The Evolution of Horror

As we approach the end of our Aliens series, Brad Hanson drops in to recommend a bunch of additional Alien horror (and non-horror) movies not covered this series. Get ready to jot down some titles! Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop 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    

Happy Holidays! This week I'm joined by the one and only MARK GATISS to discuss his latest M.R. James adaptation THE MEZZOTINT (airing on BBC 2 on Christmas Eve) and we also discuss the tradition of Christmas ghost stories and his relationship with the horror genre. Then, Adam Robinson drops in to recommend some of his favourite Christmas ghost stories and discuss The Mezzotint in spoilerific detail.  03:00 - Mark Gatiss Interview (Spoiler Free)  47:30 - Adam Robinson Ghost Stories Chat (Spoiler Free)  01:13:00 - The Mezzotint (SPOILERS)    Adam's 10 Ghost Story Recommendations:  1. The Crown Derby Plate - Marjorie Bowen 2. Someone in the Lift - L.P. Hartley 3. The Kit-Bag - Algernon Blackwood 4. The Four-Fifteen Express - Amelia B. Edwards 5. The Shadow - E. Nesbit 6. The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance - M.R. James 7. The Snow - Hugh Walpole 8. Smee - A.M. Burrage 9. Jenn Ashworth - Dinner for One 'Ghosts of Christmas Past' 10. The Hanging of the Greens - Andrew Michael Hurley 'The Haunting Season'

This week Mike is joined by Alex Ayling to discuss two of the most bafflingly brilliant sci-fi horror movies of the last decade, Benson & Moorhead’s RESOLUTION (2012) and THE ENDLESS (2017) in spoilerific detail. We have a BRAND NEW PODCAST! Introducing, HELLO SIDNEY! A partnership between Paramount Pictures, The Final Girls and The Evolution of Horror, Hello Sidney is celebrating the SCREAM franchise across 5 weeks. Each episode, your hosts, Anna Bogutskaya, Mike Muncer and Louise Blain will slice and dice their way through every Scream film, finishing with the new upcoming SCREAM from 2022. Subscribe now, wherever you get your podcasts!  Check out Mike's full interview with Benson and Moorhead from 2018 Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop 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    

We have a BRAND NEW podcast! A partnership between Paramount, Evolution of Horror and The Final Girls...Hello Sidney is a weekly limited series exploring the SCREAM franchise. Your three hosts, Mike Muncer, Anna Bogutskaya and Louise Blain will be slicing and dicing their way through every Scream movie in the franchise, one by one, in anticipation of the new SCREAM coming to cinemas in January 2022. Subscribe now!  APPLE: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/hello-sidney-the-scream-podcast/id1599569072?uo=4 SPOTIFY: https://open.spotify.com/show/07GxhGv42FRLSqq0kKR44x?si=JqFv6HkmT9KrEUNKpmea-g OTHER LINKS: https://linktr.ee/hellosidney

Let's get nostalgic! This week Mike and Tim Coleman venture into the Upside-Down to talk the Amblin-esque sci-fi horror sensation of the decade, STRANGER THINGS! They discuss all 3 seasons in spoilerific detail.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop 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

From Johannesburg to South London...this week we look at social commentaries in two modern alien invasion movies…Mike is joined by Rhianna Dhillon to discuss DISTRICT 9 and then Lou Thomas drops in to discuss ATTACK THE BLOCK! Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop 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    

This week we discuss Lovecraftian wasp monsters, spiders with human teeth and mutant bears in this feel-bad double bill! Mike is joined by Louise Blain to discuss Frank Darabont's Harrowing THE MIST (2007) and is then joined by Leila Latif to discuss Alex Garland's mind-melting ANNIHILATION (2018)  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  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop 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

This week we talk mysteries, shaky cameras and post 9/11 invasions as Mike is joined by Adam Robinson and Rob Watts to discuss SIGNS (2002) & CLOVERFIELD (2008) 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 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  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop 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

The truth is out there! This week Mike is joined by Anna Bogutskaya to tackle one of the most influential TV shows of the last 30 years...The X-FILES! We begin by discussing the history and influences of the show, followed by it's mythology, then list our 20 favourite monster-of-the-week episodes... Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop 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

“Guaranteed to jack you up!” This week Mike is joined by Faculty of Horror co-host and author of ‘The 1990s Teen Horror Cycle’ Alex West to discuss one of the most divisive movements of the horror genre, then Joshua Tonks returns to the pod to discuss THE FACULTY (1998) in spoilerific detail! Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop 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