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The Evolution of Horror
The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer

Welcome horror fans! The Evolution of Horror is a weekly movie discussion podcast that covers the history of horror cinema, one sub-genre... more

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Episodes

NATURE BITES BACK Xmas Special! Gremlins (1984) & Gremlins 2 (1990)

Happy Holidays! This week Mike is joined by Alex Ayling and Joshua Tonks to discuss two festive Nature Bites Back... more

20 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 40 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 27: The Host (2006) & Troll Hunter (2010)

"TROLL!" This week Mike is joined by James Rendell to discuss two international monster movies from the 2000s...Bong Joon Ho's... more

13 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 44 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 26: The Descent (2005)

It's time to turn out the lights and descend into the pitch black...this week Mike is joined by Louise Blain... more

06 Dec 2024 · 1 hour, 51 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 25 - Twister (1995) & The Day After Tomorrow (2004)

It's disaster movie week! DeVaughn Taylor from the Specter Cinema Club Podcast  joins Mike to discuss Jan De Bont's TWISTER... more

29 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 45 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 24: Deep Blue Sea (1999) & Lake Placid (1999)

This week Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks to discuss two banging creature features from 1999...DEEP BLUE SEA & LAKE... more

22 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 39 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 23: Anaconda (1997) & Deep Rising (1998)

This week Mike is joined by Horror Queers Trace Thurman and Joe Lipsett to discuss two cult favourite 90s creature... more

15 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 43 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 22: Arachnophobia (1990) & Tremors (1990)

This week, the creature features of the 90s kick off with a spider attack movie and a giant worm attack... more

08 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 55 minutes
The EOH Hall of Fame (Live Halloween Special)

What's the greatest horror scare? Who is the greatest horror monster? What's the greatest slasher movie? On Halloween 2024, Mike... more

01 Nov 2024 · 1 hour, 2 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 21: Honey, I Shrunk the Kids (1989) & Jumanji (1995)

It's kid horror week! Rob Watts joins Mike to discuss two family friendly animal attack movies... Hosted, Produced and Edited... more

24 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
Talking Longlegs, Twin Peaks & David Lynch with Alicia Witt

Longlegs is out on home entertainment this week (21st October) and to celebrate, I chatted to Alicia Witt about playing... more

23 Oct 2024 · 32 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 20: Link (1986) & Monkey Shines (1988)

This week Ally Penelope joins Mike Muncer to discuss a double dose of primate horror! They discuss Richard Franklin's insane... more

17 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 43 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 19: Roar! (1981) & Grizzly Man (2005)

What happens when filmmakers mess with REAL wild animals? This week Mike and Rhianna Dhillon discuss Noel Marshall's insane and... more

10 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 53 minutes
Terrifier 3 (2024) with director Damien Leone

Art the Clown is back! In this week's bonus episode, Mike sits down with creator and director of the TERRIFIER... more

08 Oct 2024 · 22 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 18: The Day of the Triffids (1981)

This week Mike is joined by Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to talk about walking, talking carnivorous plants... more

03 Oct 2024 · 1 hour, 17 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 17: Alligator (1980) & Cujo (1983)

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss two early 80s animal attack movies directed by Lewis Teague...ALLIGATOR... more

26 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 42 minutes
Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios Florida (With Gav Murphy & Daniel Krupa)

This month, Mike took a trip to the Universal Studios to be scared shitless at the Halloween Horror Nights in... more

20 Sep 2024 · 44 minutes
Lost (2004-2010) 20th Anniversary Retrospective (Pt 2)

Here's the concluding half of Mike's chat with Jacob Stolworthy about the final 3 seasons of Lost and that divisive... more

18 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 26 minutes
LOST (2004-2010) 20th Anniversary Retrospective (pt 1)

Remember LOST? The plane crash? The monster? The polar bear? The hatch? The numbers? The divisive ending?? To celebrate the... more

16 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 48 minutes
Speak No Evil (2024) with James Watkins

This weekend sees the release of the Blumhouse SPEAK NO EVIL remake starring James McAvoy. I chatted to director James... more

12 Sep 2024 · 23 minutes
Patreon Archive: Friday the 13th: A New Beginning (1985) & Friday the 13th: Jason Lives (1986)

Happy Friday the 13th! To celebrate one of the spookiest dates in the horror calendar coming up, we're dropping an... more

10 Sep 2024 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 16: The Piranha-Verse (1978 - 2012)

This week Alex Ayling joins Mike for some skinny dipping in grubby quarries as they dip their collective toes into... more

15 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 45 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 15 - The Uncanny (1977) & Cat's Eye (1985)

This week, a purr-fect double bill of feline focused horror movies! Alex West joins Mike to discuss bonkers anthology film... more

08 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 32 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 14: Who Can Kill A Child? (1976) & The Children (2008)

This week Mike is joined by his Peak TV co-host Anna Bogutskaya to discuss two creepy kid movies…WHO CAN KILL... more

01 Aug 2024 · 1 hour, 44 minutes
Alien Romulus, The Substance, Oddity: Edinburgh Film Festival 2024 Preview

This summer, EOH is heading to the Edinburgh Film Festival! In this bonus episode, Mike chats to festival director Paul... more

30 Jul 2024 · 22 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 13: Eaten Alive (1976) & Venom (1981)

This week we're talking killer crocodiles, snakes and unhinged actors as Mike is joined by Stevie Webb to discuss Tobe... more

25 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 12 - 70s Animal Attacks!

This week Stacie Ponder joins Mike to discuss the wave of animal attack b-movies from the 1970s, including FROGS, SQUIRM,... more

18 Jul 2024 · 2 hours, 1 minute
Longlegs (2024)

It's been marketed as the scariest film in years...but does it live up to the hype? Mike talks to director... more

16 Jul 2024 · 1 hour, 34 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 11: Jaws Sequels (1978 - 1987)

This time it's personal! Mike is joined by comedian and presenter Susan Calman to discuss the three hilariously uneven Jaws... more

11 Jul 2024 · 2 hours, 1 minute
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 10: Jaws (1975)

Happy 4th July! In this week's monster-sized episode, Becky Darke joins Mike to discuss one of the most beloved animal-attack... more

04 Jul 2024 · 2 hours, 35 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 9: Long Weekend (1978) & Razorback (1984)

This week we stay down under as Lindsay Hallam joins Mike to discuss two Ozsploitation bangers...Colin Egglestone's Long Weekend and... more

27 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 55 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 8 - Wake In Fright (1971) & Picnic At Hanging Rock (1975)

CRIKEY! This week we venture down under to discuss two creepy, shocking, Australian masterpieces! Jamie Graham joins Mike to discuss... more

20 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 54 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 7: The Birds (1963)

"They're coming, they're coming!" This week Mike is joined by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss one of Hitchcock's most terrifying movies...THE... more

13 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 58 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 6: Hound of the Baskervilles (1959) & The Reptile (1966)

It's Hammer week! Mike is joined by Graham Saunders to discuss two Hammer classics about creatures in the British countryside...THE... more

06 Jun 2024 · 1 hour, 20 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 5: Creature From the Black Lagoon (1954) / The Shape of Water (2017)

This week we continue looking at 50s monster movies about the perils of nature...Axelle Carolyn joins Mike to discuss Universal's... more

30 May 2024 · 1 hour, 56 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 4: Godzilla & Kong Also Rans (1933-2024)

This week, things get MONSTROUS as Mike and Kevin Lyons run through the history of cinema's two biggest titans: Godzilla... more

23 May 2024 · 1 hour, 21 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 3 - Godzilla (1954)

This week Mike is joined by filmmaker, actor, author and Godzilla expert Graham Skipper to discuss the king of the... more

16 May 2024 · 1 hour, 50 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 2: King Kong (1933)

"Twas beauty killed the beast!" This week Mike is joined by James Swanton for the first deep-dive discussion of the... more

09 May 2024 · 1 hour, 55 minutes
NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 1 - An Introduction

We're BACK! This week, we kick off our tenth season of the podcast on the horrors of nature with an... more

30 Apr 2024 · 2 hours, 16 minutes
What's the best horror board game?

To celebrate the Kickstarter campaign for FINAL CUT - the Evolution of Horror card game - here's a special bonus... more

26 Feb 2024 · 1 hour, 30 minutes
Introducing...FINAL CUT: An Evolution of Horror Card Game

We're launching our very own EOH Card game! Support us on Kickstarter to make this game happen...our 30 day... more

16 Feb 2024 · 12 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 36: Conclusion / Listeners' Top 10 Home Invasion Movies

It's time to lock and bolt the door on the Home Invasion season! For our conclusion episode, Mike looks back... more

22 Dec 2023 · 2 hours, 1 minute
HOME INVASION Pt 35: Us (2019) & Parasite (2019)

For the final double-bill of the season, Mike is joined by Susan Calman to discuss two modern classics in the... more

15 Dec 2023 · 2 hours,
HOME INVASION pt 34: Also-Rans

As we approach the end of our Home Invasion season, Brad Hanson joins Mike to recommend some additional titles not... more

08 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 31 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 33: The Feast (2021) & Men (2022)

This week Mike is joined by James Rendell to discuss the crossover between Home Invasion and Folk Horror with two... more

01 Dec 2023 · 1 hour, 47 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 32: Ready or Not (2019) Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022)

This week MIke is joined by filmmaking duo and directors of the brilliant new horror movie 'Kill Your Lover' Keir... more

24 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 43 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 31: The Gift (2015) & Mother! (2017)

In order to avoid any uninvited guests, Mike ropes in his wife, broadcaster and film critic Rhianna Dhillon for this... more

17 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 59 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 30: Hush (2016) & Gerald's Game (2017)

It's Flanagan week! This week Mike is joined by Anna Bogutskaya ("The Successionistas!") to discuss spooky ghosts and emotional payoffs... more

10 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 51 minutes
EOH Live In London: Halloween Special

This week we'll be taking a little break from the usual schedule to bring you our live Halloween special! I... more

03 Nov 2023 · 1 hour, 1 minute
Revisiting Peeping Tom (1960) with Thelma Schoonmaker

An absolute PINCH-ME moment! To celebrate the 4k re-release of Michael Powell's Peeping Tom, Mike sits down with Oscar-winning film... more

29 Oct 2023 · 28 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 29: The Invitation (2015) & Speak No Evil (2022)

This week Mike is joined by Rue Morgue & Faculty of Horror's Andrea Subissati to discuss the awkward horror of... more

26 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 59 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 28: Housebound (2014) & Better Watch Out (2016)

This week Mike is joined by Empire Magazine's Deputy Online Editor and Disniversity host Ben Travis to discuss two bonkers... more

19 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 40 minutes
Friday the 13th Part 2 (1981) & Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter (1984)

Happy Friday the 13th! As a bonus episode, here's an episode from the Patreon vault...recorded in November 2020, I discussed... more

12 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 49 minutes
The Exorcist: Believer (2023) / Interview with David Gordon Green

A new Exorcist movie has arrived! I chatted to director David Gordon Green about making the movie (spoiler free) and... more

08 Oct 2023 · 20 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 27: Nightcrawler (2014) & Once Upon A Time in Hollywood (2019)

This week we delve into the dangerous underworld of LA to discuss two fascinating recent movies that deal with the... more

05 Oct 2023 · 1 hour, 47 minutes
EOH On Tour / Grimmfest 2023

It's October and we're officially ON TOUR! We begin our spooky festivities in Manchester, as Brad Hanson and I talk... more

05 Oct 2023 · 16 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 26: The Purge (2013) / Soft & Quiet (2022)

"God bless America..."  This week Mike is joined by Matt and James from Journey Through Sci-Fi to discuss two dark... more

28 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 43 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 25: You're Next (2011) & The Guest (2014)

This week things get colourful and synthy for this Adam Wingard double bill! Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks to... more

21 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 42 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 24: The Collector (2009) & Don't Breathe (2016)

Turkey basters at the ready...this week Mike is joined by Creative Lead for Blumhouse Games (!) Louise Blain to discuss... more

14 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 45 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 23: The Strangers (2008) & The Strangers: Prey At Night (2018)

"Is Tamara there?" This week Mike is joined by hosts of the Horror Queers podcast Joe Lipsett and Trace Thurman... more

07 Sep 2023 · 1 hour, 59 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 22: Hard Candy (2005) & Creep (2014)

It's time to dial-up the modem and head onto the AOL chatroom, as Alex Ayling joins MIke to discuss two... more

31 Aug 2023 · 2 hours, 10 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 21: High Tension /'Switchblade Romance' (2003) & Ils /'Them' (2006)

Bonjour! This week Mike is joined by Den of Geek's Editor-In-Chief Rosie Fletcher to dip back into the grizzly, angry... more

24 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 38 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 20: Funny Games (1997/2007)

Mike pops over to Adam Robinson's house to borrow some eggs and discuss Michael Haneke's brutal, controversial classic, FUNNY GAMES... more

17 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 56 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 19: The People Under the Stairs (1991) & Panic Room (2002)

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth to discuss the mad surrealism of Wes Craven and the meticulous hyper... more

10 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 42 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 18: Deadly Games (1989) & Home Alone (1990)

Merry Christmas! This week Mike is joined by Rob Watts for a mince pie and an iron to the face... more

03 Aug 2023 · 1 hour, 43 minutes
Talk To Me (2023) Interview with directors Danny & Michael Philippou

The best horror film of 2023 so far, Talk To Me, is finally out in UK cinemas! I chatted to... more

01 Aug 2023 · 21 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 17: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle (1992) & Single White Female (1992)

It's another double bill of unhinged women invading the home! Mike is joined by Maha Albadrawi to discuss two gems... more

27 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 47 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 16: Sleeping With the Enemy (1991) & Fear (1996)

This week Mike is joined by the Faculty of Horror's Alex West to discuss two creepy 90s thrillers starring up-and-coming... more

20 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 36 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 15: Fatal Attraction (1987) & Misery (1990)

This week Mike is joined by Becky Darke to discuss a double bill of movies about dangerous, psychotic (misunderstood?) women...FATAL... more

13 Jul 2023 · 2 hours, 10 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 14: Angst (1983) & Henry: Portrait Of A Serial Killer (1986)

This week things get nasty as Dan Martin joins Mike to discuss two 80s movies based on real life serial... more

06 Jul 2023 · 1 hour, 35 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 13: The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) & When A Stranger Calls Back (1993)

This week Mike is joined by Matt Draper to discuss two BONKERS (and brilliant) movies from the 80s and 90s...THE... more

15 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 52 minutes
Discussing the FINAL DESTINATION films with creator Jeffrey Reddick

As a special bonus treat, Mike sits down for a full hour with the creator of the Final Destination series,... more

13 Jun 2023 · 55 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 12: Someone's Watching Me! (1978) & When A Stranger Calls (1979)

"THE CALL IS COMING FROM INSIDE THE HOUSE!" This week we talk about awesome heroines and creepy stalkers...Mike is joined... more

08 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 28 minutes
The Boogeyman (2023) Interview with Rob Savage

I chat to horror filmmaker Rob Savage (Host, Dashcam) about his latest film - the adaptation of Stephen King's THE... more

06 Jun 2023 · 30 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 11: Fright (1971) & The Shout (1978)

This week Mike is joined by Sam Ashurst to discuss two weird British gems from the 70s...FRIGHT (1971) and THE... more

01 Jun 2023 · 1 hour, 48 minutes
HOME INVASION pt 10: A Clockwork Orange (1971) The Last House on the Left (1972)

To avoid fainting, keep repeating ITS ONLY A MOVIE! This week Mike is joined by Jamie Graham to discuss two... more

25 May 2023 · 1 hour, 54 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 9: Lady In A Cage (1964) & Wait Until Dark (1967)

"I AM TRAPPED IN SMALL PRIVATE ELEVATOR!" This week Mike is joined by Gaylords of Darkness' Stacie Ponder to discuss... more

18 May 2023 · 1 hour, 56 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 8: House of Usher (1960) & The Pit and the Pendulum (1961)

This week Mike returns to the world of old gothic houses...Adam Robinson drops in to discuss the work of Edgar... more

11 May 2023 · 2 hours, 1 minute
HOME INVASION Pt 7: Sunset Boulevard (1950) & What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

"I've written a letter to Daddy!" This week Mike is ready for his close up as he's joined by drag... more

04 May 2023 · 1 hour, 58 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 6: Rope (1948) & Rear Window (1954)

This week we take a peek behind the curtain to spy on some of the dark, seedy goings-on in New... more

27 Apr 2023 · 2 hours, 2 minutes
HOME INVASION Pt 5: The Spiral Staircase (1946) & Dial M For Murder (1954)

There's a killer in the house! This week Mike is joined by critic and author Alexandra Heller-Nicholas to discuss two... more

20 Apr 2023 · 1 hour, 29 minutes
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As a special bonus treat, Mike sits down for a full hour with the creator of the Final Destination series, Jeffrey Reddick,... more