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The Evolution of Horror

What is Horror? (Feat. Kim Newman)

The Evolution of Horror

Mike Muncer

Tv & Film, Film History

4.81.7K Ratings

🗓️ 27 August 2017

⏱️ 84 minutes

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Summary

Welcome to the Evolution of Horror, a brand new horror movie review and discussion podcast! Host Mike Muncer and co-host Rob Watts discuss why they love horror, how they got into horror, some of their favourite horror movies, and Mike interviews horror maestro Kim Newman for a brief history and introduction to the genre.

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Tweet us: @EvolutionPod

Rob Watts is author of Outside of A Dream blog: http://outsideofadream.wordpress.com
Tweet Rob! @RobWatts88

Mike has another podcast with Rhianna Dhillon called Back Row.
http://backrowpodcast.net
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Transcript

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0:00.0

You're going to be. 1896 filmmaker George Melier shows audiences a film set in a gothic mansion in which a bat

0:25.8

seemingly transforms into a human being with a puff of smoke.

0:31.2

1897, the Lumier Brothers shoot a film in which a skeleton appears to move and dance

0:37.2

before our very eyes.

0:40.1

1920, audiences are shocked and terrified as Dr Caligari hypnotizes his patient

0:46.7

and makes him murder a woman in her sleep.

0:49.8

1931, Bella Legossi, looks upon his dinner guests and announces...

0:56.0

I am Dracula.

0:58.0

1942, a woman hears footsteps and realizes she is being stalked by an unknown presence on her walk home,

1:05.5

only to be shocked by a sudden loud noise.

1:08.7

1955, two children are pursued through the night by a menacing preacher.

1:17.0

1960 a woman on the run gets more than she bargained for when checking into a motel and taking a shower.

1:25.0

1973, a young girl possessed by a demon levitates above her bed as two priests repeatedly chant.

1:35.4

The power of Christ compels you!

1:38.2

1984, a girl is seemingly sliced open in her sleep by a man who has knives for fingers.

1:45.0

1998 a man watches in horror and dies of fright

1:50.0

as a girl crawls out of his television set towards him.

1:55.0

2008, a teenage girl finally reaches martyrdom as she is flayed alive.

2:02.0

2017, a teenage boy sits in an armchair and is hypnotized by his in-laws as he disappears into the sunken place.

2:10.0

Wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait, wait. We're going to sing. Welcome to the evolution of horror.

2:17.0

A brand new horror movie podcast.

2:19.0

My name's Mike and I'm going to be your host.

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