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The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer
Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 368

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- https://twitter.com/
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- https://twitter.com/HorrorQueers
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- https://www.journeythroughscifi.com/
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- https://letterboxd.com/evolutionpod
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- http://www.evolutionofhorror.com/
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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 16: The Piranha-Verse (1978 - 2012)
Season 10 · Episode 16
jeudi 15 août 2024 • Duration 01:45:13
This week Alex Ayling joins Mike for some skinny dipping in grubby quarries as they dip their collective toes into the sleazy, shlocky and very silly PIRANHA movies...
Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer
Music by Jack Whitney.
Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 15 - The Uncanny (1977) & Cat's Eye (1985)
Season 10 · Episode 15
jeudi 8 août 2024 • Duration 01:32:05
This week, a purr-fect double bill of feline focused horror movies! Alex West joins Mike to discuss bonkers anthology film THE UNCANNY and Stephen King's fascinatingly uneven CAT'S EYE...
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.com
Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS
Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH!
Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats...
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 8 - Wake In Fright (1971) & Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)
Season 10 · Episode 8
jeudi 20 juin 2024 • Duration 01:54:53
CRIKEY! This week we venture down under to discuss two creepy, shocking, Australian masterpieces! Jamie Graham joins Mike to discuss WAKE IN FRIGHT (1971) and PICNIC AT HANGING ROCK (1975).
Content warning: Wake in Fright contains depictions of animal cruelty
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.com
Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS
Buy yourself some brand new EOH MERCH!
Subscribe and donate on PATREON for bonus monthly content and extra treats...
www.patreon.com/evolutionofhorror
Follow us on TWITTER
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
VAMPIRES: Pt 5 - Dracula (1958) & The Brides of Dracula (1960)
Season 8 · Episode 5
jeudi 2 juin 2022 • Duration 01:49:58
It's Hammer Horror week! Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons to discuss two early Hammer Dracula movies: Dracula (1958) and The Brides of Dracula (1960)
We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London!
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Music by Jack Whitney.
Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com
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
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
VAMPIRES: Pt 4 - Dracula (1931) & The Universal Era
Season 8 · Episode 4
jeudi 26 mai 2022 • Duration 01:34:49
This week Mike is joined by filmmaker Axelle Carolyn to discuss arguably the most influential horror film ever made: Tod Browning's Dracula (1931)! After that, they look at the subsequent Dracula movies from the Universal Monsters era: Dracula's Daughter (136), Son of Dracula (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945) and Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).
We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London!
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Win yourself free tickets to see VAMPYR on the big screen for it's 90th anniversary at the Genesis Cinema in London on 6th June! Click here to enter on Twitter
Music by Jack Whitney.
Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com
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
Follow us on TWITTER
Follow us on INSTAGRAM
Like us on FACEBOOK
Join the DISCUSSION GROUP
Join our DISCORD
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
VAMPIRES: Pt 3 - Nosferatu (1922) & Vampyr (1932)
Season 8 · Episode 3
jeudi 19 mai 2022 • Duration 02:04:38
This week Mike is joined by James Swanton to discuss two early vampire movies, celebrating their 100th and 90th birthdays: FW Murnau's Nosferatu (1922) and Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr (1932)!
This episode is sponsored by friend of the pod Rebecca McCallum! Order yourself a copy of Rebecca's pocketbook, Mums + Sons, An Examination of the Child/Parent Relationship now!
We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London!
CLICK HERE FOR TICKETS
Win yourself free tickets to see VAMPYR on the big screen for it's 90th anniversary at the Genesis Cinema in London on 6th June! Click here to enter on Twitter
Music by Jack Whitney.
Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com
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
Follow us on TWITTER
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
VAMPIRES: Pt 2 - A History of Dracula (1897 - )
Season 8 · Episode 2
jeudi 12 mai 2022 • Duration 02:27:54
“I am…Dracula!”
This week Mike is joined by Dracula expert and author of the Anno Dracula books Kim Newman to discuss the importance of the character and story on horror cinema. In the second half of the episode Mike is joined by Adam Robinson for a deep-dive discussion of Bram Stoker’s seminal 1897 novel.
Music by Jack Whitney.
Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com
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
Follow us on TWITTER
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
Firestarter (2022) interview with director Keith Thomas
jeudi 12 mai 2022 • Duration 22:44
For this special bonus minisode, I chatted to director Keith Thomas about his new movie FIRESTARTER (spoiler-free) and the pressures of creating a successful Stephen King adaptation.
VAMPIRES: Pt 1 - An Introduction
Season 8 · Episode 1
jeudi 5 mai 2022 • Duration 01:57:30
Music by Jack Whitney.
This week's episode is sponsored by $20 Patreon subscriber Adam Whybray! If you're interested in submitting an essay for his upcoming collection on Global Animated Horror, email him by 15th May 2022: [email protected].
Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com
Buy tickets for our next upcoming EVOLUTION OF HORORR 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
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Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
X (2022) with Ti West / Fresh (2022) with Mimi Cave
vendredi 18 mars 2022 • Duration 02:00:23
It's another bonus episode! This week we're discussing 2 brand new releases, FRESH, available now on Disney Plus, and X, out now in cinemas.
In the first half of the episode Mike is joined by Zobo With a Shotgun to discuss Fresh in depth, plus he chats to the film's director, Mimi Cave. IN the second half, Mike chats to Stevie Webb about X plus chats to its director Ti West. Enjoy!
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TIMECODES:
06:10 - FRESH (Spoiler free)
18:28 - Mimi Cave Interview
34:10 - FRESH (Spoilers)
01:00:00 - X (Spoiler free)
01:14:18 - Ti West Interview
01:24:50 - X (Spoilers)