The Evolution of Horror

In this special bonus episode, Mike talks to acclaimed writers / actors / directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson about their new movie The Endless, which is currently the most critically celebrated horror movie of 2018. They also discuss their thoughts on the horror genre, folk horror and Mike has some questions regarding the mythology and timeline of The Endless... 00:00 - 47:00: spoiler free...

This week Mike is joined by film producer Jen Handorf to discuss the original two folk horrors in spoilerific detail... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Jen Handorf is a film producer and can be found on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on  TWITTER

In this bonus episode, Mike chats to Frightfest co-founder / director Paul McEvoy about this year's festival, what fans can expect and the recently revealed line-up which includes Gaspar Noe's CLIMAX, Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE and Pascal Laugier's GHOSTLAND among it's 70 premieres.  Tickets for Frightfest go on sale Saturday 30th June. Visit http://frightfest.co.uk for information on tickets.  Foll...

Happy Summer Solstice!  Mike kicks off the new series with a chat with actor / writer / director Alice Lowe about her recent directorial debut PREVENGE, her comedy horror SIGHTSEERS and her love for all things Folk Horror. Mike is then joined by graphic artist for film & TV Richard Wells to try and get to grips with what Folk Horror really is, how to define it, and what movies fit the mould... Mus...

Mike is joined by Final Girl Anna Bogutskaya to discuss one of the most talked about horror movies of the year, Hereditary, in spoiler-free AND spoilerific detail.  00:00 - 27:00 - SPOILER FREE 27:00 - END - SPOILER SECTION Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Anna is a programmer at the BFI and also mak...

Mike is joined by filmmaker Ashley Thorpe to discuss his new feature, ghostly animated documentary drama starring Reece Shearsmith and Jonathan Rigby... For information on Borley Rectory screenings visit  the WEBSITE Music by Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist...

We've reached the end of our journey through the evolution of the ghost story! Mike takes a look back at the last 20 weeks and is joined by London quiz king Bryan Ryan for an end of term exam... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found...

This week Mike is joined by film critic Rhianna Dhillon to review two supernatural masterpieces from the recent "post-horror" era, Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and Babak Anvari's Under The Shadow.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Rhianna is a film critic, journalist and podcast presenter and can be...

This week Mike is joined by Brad Hanson to discuss a whole bunch of ghost movies from the last 25 years which we didn't get time to discuss in depth. We've narrowed it down to a list of 10 notable mentions, all accompanied by spoiler free reviews. Strap yourself in... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD...

In this bonus episode, Mike takes a break from ghosts to discuss the brand new horror / exploitation / rape revenge movie REVENGE and sits down with it's director Coralie Fargeat and Matilda Lutz to talk about the problematic nature of rape revenge movies, the exploitation genre and their favourite horror flicks.  Revenge is out in cinemas on Friday 11th May.  Distributed by Vertigo Releasing  Mus...

Wanna play hide & clap? This week Louise Blain returns to the podcast to discuss James Wan's The Conjuring, the Conjuring 2, and the Conjuring cinematic universe. Be prepared for jump scares, bad English accents and (for some reason) a 90s Metz Advert... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Louise Blain...

Quiet...quiet...quiet...BANG!  This week Mike is joined by Jacob Stolworthy to discuss the biggest horror franchise of the 21st century...the Paranormal Activity series.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Jacob is a critic / journalist and can be found on TWITTER. He also has a podcast called THE LOST...

This week Mike is joined by film critic Clarisse Loughrey to discuss two beautiful ghostly modern masterpieces, Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone and J.A. Bayona's The Orphanage.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Clarisse Loughrey is a film critic for The Independent and Wittertainment and al...

This week Mike is joined by the BFI's Henry Barnes to discuss two twisty tales, The Sixth Sense and The Others. Big fat spoiler alert.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Henry is a journalist and head of video content at the BFI. He can be found on TWITTER .  Check out the BFI PODCAST on iTUNES Mike M...

This week Mike is joined by Digital Spy film editor Rosie Fletcher to discuss all things J-Horror! They review Ringu and Ju-On: The Grudge in spoilerific detail, and also recommend other J & K Horror favourites including Pulse, Dark Water, One Missed Call, The Eye and A Tale of Two Sisters.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP...

This week Mike ie joined by Sam Ashurst to discuss the one and only CANDYMAN in spoilerific detail.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Sam Ashurst is a journalist, writer and director and he can be found on TWITTER .  Sam also co-hosts the Arrow Video Podcast which can be found on iTUNES Mike Muncer i...

This week Mike is joined by Ghostwatch director Lesley Manning and film & TV critic Boyd Hilton to discuss that iconic 1992 BBC special which terrified the nation... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Lesley Manning is a film & TV director. Check out her WEBSITE and find her on TWITTER .  Boyd Hilton i...

This week Mike is joined by actor Stevie Webb to discuss multiple incarnations of The Woman In Black...including the novel from 1983, the TV adaptation from 1989, the long running stage play and the 2012 Hammer movie. Mike is then joined by Craig Lapper from the BBFC to discuss censorship and certification in the horror genre.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on ...

It's SHOWTIME! This week Mike is joined by podcast regular Rob Watts to discuss two 80s family friendly ghost classics, Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Rob Watts is a film blogger and works in TV production. Check out his blog OUTSIDE OF A DREAM. Follow Rob on TWITTER...

This week Mike is joined by The Final Girls and freudian cinephile Mary Wild to discuss the controversial and divisive haunted house movie THE ENTITY, starring Barbara Hershey... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Mary Wild is a psychoanalytic scholar and freudian cinephile. Details of her upcoming cou...

"They're heeeere!" This week Mike is joined by filmmaker Prano Bailey Bond to discuss Spielberg & Hooper's Poltergeist (1982) and movie trivia king Bryan Ryan to discuss John Carpenter's The Fog (1980).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Prano Bailey Bond is a filmmaker and can be found on Twitter. Ch...

"Hello Danny..." This week Mike is joined by co-host of the BBC Film programme Danny Leigh and game & film journalist Louise Blain to discuss one of the most iconic and divisive horror movies of all time...THE SHINING.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on  TWITTER Like us on  FACEBOOK Join the  DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on  LETTERBOXD Danny Leigh is a film critic and can be found on...

"GET OUT!" This week Mike is joined by Arrow Video Podcast host Dan Martin to discuss two classic American haunted house movies, The Amityville Horror (1979) & The Changeling (1980).  Music by Jack Whitney .  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Dan Martin is a co-host of the ARROW VIDEO PODCAST  and can be found on TWITTER Mike Munc...

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth and M.R. James expert Ren Zelen to discuss the BBC Ghost Stories of the 60s and 70s, including beloved M.R. James adaptation Whistle and I'll Come To You, and Nigel Kneale's iconic The Stone Tape. We also delve into other Ghost Stories for Christmas and briefly discuss such favourites as The Ash Tree, The Signalman, Lost Hearts and A Warning To The Curious...

Turn the lights down and the volume up. This week Mike is joined by horror film producer Jen Handorf to discuss two of the most classic and influential ghost movies of all time, The Innocents and The Haunting.  Music by Jack Whitney Email us!  Follow us on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/ evolutionpod Like us on Facebook! https://facebook.com/ evolutionofhorror Join the discussion group!  https://ww...