

The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer
Welcome horror fans! The Evolution of Horror is a weekly movie discussion podcast that covers the history of horror cinema, one sub-genre at a time. From Universal Monsters to 80s slashers, from Alfred Hitchcock to Jordan Peele, we've got it covered! Each week, host Mike Muncer is joined by a different guest from the world of horror to discuss a movie in depth and its place in horror history.
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Aug 4, 2022 • 1h 33min
VAMPIRES: Pt 13 - Salem's Lot (1979)
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 can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

Jul 28, 2022 • 1h 25min
VAMPIRES: Pt 12 - Blacula (1972) / Ganja & Hess (1973)
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 Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Join the EVOLUTION OF HORROR DISCORD Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

Jul 25, 2022 • 1h 29min
Pink Flamingos (1972) 50th Anniversary Special
"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 HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM 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 on TWITTER

Jul 21, 2022 • 1h 40min
VAMPIRES: Pt 11 - Let's Scare Jessica To Death (1971) & Martin (1977)
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 courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST. 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 of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM 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 on TWITTER

Jul 14, 2022 • 1h 56min
VAMPIRES: Pt 10 - Daughters of Darkness (1971) & The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
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 follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST. 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 of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM 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 on TWITTER

Jul 7, 2022 • 1h 28min
VAMPIRES: Pt 9 - The Vampire Lovers (1970) & Twins of Evil (1971)
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 of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM 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 on TWITTER

Jul 1, 2022 • 1h 55min
SUMMER SLASHERS: Sleepaway Camp (1983) & I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1999)
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 out our HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME / BLOODY BIRTHDAY special on Becky's patreon! patreon.com/bunnydarke

Jun 23, 2022 • 2h 5min
VAMPIRES Pt 8: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) & Dracula Also-Rans
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 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. 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 of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM 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 on TWITTER

Jun 16, 2022 • 1h 24min
VAMPIRES: Pt 7 - Dracula (1979) & Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)
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, followed by a special post-screening panel including Kim Newman, James Swanton and Pamela Hutchinson. TICKETS HERE 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 of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM 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 on TWITTER

Jun 9, 2022 • 1h 30min
VAMPIRES: Pt 6 - Dracula A.D. 1972 & The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)
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 EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats... www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror Email us! Follow us on TWITTER Follow us on INSTAGRAM 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 on TWITTER


