The Evolution of Horror

It's SHOWTIME! This week Mike is joined by podcast regular Rob Watts to discuss two 80s family friendly ghost classics, Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Rob Watts is a film blogger and works in TV production. Check out his blog OUTSIDE OF A DREAM. Follow Rob on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER  

This week Mike is joined by The Final Girls and freudian cinephile Mary Wild to discuss the controversial and divisive haunted house movie THE ENTITY, starring Barbara Hershey... 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. Details of her upcoming courses can be found on her TWITTER PAGE. The Final Girls are a film collective and can be found on TWITTER or on their WEBSITE.  Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER  

"They're heeeere!" This week Mike is joined by filmmaker Prano Bailey Bond to discuss Spielberg & Hooper's Poltergeist (1982) and movie trivia king Bryan Ryan to discuss John Carpenter's The Fog (1980).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Prano Bailey Bond is a filmmaker and can be found on Twitter. Check out Prano's WEBSITE Bryan Ryan runs a film quiz called the BIG FILM QUIZ in London. Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

"Hello Danny..." This week Mike is joined by co-host of the BBC Film programme Danny Leigh and game & film journalist Louise Blain to discuss one of the most iconic and divisive horror movies of all time...THE SHINING.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Danny Leigh is a film critic and can be found on TWITTER Louise Blain is a films / games journalist and can be found on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

"GET OUT!" This week Mike is joined by Arrow Video Podcast host Dan Martin to discuss two classic American haunted house movies, The Amityville Horror (1979) & The Changeling (1980).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Email us!  Follow us on TWITTER Like us on FACEBOOK Join the DISCUSSION GROUP Follow us on LETTERBOXD Dan Martin is a co-host of the ARROW VIDEO PODCAST  and can be found on TWITTER Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth and M.R. James expert Ren Zelen to discuss the BBC Ghost Stories of the 60s and 70s, including beloved M.R. James adaptation Whistle and I'll Come To You, and Nigel Kneale's iconic The Stone Tape. We also delve into other Ghost Stories for Christmas and briefly discuss such favourites as The Ash Tree, The Signalman, Lost Hearts and A Warning To The Curious... Music by Jack Whitney Follow us on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/evolutionpod Like us on Facebook! https://facebook.com/evolutionofhorror Join the discussion group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/146043106034456/ Follow us on LETTERBOXD to keep up to date with the films we're covering this series.  Ren Zelen is a journalist and film critic and can be found on Twitter @RenZelen Michael Blyth is Cult & Flare programmer for the BFI. You can follow him on Twitter (@MichaelJBlyth) and check out what's on at the BFI by visiting https://bfi.org.uk  Mike Muncer is a film journalist, podcaster and producer. He can be found on Twitter @TheMovieMike

Turn the lights down and the volume up. This week Mike is joined by horror film producer Jen Handorf to discuss two of the most classic and influential ghost movies of all time, The Innocents and The Haunting.  Music by Jack Whitney Email us!  Follow us on Twitter!  https://twitter.com/evolutionpod Like us on Facebook! https://facebook.com/evolutionofhorror Join the discussion group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/146043106034456/ Jen Handorf is a film producer and can be found on Twitter @JHandorf Mike is a podcast producer and film journalist and can be found on Twitter @TheMovieMike

The BFI's Michael Blyth returns to the podcast this week to discuss a subject very dear to his heart...the brilliant William Castle. In our first in-depth spoilerific reviews of the series, we discuss Castle's beloved ghostly classic House on Haunted Hill (1959) and his slightly less beloved 13 Ghosts (1960). We also discuss the life and career of horror legend Vincent Price Music by Jack Whitney Follow us on Twitter!  Like us on Facebook! Join the discussion group!  Michael Blyth is a programmer for the BFI and can be found on Twitter (@MichaelJBlyth). Find out what's on at the BFI South Bank by going to https://bfi.org.uk Mike Muncer is a podcaster, producer and editor. He can be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike).   

We're BACK! This week Mike is joined by Ghost Stories writer, actor and director Andy Nyman to discuss ghosts in the horror genre. He's then joined by BFI Journalist and editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Films & TV (EOFFT), Kev Lyons to discuss the cinematic origins of the ghost story.  Music by Jack Whitney Follow us on Twitter:  https://twitter.com/evolutionpod Like us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/evolutionofhorror Join the discussion group!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/146043106034456 Email us! evolutionofhorror@gmail.com Andy Nyman is a writer, magician, producer, director and Andy. His website is https://www.andynyman.com He can be found on Twitter @AndyNyman  Kev Lyons is a journalist and editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Films & TV: https://http://www.eofftv.com/  

We complete the Evolution of the Slasher with an end-of-term quiz! For the Final Exam Mike is joined by London Film Quiz host Bryan Ryan. We also do a final round-up of the sub-genre and Mike countdowns down his Top 10 slashers and the listeners top 5 slashers.  Thanks for listening and we'll be back in January 2018!  Music by Jack Whitney Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evolutionpod Follow us on FB: https://facebook.com/evolutionofhorror Join the discussion group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/146043106034456 Bryan runs the Big Film Quiz in London and you can find him on Twitter (@BigFilmQuiz).  Mike is a podcaster and producer and can be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike).