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.

Infocast – A History Of Horror Podcast

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

Pioneers of Cinema

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

Germany And A Silent Revolution

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.

Monsters

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

Hammer and British Thrills Part One

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 two

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

Aliens and Reds under beds

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

Russian Horror

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

Northen European Nastiness

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

American masters of horror and the boom in genre

Examining horror cinema around the globe through the years

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.

Italian copies

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.

Cinema Bis

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

American ghosts

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.

Grindhouses

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

Mexican horror and South America

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

Spanish werewolves and other Mediterranean frights

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.

VHS Boom, nasties and the slow growth of the underground

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

Ozploitation

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.  

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The art of the British ghost story

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

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

China, India, Pakistan

This is such a well researched podcast!!! I really love all of the different perspectives the podcast examines which results in expanding the reach and conceptualizations of the horror genre. Really appreciate how the podcast addresses the weight and importance (and fun!) of the genre. Thanks for a fantastic podcast!!! Excited for the new one!

Awesome!!!!!

I wasn’t even a Huge fan of horror films before this but if you’re an intelligent  &amp; interesting person interested in critical theory of culture and society in general, you’ll like this podcast. The way he goes through the history of the horror genre then goes through country &amp; region by country &amp; region with a keen eye on that society’s culture, folklore, etc. &amp; how it reflects in that regions horror films through the decades is great. This podcast is so intellectual &amp; cultured yet is all about horror films but it’s really about the society &amp; culture we live in. This is currently my Favorite podcast &amp; I just binge listened to all of it. If you’re smart &amp; like podcasts, you’ll like this podcast. It’s the Best!

This podcast is the Best

A History of Horror Podcast

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

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

Japanese influences

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