The Evolution of Horror

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FOLK Pt 6: The Seventh Seal (1957) & The Virgin Spring (1960) Jul 27, 2018

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This week things get dark, arty and existential...Mike is joined by Sam Ashurst to discuss Ingmar Bergman and how two of his movies fit the folk horror mould. Sam also discusses the upcoming world premiere of his movie, Frankenstein's Creature, at Frightfest 2018.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Sam Ashurst is a filmmaker and co-host of the Arrow Video Podcast. He can be found on TWITTER.

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

FOLK Pt 5: The Night of the Hunter (1955) & Onibaba (1964) Jul 20, 2018

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"Leaning...leaning..." This week Mike ventures out of Britain to explore some early international examples of folk horror. Firstly he is joined by Paul Ridd to discuss THE NIGHT OF THE HUNTER (1955) and then by Kevin Lyons to discuss ONIBABA (1964).

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Paul Ridd is a distribution executive for Picturehouse UK and can be found on TWITTER.

Kevin Lyons is the editor of EOFFTV and can be found on TWITTER.

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

FOLK Pt 4: TV Folk Horror & The psychology of cults Jul 13, 2018

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This week Mike is joined by Mary Wild to discuss folk horror from a psychoanalytic perspective, then Thom Burgess to take a spoiler free look at folk horror on the small screen, from 70s TV shows like Robin Redbreast and Children of the Stones, through to modern day U.S. shows like True Detective and American Horror Story.

To find the full list of 70s shows that we cover on the episode, follow us on @LetterBoxd

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Mary Wild is a psychoanalytic scholar and freudian cinephile. For any upcoming information on courses or events, follow Mary on TWITTER

Thom is a writer of graphic novels. Follow him on TWITTER.

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

FOLK Pt 3: The Wicker Man (1973) Jul 06, 2018

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"OH GOD! OH JESUS CHRIST!" This week Mike is joined by film critic Larushka Ivan-Zadeh to discuss her favourite film and the most iconic folk horror of all time, The Wicker Man. Warning: this discussion may contain some bad singing and dodgy Scottish accents.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Larushka is a film critic for the Metro and can be found on TWITTER

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

THE ENDLESS (2018) Interview with Benson & Moorhead Jul 01, 2018

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In this special bonus episode, Mike talks to acclaimed writers / actors / directors Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson about their new movie The Endless, which is currently the most critically celebrated horror movie of 2018. They also discuss their thoughts on the horror genre, folk horror and Mike has some questions regarding the mythology and timeline of The Endless...

00:00 - 47:00: spoiler free (ish)

47:00 - end: SPOILERS

The Endless is distributed by ARROW VIDEO Directors: Aaron Moorhead & Justin Benson

Music by Jack Whitney.

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FOLK Pt 2: Witchfinder General (1968) & The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) Jun 29, 2018

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This week Mike is joined by film producer Jen Handorf to discuss the original two folk horrors in spoilerific detail...

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Jen Handorf is a film producer and can be found on TWITTER

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

FRIGHTFEST 2018 interview with Paul McEvoy Jun 28, 2018

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In this bonus episode, Mike chats to Frightfest co-founder / director Paul McEvoy about this year's festival, what fans can expect and the recently revealed line-up which includes Gaspar Noe's CLIMAX, Leigh Whannell's UPGRADE and Pascal Laugier's GHOSTLAND among it's 70 premieres.

Tickets for Frightfest go on sale Saturday 30th June. Visit http://frightfest.co.uk for information on tickets.

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FOLK Pt 1 with Alice Lowe Jun 21, 2018

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Happy Summer Solstice! Mike kicks off the new series with a chat with actor / writer / director Alice Lowe about her recent directorial debut PREVENGE, her comedy horror SIGHTSEERS and her love for all things Folk Horror. Mike is then joined by graphic artist for film & TV Richard Wells to try and get to grips with what Folk Horror really is, how to define it, and what movies fit the mould...

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Alice Lowe is a writer, director and actor. She can be found on TWITTER.

Richard Wells is a graphic artist for TV and film. Follow him on TWITTER and check out his WEBSITE.

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

Hereditary (2018) Jun 12, 2018

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Mike is joined by Final Girl Anna Bogutskaya to discuss one of the most talked about horror movies of the year, Hereditary, in spoiler-free AND spoilerific detail.

00:00 - 27:00 - SPOILER FREE

27:00 - END - SPOILER SECTION

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Anna is a programmer at the BFI and also makes up one half of THE FINAL GIRLS. Anna can be found on TWITTER

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

BORLEY RECTORY interview with Ashley Thorpe May 28, 2018

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Mike is joined by filmmaker Ashley Thorpe to discuss his new feature, ghostly animated documentary drama starring Reece Shearsmith and Jonathan Rigby...

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Music by Jack Whitney.

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