The Evolution of Horror

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GHOSTS Pt 20: Conclusion May 25, 2018

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We've reached the end of our journey through the evolution of the ghost story! Mike takes a look back at the last 20 weeks and is joined by London quiz king Bryan Ryan for an end of term exam...

Music by Jack Whitney.

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GHOSTS Pt 19: The Babadook (2014) & Under The Shadow (2016) May 18, 2018

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This week Mike is joined by film critic Rhianna Dhillon to review two supernatural masterpieces from the recent "post-horror" era, Jennifer Kent's The Babadook and Babak Anvari's Under The Shadow.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Rhianna is a film critic, journalist and podcast presenter and can be found on TWITTER

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

GHOSTS Pt 18: 'Also-Rans' with Brad Hanson May 17, 2018

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This week Mike is joined by Brad Hanson to discuss a whole bunch of ghost movies from the last 25 years which we didn't get time to discuss in depth. We've narrowed it down to a list of 10 notable mentions, all accompanied by spoiler free reviews. Strap yourself in...

Music by Jack Whitney.

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BONUS EP: Revenge (2018) Interview w/ Coralie Fargeat & Matilda Lutz May 09, 2018

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In this bonus episode, Mike takes a break from ghosts to discuss the brand new horror / exploitation / rape revenge movie REVENGE and sits down with it's director Coralie Fargeat and Matilda Lutz to talk about the problematic nature of rape revenge movies, the exploitation genre and their favourite horror flicks.

Revenge is out in cinemas on Friday 11th May. Distributed by Vertigo Releasing

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GHOSTS Pt 17: The Conjuring (2013) May 04, 2018

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Wanna play hide & clap? This week Louise Blain returns to the podcast to discuss James Wan's The Conjuring, the Conjuring 2, and the Conjuring cinematic universe. Be prepared for jump scares, bad English accents and (for some reason) a 90s Metz Advert...

Music by Jack Whitney.

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

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

GHOSTS Pt 16: Paranormal Activity (2007) Apr 26, 2018

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Quiet...quiet...quiet...BANG! This week Mike is joined by Jacob Stolworthy to discuss the biggest horror franchise of the 21st century...the Paranormal Activity series.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Jacob is a critic / journalist and can be found on TWITTER. He also has a podcast called THE LOST BOYS.

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

GHOSTS Pt 15: The Devil's Backbone (2001) & The Orphanage (2007) Apr 20, 2018

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This week Mike is joined by film critic Clarisse Loughrey to discuss two beautiful ghostly modern masterpieces, Guillermo Del Toro's The Devil's Backbone and J.A. Bayona's The Orphanage.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Clarisse Loughrey is a film critic for The Independent and Wittertainment and also has her own YouTube channel called That Darn Movie Show.

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

GHOSTS Pt 14: The Sixth Sense (1999) & The Others (2001) Apr 13, 2018

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This week Mike is joined by the BFI's Henry Barnes to discuss two twisty tales, The Sixth Sense and The Others. Big fat spoiler alert.

Music by Jack Whitney.

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Henry is a journalist and head of video content at the BFI. He can be found on TWITTER.

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

GHOSTS Ep 13: Ringu (1998) & Ju-On (2002) Apr 06, 2018

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This week Mike is joined by Digital Spy film editor Rosie Fletcher to discuss all things J-Horror! They review Ringu and Ju-On: The Grudge in spoilerific detail, and also recommend other J & K Horror favourites including Pulse, Dark Water, One Missed Call, The Eye and A Tale of Two Sisters.

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GHOSTS Pt 12: Candyman (1992) Mar 30, 2018

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This week Mike ie joined by Sam Ashurst to discuss the one and only CANDYMAN in spoilerific detail.

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