Enys Men, Folk Horror and British Ghost Stories with Mark Jenkin
The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2023
⏱️ 49 minutes
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Summary
In this special bonus episode, I chat to director of BAIT and the upcoming ENYS MEN Mark Jenkin about his new movie and its relationship with British 70s folk horror.
Enys Men is in UK cinemas from 13th January.
Check out Mark Jenkin's curated season of films at the BFI: The Cinematic DNA of Enys Men
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| 0:00.0 | Are you lonely? |
| 0:21.0 | No, really? |
| 0:28.0 | Welcome back to the evolution of horror. |
| 0:43.4 | My name is Mike Munster, as ever, I am your host. |
| 0:46.3 | If you're tuning in for the first time, then welcome, usually on this podcast we explore |
| 0:50.3 | and dissect the history and the evolution of the horror genre by looking at particulates |
| 0:54.7 | subgenres one season at a time. |
| 0:57.4 | We are currently in the middle of our hiatus just before Christmas, we finished our season |
| 1:01.9 | on vampire movies and will be back in a couple of months time to begin our next season |
| 1:07.1 | on a home invasion horror. |
| 1:09.8 | In the meantime, we're bringing you a bonus episode this week to celebrate the release |
| 1:14.1 | of Weird Creepy British Folk Horror, Ennis Main. |
| 1:18.0 | This is directed by the brilliant Mark Jenkins, who made the acclaimed movie bait in 2019 |
| 1:24.2 | and is really carving a little niche for himself as the master of Cornish Folk Horror. |
| 1:29.7 | Ennis Main is a very strange atmospheric movie that really feels reminiscent of the |
| 1:35.8 | kind of 70s British folk horrors. |
| 1:38.4 | You know, it reminded me of everything from Pender's Fend to the owl service to a warning |
| 1:42.7 | to the curious. |
| 1:43.7 | So, this really ticked all my boxes, I absolutely loved it. |
| 1:46.9 | I got to sit down and chat to the director, Mark Jenkins, about making the film and about |
| 1:52.4 | his relationship with the horror genre and specifically 70s British folk horror. |
| 1:57.7 | So, just to warn you, what you're about to hear is pretty much spoiler free. |
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