In 1978, John Carpenter made Halloween, a film that would kick off a whole new sub-jummerer

known as the Slasher movie. But during this period in the late 70s, there were some other

movies that followed a similar narrative to Halloween about women being targeted in their homes

by violent lunatics. But these films focus less on the slashings and more on the kind of

cat-and-mouse suspense in the tradition of older classics like the spiral staircase, rear window,

or wait until dark. In the same year Carpenter made Halloween, he also made an underrated TV movie

about a woman in an LA apartment block being harassed by an obsessive stalker.

A year later, director Fred Walton would make a film based on the folktale of the babysitter

and the man upstairs that remains to this day one of the most frightening and influential films

in modern horror. Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of home invasion and we discuss

someone's watching me and when a stranger calls.

Welcome back to the evolution of horror. My name is Mike Munter, as ever I am your host.

In this podcast, we explore and dissect the history and the evolution of the horror genre

one sub-jummerer at a time. We are currently in the middle of our ninth season exploring the

evolution of home invasion horror and this is part 12. In this week's episode, as that intro

suggested, we are going to be discussing two brilliant movies from the late 70s. Someone's watching

me from 1978 and when a stranger calls from 1979. Both of these discussions will be spoilerific.

If you can get hold of these films, please give them both a watch before you listen to our discussion.

So joining me to discuss these two classics, a very good friend of mine, a long time friend of the pod,

one third of the dream warriors and host of Brainrot, it's Stevie Webb. Hello, Stevie.

Hello, Mike Munter. How are you? I am very good. All the better for seeing you. How are things?

Good. Not too bad. Well, I think I was just talking to you about whenever I have a few days off

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