The Evolution of Horror

This week Mike is joined by Telegraph film critic Tim Robey to review David Robert Mitchell's superb 2014 modern horror masterpiece It Follows... Music by Jack Whitney  Find us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/evolutionpod Find us on Facebook: https://facebook.com/evolutionofhorror Join the FB Group! https://www.facebook.com/groups/146043106034456/ Tim Robey is film critic for the Telegraph. He can be found on Twitter (@Trim_obey).  Mike Muncer is a podcaster and producer and can also be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike).  It Follows (2014) Dir: David Robert Mitchell Courtesy of Icon Distribution

"Let the games begin..." This week Mike is joined by Jonathan Hatfull and Katherine McLaughlin to discuss where the slashers went in the 21st century! They cover (in spoilerific detail) James Wan's 2004 movie Saw and the dawn of torture porn, plus the Final Destination Franchise.  They also discuss what became of Freddy, Jason and Michael in the 21st century, as well as comment on the recent wave of nostalgic comedy slashers such as Detention, The Final Girls, and Tragedy Girls.  Music by Jack Whitney  Don't forget to find us on social media:  https://twitter.com/evolutionpod https://facebook.com/evolutionofhorror Come join the Evolution of Horror discussion group!  Kat and Jonathan both have their own horror podcast called Casting The Runes which is available on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/casting-the-runes-podcast/id1090957646?mt=2) Kat McLaughlin is a film and music journalist and writes for Horrorville, Sci-Fi Now, The List and other outlets. She can be found on Twitter (@Ms_K_McLaughlin)  Jonathan Hatfull is editor of Sci-Fi Now magazine and can also be found on twitter (@JonathanHatfull)  Mike is a film journalist, video producer and podcaster and can be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike)  Join us next week for our final slasher review...IT FOLLOWS! 

"What's your favourite scary movie?" The slashers are BACK! This week Mike is joined by Empire's Helen O'Hara to discuss Wes Craven's phenomenal 1996 slasher, Scream. Things then start getting super meta, as Mike and Rob Watts discuss the wave of 90s slasher movies that followed it.  Music by Jack Whitney.    Join the Evolution of Horror discussion group and meet / discuss horror with other listeners! https://www.facebook.com/groups/146043106034456   Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/EvolutionOfHorror   Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/EvolutionPod   Helen O'Hara is Editor-At-Large for Empire magazine and is also co-host of the Empire podcast. She can be found on Twitter (@HelenLOHara) and Empire podcast can be found on iTunes (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-empire-film-podcast/id507987292?mt=2)   Rob Watts is a TV assistant producer, cinephile and blogger. You can find his writing on Outside of a Dream (https://t.co/zsSj1y4nOH) and can be found on Twitter (@RobWatts88).    Mike is a TV, video and podcast producer. He can be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike).

What goes up...must come down.  This week Mike is joined by cinephile Brad Hanson to describe the period that followed the 80s slasher boom...the slasher slump. Brad and Mike discuss why this era is generally thought of as one of the worst for horrors and particularly for slasher movies. They discuss such turkeys as Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare, Jason Takes Manhattan, Leprechaun and Rumplestiltskin. They also discuss a couple of the gems that stick out from this era, such as Child's Play and Wes Craven's New Nightmare.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Brad Hanson is a cinephile and film writer and can be found on Twitter (@HadBranson).  Mike is a podcaster and producer and can also be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike).

One, two, Freddy's coming for you! This week, Mike is joined by critic James King to discuss that most 80s of teen slasher movies, A Nightmare On Elm Street. As well as taking a look at the movie in depth, James and Mike explore the 80s obsession with teen movies, the horror cinema of Wes Craven and the phenomenon of Freddy Krueger.  Theme music by Jack Whitney. Jack can be found on twitter (jack_whitney).  Get in touch! You can find us on twitter (@EvolutionPod), Facebook (@Evolutionofhoror) and you can email us on evolutionofhorror@gmail.com  James King is a film critic, author, broadcast and journalist. He can be found on twitter (@JamesKingMovies).  Mike is a TV & digital producer and podcaster. He can be found on Twitter (@TheMovieMike).  A Nightmare On Elm Street (1984)  Wes Craven  New Line Cinema 

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to give a rundown of the very best of the early 80s slasher boom! From Sleepaway Camp to Slumber Party Massacre, we leave no stone unturned... Theme music by Jack Whitney Michael Blythe is a programmer for the British Film Institute, and is the man behind the BFI Cult strand and BFI Flare. For all information on upcoming events at BFI, visit https://bfi.org.uk Michael can be found on Twitter (@MichaelBlyth)  Mike Muncer is a podcast, producer and film journalist. He can be found on twitter (@TheMovieMike) and does another podcast with Rhianna Dhillon called Back Row (@BackRowFilms).  List of 80s Slasher films mentioned (in chronological order)  Prom Night (1980)  Terror Train (1980)  New Years Evil (1981)  The Burning (1981)  My Bloody Valentine (1981)  The Prowler (1981)  Final Exam (1981)  Just Before Dawn (1981)  Pieces (1982)  Slumber Party Massacre (1982)  Sleepaway Camp (1983)  Curtains (1983)  The House on Sorority Row (1983)  Silent Night, Deadly Night (1984)  The Initiation (1984)  The Mutilator (1985)  April Fools Day (1986)  Stage Fright (1987)  Blood Rage (1987) 

Chi chi chi ma ma ma... This week Mike is joined by Rob Watts to discuss the most beloved horror franchise of all time. As well as taking an in-depth, spoilerific review, the pair run through the ten sequels that follow and discuss some of the best and worst aspects of the Friday the 13th series.  Theme music by Jack Whitney  Don't forget you can find all our episodes on iTunes and most other Podcast Platforms (Libsyn, Stitcher, Sound Cloud).  Find us on twitter: @EvolutionPod Rob Watts is a film blogger and writes for Outside Of A Dream outsideofadream.wordpress.com You can find him on twitter (@RobWatts88) Mike Muncer is a podcast, producer and film journalist. You can find him on twitter (@TheMovieMike) and he does another podcast with Rhianna Dhillon called Back Row (https://backrowpodcast.net) which is on Twitter (@BackRowFilms) 

This week Mike is joined by Boyd Hilton, and the pair get down and dirty to discuss Brian De Palma's controversial erotic slasher, Dressed To Kill. We take a look at the influences De Palma's movie had on 80s/90s erotic thrillers such as Cruising, Blue Velvet and Basic Instinct.  Boyd Hilton a critic, broadcaster, journalist and is entertainment director for Heat Magazine. He also hosts the Heat Unmissables podcast (https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-unmissables/id1227703572?mt=2) Boyd can be found on Twitter (@Boydhilton)  Mike Muncer is a podcaster, producer and film journalist. He can be found on twitter (@TheMovieMike) and also has another movie podcast with Rhianna Dhillon called Back Row (https://backrowpodcast.net)  Dressed To Kill (1980)  Dir: Brian De Palma Filmways Pictures / Cinema 77 Films Body Double (1984)  Dir: Brian De Palma Columbia Pictures Corporation / Delphi II Productions 

This week Mike is joined by Chris Hewitt and Jacob Stolworthy to discuss all things HALLOWEEN! We take an in-depth, spoilerific look at John Carpenter's classic 1978 masterpiece and look at the legacy it left behind (i.e. 7 awful sequels and 2 awful remakes). Chris also discusses why John Carpenter is one of the most beloved auteurs in cinema history.  Chris Hewitt is host of the world's biggest movie podcast the Empire Podcast (and associate editor of Empire, the world's biggest selling movie magazine). Find Chris on twitter (@ChrisHewitt).  Jacob Stolworthy is a culture critic and journalist for The Independent. Find Jacob on twitter (@Jacob_Stol).  Mike is a producer, podcaster and film journalist. Find him on twitter (@TheMovieMike).  He also co-hosts another movie podcast with Rhianna Dhillon called Back Row (https://backrowpodcast.net). Find Back Row on Twitter (@BackRowFilms).  Halloween (1978)  Dir: John Carpenter Courtesy of Compass International Pictures / Falcon International Productions.  Assault on Precinct 13 (1976)  Dir: John Carpenter Courtesy of the CKK Corporation  The Thing (1982)  Dir: John Carpenter Courtesy of Universal Pictures / Turman-Foster Company  Christine (1983)  Dir: John Carpenter Courtesy of Columbia Pictures Corporation, Delphi Premier Productions, Polar Film  

This week Mike is joined by Rhianna Dhillon to explore two criminally underrated early 70s slasher movies...Black Christmas (1974) and Alice, Sweet Alice (1976). Both movies deal with teenage problems and adolescence discuss the awkwardness of puberty, sex education and bodily fluids. Mike also sits down with Freudian Cinephile Mary Wild who discusses horror cinema from a psycho-analytic perspective.  Music by Jack Whitney  Jack is a musician and sound engineer. He is on Twitter (@Jack_Whitney)  Rhianna Dhillon is a film critic, journalist, presenter and broadcaster. She hosts the Radio 4 Seriously podcast:(https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/seriously/id134091051?mt=2) She can be found on Twitter (@RhiannaDhillon) and also presents Back Row Podcast with Mike (https://backrowpodcast.net) Mary Wild is a psycho-analytic scholar and freudian cinephile. Mary runs a series of lectures and courses called Projections and has an upcoming 6 week course on Women in Horror Films at the Freud Museum. All details of the course can be found here: https://www.freud.org.uk/events/76988/projections-psychoanalytic-investigation-of-women-in-horror-films/ Mary is also on Twitter (@psycstar) and has a YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC5zqftkwnUEyNnRnSZHShEA)  Thanks for listening, tune in next week for our Halloween special!  Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)  Dir: Alred Sole Courtesy of Harristown Funding  Black Christmas (1974)  Dir: Bob Clark  Courtesy of Film Funding Ltd of Canada / Vision IV / Canadian Film Development Corporation / Famous Players / August Films