The Evolution of Horror

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'...

Stevie Webb and Becky Darke join Mike to discuss 80s slasher classic Friday the 13th Part 3!  Listen to the full episode on Patreon 

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 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 UPCO...

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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on BLUE SKY and INSTAGRAM Visit our website www.evolut...

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

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!  Sign up to Patreon for the full, spoilerific discussion 

Oh no.  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 Get ad free episodes and weekly bonus content on our Patreon! www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on BL...

"Cat dead, details later."  This week Graham Skipper joins Mike to discuss two of his favourite Frankenstein adaptations of the last 40 years...Stuart Gordon's Re-Animator and Larry Fessenden's Depraved!  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  Mik...

Here's the first 30 minutes of this week's Patreon episode, in which our FRESH BLOOD team (Mike Muncer, Steph McKenna, Becky Darke & Brad Hanson) countdown their combined top 25 horror movies of 2025... Listen to the full episode on EOH Patreon 

"I'll be back!" Chris Hewitt joins Mike to discuss 80s killer robots with a banging, dystopian sci-fi double bill of THE TERMINATOR and ROBOCOP... 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  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and...

"Wanna date?" This week Stevie Webb and Becky Darke join Mike to discuss the sleazy yet adorable world of Frank Henenlotter with two of his most celebrated cult movies... 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 w...

It's killer automobile week! Jamie Graham joins Mike to discuss two 80s Stephen King adaptations...the brilliant Christine (1983) and the terrible Maximum Overdrive (1986)!  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  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcast...