THE EVOLUTION OF HORROR’S
24 HOUR LIVESTREAM EVENT!
FOR CANCER RESEARCH UK
SUNDAY 4th FEBRUARY 2024
THE FULL LINE-UP
VIDEO 1: PART 1
INTRODUCTION & MAILBAG QUESTIONS (60 Mins)
Who’s joining Mike for an early morning hang-out? Mike will be discussing how he’s feeling about the rest of the day, interacting with listeners and answering mailbag questions.
VIDEO 1: PART 2 (90 Mins)
SIGHT & SOUND: WHAT HORROR MOVIES BELONG IN THE TOP 100 MOVIES?
Tim Coleman, host of the new ‘Top 100’ podcast (which covers every movie in the Sight & Sound Top 100) will be joining Mike to discuss and debate what ten movies belong in that top 100 list, and what defines ‘best.’
VIDEO 1: PART 3 (90 Mins)
CHILDHOOD NIGHTMARES: A HISTORY OF KIDS HORRORS
Mike will be joined by Rob Watts and Rhianna Dhillon to discuss the movies and TV shows that terrified them as kids. We’ll be covering everything from Pinocchio to Willy Wonka to Watership Down to Children of the Stone…
VIDEO 1: PART 4 (90 Mins)
REVISITING A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (1984)
Mike will be reunited with his dream warriors Stevie Webb and Becky Darke to discuss Wes Craven’s 80s classic, which turns 40 years old this year!
VIDEO 2: PART 1 (60 Mins)
PLAYING THE MONSTER
Actor and friend of the pod James Swanton will be joining Mike to discuss his career and what it’s like rivalling Doug Jones as the world’s foremost monster actor! He’ll also be talking about his own favourite movie monsters and biggest inspirations.
VIDEO 2: PART 2 (60 Mins)
SMALL SCREEN SCARES: TV’S SCARIEST MOMENTS
Journey Through Sci-Fi co-host James Payne will be joining Mike to discuss the scariest and most iconic horror television, from The Twilight Zone to Doctor Who to the X-Files to Twin Peaks…
VIDEO 2: PART 3 (90 Mins)
WHAT’S THE BEST DECADE IN HORROR?
30s Universal Monsters vs 70s exploitation vs 80s slashers vs 2010s arthouse horror…who wins? Kevin and Mike decide, as they discuss and debate each decade in horror, trying to unpick what was the best and most important.
VIDEO 2: PART 4 (60 Mins)
DEADLY SERIOUS: UNPICKING THE TERM ‘ELEVATED HORROR’
It’s been ten years since THE BABADOOK and IT FOLLOWS and the term ‘elevated horror’ became popular. Rosie Fletcher joins Mike to look back at horror over the last ten years and unpick the most controversial and divisive term in horror fandom!
VIDEO 2: PART 4 (60 Mins)
DEAD AIR: A LIVE GHOST STORY BY ADAM Z. ROBINSON
Ghost story writer, actor and aficionado Adam Z. Robinson will be joined by Louise Blain and Rhianna Dhillon for a live script reading of one of his creepiest ever ghost stories…DEAD AIR.
VIDEO 2: PART 4 (30 Mins)
A CONVERSATION WITH ELI ROTH
From Cabin Fever to Thanksgiving…Mike chats to Eli Roth about his return to horror last year and to reflect on some of his more popular (and less popular) movies across his career.
VIDEO 2: PART 5 (90 Mins)
FRESH BLOOD: LIVE!
Team Fresh Blood (Becky Darke, Brad Hanson & Mike) reunite for this month’s edition as they review a bunch of new horror releases including BIRTH/REBIRTH, BAGHEAD and NIGHT SWIM.
VIDEO 2: PART 6 (60 Mins)
INTRODUCING…FINAL CUT!
Alex Ayling and Mike Lee-Graham join Mike for a live launch of a brand new, top secret, exciting new EOH spin-off project called Final Cut. Tune in to find out what it is!
VIDEO 2: PART 7 (60 Mins)
CREEPYPASTAS & SLENDERMEN: A HISTORY OF INTERNET & YOUTUBE HORROR
Joshua Tonks joins Mike to talk about the scariest corners of the internet, from Rotten Dot Com to Marble Hornets to The Back Rooms…don’t miss this one!
VIDEO 2: PART 8 (90 Mins)
TEAM EXTREME: HORROR’S MOST FUCKED UP MOVIES
Zobo with A Shotgun and Brad Hanson join Mike for this late night slot, not for the faint hearted! They discuss the most fucked up and controversial movies ever made, including CANNIBAL HOLOCAUST, A SERBIAN FILM, AUGUST UNDERGROUND and more…
VIDEO 3: PART 1 (90 Mins)
TOP 10 COMING-OF-AGE HORROR MOVIES
Puberty and adolescence can be a pretty horrific time! Joshua Tonks and Horror Queers co-host Joe Lipsett join Mike to discuss the best teen and coming-of-age horror movies.
VIDEO 3: PART 2 (70 mins)
GORE-GEOUS: A HISTORY OF BEAUTY IN HORROR
Faculty of Horror co-host Alexandra West joins Mike to discuss her new book and to explore the history of beauty in horror cinema
VIDEO 3: PART 3 (85 Mins)
DON’T STOP FILMING! THE BEST AND WORST FOUND FOOTAGE FILMS
Stacie Ponder is back! She and Mike cover everything from Blair Witch to Grave Encounters as they discuss the best and very very worst of found footage movies!
VIDEO 3: PART 4 (60 Mins)
THE RISE AND FALL OF THE REQUEL
Mike is joined by Joshua Tonks and author / editor of ‘It Came From the Closet: Queer Reflections on Horror Cinema’ Joe Vallese to discuss the recent cancelled sequels Exorcist: Deceiver and Scream VII and discuss whether we’ve reached the end of prequel mania….
VIDEO 3: PART 5 (60 Mins)
LYNCHIAN NIGHTMARES
A very sleepy and by this point, probably dellusional Mike will be in a Lynchian state of mind, so will be discussing his creepiest and favourite moments in Lynch’s career.
VIDEO 3: PART 6 (60 mins)
FINAL WRAP-UP
In his final hour…if he’s still alive…Mike will make some final big announcements and say some thank yous before he signs off!