Evolution of Horror Presents: Psycho
15 139 mins
15 139 mins
This special screening is presented by the UK’s #1 horror and film history podcast, The Evolution of Horror, as part of the tour that's launching the new book 'The Evolution of Horror: A Terrifying Guide to Horror Movie History' by host and author Mike Muncer. The film will be preceded by a live Q&A and there will be a book signing afterwards.
Adapted from the acclaimed podcast and with a foreword by Reece Shearsmith, the book takes a deep dive into the history of cinema's darkest genre. Covering everything from silent films to modern masterpieces, Mike breaks down eight key horror subgenres - including vampires, slashers, zombies and ghost stories - to explore the tropes, motifs, historical context and psychology behind why certain stories scare us so much.
Stylishly illustrated throughout with stills, posters and stunning artworks by artist Mike Lee-Graham, this is a must-read guide to the eclectic, enthralling and deliciously macabre world of horror.
Janet Leigh’s Marion, on the run after committing a robbery, arrives at the Bates Motel to hide out after a brush with the police. She doesn’t expect to meet the charming, if a little peculiar, Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins), whose domineering mother looms over them from her Gothic house perched above the motel. Things grow only stranger from there, as an unexpected and grizzly murder leads to the unravelling of a gruesome mystery with an iconic final twist. Eternally referenced and beloved even sixty years on, Hitchcock’s Psycho – and its infamous ‘shower scene’ – remains a stand-out of its genre, with Bernard Herrman's famed all-strings score providing some of the most famous music in cinema history.