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**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.

Latest Episodes:

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 21: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) & Jumanji (1995) Oct 24, 2024

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It's kid horror week! Rob Watts joins Mike to discuss two family friendly animal attack movies...

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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Talking Longlegs, Twin Peaks & David Lynch with Alicia Witt Oct 23, 2024

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Longlegs is out on home entertainment this week (21st October) and to celebrate, I chatted to Alicia Witt about playing Ruth in the film, plus she reminisces about her time playing Gersten Hayward on Twin Peaks and her collaborations with David Lynch...

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 20: Link (1986) & Monkey Shines (1988) Oct 17, 2024

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This week Ally Penelope joins Mike Muncer to discuss a double dose of primate horror! They discuss Richard Franklin's insane LINK (1986) and George Romero's underrated MONKEY SHINES (1988)!

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 19: Roar! (1981) & Grizzly Man (2005) Oct 10, 2024

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What happens when filmmakers mess with REAL wild animals? This week Mike and Rhianna Dhillon discuss Noel Marshall's insane and ill-judged eco-adventure movie ROAR (1981) and Werner Herzog's chilling documentary GRIZZLY MAN (2005).

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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Terrifier 3 (2024) with director Damien Leone Oct 08, 2024

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Art the Clown is back! In this week's bonus episode, Mike sits down with creator and director of the TERRIFIER franchise Damien Leone about how his little indie 2016 grindhouse movie sparked one of the most unexpectedly successful popular horror franchises of the last few years...and his latest instalment in the series, TERRIFIER 3, which is out in UK cinema this week.

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 18: The Day of the Triffids (1981) Oct 03, 2024

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This week Mike is joined by Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to talk about walking, talking carnivorous plants in the acclaimed 1981 BBC adaptation of John Wyndham's THE DAY OF THE TRIFFIDS.

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Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 17: Alligator (1980) & Cujo (1983) Sep 26, 2024

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This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss two early 80s animal attack movies directed by Lewis Teague...ALLIGATOR and CUJO.

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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

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Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida (With Gav Murphy & Daniel Krupa) Sep 20, 2024

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This month, Mike took a trip to the Universal Studios to be scared shitless at the Halloween Horror Nights in Orlando. For this bonus episode, he sits down with creators and hosts of RKG and hosts of the new How To Survive Friday the 13th podcast to discuss and recommend some of the best horror mazes and experiences out there...

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com

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Lost (2004-2010) 20th Anniversary Retrospective (Pt 2) Sep 18, 2024

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Here's the concluding half of Mike's chat with Jacob Stolworthy about the final 3 seasons of Lost and that divisive ending! Plus the legacy of the show and some of the controversies and allegations that followed...

Hosted by Mike Muncer & Stacie Ponder

Produced & Edited by Mike Muncer

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LOST (2004-2010) 20th Anniversary Retrospective (pt 1) Sep 16, 2024

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Remember LOST? The plane crash? The monster? The polar bear? The hatch? The numbers? The divisive ending?? To celebrate the 20th annviersary of Damon Lindelof and Carlton Cuse's cult TV show, here's a 2-episode retrospective from the Patreon archive in which Mike sat down with Lost expert Jacob Stolworthy to discuss the show in depth. In this first part, Jacob and Mike talk about the characters and the events of seasons 1 to 3...

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com

Buy tickets for our UPCOMING SCREENINGS & EVENTS

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