The Evolution of Horror

A new Exorcist movie has arrived! I chatted to director David Gordon Green about making the movie (spoiler free) and about shifting from Haddonfield IL to Georgetown DC!  Want to hear our in-depth review of The Exorcist Believer? Sign up to our Patreon! 

This week we delve into the dangerous underworld of LA to discuss two fascinating recent movies that deal with the media's obsessesion with home invasion...Christina Newland joins Mike to discuss NIGHTCRAWLER (2014) & ONCE UPON A TIME IN HOLLYWOOD (2019).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcom...

It's October and we're officially ON TOUR! We begin our spooky festivities in Manchester, as Brad Hanson and I talk about the line-up for this year's GRIMMFEST... Want to join us for any events? Head to our events page 

"God bless America..."  This week Mike is joined by Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to discuss two dark satires on modern America, THE PURGE and SOFT & QUIET.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Sign up to Mary's Patreon !  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her  podcast ,  PROJEC...

This week things get colourful and synthy for this Adam Wingard double bill! Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks to discuss YOU'RE NEXT (2011) and THE GUEST (2014).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/ gen...

Turkey basters at the ready...this week Mike is joined by Creative Lead for Blumhouse Games (!) Louise Blain to discuss two grizzly home invasion movies, THE COLLECTOR (2009) and DON'T BREATHE (2016).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genes...

"Is Tamara there?" This week Mike is joined by hosts of the Horror Queers podcast Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman to discuss one of the most infamous home invasion movies of all - THE STRANGERS - and its less-talked-about 2018, PREY AT NIGHT... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Sign up to Mary's Patreon !  Follow Mary on Twitter  to fi...

It's time to dial-up the modem and head onto the AOL chatroom, as Alex Ayling joins MIke to discuss two movies about weird strangers meeting on the internet. They discuss the brilliant ickiness of HARD CANDY (2005) and the weird bonkersness of CREEP (2014) in spoilerific detail.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Sign up to Mary's Pa...

Bonjour! This week Mike is joined by Den of Geek's Editor-In-Chief Rosie Fletcher to dip back into the grizzly, angry world of New French Extremity for a discussion of HIGH TENSION (2003) and ILS (2006). Plus, Leonie Rowland, co-director of GRIMMFEST, pops in to talk about the awesome programme of films at this year's festival... Join us at this year's GRIMMFEST in Manchester ! Buy your pass and c...

Mike pops over to Adam Robinson's house to borrow some eggs and discuss Michael Haneke's brutal, controversial classic, FUNNY GAMES (1997) and it's U.S. remake (2007) in detail.  Come join us at Grimmfest on 6-8 October, and check out Adam's play HAUNTED on Friday 6 October at 8pm. Full price tickets for Haunted are £15, Grimmfest passholders get 50% off, but non-passholder listeners to EoH will g...

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss the mad surrealism of Wes Craven and the meticulous hyper realism of David Fincher, as they discuss THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991) and PANIC ROOM (2002).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at...

Merry Christmas! This week Mike is joined by Rob Watts for a mince pie and an iron to the face as they discuss two festive home invasion classics, DEADLY GAMES (aka 3615 Code Père Noël) and HOME ALONE (1990).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at t...

The best horror film of 2023 so far, Talk To Me, is finally out in UK cinemas! I chatted to the directors, Danny & Michael Philippou (spoiler free) about making the film.  To hear our full review of the film, tune into this week's epsiode of FRESH BLOOD on Patreon! 

It's another double bill of unhinged women invading the home! Mike is joined by Maha Albadrawi to discuss two gems from 1992...THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE CRADLE and SINGLE WHITE FEMALE.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Sign up to Mary's Patreon !  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her  podc...

This week Mike is joined by the Faculty of Horror's Alex West to discuss two creepy 90s thrillers starring up-and-coming movie stars...Julia Roberts in SLEEPING WITH THE ENEMY (1991) and Reese Witherspoon and Mark Wahlberg in FEAR (1996).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF...

This week Mike is joined by Becky Darke to discuss a double bill of movies about dangerous, psychotic (misunderstood?) women...FATAL ATTRACTION (1987) & MISERY (1990) Music by Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Sign up to Mary's Patreon !  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her  podcast ,  PROJECTIONS...

This week things get nasty as Dan Martin joins Mike to discuss two 80s movies based on real life serial killers...first, the underseen gem ANGST, then the grizzly and unflinching HENRY: PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER!  Buy tickets to EOH PRESENTS: THE BORDERLANDS 10th ANNIVERSARY screening with Dan Martin, Jen Handorf and I!  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild...

This week Mike is joined by Matt Draper to discuss two BONKERS (and brilliant) movies from the 80s and 90s...THE SLUMBER PARTY MASSACRE (1982) & WHEN A STRANGER CALLS BACK (1993) Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Sign up to Mary's Patreon !  Follow Mary on Twitter  to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her  podcast ,...

As a special bonus treat, Mike sits down for a full hour with the creator of the Final Destination series, Jeffrey Reddick, to discuss his memories of the creating the original film and his thoughts on the sequels, the legacy of the movies and the future of the series... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evol...

"THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!" This week we talk about awesome heroines and creepy stalkers...Mike is joined by Stevie Webb to discuss John Carpenter's underseen SOMEONE'S WATCHING ME (1978) and Fred Walton's bizarre but terrifying WHEN A STRANGER CALLS (1979).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS You can now...

I chat to horror filmmaker Rob Savage (Host, Dashcam) about his latest film - the adaptation of Stephen King's THE BOOGEYAN - spoiler free! 

This week Mike is joined by Sam Ashurst to discuss two weird British gems from the 70s...FRIGHT (1971) and THE SHOUT (1978) in spoilerific detail!  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/ genesis You can...

To avoid fainting, keep repeating ITS ONLY A MOVIE! This week Mike is joined by Jamie Graham to discuss two grizzly 70s controversial classics...Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange (1971) and Wes Craven's The Last House on the Left (1972).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION O...

"I AM TRAPPED IN SMALL PRIVATE ELEVATOR!" This week Mike is joined by Gaylords of Darkness' Stacie Ponder to discuss two creepy home invasion movies from the 1960s... LADY IN A CAGE (1964) & WAIT UNTIL DARK (1967).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screenin...

This week Mike returns to the world of old gothic houses...Adam Robinson drops in to discuss the work of Edgar Allan Poe and then Axelle Carolyn joins Mike to discuss two Roger Corman Poe adaptations: House of Usher and The Pit and the Pendulum... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLU...