The Evolution of Horror

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MAN-MADE MONSTERS #7: Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) Sep 04, 2025

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Get your shirt off and run into the rain because it's Kenneth Branagh week! Adam Z. Robinson joins Mike to discuss Branagh's glossy 1994 adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein...

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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MAN-MADE MONSTERS #6: Young Frankenstein (1974) & Flesh For Frankenstein (1973) Aug 28, 2025

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This week it's a double bill of absurd comedic 70s Frankenstein adaptations! Sam Pancake joins Mike to discuss Mel Brooks' iconic and loving homage, Young Frankenstein, then Dan Martin drops by to discuss a lesser known cult hit, Andy Warhol's Flesh For Frankenstein!

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Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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PREVIEW: Carry On Up The Podcast! Aug 25, 2025

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A new podcast from the EOH Network! Mike Muncer and Susan Calman work their way chronolocigcally through every film in the iconic 'Carry On' series of comedy films...available wherever you get your podcasts!

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MAN-MADE MONSTERS #5: The Curse of Frankenstein (1957) & Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed (1969) Aug 21, 2025

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"Pass the marmalade!" This week Frankenstein gets meaner, bloodier and far more British, as Hammer take on Mary Shelley's monster! Axelle Carolyn joins Mike to discuss THE CURSE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1957) and FRANKENSTEIN MUST BE DESTROYED (1969)

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

This episode is sponsored by Hammer! Check out Hammer's new releases and one of the first to order Hammer's Limited Collector's Edition Box Set of The Curse of Frankenstein, in collaboration with The Warner Archive Collection.

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MAN-MADE MONSTERS #4: Bride of Frankenstein (1935) Aug 14, 2025

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"You...make man?" "No, woman!"

This week James Swanton returns to the podcast to join Mike for a discussion of one of the greatest horror sequels of all time...BRIDE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1935)

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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The Evolution of the Xenomorph: Talking 'Alien: Earth' with Noah Hawley Aug 13, 2025

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The Xenomorph is back! To celebrate the release of Alien: Earth today on Hulu and Disney Plus, Mike chats to showrunner Noah Hawley and exec producer David W. Zucker about chestbursters, facehuggers and bringing the Alien universe to the small screen...

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Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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MAN-MADE MONSTERS #3: Frankenstein (1931) Aug 07, 2025

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"Now I know what it feels like to be God!" This week James Swanton joins Mike to discuss one of the most important horror films in the history of cinema...Universal's FRANKENSTEIN (1931).

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MAN-MADE MONSTERS #2: Frankenstein (1818) Jul 31, 2025

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This week Mike is joined by Chris Newton to deep-dive into Mary Shelley's original novel that launched the idea of the man-made monster...Frankenstein!

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Music by Jack Whitney.

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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Toxic Avenger (2025) and the new Ben Wheatley film...EIFF 2025 Jul 29, 2025

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EOH is excited to be partnerhing with the Edinbrugh International Film Festival again this year, so in this podcast, programmers and festival directors Paul Ridd and Emma Boa join me to run thgouh the line-up of horror and genre films premiereing at this year's festival, including the new TOXIC AVENGER, Ben Wheatley's BULK and Julie Pacino's I LIVE HERE NOW which Mike will be hosting with a Q&A.

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MAN-MADE MONSTERS #1: An Introduction Jul 24, 2025

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We're back! This week Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons and then Mary Wild to discuss the theme for this season: the dangers of science, technology and man-made monsters!

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Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

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Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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