The Evolution of Horror
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.
Episodes
This week Mike is joined by Chris Newton to deep-dive into Mary Shelley's original novel that launched the idea of the man-made monster...Frankenstein!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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EOH is excited to be partnerhing with the Edinbrugh International Film Festival again this year, so in this podcast, programmers and festival directors Paul Ridd and Emma Boa join me to run thgouh the line-up of horror and genre films premiereing at this year's festival, including the new TOXIC AVENGER, Ben Wheatley's BULK and Julie Pacino's I LIVE HERE NOW which Mike will be hosting with a Q&A.
We're back! This week Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons and then Mary Wild to discuss the theme for this season: the dangers of science, technology and man-made monsters!
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Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Bring Her Back (2025) is the incredible new movie by the Philippou Brothers and their follow up to Talk To Me (2023). Mike chatted to the brothers about the horror inspirations behind their dark, twisted new movie...
Bring Her Back is in UK cinemas from Saturday 26 July
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The rage virus is back! This weekend 28 Years Later hits cinemas so Mike sits down with Ben Travis do discuss the film (spoiler free + a spoiler section), plus, Mike chats to director Danny Boyle and writer Alex Garland about making the movie.
TIMECODES:
02:00 - 28 Years Later general thoughts (spoiler free)
33:10 - Interview with Danny Boyle & Alex Garland (spoiler free)
01:02:30 - SPOILER section
Babak Anvari, director of Under the Shadow and I Came By, has a new horror film called Hallow Road, out in UK and Irish cinemas now! I chatted to Babak and star of the movie Matthew Rhys about the challenges of making a film set entirely in one location with just two actors...
The 6th and latest Final Destination movie has officially hit cinemas! Jamie Graham joins Mike for a spoilerific discussion of Bloodlines...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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As part of our Final Destination retrospective, here's Mike's interview from 2023 with the writer and creator of the original movie, Jeffrey Reddick!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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For Part 3 of our Final Destination retrospective, Mike is joined by Stevie Webb and Becky Darke to discuss the good, the bad and the hideously ugly in the two final movies in the original Final Destination series...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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In Part 2 of our Final Destination retrospective (recorded in 2023 for Patreon), Mike is joined by Keir Siewert and Alix Austin to avoid log trucks and rollercoasters in their spoilerific discussions of Final Destinations 2 and 3!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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It's Final Destination week! To celebrate the release of the new instalment, Final Destination Bloodlines, out this week in cinemas, we're dropping deep-dive discussions of all five movies every day this week. These were conversations recorded for Patreon back in 2023, which we're now dropping for free on the main feed. In part 1, Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks to discuss the 2000 original in spoilerific detail.
In this bonus episode, I chat to Christopher Landon about his new movie DROP (2025), which is in cinemas from today, his potential new HAPPY DEATH DAY sequel and his feelings on leaving Scream 7...
Plus, a preview of my discussion with Becky Darke on HAPPINESS, as part of our Discomfort Season on Patreon. Listen to the full episode here
This week we reach the end of our journey through 'Nature Bites Back' horror movies! We look back at the last 37 episodes at what we've learned and Mike responds to some mailbag questions, plus Mary Wild drops in for a wrap-up chat and we countdown the listeners' top 10 Nature BItes Back movies.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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This week, a bonus Nature Bites Back episode with a discussion of a movie voted for by Patreon subscribers! DeVaughn Taylor joins Mike to discuss Jordan Peele's NOPE (20220) in depth.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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For our final official double bill of the season, Adam Z. Robinson joins Mike to discuss two recent terrifying animal attack films...Alexandre Aja's CRAWL (2019) and Sébastien Vaniček's INFESTED (2024).
Send us your feedback for this season and submit your Top 10 Nature Bites Back movies!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Brad Hanson pops in to recommend to additional animal attack horror movies not covered in depth this season! Check out the full list on Brad's Letterboxd
Submit your TOP 10 NATURE BITES BACK MOVIES!
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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...So bad it's good? Or just plain...bad? This week Mike is joined by Matt Draper to discuss the wave of pun-tastic B-movies that were churned out by movies like The Asylum through the 2010s...it's going to get ugly...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon!
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This week things get icky and squishy as Kevin Lyons joins Mike to discuss two eco-body-horrors, THE BAY and EVOLUTION.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Re-posted from the Patreon feed, here's Mike's chat with Steph McKenna about the life and career of the late, great David Lynch.
Want to hear similar epsiodes on William Friedkin, Tony Todd, Vincent Price, Wes Craven, Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephen King and more? Check out other episodes in our 'Legends of Horror' strand on Patreon
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
It's not the end of the world...or is it? This week things get bleak as Leigh Singer joins Mike to discuss two apocalyptic psychological dramas...TAKE SHELTER and MELANCHOLIA.
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon!
Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.
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