The Evolution of Horror

Mike Muncer
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Mar 18, 2022 • 2h

X (2022) with Ti West / Fresh (2022) with Mimi Cave

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 our newsletter! Buy tickets for our upcoming Genesis screenings! TIMECODES: 06:10 - FRESH (Spoiler free) 18:28 - Mimi Cave Interview 34:10 - FRESH (Spoilers) 01:00:00 - X (Spoiler free) 01:14:18 - Ti West Interview 01:24:50 - X (Spoilers)
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Mar 10, 2022 • 1h 16min

Buffy the Vampire Slayer: 25th Anniversary

To celebrate the 25th anniversary of one of the greatest TV shows of all time, here's a bonus episode! Back in 2020, Becky Darke and Mike recorded a mini-series going through the whole of Buffy from pilot to finale...this is part 1 of their discussion, in which they discuss the show as a whole, it's impact on their lives and its legacy on modern television. To hear the rest of the Buffy mini-series, sign up to our Patreon! patreon.com/evolutionofhorror
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Mar 3, 2022 • 1h 48min

FRESH BLOOD: Hellbender, The Humans, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, The Batman

Welcome to episode 1 of FRESH BLOOD! A new monthly strand that covers all horror new releases. This month Brad Hanson, Becky Darke, Louise Blain and I discuss Hellbender, Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Master, The Humans, The Batman and a whole bunch of other new releases. We've dropped epsiode 1 of Fresh Blood on the main feed, but to continue listening to monthly episodes, sign up to our Patreon! TIMECODES: 04:22 Horror News Scream 6 announced Jordan Peele's NOPE trailer dropped Ari Aster's new movie Disappointment Boulevard is 4 hours long (!) Mike Flanagan's House of Usher TV series has started filming 13:37 New on Shudder Hellbender (out now) Slapface (out now) All The Moons (out now) The Scary of Sixty-First (out now) 29:20 New on Netflix Texas Chainsaw Massacre (out now) The Humans (out now) BigBug (out now 42:30 New on other streaming services Lamb (2021) Out now on MUBI Fresh (2022) Out on Disney+ 18th March Kimi (2022) Out now on NowTV Master (2022) Out on Prime Video 18th March Tinashe - Naturally (Music video) on YouTube 55:00 New Horror Games Horizon: Forbidden West Dying Light 2 59:50 Horror TV Shows Archive 81 (Netflix) The Sinner Season 4 (Netflix) Station Eleven (Starzplay) 01:09:50 Physical Media Releases The McPherson Tape The Children of the Corn trilogy 4k Don't Go In the House 01:17:00 New in Cinemas Studio 666 01:22:00 Non-Horror recommendations Jackass Forever The Batman Flee Death on the Nile The Godfather Trilogy (re-release) 01:36:20 OUT NOW. Additional streaming recommendations Freaky (2020) NowTV The Forever Purge (2021) NowTV In The Earth (2021) NowTV Funny Games (1997) Mubi Cujo (1983) Netflix City of the Living Dead (1980) Shudder Bird with Crystal Plumage (1970) Shudder Battle Royale (2000) Shudder The Wretched (2019) Shudder Rob Zombie's 31 (2016) Shudder VHS 2 (2013) Shudder VHS Viral (2014) Shudder Hagazussa (2017) Shudder The Lesson (2015) Shudder
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Feb 13, 2022 • 2h 3min

My Bloody Valentine (1981) & Valentine (2001)

Happy Valentines! As a bonus treat, here's an epsiode that went out on Patreon last year...my Dream Warriors Becky Darke and Stevie Webb joined me to discuss MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) and VALENTINE (2001)... For more episodes like this, sign up to our patreon! https://patreon.com/evolutionofhorror
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Jan 14, 2022 • 1h 50min

ALIENS Pt 30: Conclusion & Mailbag

After 30 weeks of exploring the vast void of space, Mike concludes the season by reading some listener feedback and counting down the listeners' top 10 alien movies, plus Mary Wild drops in for a round-up chat! Music by Jack Whitney. Big thank you to Mary Wild for all her incredible 'Wild About Horror' segments this season! 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
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Jan 7, 2022 • 1h 30min

ALIENS Pt 29: 10 Cloverfield Lane (2016) & A Quiet Place (2018)

As we reach the final double bill of our ALIENS series, things get quiet and isolated as Mike and Rosie Fletcher discuss two recent classics, 10 CLOVERFIELD LANE (2016) & A QUIET PLACE (2018) in spoilerific detail. Grab some horror merch at GRAPE STATION! Available on the Mercari app in the U.S., or for international orders, follow and message Casket Clap on Instagram. 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
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Dec 31, 2021 • 1h 26min

ALIENS pt 28: Also-Rans

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
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Dec 23, 2021 • 1h 49min

The Mezzotint (2021) with Mark Gatiss

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'
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Dec 17, 2021 • 2h 9min

ALIENS Pt 27: Resolution (2012) & The Endless (2017)

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
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Dec 15, 2021 • 2min

Hello, Sidney: A Scream Podcast (Sneak peek)

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

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