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
Curry Barker's terrifying Obsession is out in cinemas now! Mike chats to director Curry Barker about making the film, plus Juliet Sugg joins Mike to discuss and review the film in depth...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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For the final episode of our Man-Made Monsters series, Mike looks back at what we've learned about the subgenre over the last 36 episodes and counts down the listeners Top 10 Man-Made Monsters movies! Plus Mary Wild drops in for a final wrap-up chat about the season.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
For the final double bill of our Man-Made Monsters series, Mike is joined by Honey Ross to discuss two recent films about female identity and bodily autonomy: POOR THINGS and THE SUBSTANCE.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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As we approach the end of the season, Brad Hanson drops in to recommend some lesser known Man-Made Monster movies!
Check out Brad's full list here
Vote for your Top 10 Man-Made Monsters movies! Voting closes 30th April 2026
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Girls just wanna have fun! This week we're talking tech horror and toxic masculinity as Mike is joined by Juliet Sugg to cover the existential cam-girl horror CAM (2018) and Louise Blain to discuss the very fun and satisfying sex-box horror COMPANION (2025).
Vote for your Top 10 Man-Made Monsters movies! Voting closes 30th April 2026
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Jen Handorf joins Mike to chat about two action-packed tech horrors from masterful horror director Leigh Wannell: UPGRADE and THE INVISIBLE MAN.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Don't trust the toys! This week Mike is joined by Rob Watts to discuss two recent horror films about the dangers of AI in children's toys…Child's Play (2019) & M3GAN (2022)
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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"I'll do the fingering!" James Rendell joins Mike to discuss Ridley Scott's divisive, camp, philosophical Alien prequels, Prometheus and Alien Covenant! Out now
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Matt and James from the Journey Through Sci-fi podcast join Mike to discuss the dystopian rollercoaster that is Black Mirror, Charlie Brooker's ground-breaking tech anthology show...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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All of this has happened before and all of it will happen again...
Alex Ayling and Ben Travis join Mike for a deep dive into the steamy TV space opera that captivated sci-fi fans throughout the 2000s with its devious cyborgs and jaw dropping plot twists: Battlestar Galactica! So say we all!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Steph McKenna joins Mike to discuss a pair of films that explore how terrifying scientific advances can be when they wrench control from their creators: Splice and Ex Machina
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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There's a ghost in the machine! Stacie Ponder joins Mike as we enter the noughties to discuss two techy J-horrors that tackle the internet and mobile phones: Pulse and One Missed Call.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Juliet Sugg joins Mike to discuss two transgressive body horror movies where flesh, sex, death, flesh and metal collide: David Cronenberg's Crash and Julia Ducournau's Titane.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Gav Murphy joins Mike to discuss the ultimate man-made monster movie, Steven Spielberg's 1993 masterpiece Jurassic Park!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horr...
Stevie Webb and Becky Darke join Mike to discuss 80s slasher classic Friday the 13th Part 3!
DeVaughn Taylor joins Mike to discuss two sleazy sci-fi horror cult classics, Richard Stanley's Hardware and Paul Verhoeven's Hollow Man!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Becky Darke joins MIke to discuss two anime classics...Akira and Perfect Blue!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on BLUE SKY and INSTAGRAM
...This week we reach PEAK 80s with two killer robot teen movies from 1986! Michael Blyth joins Mike to discuss Wes Craven's Deadly Friend and Jim Wynorski's Chopping Mall!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Nia DaCosta's The Bone Temple is out in cinemas now!
Ben Travis joins Mike to talk (spoiler free) about their thoughts on the new movie in the '28 Years Later' franchise. Plus, Mike chats to director Nia DaCosta!
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Anna Bogutskaya joins Mike to discuss the TV drama that traumatised Britain in September 1984...Mick Jackson's THREADS!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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