

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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Nov 15, 2024 • 1h 44min
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 23: Anaconda (1997) & Deep Rising (1998)
This week Mike is joined by Horror Queers Trace Thurman and Joe Lipsett to discuss two cult favourite 90s creature features...ANACONDA and DEEP RISING! Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Nov 8, 2024 • 1h 55min
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 22: Arachnophobia (1990) & Tremors (1990)
This week, the creature features of the 90s kick off with a spider attack movie and a giant worm attack movie! Jen Handorf joins Mike to discuss ARACHNOPHOBIA (1990) and Steph McKenna joins MIke to discuss TREMORS (1990) Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Nov 1, 2024 • 1h 2min
The EOH Hall of Fame (Live Halloween Special)
What's the greatest horror scare? Who is the greatest horror monster? What's the greatest slasher movie? On Halloween 2024, Mike was joined on stage at the Regent Street Cinema by Reece Shearsmith, Dan Martin and Rosie Fletcher to open the EOH Hall of Fame and put forward their cases, in front of a live audience...enjoy! Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Oct 24, 2024 • 1h 39min
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 21: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) & Jumanji (1995)
It's kid horror week! Rob Watts joins Mike to discuss two family friendly animal attack movies... Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Oct 23, 2024 • 33min
Talking Longlegs, Twin Peaks & David Lynch with Alicia Witt
Longlegs is out on home entertainment this week (21st October) and to celebrate, I chatted to Alicia Witt about playing Ruth in the film, plus she reminisces about her time playing Gersten Hayward on Twin Peaks and her collaborations with David Lynch... Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Oct 17, 2024 • 1h 43min
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 20: Link (1986) & Monkey Shines (1988)
This week Ally Penelope joins Mike Muncer to discuss a double dose of primate horror! They discuss Richard Franklin's insane LINK (1986) and George Romero's underrated MONKEY SHINES (1988)! Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Oct 10, 2024 • 1h 54min
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 19: Roar! (1981) & Grizzly Man (2005)
What happens when filmmakers mess with REAL wild animals? This week Mike and Rhianna Dhillon discuss Noel Marshall's insane and ill-judged eco-adventure movie ROAR (1981) and Werner Herzog's chilling documentary GRIZZLY MAN (2005). Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Oct 8, 2024 • 22min
Terrifier 3 (2024) with director Damien Leone
Art the Clown is back! In this week's bonus episode, Mike sits down with creator and director of the TERRIFIER franchise Damien Leone about how his little indie 2016 grindhouse movie sparked one of the most unexpectedly successful popular horror franchises of the last few years...and his latest instalment in the series, TERRIFIER 3, which is out in UK cinema this week. Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Oct 3, 2024 • 1h 17min
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 18: The Day of the Triffids (1981)
This week Mike is joined by Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to talk about walking, talking carnivorous plants in the acclaimed 1981 BBC adaptation of John Wyndham's THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS. Watch all six episodes on Archive.org Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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

Sep 26, 2024 • 1h 42min
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 17: Alligator (1980) & Cujo (1983)
This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss two early 80s animal attack movies directed by Lewis Teague...ALLIGATOR and CUJO. Come and see Adam Z. Robinson's latest show, NIGHTMARES! Use promo code NIGHTMARES24 to get a discount on tickets for the perfomrnace in Greeniwch on Sat 02 Nov! Tickets here Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer Music by Jack Whitney. Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH! 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