The Evolution of Horror - SLASHERS Pt 4: Black Christmas (1974) Feat. Mary Wild

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

10/06/17 • 107 min

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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

Music by Jack Whitney Jack is a musician and sound engineer. He is on Twitter (@Jack_Whitney)

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

Previous Episode

SLASHERS Pt 3: A Bay of Blood (1971) Feat. Alan Jones

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We continue the Evolution of the Slasher by looking at the boom in Italian horror in the late 60s / early 70s, particularly the films known as 'Giallo' (or Gialli?) Mike chats to Giallo guru Alan Jones about the history of the sub-genre, its influence on the slasher and gets the lowdown on Giallo pioneer Dario Argento. He is then joined by Dan Martin from the Arrow Video Podcast to review Argento's Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) and Mario Bava's Bay Of Blood (1971).

Music by Jack Whitney. Jack can be found on Twitter (@Jack_Whitney)

Alan Jones is a broadcaster, critic, author, co-director / founder of FrightFest and a journalist. He has written books on Giallo and on director Dario Argento such as Profondo Argento (2004). Find more information about Alan here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Jones_(film_critic)#Books_.28as_author.29 Find Alan on Twitter (@AlanFrightFest)

Dan Martin is a film SFX artist and a co-host of the Arrow Video Podcast. Find their podcast on iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/arrow-video-podcast/id1257705874?mt=2 Find Dan on Twitter (@13FingerFX)

Mike Muncer is a podcaster, video producer and film journalist. Find him on Twitter (@TheMovieMike). Mike also produces and co-presents a movie podcast with critic Rhianna Dhillon called Back Row (http://backrowpodcast.net)

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The Bird With The Crystal Plumage (1970) Dir: Dario Argento Courtesy of Arrow Video / Central Cinema Company Film / Glazier / Seda Spettecoli

A Bay Of Blood (1971) Dir: Mario Bava Courtesy of Arrow Video / Nuova Linea Cinematografica

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SLASHERS Pt 5: Halloween (1978) Feat. Chris Hewitt

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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