The Evolution of Horror

"It's a strange world, isn't it?" This week Mike is joined by horror filmmaker Prano Bailey-Bond to discuss her favourite film of all time, David Lynch's suburban nightmare, Blue Velvet. 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. ...

"LONG LIVE THE NEW FLESH!"  This week Mike is joined by new guest Matt Glasby to discuss David Cronenberg's most mind-bending film to date, Videodrome.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Matt is the author of The Book of Horror, an in-depth guide to the scariest film ever made. Out September 22nd. CLICK HERE for more details  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Follow...

MARRIAGE. MANIA. LOVECRAFTIAN FUCK MONSTERS.  This week Mike is joined by The Final Girls' Anna Bogutskaya to discuss Andrzej Żuławski's insane body horror, Possession.  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 websit...

Things are about to get SQUISHY! This week it's a double bill of David Cronenberg: Mike is joined by Mike Lee Graham to discuss THE BROOD and SCANNERS 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...

"Just cut them up like regular chickens!"  This week Mike is joined by brand new guest and host of The Thirst podcast Steph McKenna, to discuss one of the weirdest horror films ever made...David Lynch's debut feature, Eraserhead. 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...

"They're all gonna laugh at you!"  This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss his favourite film of all time, Brian DePalma and Stephen King's CARRIE, 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.  V...

This week Jen Handorf and Mike discuss eyes, faces and souls with two classics from the early 60s. We now have a YOUTUBE CHANNEL! Check out EOH-TV on youtube.com/evolutionofhorror 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 t...

Madness! Insanity! Hysteria! This week Mike is joined by Rhianna Dhillon to discuss two psychological classics from the 50s and 60s…Les Diaboliques and Repulsion. 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....

This week Mike is joined by actor / writer and classic horror aficionado James Swanton to discuss 2 early classics that deal with the mind and the body: The Cabinet of Dr Caligari (1920) & Freaks (1932). 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 mon...

This week Mike chats to film writer and historian Pamela Hutchinson about that iconic 20 minute surreal mind fuck, Un Chien Andalou. Watch the whole film on YouTube now . In the second half of the episode Mike is joined by Mary Wild to discuss her own thoughts on this series and this sub-genre. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Ho...

We're BACK! This week Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons to discuss the films that fit the bill for this brand new series: Everything from psychological thrillers to classic body horror, to extreme cinema. Support #BlackLivesMatter, donate to one of the following causes:  Black Lives Matter UK  The Bail Project Stop Hate UK Listen to some of these Black History podcasts:  Witness Black History (BBC Wor...

A little preview of what's to come... We'll be hosting the first live EOH PUB QUIZ on Thursday 9th April at 8pm UK time. Follow us on Facebook and don't miss it! www.facebook.com/evolutionofhorror 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 co...

We bid farewell to the occult series by reading some listener feedback and counting down the listeners TOP 10 OCCULT MOVIES. Mike also chats to the head of the Satanic Temple, Lucien Greaves. 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...

For the final in-depth review of the series, Mike and Mike Lee Graham discuss A DARK SONG in spoilerific detail. Mike is also joined by the film's writer & director Liam Gavin to talk about making the film and how it's grown to be a modern cult classic... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.co...

As we're all stuck indoors for the foreseeable future...Mike brings you recommendations for the best horror films across multiple streaming platforms (Netflix, Amazon Prime, Shudder, Now TV).  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...

Mike is joined by Brad Hanson to discuss some of the other Occult horror movies that didn't get covered in depth this series. All recommendations this week are SPOILER-FREE. 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....

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Would you sell your soul for your art? This week Mike is joined by Anna Bogutskaya to discuss satanic Hollywood satire STARRY EYES, then he's joined by Zobo With A Shotgun and Dan Martin to discuss satanic black metal band biopic LORDS OF CHAOS. Warning…these films are not for the faint of heart. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of...

It's our final witch episode! This week Mike is joined by presenter / broadcaster / DJ Rowena Alice to discuss The Love Witch and Rhianna Dhillon to discuss The Autopsy of Jane Doe… 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...

This week Mike is joined by journalist Rosie Fletcher to discuss the latest Blumhouse / Leigh Whannell horror movie, THE INVISIBLE MAN. The conversation is split into a spoiler free section and a spoilerific discussion. Mike also chats to director Leigh Whannell, actor Oliver Jackson Cohen, and horror legend Jason Blum. Timecodes: 03:00 - 22:00 Jason Blum Interview 22:00 - 41:00 Invisible Man (Spo...

Scary occult movies are BACK! This week Mike is joined by two different guests to discuss two classics from 2009. In the first half of the episode, Mike is joined by Rob Watts to discuss DRAG ME TO HELL and in the second half Cat Davis joins Mike to discuss THE HOUSE OF THE DEVIL. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!...

This week we drink of our sisters and party with our bros like it's 1999…it's 90s teen horror week! In the first half of the episode Mike is joined by Louise Blain and Becky Darke to discuss THE CRAFT (1996) and then Mike is joined by Stevie Webb to discuss IDLE HANDS (1999). This week we received an email from Arietta Bryant, a practicing Wiccan Priestess! Arietta has written a book on Pagan Ritu...

This week we discuss two procedural thrills that take left turns into satanism and the occult…Mike is joined by Lou Thomas to discuss ANGEL HEART and then Elena Lazic returns to discuss THE EXORCIST III / LEGION. 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...

"You may remove your vvigs!" This week things get more family (?) friendly (?) as Mike is joined by Louise Blain to discuss Nic Roeg's THE WITCHES and by Josh Tonks to discuss George Miller's THE WITCHES OF EASTWICK. Check out Josh Tonks' new film, The Latent Image available on Amazon Prime: https://t.co/WCYpF7rqZk?amp=1  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You...

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss evil green anti-matter, Lovecraftian nihilism and Alice Cooper's grey face in a double bill of John Carpenter classics…Prince of Darkness and In The Mouth of Madness… 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 PATRE...