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A History of Horror Podcast

Examining horror cinema around the globe through the years

Warning: This podcast is a series podcast

This means episodes are recommended to be heard in order from the very start. Here's the 10 best episodes of the series anyway though!

Ranked #1

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Monsters

Monsters

We're back in America for the moment Hollywood realises that there is money to be made from horror movies. Universal int... Read more

29 Mar 2015

57mins

Ranked #2

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Ozploitation

Ozploitation

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

27 Nov 2015

37mins

Ranked #3

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American masters of horror and the boom in genre

American masters of horror and the boom in genre

Between 1968 and 1984 there was a boom in horror in America. This podcast starts at Night Of The Living Dead and the exp... Read more

6 Jun 2015

1hr

Ranked #4

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Germany And A Silent Revolution

Germany And A Silent Revolution

We continue our journey by going to Germany and examining the impact of expressionism on the country at the time, and ar... Read more

15 Mar 2015

38mins

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Ranked #5

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Hammer and British Thrills Part One

Hammer and British Thrills Part One

We go from the start of horror through to the boom of Hammer in this first half look at British horror films Part two wi... Read more

12 Apr 2015

57mins

Ranked #6

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VHS Boom, nasties and the slow growth of the underground

VHS Boom, nasties and the slow growth of the underground

VHS brought democracy and freedom for film. It brought a new asthetic to horror too. Along with a flood of new nostalgia... Read more

12 Sep 2015

42mins

Ranked #7

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Grindhouses

Grindhouses

Taking a look at a very particular element of exploitation culture has changed how we see low budget horror. Christopher... Read more

2 Aug 2015

34mins

Ranked #8

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Mexican horror and South America

Mexican horror and South America

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

15 Aug 2015

55mins

Ranked #9

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Japanese influences

Japanese influences

In the 1990s what was, in Japan, a return to retro-styles of horror felt fresh for Western audiences. Vicious violence a... Read more

23 Jan 2016

51mins

Ranked #10

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The art of the British ghost story

The art of the British ghost story

At Christmas time there’s plenty of reasons to be afraid. Here we look at the traditions of telling ghost stories this t... Read more

13 Dec 2015

48mins

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