eventually led to their gaining a 5 album recording contract with WEA.
Pooka! was, "a solid entry for "Into the Dark". Not all of the creative choices pay off, but there are enough indelible images that you’ll remember "Pooka!", perhaps longer than you’d like. A movie this weird is the exact kind of thing you would expect to find on streaming sites, and that’s perhaps the strongest feather in "Into the Dark"s cap. The show gives you want you want, and something you weren’t expecting." In an additional acclamatory critique, "Paste"s Jacob Oller gave the episode a rating of 7.9 out of 10 and complimented it saying, "While it’s not especially tight—even when