A History of Horror Podcast

Introducing a new podcast from Christopher Brown – The Last Horror Podcast

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Mon, 15 Aug 2016 11:35:04 +0000

Introducing the latest podcast from Christopher Brown. All about horror, cinema and storytelling.

The future and the end

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Fri, 25 Mar 2016 15:23:25 +0000

What next for horror and cinema in general? The last episode tries to see what the future is.

Digital growth, VOD and the return to cinema

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 19 Mar 2016 15:20:01 +0000

Films are more freely available than they ever have been. Horror films can stream on Youtube and Netflix but people are still heading towards the cinema

African nasties and a different underground

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 05 Mar 2016 15:17:49 +0000

Nigeria and South Africa dominate a brief discussion on film from this part of the world

Egypt, Turkey, UAE

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 15:15:21 +0000

A brief look at films from Egypt, Turkey and a Tobe Hooper film from the UAE

9/11, a foreign threat and present day US mainstream

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 06 Feb 2016 15:11:35 +0000

After the twin tower attacks horror changed. The birth of torture porn and the return to retro shocks. America realised that the reason the killer might be the house was that they might not just like them.

Japanese influences

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 23 Jan 2016 15:07:20 +0000

In the 1990s what was, in Japan, a return to retro-styles of horror felt fresh for Western audiences. Vicious violence and sex fell away to be replaced by scary ghosts coming to get you

90s postmodernism, serial killers and the brief rebirth of the slasher

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 09 Jan 2016 15:03:26 +0000

From serial killers, to a new breed of slasher movie and to seeing dead people. The USA 90s horror landscape had plenty going for it.

China, India, Pakistan

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Wed, 30 Dec 2015 14:58:12 +0000

A trip to China shows the split between Hong Kong and the mainland, India is a Bollywood treat and Pakistan only had their first gore film in 2007

The art of the British ghost story

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 13 Dec 2015 14:53:28 +0000

At Christmas time there’s plenty of reasons to be afraid. Here we look at the traditions of telling ghost stories this time of year.

Ozploitation

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Fri, 27 Nov 2015 14:49:58 +0000

A real mixed bag of crazy, wild and weird films. All with only one thing in common

VHS Boom, nasties and the slow growth of the underground

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 12 Sep 2015 14:45:51 +0000

VHS brought democracy and freedom for film. It brought a new asthetic to horror too. Along with a flood of new nostalgia and, of course, the video nasties.

Spanish werewolves and other Mediterranean frights

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 29 Aug 2015 14:39:53 +0000

We head to Spain. See Jess Franco, spot some werewolves and get attacked by some Blind Dead. Greece briefly figures too.

Mexican horror and South America

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 15 Aug 2015 14:35:00 +0000

Down in Mexico there is some great horror and across that entire part of the world is a quiet horror boom

Grindhouses

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 02 Aug 2015 14:30:50 +0000

Taking a look at a very particular element of exploitation culture has changed how we see low budget horror. Christopher makes a case that the concept of Grindhouse has altered our view of 70s cinema.

American ghosts

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 18 Jul 2015 14:26:37 +0000

Looking at the obsession of American ghost stories and supernatural elements in people’s homes

Cinema Bis

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 11 Jul 2015 14:24:11 +0000

The French love a bit of gore, from the theatre through to Eurocine, Cinema Bis and The New French Extremism. These films are all designed to make you think and shudder.

Italian copies

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 21 Jun 2015 14:14:34 +0000

Italian cinema can get a bit of a bad reputation. Here we look at the scene and see if that’s a tad unfair. There are, after all, plenty of classics too.

American masters of horror and the boom in genre

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 06 Jun 2015 14:09:37 +0000

Between 1968 and 1984 there was a boom in horror in America. This podcast starts at Night Of The Living Dead and the explosion of adult horror

Northen European Nastiness

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 23 May 2015 14:04:27 +0000

Looking at films from Scandinavia, you can see the influences of myth and folklore

Russian Horror

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sat, 09 May 2015 13:58:50 +0000

There isn’t much of it, but Russian horror is an interesting little subgenre, dancing between the surreal and brutal honesty

Aliens and Reds under beds

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:53:33 +0000

The 50s was a time of Cold War, nuclear bombs and paranoia. Gothic horror just wouldn’t cut it, so sci-fi horror began to grow

Hammer and British Thrills part two

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 19 Apr 2015 13:46:59 +0000

From the grand gothic of Hammer we know slip over to a very English fear. There is old magic in the countryside, religious extremism and bloody murder as we take a look at the unique genre of folk horror

Hammer and British Thrills Part One

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 12 Apr 2015 13:43:09 +0000

We go from the start of horror through to the boom of Hammer in this first half look at British horror films Part two will look at Folk Horror through to modern fights and will be released on April 19th

Monsters

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 29 Mar 2015 13:37:55 +0000

We’re back in America for the moment Hollywood realises that there is money to be made from horror movies. Universal introduce their iconic monsters to the world and the classic film versions of Dracula, Frankenstein, The Wolf Man and more are born.

Germany And A Silent Revolution

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 15 Mar 2015 13:32:21 +0000

We continue our journey by going to Germany and examining the impact of expressionism on the country at the time, and art right up to the modern day. We look at films such as The Student Of Prague, Nosferatu and Vampyr

Pioneers of Cinema

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 13:24:28 +0000

We begin our History of Horror journey right at the birth of cinema. From the beginning exploitation was present with horror films and we can see this with Edison’s productions among others. There was also the rise of the cinema special effect and the work of master film-maker George Melies

Infocast – A History Of Horror Podcast

historyofhorrorpodcast@gmail.com (Christopher Brown) — Sun, 25 Jan 2015 13:17:42 +0000

A quick introduction to A History Of Horror Podcast before we start. Christopher Brown sets the scene and explains what the plan is for the next year.