The Evolution of Horror

HAIL, SATAN! This week we begin our new series with an introduction to the occult in horror cinema. Kevin Lyons explains the origins of the term Occult and it’s representation in cinema over the last hundred years. Mike also chats to author of ‘Movie Magick: The Occult in Film’ writer David Huckvale. 1. EVOLUTION OF HORROR: LIVE! On 30th October we'll be screening a movie and then recording our first ever LIVE EPISODE for an audience. Buy your tickets now... https://dice.fm/partner/only-on-dice/event/679k2-evolution-of-horror-live-30th-oct-the-courtyard-theatre-london-tickets 2. THE EVOLUTION OF HORROR HALLOWEEN PARTY!  Our first annual Halloween party is on 26th October in central London. Tickets are now SOLD OUT. If you've RSVP'd but can no longer attend, please cancel your tickets or let us know: evolutionofhorror@gmail.com 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 Mike and Brad discuss and recommend some of the best horror and genre films of LFF 2019, including THE LIGHTHOUSE, THE LODGE, KOKO-DI KOKO DA, COLOUR OUT OF SPACE, WOUNDS and SYNCHRONIC. Mike also chats to several directors including Richard Stanley, Babak Anvari and Abe Forsyth.  1. EVOLUTION OF HORROR: LIVE! On 30th October we'll be screening a movie and then recording our first ever LIVE EPISODE for an audience. Buy your tickets now... https://dice.fm/partner/only-on-dice/event/679k2-evolution-of-horror-live-30th-oct-the-courtyard-theatre-london-tickets 2. THE EVOLUTION OF HORROR HALLOWEEN PARTY!  Our first annual Halloween party is on 26th October in central London. Tickets are now SOLD OUT. If you've RSVP'd but can no longer attend, please cancel your tickets or let us know: evolutionofhorror@gmail.com 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

"HIYA GEORGIE!" This week Mike and IT expert Charlie Allbright discuss the follow-up to the 2017 smash horror hit, to see if Chapter 2 has pulled off the unimaginable: a DECENT adaptation of the latter half of Stephen King's classic novel! There will be a spoiler-free review followed by a SPOILERIFIC deep dive. Plus an interview with director Andy Muschietti and producer Barbara Muschietti. 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 Mike is joined by Adam Robinson and a whooooole bunch of other members of the horror community to discuss FRIGHTFEST 2019. They countdown their top 5 movies from the festival and we hear snippets of interviews from filmmakers (including Alexandre Aja and The Soska Sisters) and other guests of the fest. All COMPLETELY spoiler-free. 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  Check out Adam's website https://thebookofdarknessandlight.com 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

Look out! It’s only host of the Films To Be Buried With podcast, Brett Goldstein! This week Mike and Brett sit down and discuss one of the ultimate horror masterpieces, DON’T LOOK NOW (1973), in celebration of its 4K restoration and re-release. COMPETITION ALERT! Want to win a Don’t Look Now Blu-Ray? Write in and tell us what movie scene Brett lists as his scariest movie moment? Email evolutionofhorror@gmail.com with your answers! Competition closes at midnight on Monday 29th July 2019. 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

Mike is joined by BFI Podcast co-host and one half of The Final Girls, Anna Bogutskaya, to discuss Ari Aster's follow-up to Hereditary...They begin with a SPOILER FREE review before getting into an in-depth, spoilerific discussion.  Mike also has a chat with Will Poulter, one of the stars of the film, about his experience working on the film and his relationship with the horror genre.  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

Today’s the day! The line-up for films for this year’s Frightfest has been released, so Mike sat down with festival director and co-founder Paul McEvoy to get the lowdown on what to expect from this year’s fest. Some of the biggies he recommended include: Come To Daddy, A Good Woman Is Hard To Find, Crawl, Scary Stories To Tell In The Dark, Nekrotronic, Ready Or Not, Freaks, Here Comes Hell, Rabid, Knives & Skin, The Deeper You Dig, Porno, Tales From The Lodge and Dario Argento’s Tenebrae (with Dario there to introduce!!) To check out the full programme, go to http://www.frightfest.co.uk. Tickets go on sale Saturday 6th July at midday! GET INVOLVED!

Zombies are DEAD, BURIED, never to return! This week Mike has a look back at the last 22 episodes of zombie chat, reads some listener emails and is quizzed on his zombie knowledge by Big Film Quiz host Bryan Ryan... 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

"POM!" This week illustrator and artist Mike Lee Graham joins Mike to conclude the zombie series with two recent gems from Asia: Train To Busan and One Cut Of The Dead. Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  You can now buy Evolution of Horror T-SHIRTS!  www.evolutionofhorror.com/shop Mike Lee Graham can be found on TWITTER and on INSTAGRAM.   Support Mike's new Kickstarter campaign here!  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mikegarley/our-final-halloween-1-and-2 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 Mike is joined by Arrow Podcast co-host Dan Martin to discuss cult zombie favourite The Living Dead At Manchester Morgue (AKA Let Sleeping Corpses Lie). Dan then also recommends twenty (!) lesser known zombie DEEP CUTS.  The Blair Witch Project turns 20 this year! Come see it ok the big screen (introduced by Mike) at the BFI South Bank on the 23rd July!  https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/blairwitchprojectintro 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