The Evolution of Horror

This week Mike is joined by Digital Spy film editor Rosie Fletcher to discuss all things J-Horror! They review Ringu and Ju-On: The Grudge in spoilerific detail, and also recommend other J & K Horror favourites including Pulse, Dark Water, One Missed Call, The Eye and A Tale of Two Sisters. 

This week Mike ie joined by Sam Ashurst to discuss the one and only CANDYMAN in spoilerific detail. 

This week Mike is joined by Ghostwatch director Lesley Manning and film & TV critic Boyd Hilton to discuss that iconic 1992 BBC special which terrified the nation...

This week Mike is joined by actor Stevie Webb to discuss multiple incarnations of The Woman In Black...including the novel from 1983, the TV adaptation from 1989, the long running stage play and the 2012 Hammer movie. Mike is then joined by Craig Lapper from the BBFC to discuss censorship and certification when it comes to the horror genre. 

It's SHOWTIME! This week Mike is joined by podcast regular Rob Watts to discuss two 80s family friendly ghost classics, Ghostbusters and Beetlejuice. 

This week Mike is joined by The Final Girls and freudian cinephile Mary Wild to discuss the controversial and divisive haunted house movie THE ENTITY, starring Barbara Hershey...

"They're heeeere!" This week Mike is joined by filmmaker Prano Bailey Bond to discuss Spielberg & Hooper's Poltergeist (1982) and movie trivia king Bryan Ryan to discuss John Carpenter's The Fog (1980). 

This week Mike is joined by co-host of the BBC Film programme Danny Leigh and game & film journalist Louise Blain to discuss one of the most iconic and divisive horror movies of all time...THE SHINING. 

This week Mike is joined by Arrow Video Podcast co-host Dan Martin to discuss two classic American haunted house movies, The Amityville Horror (1979) & The Changeling (1980). 

This week Mike is joined by Michael Blyth and M.R. James expert Ren Zelen to discuss the BBC Ghost Stories of the 60s and 70s, including beloved M.R. James adaptation Whistle and I'll Come To You, and Nigel Kneale's iconic The Stone Tape. We also delve into other Ghost Stories for Christmas and briefly discuss such favourites as The Ash Tree, The Signalman, Lost Hearts and A Warning To The Curious...

Turn the lights down and the volume up. This week Mike is joined by horror film producer Jen Handorf to discuss two of the most classic and influential ghost movies of all time, The Innocents and The Haunting. 

The BFI's Michael Blyth returns to the podcast this week to discuss a subject very dear to his heart...the brilliant William Castle. In our first in-depth spoilerific reviews of the series, we discuss Castle's ghostly classic House on Haunted Hill (1959) and his less-than-successful 13 Ghosts (1960). We also discuss the life and career of horror legend Vincent Price

We're BACK! This week Mike is joined by Ghost Stories writer, actor and director Andy Nyman to discuss ghosts in the horror genre. He's then joined by BFI Journalist and editor of The Encyclopedia of Fantastic Films & TV (EOFFT), Kev Lyons to discuss the cinematic origins of the ghost story. 

We complete the Evolution of the Slasher with an end-of-term quiz! For the Final Exam Mike is joined by London Film Quiz host Bryan Ryan. We also do a final round-up of the sub-genre and Mike countdowns down his Top 10 slashers and the listeners top 5 slashers. 

This week Mike is joined by Telegraph film critic Tim Robey to review David Robert Mitchell's superb 2014 modern horror masterpiece It Follows...