The Evolution of Horror

This week Mike is joined by Kim Newman to discuss one of the most influential and important texts in horror/sci-fi history…HG Welles’ WAR OF THE WORLDS, and several of it’s adaptations, including the 1938 Orson Welles radio play, the 1953 George Pal movie, the 1978 Jeff Wayne concept album and the 2005 Spielberg blockbuster…

We’re BACK! This week Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons to discuss the history of aliens and science fiction in the horror genre, from HG wells through to recent cosmic classics. In the second half of the chat, Mike also chats to Freudian cinephile Mary Wild about her thoughts on the genre…

BOO! This week, Louise Blain and Mike discuss the latest instalment in the Conjuring franchise, spoiler free (+ a spoiler section at the end).

"GAME OVER." In this special bonus episode, Mike is joined by Louise Blain and Rob Watts to discuss the latest in the entry in the SAW franchise, spoiler-free. Mike also chats to the star of the film CHRIS ROCK and the director DARREN LYNN BOUSMAN. 

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We did it! We covered over 100 years of Mind & Body movies across 35 episodes...now it's time to take a look back at what we've learned and respond to some listener questions and feedback. We'll also be counting down the listeners' TOP 10 MIND & BODY MOVIES. 

This week our Mind & Body series arrives in the year 2020, as Dan Martin and Rosie Fletcher join me to discuss our final 2 movies in the series: POSSESSOR and SAINT MAUD, in spoilerific detail. Mike also chats to Possessor director BRANDON CRONENBERG about making the film.

Madness! Asylums! Multiple personalities! This week, Mike is joined by Dream Warrior Stevie Webb to recommend a bunch of twisty turny psychological horror movies from the last 20 years, including CREEP, IDENTITY, SPLIT, SECRET WINDOW, A CURE FOR WELLNESS and many more...

This week Mike and his guests take a peak behind the red velvet curtain at the dark underbelly of Hollywood...Mike is joined by Rob Watts to discuss one of Lynch's most beloved films, Mulholland Drive (2001) and is then by Ollie Charles to discuss one of Lynch's most divisive films...Inland Empire (2006). 

This week Mike is joined by cinephile Giles Edwards to recommend a bunch of Body Horror movies not yet covered this series, completely spoiler free, including SECONDS, BODY PARTS, SPLICE, PIERCING, BASKET CASE, CURSE 2: THE BITE and many more...

Put on your glad rags, swig some punch and pop on some Aphex Twin...this week Mike is joined by Anna Bogutskaya to discuss dance-horror CLIMAX! 

Bonus episode alert! To celebrate Women in Horror month, Becky Darke and Mike recommend 10 of their favourite female-directed horror movies and where you can stream them…plus Prano Bailey-Bond discusses her new movie (spoiler free), CENSOR, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival this month.

This week Mike and Brad Hanson discuss hidden cameras, black voids and transit vans in their spoilerific discussion of UNDER THE SKIN. Mike also chats to actor Adam Pearson about his appearance in the film…

Obsession, compulsion, misogyny, depression, pain, mercy, sacrifice, mutilation…it’s LARS WEEK! Mike is joined by filmmaker and Arrow-Video Podcast host Sam Ashurst to discuss two controversial and divisive Lars Von Trier movies…ANTICHRIST (2009) & THE HOUSE THAT JACK BUILT (2018) in spoilerific detail.

WARNING: This episode is not for the faint hearted! This week Mike is joined by Zobo With a Shotgun and Dan Martin to discuss one of the most notorious films of the 21st century, The Human Centipede 2, in spoilerific detail. Mike also chats to the star of the film, Laurence Harvey, about what it was like to star in this shocking, infamous film.