The Evolution of Horror

Stacie Ponder joins Mike to discuss the top 50 horror movies not in the English language, as voted for by EOH Patrons!  For the full countodwn list, sign up to our Patreon! 

Mike Flanagan's latest TV show CARRIE is out now on Amazon Prime! Mike sat down with Flanagan to chat about the show and his other upcoming projects (including his new Exorcist movie a new adaptation of The Mist), then Becky Darke joins Mike for a deep dive, spoilerific discussion of the whole series... Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney   Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham G...

For our final episode in our EOH Revisited mini-series, Chris Newton joins Mike to discuss the sexiest, broodiest, gayest monster of them all, the vampire! Grab your tickets now for the EOH Book Tour! Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney   Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Visit ou...

This week Mike is joined by the Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to explore the dark, infinite void of space and the horrors lurking in the cosmos...  Buy tickets to one of our live events at the EOH Book Tour!  Buy your EOH book now!  Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney   Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon...

This week, Mike is joined by Juliet Sugg to discuss madness, decay, disease and the horror from within... Order the Evolution of Horror book! Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney   Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Buy tickets for our UP...

Hail Satan! Mike is joined by his Final Cut collective Alex Ayling and Mike Lee-Graham to discuss Satanism, witchcraft and the dark arts in the evolution of OCCULT horror... Pick up the Evolution of Horror book , in stores now!  Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney   Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com...

This week we continue our EOH retrospective to discuss the brain chomping, gut munching shuffling monsters of horror! Brad Hanson joins Mike to discuss the evolution of the zombie movie... The EOH book is out in bookstores now! Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney   Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/...

This week we continue our EOH retrospective with corn rigs, barley rigs, woodlands and all things rural...it's the evolution of Folk Horror, as covered in the third chapter of the EOH book, out now! CW: Conversations about scenes of sexual assault in this episode Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney   Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus cont...

EOH will be back at the Edinburgh Film Festival this August! This year the festival is chock full of horror and genre movies, paritcularly in the Midnight Mass strand of the fest. Mike is joined on the podcast by festival directors Paul Ridd and Emma Boa to talk through the line-up of horror and genre movies! Mike will be hosting the midnight world premiere of Joby Stephens' Abandoned on the 14th...

This week we return to the things that go bump in the night within dark, creaky houses and revisit the evolution of the ghost story! Adam Z. Robinson joins Mike to discuss one of the most enduringly popular subgenres of horror. Pick up your copy of The Evolution of Horror book!  Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney   Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Get ad free episodes and w...

We're back! To celebrate the release of the Evolution of Horror book , we're bringing you a special 8 part mini-series revisiting the first 8 sub genres! For part 1, Mike is joined by Stacie Ponder to discuss the history and evolution of slashers! Order the Evolution of Horror book now!

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Visit our website ww...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Big thank you to Ma...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evol...

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 Music by Jack Whitney...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' s...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Visit our website www.evolutionofhor...

"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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Buy...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Visit our website www.evol...

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 Get ad free e...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Big thank you to Mary Wild for thi...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Visit our website www.ev...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Big thank you to Mary Wild for th...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary'...