The Evolution of Horror

"I've written a letter to Daddy!" This week Mike is ready for his close up as he's joined by drag queen and podcaster Anthony Hudson to discuss two classics about ageing actresses in gothic mansions...SUNSET BOULEVARD (1950) & WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO BABY JANE? (1962) This week the Gaylords of Darkness are raising money for the Transgender Law Centre. Check out their podcast and donate to this excel...

This week we take a peek behind the curtain to spy on some of the dark, seedy goings-on in New York apartment blocks...Mike is joined by Jen Handorf to discuss two classic Hitchcock thrillers, ROPE (1948) and REAR WINDOW (1954)! Plus filmmaker Mark Cousins drops by to discuss his new movie, My Name is Alfred Hitchcock (2023).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'W...

There's a killer in the house! This week Mike is joined by critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss two creepy thrillers from the 40s and 50s...THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1946) and DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954).  Check out our Evil Dead podcast, DEAD BY DAWN!  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our ne...

Secrets, lies, trauma, insanity! A lot going on within the walls of these homes…this week Mike is joined by Laura Perrachon to discuss Alfred Hitchcock's REBECCA (1940) & GASLIGHT (1944).  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 ...

Welcome to  Dead By Dawn , a limited podcast series exploring the depth of the Evil Dead franchise, from the original cult movie to the upcoming  Evil Dead Rise.     Hosted by horror fans and podcasters  Mike Muncer  (Evolution of Horror),  Anna Bogutskaya  (The Final Girls) and  Chris Hewitt  (EMPIRE).  Listen and subscribe to  Dead By Dawn: An Evil Dead Podcast wherever you get your podcasts!  

Join us for a dinner party and a murder mystery at a spooky old house! This week Rhianna Dhillon and Mike discuss whodunnit classics THE CAT AND THE CANARY (1939) & AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (1945).  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...

"HAVE A POTATO!" This week Mike is joined by James Swanton to discuss two GEMS of the sub-genre from world of 1930s Universal horror...James Whale's The Old Dark House (1932) and Lew Landers' The Raven (1935).  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...

We're back! This week we kick off our brand new series on Home Invasion and domestic horror with an introduction episode. Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons and Mary Wild to discuss the origins, tropes and themes of Home Invasion.  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 abou...

Happy Scream VI week! Here's our latest episode from the ' Hello Sidney ' podcast in which my co-hosts Anna Bogustkaya and Louise Blain join me to discuss the latest Scream movie in spoilerific detail! If you enjoyed this episode of Hello, Sidney, subscribe to our feed, listen to our back catalogue and give us a rating and review!  Scream V  is now available to watch through all major video-on-dem...

This year the EOH podcast is going on tour! We'll be hosting a series of screenings around the UK and will be coming to locations such as READING , CAMBRIDGE , BRIGHTON , NEWCASTLE, LIVERPOOL, EXETER, CARDIFF and EDINBURGH...Last week we began our tour in Manchester at the Cultplex cinema to screen and discuss CHRSITINE (1983) for it's 40th Anniversary! Enjoy Mike's discussion of the film on stage...

Shyamalan is back! In this bonus episode, Mike is joined by Gav Murphy to discuss his latest creepy mystery thriller, KNOCK AT THE CABIN (2023)… To listen to our whole Shyamalan retrospective, sign up to our Patreon!  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 screen...

Happy Friday the 13th! Here's a patreon episode that went out in 2021...I discussed all 12 Friday the 13th movies with Friday superfan Stacie Ponder!  Pick up Stacie's book, DEATH COUNT: ALL THE DEATHS IN THE FRIDAY THE 13th FILM SERIES on Amazon   Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOL...

To celebrate the release of his new movie M3Gan, I chat to James Wan about creepy dolls, jump scares, and his role in the evolution of 21st century horror!  To hear my thoughts on M3gan, sign up to our Patreon channel !  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 scr...

In this special bonus episode, I chat to director of BAIT and the upcoming ENYS MEN Mark Jenkin about his new movie and its relationship with British 70s folk horror.  Enys Men is in UK cinemas from 13th January. Check out Mark Jenkin's curated season of films at the BFI: The Cinematic DNA of Enys Men Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our ...

This week Mike puts a stake through the heart of the vampire series by concluding the journey and reading and responding to some listener feedback. Plus, Mary Wild drops in to discuss her thoughts on the series and we finish by counting down the listeners top 10 vampire movies and revealing what's coming up next season!  We'll be back in Spring 2023 for Season 9, in the meantime, sign up to our Pa...

It's time to talk monolgoues and creepy figures lurking in the background...for our final double bill of the vampire series, we're discussing all things MIKE FLANAGAN! Rhianna joins Mike to discuss the director's cut of DOCTOR SLEEP (2019) and Netflix vampire series MIDNIGHT MASS (2021).  Check out my full interview with Mike Flanagan on making Doctor Sleep Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you...

As we approach the end of our vampires season, Brad Hanson drops in to recommend some additional vampire titles not included in the series so far, including UNDERWORLD, THE LAIR OF THE WHITE WORM and VAMPIRES KISS!  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...

"Wakey wakey!" This week Mike is joined by Alex West to talk energy vampires, cursed hats and superb owls for an in-depth discussion of Taika Waititi and Jemaine Clement's WHAT WE DO IN THE SHADOWS (the 2014 film and the TV show!)  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 P...

This week we glide smoothly and stylishly into the 2010s as Mike is joined by Michael Leader to discuss Jim Jarmusch's briliant Only Lovers Left Alive and then brand new guest Maha Albadrawi joins Mike to discuss A Girl Walks Home Alone 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 ...

Luca Guadagnino is back with another beautiful, twisted, fucked up horror movie! Steph McKenna joins Mike to discuss cannibalism and romance in BONES AND ALL (2022), plus Mike chats to screenwriter David Kajganich about making the movie and working with Luca.  02:50 - Review (spoiler free)  27:45 - Interview with screenwriter David Kajganich (spoiler free)  48:45 - Review (spoilers)  Music by  Jac...

Let's get SPARKLY! This week Mike is joined by Steph McKenna to discuss all five films in one of the most successful yet HATED vampire franchises of all times...Twilight!  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 ,  PROJE...

This week we discuss two incredible international vampire movies from the 00s...first, Rob Watts joins Mike to talk about the briliance of LET THE RIGHT ONE IN (2008) before Tim Coleman drops in to talk about Park Chan Wook's sexy vampire flick, THIRST (2009).  This week's episode is sponsored by ADAM Z. ROBINSON. Use an exclusive discount code ( EOH22 ) and buy tickets to his upcoming performance...

In this bonus episode, Mike is joined by Stevie Webb to discuss the latest Hellraiser movie, and see how it compares to the ten (!) other movies in the franchise.  Listen to Mike & Stevie's HELLRAISER MINI-SERIES on Patreon 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...

This week Mike is joined by researcher, lecturer and academic James Rendell to discuss two arthouse indie vampire movies from 1995: Abel Ferrara's THE ADDICTION and Larry Fessenden's HABIT. 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...

It's spooky season and one of the most fun horror movies of the year is finally out in UK cinemas! For this spoilerific discussion of BARBARIAN (2022), Mike chats to the writer/director Zach Cregger about making the film, before Becky Darke drops in to discuss the movie in depth.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Keep an eye on all our  UPCOMING EVENTS Buy t...