The Evolution of Horror

This week Mike is joined by Mary Wild to discuss folk horror from a psychoanalytic perspective, then Thom Burgess to take a spoiler free look at folk horror on the small screen, from 70s TV shows like Robin Redbreast and Children of the Stones, through to modern day U.S. shows like True Detective and American Horror Story.  To find the full list of 70s shows that we cover on the episode, follow us on @LetterBoxd Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Mary Wild is a psychoanalytic scholar and freudian cinephile. For any upcoming information on courses or events, follow Mary on TWITTER Thom is a writer of graphic novels. Follow him on TWITTER. Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

"OH GOD! OH JESUS CHRIST!" This week Mike is joined by film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh to discuss her favourite film and the most iconic folk horror of all time, The Wicker Man. Warning: this discussion may contain some bad singing and dodgy Scottish accents. Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Larushka is a film critic for the Metro and can be found on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER  

In this special bonus episode, Mike talks to acclaimed writers / actors / directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson about their new movie The Endless, which is currently the most critically celebrated horror movie of 2018. They also discuss their thoughts on the horror genre, folk horror and Mike has some questions regarding the mythology and timeline of The Endless... 00:00 - 47:00: spoiler free (ish) 47:00 - end:    SPOILERS The Endless is distributed by ARROW VIDEO  Directors: Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER 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 film producer Jen Handorf to discuss the original two folk horrors in spoilerific detail... Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Jen Handorf is a film producer and can be found on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

In this bonus episode, Mike chats to Frightfest co-founder / director Paul McEvoy about this year's festival, what fans can expect and the recently revealed line-up which includes Gaspar Noe's CLIMAX, Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE and Pascal Laugier's GHOSTLAND among it's 70 premieres.  Tickets for Frightfest go on sale Saturday 30th June. Visit http://frightfest.co.uk for information on tickets.  Follow Frightfest on TWITTER Follow Paul McEvoy on TWITTER Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER 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 Summer Solstice!  Mike kicks off the new series with a chat with actor / writer / director Alice Lowe about her recent directorial debut PREVENGE, her comedy horror SIGHTSEERS and her love for all things Folk Horror. Mike is then joined by graphic artist for film & TV Richard Wells to try and get to grips with what Folk Horror really is, how to define it, and what movies fit the mould... Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Alice Lowe is a writer, director and actor. She can be found on TWITTER.  Richard Wells is a graphic artist for TV and film. Follow him on TWITTER and check out his WEBSITE.  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

Mike is joined by Final Girl Anna Bogutskaya to discuss one of the most talked about horror movies of the year, Hereditary, in spoiler-free AND spoilerific detail.  00:00 - 27:00 - SPOILER FREE 27:00 - END - SPOILER SECTION Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Anna is a programmer at the BFI and also makes up one half of THE FINAL GIRLS. Anna can be found on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

Mike is joined by filmmaker Ashley Thorpe to discuss his new feature, ghostly animated documentary drama starring Reece Shearsmith and Jonathan Rigby... For information on Borley Rectory screenings visit the WEBSITE Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER 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’s episode is sponsored by SUDIO. Visit https://sudio.com to get 15% off headphones with discount code HORROR.    

We've reached the end of our journey through the evolution of the ghost story! Mike takes a look back at the last 20 weeks and is joined by London quiz king Bryan Ryan for an end of term exam... Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER 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 film critic Rhianna Dhillon to review two supernatural masterpieces from the recent "post-horror" era, Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and Babak Anvari's Under The Shadow.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Rhianna is a film critic, journalist and podcast presenter and can be found on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER