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VAMPIRES: Pt 9 - The Vampire Lovers (1970) & Twins of Evil (1971) - The Evolution of Horror

VAMPIRES: Pt 9 - The Vampire Lovers (1970) & Twins of Evil (1971)

Released on 07/07/2022

This week we're talking boobs, blood and bisexuals! Jen Handorf joins Mike to discuss two Hammer lesbian vampire films: THE VAMPIRE LOVERS (1970) & TWINS OF EVIL (1971). 

Music by Jack Whitney

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SUMMER SLASHERS: Sleepaway Camp (1983) & I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1999) - The Evolution of Horror

SUMMER SLASHERS: Sleepaway Camp (1983) & I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1999)

Released on 07/01/2022

This week as there's no new vampire episode, we're dropping an epsiode from the EOH Patreon archive! In the summer of 2021 I sat down with my fellow Dream Warriors Stevie Webb and Becky Darke to discuss two summer slasher CLASSICS - Sleepaway Camp & I still Know What You DId Last Summer - in spoilerific detail. 

If you want to hear more of Becky, Stevie and I discussing 80s camp classics, check out our HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME / BLOODY BIRTHDAY special on Becky's patreon! patreon.com/bunnydarke

 

VAMPIRES Pt 8: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) & Dracula Also-Rans - The Evolution of Horror

VAMPIRES Pt 8: Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) & Dracula Also-Rans

Released on 06/23/2022

This week Mike is joined by Rosie Fletcher to discuss Francis Ford Coppola’s one-of-a-kind camp masterpiece that is BRAM STOKER’S DRACULA (1992). Then in the second half of the episode, Brad Hanson drops in to recommend some other Dracula movies, including DRACULA UNTOLD, LOVE AT FIRST BITE and HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA.

Music by Jack Whitney

Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's PatreonFollow Mary on Twitter to find out more about her upcoming courses and follow her podcastPROJECTIONS PODCAST

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VAMPIRES: Pt 7 - Dracula (1979) & Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) - The Evolution of Horror

VAMPIRES: Pt 7 - Dracula (1979) & Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979)

Released on 06/16/2022

This week Mike is joined by Telegraph critic Tim Robey to discuss two Dracula adaptations from 1979…John Badham’s DRACULA and Werner Herzog’s NOSFERATU THE VAMPYRE.

Music by Jack Whitney

Come and see NOSFERATU (1922) on the big screen in London! We're hosting a very special 100th annivesary screening at the Regent Street Cinema in London on Tuesday 21st June, with a live organ accompaniment, followed by a special post-screening panel including Kim Newman, James Swanton and Pamela Hutchinson. TICKETS HERE

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VAMPIRES: Pt 6 - Dracula A.D. 1972 & The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973) - The Evolution of Horror

VAMPIRES: Pt 6 - Dracula A.D. 1972 & The Satanic Rites of Dracula (1973)

Released on 06/09/2022

This week Mike is joined by Graham Saunders and jump forward 10 years to the era of 70s Hammer, when Dracula got down and groovy with the kids! 

Music by Jack Whitney

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VAMPIRES: Pt 5 - Dracula (1958) & The Brides of Dracula (1960) - The Evolution of Horror

VAMPIRES: Pt 5 - Dracula (1958) & The Brides of Dracula (1960)

Released on 06/02/2022

It's Hammer Horror week! Mike is joined by Kevin Lyons to discuss two early Hammer Dracula movies: Dracula (1958) and The Brides of Dracula (1960)

We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London! 
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Music by Jack Whitney

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VAMPIRES: Pt 4 - Dracula (1931) & The Universal Era - The Evolution of Horror

VAMPIRES: Pt 4 - Dracula (1931) & The Universal Era

Released on 05/26/2022

This week Mike is joined by filmmaker Axelle Carolyn to discuss arguably the most influential horror film ever made: Tod Browning's Dracula (1931)! After that, they look at the subsequent Dracula movies from the Universal Monsters era: Dracula's Daughter (136), Son of Dracula (1943), House of Frankenstein (1944), House of Dracula (1945) and Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948). 

We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London! 
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Win yourself free tickets to see VAMPYR on the big screen for it's 90th anniversary at the Genesis Cinema in London on 6th June! Click here to enter on Twitter

Music by Jack Whitney

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VAMPIRES: Pt 3 - Nosferatu (1922) & Vampyr (1932) - The Evolution of Horror

VAMPIRES: Pt 3 - Nosferatu (1922) & Vampyr (1932)

Released on 05/19/2022

This week Mike is joined by James Swanton to discuss two early vampire movies, celebrating their 100th and 90th birthdays: FW Murnau's Nosferatu (1922) and Carl Theodor Dreyer's Vampyr (1932)!

This episode is sponsored by friend of the pod Rebecca McCallum! Order yourself a copy of Rebecca's pocketbook, Mums + Sons, An Examination of the Child/Parent Relationship now!  

We're hosting a LIVE PODCAST event! Grab yourself a ticket for our live show with special guests at Sundance London! 
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Win yourself free tickets to see VAMPYR on the big screen for it's 90th anniversary at the Genesis Cinema in London on 6th June! Click here to enter on Twitter

Music by Jack Whitney

Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com 

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VAMPIRES: Pt 2 - A History of Dracula (1897 - ) - The Evolution of Horror

VAMPIRES: Pt 2 - A History of Dracula (1897 - )

Released on 05/12/2022

“I am…Dracula!”
This week Mike is joined by Dracula expert and author of the Anno Dracula books Kim Newman to discuss the importance of the character and story on horror cinema. In the second half of the episode Mike is joined by Adam Robinson for a deep-dive discussion of Bram Stoker’s seminal 1897 novel.

Music by Jack Whitney

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Firestarter (2022) interview with director Keith Thomas - The Evolution of Horror

Firestarter (2022) interview with director Keith Thomas

Released on 05/12/2022

For this special bonus minisode, I chatted to director Keith Thomas about his new movie FIRESTARTER (spoiler-free) and the pressures of creating a successful Stephen King adaptation. 

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