The Evolution of Horror

Mike Muncer
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Apr 5, 2019 • 1h 54min

ZOMBIES Pt 11: The Serpent & The Rainbow (1988) & Pet Sematary (1989)

"Sometimes, Dead Is Better." This week Mike is joined by Becky Darke to discuss Bill Pullman's great hair and the return of the old-school voodoo zombie in Wes Craven's THE SERPENT & THE RAINBOW. He is then joined by Anna Wilczek to discuss Mary Lambert's terrifying PET SEMATARY (1989).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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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Mar 29, 2019 • 2h 3min

ZOMBIES Pt 10: Day Of The Dead (1985) & The Return Of The Living Dead (1985)

This week Mike is joined by filmmakers Cat Davies and James Moran to discuss Romero’s divisive conclusion to his ‘Dead’ trilogy, Day Of The Dead (1985). He is then joined by filmmaker, journalist and podcaster Sam Ashurst to discuss punk masterpiece Return Of The Living Dead (1985). Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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 James Moran is a filmmaker and writer and can be found on TWITTER Cat Davies is a filmmaker and producer and can be found on TWITTER Sam Ashurst is a filmmaker and journalist and can be found on TWITTER Check out Sam's new YOUTUBE Channel, DEEP CUT VIDEOS Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
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Mar 22, 2019 • 1h 19min

ZOMBIES Pt 9: The Evil Dead (1981) & Evil Dead II (1987)

DEAD BY DAWN! DEAD BY DAWN! This week Mike is joined by Empire Podcast’s Chris Hewitt to discuss Sam Raimi’s deranged masterpieces Evil Dead 1 & 2. We also briefly touch upon Army of Darkness, the remake, Drag Me To Hell and of course, Ash Vs The Evil Dead. Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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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Mar 15, 2019 • 1h 42min

ZOMBIES Pt 8: Fulci's 'Gates Of Hell' Trilogy

Warning: This episode contains maggots, tarantulas, bats, sheep guts, exploding heads, bleeding eyes, crucifixions, head drillings and of course, the most annoying character in horror…BOB. This week Mike is joined by the BFI’s Michael Blyth to discuss the three most bonkers and grotesque zombie movies of all…City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981) and The House By The Cemetery (1981). Check out Michael’s new book, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, available on Amazon Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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 Michael Blyth runs the BFI Cult strand and can be found on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
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Mar 8, 2019 • 1h 18min

ZOMBIES Pt 7: Zombie Flesh Eaters AKA Zombi 2 (1979)

This week Mike is joined by film scholar Charlie Oughton to talk eye gouging, throat ripping, blood, guts, sharks and maggots, in their discussion of Lucio Fulci’s notorious video nasty, Zombie Flesh Eaters. Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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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Feb 28, 2019 • 1h 18min

ZOMBIES pt 6: Dawn Of The Dead (1978)

This week Mike is joined by film producer Jen Handorf to discuss the most iconic zombie movie of them all, George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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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Feb 22, 2019 • 1h 18min

ZOMBIES Pt 5: Shivers (1975) & Rabid (1977)

This week, things get “creepy and icky and sexy and weird.” Mike is joined by Rosie Fletcher to discuss David Cronenberg’s first two features and the link between body horror and the zombie sub genre. Mike also chats to horror actress and star of Shivers Lynn Lowry. Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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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Feb 15, 2019 • 1h 19min

ZOMBIES Pt 4: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

This week Mike is joined by Total Film’s Jamie Graham to discuss one of the most important movies in the history of zombie movies / horror movies / movies in general…George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968). Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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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Feb 8, 2019 • 1h 5min

ZOMBIES Pt 3: Plague of the Zombies (1966)

This week Mike is joined by professor & academic Graham Saunders to do a whistle stop tour of Hammer Horror and discuss Plague of The Zombies (1966) in depth.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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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Feb 1, 2019 • 1h 21min

ZOMBIES Pt 2: White Zombie (1932) & I Walked With A Zombie (1943)

This week Mike is joined by filmmaker and screenwriter Axelle Carolyn to discuss the two original zombie movies: White Zombie (1932) and I Walked With A Zombie (1943) in spoilerific detail. They also have a look back at the Universal Horror movies of the 1930s and the Val Lewton movies of the 1940s.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  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 Axelle Carolynn is a filmmaker and writer and can be found on TWITTER.  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

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