The Evolution of Horror

Put on your glad rags, swig some punch and pop on some Aphex Twin...this week Mike is joined by Anna Bogutskaya to discuss dance-horror CLIMAX!  Music by  Jack Whitney .  This week's episode is sponsored by $20 patron Balee Greer. Check out her Instagram: https://instagram.com/baleegreer Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out mo...

Bonus episode alert! To celebrate Women in Horror month, Becky Darke and Mike recommend 10 of their favourite female-directed horror movies and where you can stream them…plus Prano Bailey-Bond discusses her new movie (spoiler free), CENSOR, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival this month. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Hor...

This week Mike and Brad Hanson discuss hidden cameras, black voids and transit vans in their spoilerific discussion of UNDER THE SKIN. Mike also chats to actor Adam Pearson about his appearance in the film… Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her  podcast , ...

Obsession, compulsion, misogyny, depression, pain, mercy, sacrifice, mutilation…it's LARS WEEK! Mike is joined by filmmaker and Arrow-Video Podcast host Sam Ashurst to discuss two controversial and divisive Lars Von Trier movies…ANTICHRIST (2009) & THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (2018) in spoilerific detail. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segmen...

WARNING: This episode is not for the faint hearted! This week Mike is joined by Zobo With a Shotgun and Dan Martin to discuss one of the most notorious films of the 21st century, The Human Centipede 2, in spoilerific detail. Mike also chats to the star of the film, Laurence Harvey, about what it was like to star in this shocking, infamous film.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild...

This week, we talk severed dicks, raw chicken and women who BITE. Louise Blain joins Mike to discuss TEETH (2007) and RAW (2016) in spoilerific detail… Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her  podcast ,  PROJECTIONS  PODCAST .  Visit our website  www.evoluti...

It's ELI ROTH WEEK! Mike is joined by Adam Robinson to talk torture porn and bro-horror with Eli Roth's two earliest movies, CABIN FEVER and HOSTEL, in spoilerific detail.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats.....

Uh oh…it's time to discuss one of the most powerful and upsetting movies ever made. Mike is joined by Faculty of Horror's Alex West to discuss New French Extremity, then Gaylords of Darkness co-host Stacie Ponder to discuss MARTYRS in spoilerific detail. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about...

This year sucks, this Christmas sucks, so here's a bonus episode, which we decided to release to all listeners and not just patrons...ENJOY!   

Mon Dieu! This week we explore the world of New French Extrmity. Mike is joined by Elena Lazic to discuss TROUBLE EVERY DAY (2001) and INSIDE (2007). Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her  podcast ,  PROJECTIONS  PODCAST .  Visit our website  www.evolution...

"Kiri Kiri Kiri…" This week Mike is joined by Tim Coleman to discuss two masterpieces from East Asia…Takashi Miike's AUDITION and Park Chan Wook's OLDBOY This week's sponsor is $20 donor Katy Dyer. To become an official EOH Sponsor, sign up to our Patreon   Get a special discount for Adam Robinson's new spooky performance of A CHRISTMAS CAROL. Get your tickets here and use promo code EVOLUTION.  M...

"Why are you wearing that stupid man suit?" This week Mike is joined by Alex Ayling to discuss the 2001 mind-bending cult teen classic, DONNIE DARKO… This episode is sponsored by $20 patron Steve Hunt.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast,  PROJE...

Addiction, obsession, self-destruction...it's ARONOFSKY WEEK! Mike is joined by new guest Leigh Singer to discuss REQUIEM FOR A DREAM (2000) & BLACK SWAN (2010) in spoilerific detail... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast,  PROJECTIONS PODCAST. ...

This week Mike is joined by Brad Hanson to recommend some other great serial killer films from cinema history…including Fritz Lang's M, Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy, David Fincher's Zodiac and George Sluizer's The Vanishing (1988), SPOILER FREE. Follow Brad Hanson on Letterboxd and check out our FULL LIST OF SERIAL KILLER FILMS Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com ...

Oh no big deal, it's just Mike and Becky Darke discussing two of the greatest movies EVER MADE, in a single episode.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast,  PROJECTIONS PODCAST. Want to sign up to Mary's upcoming Women in Horror course on 26th Nov...

This week things get sleazy, steamy and very, very camp. Mike is joined by Catherine Bray to discuss some of the classic erotic thrillers of the 80s and 90s, including Fatal Attraction, Basic Instinct and Showgirls.  Keep a look out for Catherine's upcoming long-form video essay for the BBC, GUILT FREE PLEASURES. For more of Catherine's  essays, check out BBC INSIDE CINEMA , which includes her pie...

This week Mike is joined by new guest Isaura Barbé-Brown to discuss Remi Weekes' new horror film which dropped on Netflix UK, HIS HOUSE. The first portion of the discussion is spoiler free, with a spoiler section after the interview with the filmmaker.  THE EOH VIRTUAL HALLOWEEN PARTY ! Stuck indoors this Halloween? Join us for an evening of virtual delights... 8pm The EOH Pub Quiz, live on our Yo...

Rhianna and Mike conclude their 2 part Bly Manor Special with a full, in-depth discussion of the last 4 episodes of the series. Mike also chats to director of the stunning 8th episode of the series, Axelle Carolyn.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop Subscribe and donate on PATREON f...

We're back with a 2 part special to discuss the new Netflix / Mike Flanagan horror show, The Haunting of Bly Manor, in spoilerific detail. In this episode Mike and Rhianna Dhillon will be discussing episodes 1 to 5 (but there won't be any spoilers beyond ep 5)... Mike is also joined by friend of the pod Liam Gavin, director of episodes 4 and 5.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evo...

OK...I know we're on a mid season break but...it's OCTOBER! This week I'm joined by Rosie Fletcher to discuss one of the best horror fils of the year, SAINT MAUD. The chat is completely spoiler free ( sign up to our PATREON to hear the spoiler discussion ) I also had a quick zoom chat with writer / director of the film, Rose Glass... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorr...

"We've met before…haven't we?" This week Mike is joined by host of Ghiblioteque and Wrap Party podcasts Michael Leader, to discuss two mind-melting masterpieces from the 1990s…Jacob's Ladder and Lost Highway, in spoilerific detail. Check out Ghiblioteque and Michael Leader's new podcast Wrap Party Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Fo...

"THE SMELL OF THE HUNT, AND THE TASTE OF THE SHUNT!" This week Mike discusses two bonkers body horrors with two guests: the BFI's Lou Thomas for Tetsuo: The Iron Man (1989) and the BFI's Michael Blyth for Society (1989).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop Subscribe and donate on PAT...

This week we return to the weird, warped minds of Lynch and Cronenberg. Mike is joined by Kelli Weston to discuss DEAD RINGERS and then Anna Bogutskaya to discuss FIRE WALK WITH ME. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast,  PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visi...

"Jesus. Wept." This week Mike is joined by Total Film's Jamie Graham to discuss one of the greatest horror films of all time, HELLRAISER, and it's sequel, HELLBOUND. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.p...

"Oh…that's disgusting." This week Mike is joined by James and Matt from Journey Through Sci-Fi join Mike to discuss the ultimate Cronenbergian body horror…THE FLY! Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.pat...