The Evolution of Horror

"God bless America..."  This week Mike is joined by Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to discuss two dark satires on modern America, THE PURGE and SOFT & QUIET.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise 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    

This week things get colourful and synthy for this Adam Wingard double bill! Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks to discuss YOU'RE NEXT (2011) and THE GUEST (2014).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise 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

Louise Blain, Creative Lead for Blumhouse Games, joins Mike to discuss the home invasion movies The Collector and Don't Breathe. They explore their personal opinions on the genre, the disturbing nature of The Collector, its violent scenes and protagonist, and the moral ambiguity and use of homophobic slurs in the film. They also discuss the sequels and upcoming horror events in the UK, and analyze the sound and camera techniques in The Collector. Gross scenes and mixed feelings about the movie are also discussed.

"Is Tamara there?" This week Mike is joined by hosts of the Horror Queers podcast Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman to discuss one of the most infamous home invasion movies of all - THE STRANGERS - and its less-talked-about 2018, PREY AT NIGHT... Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise 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

It's time to dial-up the modem and head onto the AOL chatroom, as Alex Ayling joins MIke to discuss two movies about weird strangers meeting on the internet. They discuss the brilliant ickiness of HARD CANDY (2005) and the weird bonkersness of CREEP (2014) in spoilerific detail.  Music by Jack Whitney.  Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon! Follow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcast, PROJECTIONS PODCAST.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise 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

Bonjour! This week Mike is joined by Den of Geek's Editor-In-Chief Rosie Fletcher to dip back into the grizzly, angry world of New French Extremity for a discussion of HIGH TENSION (2003) and ILS (2006). Plus, Leonie Rowland, co-director of GRIMMFEST, pops in to talk about the awesome programme of films at this year's festival... Join us at this year's GRIMMFEST in Manchester! Buy your pass and check out the incredible line-up (including some awesome EOH screenings and events)  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise 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

Adam Robinson, a playwright and actor, joins the host to discuss Michael Haneke's brutal film "Funny Games" and its US remake. They explore the significance of the home invasion genre, delve into the violence and style of Michael Hanukkah's films, analyze the portrayal of characters as a comedic force, and discuss the artistic value of "Funny Games." They also touch on themes of reflexivity, suspension of disbelief in movies, and upcoming projects and events.

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss the mad surrealism of Wes Craven and the meticulous hyper realism of David Fincher, as they discuss THE PEOPLE UNDER THE STAIRS (1991) and PANIC ROOM (2002).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise 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

Merry Christmas! This week Mike is joined by Rob Watts for a mince pie and an iron to the face as they discuss two festive home invasion classics, DEADLY GAMES (aka 3615 Code Père Noël) and HOME ALONE (1990).  Music by Jack Whitney.  Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com  Keep an eye on all our UPCOMING EVENTS Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORROR PRESENTS screening at the Genesis Cinema! www.evolutionofhorror.com/genesis You can now buy Evolution of Horror merch on our TeePublic store! www.evolutionofhorror.com/merchandise 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

The best horror film of 2023 so far, Talk To Me, is finally out in UK cinemas! I chatted to the directors, Danny & Michael Philippou (spoiler free) about making the film.  To hear our full review of the film, tune into this week's epsiode of FRESH BLOOD on Patreon!