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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ZOMBIES Pt 4: Night of the Living Dead (1968)

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02/15/19 • 78 min

This week Mike is joined by Total Film’s Jamie Graham to discuss one of the most important movies in the history of zombie movies / horror movies / movies in general...George Romero's NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968).

Music by Jack Whitney.

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SLASHERS Pt 6: Dressed To Kill (1980) feat. Boyd HIlton

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10/19/17 • 64 min

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

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ZOMBIES Pt 10: Day Of The Dead (1985) & The Return Of The Living Dead (1985)

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03/29/19 • 122 min

This week Mike is joined by filmmakers Cat Davies and James Moran to discuss Romero’s divisive conclusion to his ‘Dead’ trilogy, Day Of The Dead (1985). He is then joined by filmmaker, journalist and podcaster Sam Ashurst to discuss punk masterpiece Return Of The Living Dead (1985).

Music by Jack Whitney.

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James Moran is a filmmaker and writer and can be found on TWITTER

Cat Davies is a filmmaker and producer and can be found on TWITTER

Sam Ashurst is a filmmaker and journalist and can be found on TWITTER

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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER

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ZOMBIES Pt 5: Shivers (1975) & Rabid (1977)

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02/22/19 • 78 min

This week, things get “creepy and icky and sexy and weird.” Mike is joined by Rosie Fletcher to discuss David Cronenberg’s first two features and the link between body horror and the zombie sub genre. Mike also chats to horror actress and star of Shivers Lynn Lowry.

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GHOSTS Pt 10: The Woman In Black & The BBFC

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03/16/18 • 112 min

This week Mike is joined by actor Stevie Webb to discuss multiple incarnations of The Woman In Black...including the novel from 1983, the TV adaptation from 1989, the long running stage play and the 2012 Hammer movie. Mike is then joined by Craig Lapper from the BBFC to discuss censorship and certification in the horror genre.

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SLASHERS Pt 10: The Slasher Slump (1987-1995)

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11/17/17 • 72 min

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).

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SLASHERS Pt 13: It Follows (2014) Feat. Tim Robey

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12/08/17 • 64 min

This week Mike is joined by Telegraph film critic Tim Robey to review David Robert Mitchell's superb 2014 modern horror masterpiece It Follows...

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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

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ZOMBIES Pt 12: Re-Animator (1985) & Death Becomes Her (1992)

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04/12/19 • 87 min

CAT'S DEAD, DETAILS LATER. This week Mike chats to Barbara Crampton (!!!) to discuss her career and new movie Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich. Mike is also joined by actor Stevie Webb to discuss one of Crampton's earliest movies, RE-ANIMATOR, as well as Robert Zimeckis' brilliantly weird and wonderful DEATH BECOMES HER. They also discuss the work of H.P. Lovecraft and what we mean by the term "Lovecraftian" horror.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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ALIENS Pt 12: Aliens (1986)

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08/26/21 • 100 min

"GAME OVER MAN!" Chris Hewitt joins Mike to discuss one of the greatest sequels ever made, in spoilerific detail.

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SLASHERS Pt 4: Black Christmas (1974) Feat. Mary Wild

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10/06/17 • 107 min

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)

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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

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