For decades now, society has worried about the effects technology will have on our children.

The worries that too much screen time will rot children's brains, that video games will turn them violent,

and now the more legitimate concerns about the dangers of social media on the

mental health of children. Over the last decade, an increasing number of horror filmmakers

have used the classic trope of the creepy kid or the killer doll to tell stories about the

dangers that technology and specifically AI pose to the youth.

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Join me as we continue exploring the evolution of man-made monsters,

and we discuss Lars Clefberg's Child's Play and Gerard Johnston's Megan.

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

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

genre, one subgenre at a time. We are currently in the middle of our 11th season exploring the

evolution of man-made monsters. And this is part 32. In this week's episode, as that intro suggested,

we're going to be looking at two killer doll movies from the last decade.

Child's Play, that's the 2019 Child's Play, and of course, Megan from 2022. Both of these

discussions will be spoilerific. Give them a watch before you listen to our conversation.

So, joining me to discuss these two bangers, I've got a returning guest. He's been on this podcast, literally since episode one, host of the Icelandic movie podcast, Kvikmindipod. Rob Watts. Hello, Rob. Hello, my. Hello. It feels like it's been absolutely ages, Rob, since we talked horror movies together. I think it has. I think there's been the space of a whole year.

Oh my God. What was the last thing we discussed together? It was one of the nature.

Was it? Was it nature? Or was it even before that? Was it Christmas? No, that was. You're going way back. you're going way back. Yeah, I don't know. The last year's been a blur. You've been changing jobs and buying your first house and you've been busy with all sorts, right? Yeah, and you've had plenty to get on with with a hundred different podcasts. I've also had quite a year. I've also got, yeah, yeah, exactly. So there's been a lot going on. But we're here. We're back. We're back. It's lovely. And what a fun pair of films we get to talk about together as well.

Yes. So much fun. Yes. Oh, I tell you what it was. Was it Jumanji and Honey? I shrunk the kids? Was that the last time?

Just that the last thing?

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