The Evolution of Horror

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ZOMBIES BONUS: Night Of The Living Dead LIVE (2019) Apr 24, 2019

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This week Mike is joined by Benji Sperring, director of the brand new Night Of The Living Dead Live to talk all things zombies...

You can grab your tickets for the show right here: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/night-living-dead-live#overview

Music by Jack Whitney.

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ZOMBIES Pt 13: Braindead (1992) & Nekromantik (1987) Apr 19, 2019

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THAT'S MY MOTHER YOU'RE PISSING ON! This week Mike is joined by Digital Wizard Alex Ayling to discuss one of the splatteriest, squelchiest and squishiest zombie movies ever made…Peter Jackson's BRAINDEAD. If that doesn't make you nauseous enough, Mike is then joined by extreme cinema expert Zobo With A Shotgun to discuss one of her personal favourite horror movies, NEKROMANTIK (1992).

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Alex Ayling is a Magical Digital Wizard Master and can be found on TWITTER

Zobo With A Shotgun is a film journalist and podcaster 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

ZOMBIES Pt 12: Re-Animator (1985) & Death Becomes Her (1992) Apr 12, 2019

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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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ZOMBIES Pt 11: The Serpent & The Rainbow (1988) & Pet Sematary (1989) Apr 05, 2019

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"Sometimes, Dead Is Better." This week Mike is joined by Becky Darke to discuss Bill Pullman's great hair and the return of the old-school voodoo zombie in Wes Craven's THE SERPENT & THE RAINBOW. He is then joined by Anna Wilczek to discuss Mary Lambert's terrifying PET SEMATARY (1989).

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ZOMBIES Pt 10: Day Of The Dead (1985) & The Return Of The Living Dead (1985) Mar 29, 2019

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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

ZOMBIES Pt 9: The Evil Dead (1981) & Evil Dead II (1987) Mar 22, 2019

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DEAD BY DAWN! DEAD BY DAWN! This week Mike is joined by Empire Podcast's Chris Hewitt to discuss Sam Raimi's deranged masterpieces Evil Dead 1 & 2. We also briefly touch upon Army of Darkness, the remake, Drag Me To Hell and of course, Ash Vs The Evil Dead.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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ZOMBIES Pt 8: Fulci's 'Gates Of Hell' Trilogy Mar 15, 2019

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Warning: This episode contains maggots, tarantulas, bats, sheep guts, exploding heads, bleeding eyes, crucifixions, head drillings and of course, the most annoying character in horror…BOB. This week Mike is joined by the BFI's Michael Blyth to discuss the three most bonkers and grotesque zombie movies of all…City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981) and The House By The Cemetery (1981).

Check out Michael's new book, IN THE MOUTH OF MADNESS, available on Amazon

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ZOMBIES Pt 7: Zombie Flesh Eaters AKA Zombi 2 (1979) Mar 08, 2019

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This week Mike is joined by film scholar Charlie Oughton to talk eye gouging, throat ripping, blood, guts, sharks and maggots, in their discussion of Lucio Fulci's notorious video nasty, Zombie Flesh Eaters.

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ZOMBIES pt 6: Dawn Of The Dead (1978) Feb 28, 2019

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This week Mike is joined by film producer Jen Handorf to discuss the most iconic zombie movie of them all, George Romero's DAWN OF THE DEAD.

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ZOMBIES Pt 5: Shivers (1975) & Rabid (1977) Feb 22, 2019

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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.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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