The Evolution of Horror

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SHOCKTOBER: Halloween III: Season Of The Witch Oct 30, 2018

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HAPPY HAPPY HALLOWEEN, SILVER SHAMROCK! Mike and Bryan Ryan discuss the black sheep of the Halloween family...Season of the Witch, in spoilerific detail.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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

SHOCKTOBER: Apostle (2018) Oct 28, 2018

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Mike is joined by Louise Blain to discuss Gareth Evans' new folk horror which popped up on Netflix this month, APOSTLE. There is a spoiler free section of the review, followed by a spoiler section at the end.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Louise Blain is a producer, presenter and journalist and can be found on TWITTER

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

SHOCKTOBER: The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018) Oct 26, 2018

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This week Mike is joined by Becky Darke to review THE CHILLING ADVENTURES OF SABRINA. The first half of the discussion is spoiler free, followed by a spoiler section for episodes 1 & 2...

Music by Jack Whitney.

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SHOCKTOBER: LFF 2018 & Mandy (2018) Oct 23, 2018

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Mike and Brad bring you an epic SPOILER FREE round-up of the best cult & horror films of LFF 2018 and end with an in-depth review of Mandy. Mike also chats to Dragged Across Concrete director S. Craig Zahler and In Fabric director Peter Strickland. CONTENTS:

00:00 - Intro / LFF Overview

12:00 - INTERVIEW: S. Craig Zahler 34:10 - Dragged Across Concrete

39:30 - Assassination Nation

43:18 - Knife + Heart

48:00 - Lords of Chaos

58:00 - All The Gods In The Sky

01:02:40 - Suspiria (2018)

01:07:50 - Duplicate (AKA Jonathan)

01:11:10 - Cam

01:15:15 - School's Out

01:20:40 - Cannibal Club

01:23:25 - The Nightshifter

01:27:17 - May The Devil Take You

01:32:30 - Tumbbad

01:35:50 - INTERIVEW: Peter Strickland

01:57:25 - In Fabric

02:06:00 - Mandy (Spoiler review)

Full list of films can be found on BRAD'S LETTERBOXD

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SHOCKTOBER: Halloween (2018) Oct 19, 2018

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Michael Myers is BACK! This week Empire's Chris Hewitt returns to discuss part 10 (or is it part 2? Or is it part 12?) of the Halloween Franchise.

Spoiler free section followed by SPOILERIFIC section.

[00:00 - 28:15] NON-SPOILERS

[28:15 - END] SPOILERS

This week's episode is sponsored by FILMSTRUCK UK. FilmStruck is your destination for streaming quality films. Expertly curated for film lovers by film lovers, it's home to a hand-picked selection of cinema's finest. This month they're launching a featured collection called THE DARK NIGHTS OF HORROR. Sign up to a 14 day free trial now! https://www.filmstruck.com/evolutionofhorror

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Chris Hewitt is host of the EMPIRE PODCAST and can be found on TWITTER.

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

SHOCKTOBER: Mandy (2018) interview with director Panos Cosmatos Oct 15, 2018

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Mike sits down with Mandy director Panos Cosmatos to discuss the movie, the horror genre and working with a performer as...unique...as Nic Cage...

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SHOCKTOBER: The Haunting of Hill House (2018) Oct 12, 2018

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Mike Flanagan's adaptation of Shirley Jackson's novel drops on Netflix TODAY! Mike is joined by journalist and podcaster extraordinaire, Boyd Hilton, to discuss the series. The chat begins with a spoiler free section, followed by a more in-depth analysis of the first half of the series (episodes 1 to 5).

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Boyd Hilton is a podcaster and journalist. He's entertainment editor of HEAT and editor of PILOT TV magazine. You can find him on TWITTER

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

FOLK Pt 17: Conclusion, Quiz & Listener Emails Oct 08, 2018

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It's time to bid farewell to maypoles and Morris dancing...the sun sets on our summer of Folk Horror madness as we conclude this series and reveal what's coming up next. Mike is also joined by Bryan Ryan for the ultimate folk horror quiz.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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

FOLK Pt 16: Green Room (2015) & Get Out (2017) Oct 05, 2018

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From belts and braces to sunken places...this week Mike is joined by Rhianna Dhillon to discuss the (folk) horrors of modern day Trump America for the final 2 reviews of the series...Green Room and Get Out.

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If you're interested in coming to see Adam Robinson's new live theatre ghost-story experience, listeners of the podcast can get a £4 discount at the upcoming London show in Greenwich theatre. Book through the link below and use the promo code: sh12vers

https://www.greenwichtheatre.org.uk/events/shivers

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

Rhianna Dhillon is a critic and presenter and can be found on TWITTER

The Borderlands (2013) & Fright Night Club Sep 30, 2018

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For this bonus episode, Mike is joined by film producer Jen Handorf and practical / make-up FX artist Dan Martin to discuss The Borderlands (2015) and their upcoming live immersive horror event, FRIGHT NIGHT CLUB.

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