The Evolution of Horror

This week Mike is joined by Matt & James from the Journey Through Sci-Fi podcast to discuss two Guillermo Del Toro vampire movies: CRONOS (1993) and BLADE II (2002).  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 ,  PROJECTION...

This week Mike is joined by two guests to discuss two vampire movies based on comic books: TV Presenter and comedian Susan Calman drops in to discuss 30 DAYS OF NIGHT (2007) and then Chris Hewitt joins Mike to discuss the ultimate Marvel / horror mash-up, BLADE (1998).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment!  Sign up to Mary's Patreon !  F...

It's the glossy, starry, sexy 90s! This week Mike is joined by Becky Darke to discuss Neil Jordan's INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE and Robert Rodriguez's FROM DUSK TILL DAWN.  Join us for some upcoming Halloween events, a GHOSTWATCH SCREENING on 29th October at the National Science and Media Museum in Bradford, and a CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON screening on 31st October at the Regent Street Cinema...

Wellcome to the Hellmouth! This week Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks and Alex Ayling to discuss the world of Buffy! We begin with a deep dive of the original 1992 movie, followed by an in-depth discussion of both the Buffy TV show (1997 - 2003) and it's spin-off, Angel (1999-2004).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION...

To coincide with our BUFFY / ANGEL episode dropping tomorrow as part of our vampires series, here's a patreon episode from 2020 in which Becky Darke and I discuss Buffy The Vampire Slayer (the movie) and season 1 of the show in depth...enjoy!  To hear this whole mini-series, sign up on patreon

This week Mike is joined by Jamie Graham to discuss two of the coolest vampire movies ever made…80s classics FRIGHT NIGHT (1985) and THE LOST BOYS (1987) 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  PODCAST.  Vi...

We're back! This week we enter a new, cool, goth era of vampire movies as we reach the 1980s to discuss THE HUNGER (1983) with Axelle Carolyn and NEAR DARK (1987) with Jen Handorf... Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/ genesis You can now b...

While we're in a short hiatus from our vampire series, here's a little preview of our exclusive Patreon 7-part mini-series exploring every single HALLOWEEN movie! Enjoy the first 15 minutes of our first episode, in which Stacie Ponder and I discuss Halloween (1978) & Halloween II (1981). Sign up at the $10 tier to listen the full episode: https://www.patreon.com/posts/71549429

This week Mike is visited by Louise Blain and Stevie Webb, scratching at his window, to discuss Tobe Hooper's adaptation of Stephen King's terrifying SALEM'S LOT (1979) in spoilerific detail.  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/ genesis You...

This week Mike is joined by author and educator Tananarive Due to discuss the era of Blaxsploitation horror through the 1970s, before discussing two Blaxsploitation vampire classics, BLACULA (1972) and GANJA & HESS (1973) in spoilerific detail… Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Ge...

"You stand convicted of assholism!"  For a special bonus treat, Mike is joined by podcaster, performer and drag clown Anthony Hudson to discuss John Waters' cult classic about the filthiest person alive! Warning: Discussions of shit eating and 'blooming onions' reside within!  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HO...

Are these vampires…or is it all in their heads? This week Mike is joined by Dan Martin to look at where vampire movies meet psychological horrors with LET'S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH (1971) and MARTIN (1977). 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 course...

Diagnosis: Lesbian! This week Mike is joined by Gaylord of Darkness Stacie Ponder to discuss two European lesbian vampire movies…Daughters of Darkness (1971) and The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)! 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 foll...

This week we're talking boobs, blood and bisexuals! Jen Handorf joins Mike to discuss two Hammer lesbian vampire films: THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970) & TWINS OF EVIL (1971).  Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/ genesis You can now buy Evolution...

This week as there's no new vampire episode, we're dropping an epsiode from the EOH Patreon archive! In the summer of 2021 I sat down with my fellow Dream Warriors Stevie Webb and Becky Darke to discuss two summer slasher CLASSICS - Sleepaway Camp & I still Know What You DId Last Summer - in spoilerific detail.  If you want to hear more of Becky, Stevie and I discussing 80s camp classics, check ou...

This week Mike is joined by Rosie Fletcher to discuss Francis Ford Coppola's one-of-a-kind camp masterpiece that is BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA (1992). Then in the second half of the episode, Brad Hanson drops in to recommend some other Dracula movies, including DRACULA UNTOLD, LOVE AT FIRST BITE and HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Hor...

This week Mike is joined by Telegraph critic Tim Robey to discuss two Dracula adaptations from 1979…John Badham's DRACULA and Werner Herzog's NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Come and see NOSFERATU (1922) on the big screen in London ! We're hosting a very special 100th annivesary screening at the Regent Street Cinema in London on Tuesday 21st June, with a live organ accompaniment,...

This week Mike is joined by Graham Saunders and jump forward 10 years to the era of 70s Hammer, when Dracula got down and groovy with the kids!  Music by  Jack Whitney .  We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London!  CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTI...

It's Hammer Horror week! Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons to discuss two early Hammer Dracula movies: Dracula (1958) and The Brides of Dracula (1960) We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London!  CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLU...

This week Mike is joined by filmmaker Axelle Carolyn to discuss arguably the most influential horror film ever made: Tod Browning's Dracula (1931)! After that, they look at the subsequent Dracula movies from the Universal Monsters era: Dracula's Daughter (136), Son of Dracula (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945) and Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).  We're hosti...

This week Mike is joined by James Swanton to discuss two early vampire movies, celebrating their 100th and 90th birthdays: FW Murnau's Nosferatu (1922) and Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr (1932)! This episode is sponsored by friend of the pod Rebecca McCallum! Order yourself a copy of Rebecca's pocketbook, Mums + Sons, An Examination of the Child/Parent Relationship now!   We're hosting a LIVE PODCAS...

"I am…Dracula!" This week Mike is joined by Dracula expert and author of the Anno Dracula books Kim Newman to discuss the importance of the character and story on horror cinema. In the second half of the episode Mike is joined by Adam Robinson for a deep-dive discussion of Bram Stoker's seminal 1897 novel. Music by  Jack Whitney .  Visit our website  www.evolutionofhorror. com  Buy tickets for our...

For this special bonus minisode, I chatted to director Keith Thomas about his new movie FIRESTARTER (spoiler-free) and the pressures of creating a successful Stephen King adaptation. 

We're back! This series we're exploring all things VAMPIRES and to kick it off, Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons and Mary Wild to discuss the origins and the evolution of the sub-genre. Music by  Jack Whitney .  This week's episode is sponsored by $20 Patreon subscriber Adam Whybray! If you're interested in submitting an essay for his upcoming collection on Global Animated Horror, email him by 15th M...

It's another bonus episode! This week we're discussing 2 brand new releases, FRESH, available now on Disney Plus, and X, out now in cinemas.  In the first half of the episode Mike is joined by Zobo With a Shotgun to discuss Fresh in depth, plus he chats to the film's director, Mimi Cave. IN the second half, Mike chats to Stevie Webb about X plus chats to its director Ti West. Enjoy!  Sign up to ou...