The Evolution of Horror
Welcome horror fans! The Evolution of Horror is a weekly movie discussion podcast that covers the history of horror cinema, one sub-genre at a time. From Universal Monsters to 80s slashers, from Alfred Hitchcock to Jordan Peele, we've got it covered! Each week, host Mike Muncer is joined by a different guest from the world of horror to discuss a movie in depth and its place in horror history.
Episodes
This week Mike is joined by Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to talk about walking, talking carnivorous plants in the acclaimed 1981 BBC adaptation of John Wyndham's THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS.
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Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss two early 80s animal attack movies directed by Lewis Teague...ALLIGATOR and CUJO.
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Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
This month, Mike took a trip to the Universal Studios to be scared shitless at the Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando. For this bonus episode, he sits down with creators and hosts of RKG and hosts of the new How To Survive Friday the 13th podcast to discuss and recommend some of the best horror mazes and experiences out there...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Here's the concluding half of Mike's chat with Jacob Stolworthy about the final 3 seasons of Lost and that divisive ending! Plus the legacy of the show and some of the controversies and allegations that followed...
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Remember LOST? The plane crash? The monster? The polar bear? The hatch? The numbers? The divisive ending?? To celebrate the 20th annviersary of Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse's cult TV show, here's a 2-episode retrospective from the Patreon archive in which Mike sat down with Lost expert Jacob Stolworthy to discuss the show in depth. In this first part, Jacob and Mike talk about the characters and the events of seasons 1 to 3...
This weekend sees the release of the Blumhouse SPEAK NO EVIL remake starring James McAvoy. I chatted to director James Watkins about remaking such a recent classic, plus his memories of making the divisive EDEN LAKE (2008).
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Happy Friday the 13th! To celebrate one of the spookiest dates in the horror calendar coming up, we're dropping an old episode from the patreon archive, recorded 2022...in which my Dream Warriors Stevie Webb & Becky Darke join me to discuss one of the LEAST popular Friday the 13th movies in the series, followed by one of the MOST popular entries in the series. Enjoy!
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This week Alex Ayling joins Mike for some skinny dipping in grubby quarries as they dip their collective toes into the sleazy, shlocky and very silly PIRANHA movies...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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This week, a purr-fect double bill of feline focused horror movies! Alex West joins Mike to discuss bonkers anthology film THE UNCANNY and Stephen King's fascinatingly uneven CAT'S EYE...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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This week Mike is joined by his Peak TV co-host Anna Bogutskaya to discuss two creepy kid movies…WHO CAN KILL A CHILD? (1976) and THE CHILDREN (2008).
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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This summer, EOH is heading to the Edinburgh Film Festival! In this bonus episode, Mike chats to festival director Paul Ridd and producer Emma Boa about the line-up of horror movie premieres, including ALIEN ROMULUS, Damien Mc Carthy's ODDITY, Alice Lowe's TIMESTALKER and more...
MIDNIGHT CATEGORY LINE-UP:
Thursday 15 Aug - ALIEN: ROMULUS (Fede Alvarez, US 126’) UK Premiere *Opening Night
Friday 16 Aug - ODDITY (Damian McCarthy, I...
This week we're talking killer crocodiles, snakes and unhinged actors as Mike is joined by Stevie Webb to discuss Tobe Hooper's EATEN ALIVE (1976) and Piers Haggard's VENOM (1981)...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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This week Stacie Ponder joins Mike to discuss the wave of animal attack b-movies from the 1970s, including FROGS, SQUIRM, ANTS!, KINGDOM OF THE SPIDERS and many more...enjoy!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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It's been marketed as the scariest film in years...but does it live up to the hype? Mike talks to director Oz Perkins about making the film, before Becky Darke drops in to discuss Longlegs in spoilerific depth...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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This time it's personal! Mike is joined by comedian and presenter Susan Calman to discuss the three hilariously uneven Jaws sequels...JAWS 2 (1978), JAWS 3D (1983) and JAWS: THE REVENGE (1987).
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Happy 4th July! In this week's monster-sized episode, Becky Darke joins Mike to discuss one of the most beloved animal-attack movies of all time...JAWS!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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This week we stay down under as Lindsay Hallam joins Mike to discuss two Ozsploitation bangers...Colin Egglestone's Long Weekend and Russell Mulcahy's Razoarback...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon!
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CRIKEY! This week we venture down under to discuss two creepy, shocking, Australian masterpieces! Jamie Graham joins Mike to discuss WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971) and PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975).
Content warning: Wake in Fright contains depictions of animal cruelty
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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"They're coming, they're coming!" This week Mike is joined by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss one of Hitchcock's most terrifying movies...THE BIRDS (1963)!
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Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon!
Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.
It's Hammer week! Mike is joined by Graham Saunders to discuss two Hammer classics about creatures in the British countryside...THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES (1959) & THE REPTILE (1966).
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.
Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS
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