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Final Destination Retrospective #1: Final Destination (2000) - The Evolution of Horror

Final Destination Retrospective #1: Final Destination (2000)

Released on 05/12/2025

It's Final Destination week! To celebrate the release of the new instalment, Final Destination Bloodlines, out this week in cinemas, we're dropping deep-dive discussions of all five movies every day this week. These were conversations recorded for Patreon back in 2023, which we're now dropping for free on the main feed. In part 1, Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks to discuss the 2000 original in spoilerific detail. 

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Music by Jack Whitney

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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Talking Scream 7, Happy Death Day 3 and Drop (2025) with Christopher Landon - The Evolution of Horror

Talking Scream 7, Happy Death Day 3 and Drop (2025) with Christopher Landon

Released on 04/11/2025

In this bonus episode, I chat to Christopher Landon about his new movie DROP (2025), which is in cinemas from today, his potential new HAPPY DEATH DAY sequel and his feelings on leaving Scream 7...
Plus, a preview of my discussion with Becky Darke on HAPPINESS, as part of our Discomfort Season on Patreon. Listen to the full episode here 

 

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 37: Conclusion, Mailbag & Top 10 - The Evolution of Horror

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 37: Conclusion, Mailbag & Top 10

Released on 02/28/2025

This week we reach the end of our journey through 'Nature Bites Back' horror movies! We look back at the last 37 episodes at what we've learned and Mike responds to some mailbag questions, plus Mary Wild drops in for a wrap-up chat and we countdown the listeners' top 10 Nature BItes Back movies. 

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 36: Nope (2022) - The Evolution of Horror

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 36: Nope (2022)

Released on 02/21/2025

This week, a bonus Nature Bites Back episode with a discussion of a movie voted for by Patreon subscribers! DeVaughn Taylor joins Mike to discuss Jordan Peele's NOPE (20220) in depth. 

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 35: Crawl (2019) & Infested (2024) - The Evolution of Horror

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 35: Crawl (2019) & Infested (2024)

Released on 02/14/2025

For our final official double bill of the season, Adam Z. Robinson joins Mike to discuss two recent terrifying animal attack films...Alexandre Aja's CRAWL (2019) and Sébastien Vaniček's INFESTED (2024).

Send us your feedback for this season and submit your Top 10 Nature Bites Back movies! 

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 34: Also-Rans - The Evolution of Horror

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 34: Also-Rans

Released on 02/07/2025

Brad Hanson pops in to recommend to additional animal attack horror movies not covered in depth this season! Check out the full list on Brad's Letterboxd 

Submit your TOP 10 NATURE BITES BACK MOVIES

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 33: Sharknado (2013) & Zombeavers (2014) - The Evolution of Horror

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 33: Sharknado (2013) & Zombeavers (2014)

Released on 01/31/2025

So bad it's good? Or just plain...bad? This week Mike is joined by Matt Draper to discuss the wave of pun-tastic B-movies that were churned out by movies like The Asylum through the 2010s...it's going to get ugly...

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 32: The Bay (2012) & Evolution (2015) - The Evolution of Horror

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 32: The Bay (2012) & Evolution (2015)

Released on 01/24/2025

This week things get icky and squishy as Kevin Lyons joins Mike to discuss two eco-body-horrors, THE BAY and EVOLUTION. 

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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Remembering David Lynch - The Evolution of Horror

Remembering David Lynch

Released on 01/21/2025

Re-posted from the Patreon feed, here's Mike's chat with Steph McKenna about the life and career of the late, great David Lynch. 

Want to hear similar epsiodes on William Friedkin, Tony Todd, Vincent Price, Wes Craven, Jamie Lee Curtis, Stephen King and more? Check out other episodes in our 'Legends of Horror' strand on Patreon 

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

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NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 31: Take Shelter (2011) & Melancholia (2011) - The Evolution of Horror

NATURE BITES BACK! Pt 31: Take Shelter (2011) & Melancholia (2011)

Released on 01/17/2025

It's not the end of the world...or is it? This week things get bleak as Leigh Singer joins Mike to discuss two apocalyptic psychological dramas...TAKE SHELTER and MELANCHOLIA. 

Hosted, Produced and Edited by Mike Muncer

Music by Jack Whitney

Artwork by Mike Lee-Graham

Big thank you to Mary Wild for this week's 'Wild About Horror' segment! Sign up to Mary's Patreon

Visit our website www.evolutionofhorror.com 

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