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Welcome to episode 35 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their parts First up this week is City Of The Dead from 1960 and director John Moxey, released in the US as Horror Hotel, and starring Christopher Lee, Patricia Jessel, Valentine Dyall, and Venetia Stevenson. Then we jump forward to 2015 for The Blackcoat’s Daughter, written and directed by Osgood Perkins, and stars Emma Roberts, Keenan Shipka, Lucy Boynton and James Remar. Along the way will be discussing the meaning of Candlemas Eve, British actor Valentine Dyall, the career of director Osgood Perkins, and much more Recommendations Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine https://www.littleshoppeofhorrors.com/ Appointment with Fear (BBC radio) https://youtu.be/Nq3x3ybA3EA?si=k0VwnHG-4gyRtToh The Night Stalker 1972 The Night Strangler 1973 References Little Shoppe of Horrors issue 20 City of the Dead - Blu ray restoration release from Arrow Video  English Gothic Classic Horror Cinema 1897 – 2015 by Jonathon Rigby  Dark Romance: Sex and Death in the Horror Film by David J Hogan https://rue-morgue.com/exclusive-interview-filmmaker-osgood-perkins-on-birthing-the-blackcoats-daughter/ https://www.screamhorrormag.com/interview-osgood-perkins-talks-blackcoats-daughter/ https://cinemastrikesback.com/qa-blackcoats-daughter/ https://birthmoviesdeath.com/2017/02/15/oz-perkins-talks-the-blackcoats-daughter-and-mining-horror-cinema-from-pers.html https://horrornews.net/119951/interview-lucy-boynton-blackcoats-daughter/#:~:text=Lucy%2D%20I%20mean%20prefer%20to,in%20the%20dead%20of%20winter. https://www.vice.com/en/article/how-kiernan-shipka-learned-to-act-for-an-audience-of-millions/ https://www.nylon.com/articles/kiernan-shipka-emma-roberts-blackcoats-daughter https://americana-uk.com/interview-elvis-perkins-on-recording-old-songs-and-being-called-elvis https://www.rogerebert.com/interviews/a-movie-can-be-a-poem-oz-perkins-on-the-blackcoats-daughter https://youtu.be/JHIhbClRfds?si=VmPTwDpvl_dKhAaq https://youtu.be/zfoL6AeQDE8?si=RG0Vd0Pf2tJZ-h4r https://youtu.be/epo1_fELKGY?si=aPDuRM4R43jafbMd https://youtu.be/1M6oERl-eDs?si=1I2CSfaIV3d05qIV Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 34 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their parts. For this week’s double bill we are off to the theatre, taking in the works of William Shakespeare and a 1980s stage musical, with a healthy slice of murder and mayhem on the side. First up, we have Theatre of Blood from 1973, directed by Douglas Hickox. This stars Vincent Price, Diana Rigg, Ian Hendry, and a whole cast of British talent including Robert Morley, Dennis Price, Harry Andrews, Michael Hordern, and Arthur Lowe. Then we head across to Italy for StageFright from 1987, directed by Michele Soavi and starring David Brandon, Barbara Cupisti, Mary Sellers, and Giovanni Lombardo Radice. Along the way we’ll be discussing the life and career of Vincent Price, actor, writer and director Luigi Montefiore, the career of director Michele Soavi, and much more. Recommendations The Fly (1958) The House on Haunted Hill (1959) The Tingler (1959) The Masque of the Red Death (1964) The Abominable Dr Phibes (1971) Dr Phibes Rises Again (1972) The Price of Fear (BBC Radio series) The Dark Fantastic (2025) The Dark Fantastic Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFJimPVVW60 Dellamorte Dellamore (1994) Sir Donald Wolfit Films (for curiosity) Svengali (1954) Blood of the Vampire (1958) The Hands of Orlac (1960) References VincentPrice.com Into the Velvet Darkness – A Celebration of Vincent Price, published by We Belong Dead Theatre of Blood by John Llewellyn Probert. Spaghetti Nightmares: Italian Fantasy Horrors as Seen Through the Eyes of Their Protagonists by Luca M. Palmerini and Gaetano Mistretta,  Stagefright (Shameless Entertainment blu ray release) https://www.fangoria.com/from-terror-mentee-to-master-of-horror-an-interview-with-michele-soavi/ simonboswell.com https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_Price https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theatre_of_Blood https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michele_Soavi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stage_Fright_(1987_film) https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0811714/bio/?ref_=nm_ov_bio_sm https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001637/ https://www.avclub.com/diana-rigg-on-the-avengers-mrs-peel-game-of-thrones-1798281429 Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 33 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their parts. First up we have David Fincher’s Se7en from 1995, starring Brad Pitt, Morgan Freeman, and Gwyneth Paltrow.. Then we head across to Tokyo for Cure from 1997, directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa. This stars Kōji Yakusho, Anna Nakagawa, and Masato Hagiwara. Recommendations The Guard from Underground (1992) Sweet Home & Resident Evil : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2THjrOMT0Y SE7EN Seven by Richard Dyer (BFI Film Classics) Commentaries and interviews on the WB Blu Ray release https://andrewkevinwalker.com/ https://gointothestory.blcklst.com/interview-written-andrew-kevin-walker-c70ae9ace6f0?gi=d6964be3df44 https://thecinemen.com/2025/10/30/andrew-kevin-walker-interview-austin-film-festival/ https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2024-04-18/david-fincher-seven-imax-tcm-classic-film-festival-interview https://screenrant.com/seven-movie-ending-box-inside-explained-gweneth-paltrow-head-david-fincher/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/feb/03/david-fincher-interview-transcript https://letterboxd.com/journal/david-fincher-seven-interview/ https://www.theguardian.com/film/2000/jul/14/guardianinterviewsatbfisouthbank1 https://youtu.be/Sb723n-cWdA?si=Yk1oCUUnUMpxIZN0 CURE CURE by Dominic Lash (BFI Film Classics) CURE  Masters of Cinema Blu Ray release from Eureka Entertainment The Flms of Kiyoshi Kurosawa: Master of Fear by Jerry White https://www.slashfilm.com/1130847/kiyoshi-kurosawa-wanted-cure-to-feel-like-an-american-detective-story/ https://www.dvdtalk.com/interviews/emerging_cinema.html https://limiterevista.com/2024/04/14/interview-with-kiyoshi-kurosawa/ https://www.fangoria.com/the-j-horror-virus-exclusive-clip/ https://youtu.be/9PkF8h5ULBs?si=7qLCHd_vhUBGzYs5 https://youtu.be/5hIbgSppWuI?si=W321hpFtGPsaCnpW https://youtu.be/bJJLA62CxeQ?si=Htg_qYL81SAVWuKs https://youtu.be/H0aTroCBodI?si=tHU307dC1EJZ5sI8  Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 32 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their parts.  First up is Blood on Satan’s Claw (1971) directed by Piers Haggard and starring Linda Hayden, Michele Dotrice, Wendy Padbury, and Patrick Wymark. Then we have John Carpenter's In the Mouth of Madness (1994) starring Sam Neill, Julie Carmen, Jürgen Prochnow, and David Warner. Recommendations https://www.youtube.com/@TheEldritchArchives The Great God Pan: https://youtu.be/GW2q07Z8qeo?si=IkN0zAH1evuoZlub The Willows: https://youtu.be/JexumpZ99Ww?si=BnREVRPPugHnQTYo The Music on the Hill: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bzwpr5xSubw Exegesis Lovecraft Documentary by Qais Pasha (available on TUBI) Blow Up (Antonioni 1966) Sredni Vashtar by Saki References Blood on Satan’s Claw written by David Evans Powell, published by Liverpool University Press as Devil’s Advocates English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897 to 2015 by Jonathan Rigby robertwynnesimmons.com interviews and commentaries with the cast, crew, and director that can be found on the special edition Blu-ray release from 88 Films https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Blood_on_Satan%27s_Claw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Hayden_(actress) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wSmDBP1NK88 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUvyk-kmutc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piers_Haggard https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_Goodman_Brown https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thrawn_Janet https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Golden_Bough https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Witch-Cult_in_Western_Europe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Bell In the Mouth of Madness by Michael Blyth, Devil’s Advocates series from Liverpool University Press Interviews, commentaries, and special features that can be found on the special edition Blu-ray release from Arrow Films.  https://www.inverse.com/entertainment/in-the-mouth-of-madness-oral-history https://www.reddit.com/r/horror/comments/qw0tyj/please_explain_cosmic_horror_to_me/ https://www.newpulptales.com/author-interview-with-ramsey-campbell/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Prochnow https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julie_Carmen https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_Neill Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 31 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something for greater than the sum of their parts This week we are discussing two movies that are both very dark comedies and are both set on Christmas Eve, First up is Dead End from 2003 written and directed by Jean Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa. This stars Alexandra Holden, Ray Wise, Lynn Shea, and Mick Cain. Then we head over to Spain for The Day of the Beast  from 1995  and director Alex De La Iglesia; starring Santiago Segura, Armando de Razza, Alex Angulo, and Terele Pavez. T Along the way will be discussing the careers of Lynn Shea and Ray Wise, Alex de la Iglesia's views on Christmas, the story of Don Quixote and much much more The Spectral Lines Zine:  https://thespectrallines.bigcartel.com/ The Occultaria of Albion https://www.occultariaofalbion.co.uk/ Recommendations mentioned in this episode Alone in the Dark (1982) Resources and Research Dead End Making of featurette available on the Pathe DVD release https://morbidlybeautiful.com/lin-shaye-interview-one/ https://www.joblo.com/interview-ray-wise/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Shaye https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/3277/andrea-jean-baptiste-dead-end/ http://www.reviewgraveyard.com/Interview/04-04-01_Jean-BaptisteAndrea.htm https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Wise https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0936403/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean-Baptiste_Andrea Day of the Beast Interview with Alex de la Iglesia and “Heirs of the Beast” documentary feature, available on the Severin Films blu ray release https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/3339/de-la-iglesia-alex-day-of-the-beast-etc/ https://filmint.nu/round-table-discussion-with-alex-de-la-iglesia/ https://www.xataka.com/entrevistas/alex-iglesia-dia-bestia-partida-rol-cura-personaje-chtulhu Spanish Horror Film by Antonio Lazaro Reboll,  The Spanish Fantastic Contemporary Filmmaking In Horror Fantasy And Sci-Fi by Shelagh Rowan Legg     Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 30 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their parts. This week both films are directed by Robert Wise, a multiple Oscar-winning American director whose works have included The Body Snatcher, The Day the Earth Stood Still, The Andromeda Strain, Star Trek: The Motion Picture, West Side Story, and The Sound of Music, as well as this week’s two movies. So first up, for our Christmas movie we have The Curse of the Cat People from 1944, starring Simone Simon, Kent Smith, Elizabeth Russell, and Ann Carter. Another film in the series from RKO Studios and producer Val Lewton, this marked Wise’s feature directing debut, although he did in fact share the directing credits with Gunther von Fritsch. Then we jump forward to 1963 and one of the most famous haunted house movies of all time, The Haunting. This was based on The Haunting of Hill House, written by Shirley Jackson, and stars Julie Harris, Richard Johnson, Russ Tamblyn, and Claire Bloom. Along the way we’ll be discussing in detail the career of Robert Wise, the career and writing of Shirley Jackson, and much, much more. Recommendations: The Lottery by Shirley Jackson The Summer People by Shirley Jackson We Have Always Lived in the Castle by Shirley Jackson The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951) Directed by Robert Wise The Return (TV Ghost Story) :  https://youtu.be/MkPCslMN-ps?si=SEZ6IQTN6v72Vxwo Sources and References Val Lewton: The Reality of Terror by Joel E. Siegel  Icons of Grief: Val Lewton’s Home Front Pictures by Alexander Nemerov. Little Shop of Horrors, (issue 49) - The Roads to Hill House: The Making of Robert Wise’s The Haunting”  by Anthony McKay.  https://www.the-haunting.com/index.html Dance Macabre by Stephen King The Masterpieces of Shirley Jackson with an introduction by Donna Tartt Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 29 of The Horror Double Bill; the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something far greater than the sum of their parts This week we are continuing our Christmas season, where at least one film in our pairing will have a seasonal theme – or perhaps more appropriately, as this week we are all about anthology movies, at least one of the stories in one of our pairings will have a seasonal theme. First up this week is Dead of Night from 1945, the first British horror movie released after World War II, and directed by Alberto Cavalcanti, Charles Chricton, Robert Hamer, and Basil Dearden. It stars Mervyn Johns, Sally Anne Howes, Googie Withers and Michael Redgrave. Then we head to 1974 and From Beyond the Grave, the last anthology movie released by British studio Amicus. Directed by Kevin Connor, it stars Peter Cushing, Donald Pleasence, Angela Pleasence David Warner, Ian Bannen, and Diana Dors. Along the way will be discussing the history of Ealing Studios, the career of writer R Chetwynd Hayes, the Amicus anthology horror series, director Kevin Connor, and much more References English Gothic: classic horror cinema 1897 to 2015 by Jonathan Rigby Hammer and Beyond - the British horror film by Peter Hutchings Dead of Night written by Jess Connolly and David Owen Bates (published by Devil’s Advocates) https://bfidatadigipres.github.io/roots%2C%20rituals%20and%20phantasmagoria/2024/09/02/dead-of-night/ https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanpsy/article/PIIS2215-0366(15)00431-9/fulltext Remembering Dead of Night, a documentary which can be found on the Criterion collection Blu-ray and 4K special edition releases British Cult Cinema the Amicus Anthology by Bruce G Hallenbeck  Phantasmagoria Magazine R Chetwynd- Hayes special tribute edition https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_of_Night https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Beyond_the_Grave https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amicus_Productions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Johns https://ealingstudios.com/about-ealing/history-3/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_Studios Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 28 of The Horror Double Bill the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something far greater than the sum of their parts This week we are beginning our Christmas season, and discussing two films that are based on the work of M.R James. First up we have Whistle And I’ll Come To You, directed by Jonathan Miller from 1968 and then Night of the Demon from 1957, directed by Jacques Tourneur, starring Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins, and Niall McGinnis  Along the way we will be discussing the origins of the ghost stories for Christmas tradition, the works of MR James, and much much more Sources Radio play: https://youtu.be/upE-BdMHHVw?si=kX7W3SpSt--TjFzk https://www.gothichorrorstories.com/classic-gothic-ghost-stories/a-history-of-winter-tales-and-christmas-ghost-stories-to-make-the-blood-run-wintery-cold/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/plea-resurrect-christmas-tradition-telling-ghost-stories-180967553/ https://visitsleepyhollow.com/how-charles-dickens-stole-christmas/ https://www.history.co.uk/ https://www.nypl.org/blog/2021/12/16/ghost-stories-for-christmas https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-chilling-ghost-stories-became-a-christmas-tradition/ Whistle and I’ll Come to You https://headpress.com/blog/2024/12/04/whistle-down-the-wind-an-extract-from-no-diggin-here/ https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/ghost-story-christmas-whistle-ill-come-you https://www.webofstories.com/play/jonathan.miller/23;jsessionid=B9BEC49F95119602BDA6DFAC03EFD09D https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._R._James https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_and_I%27ll_Come_to_You_(1968_film) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Miller Night of the Demon English Gothic by Jonathan Rigby Jacques Tourneur The cinema of Nightfall by Chris Fujiwara https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/52516 https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/127530/3/FINAL%20Rev%20Writing%20NoTD%20Article%20for%20HJFRT%20Alison%20Peirse%20080216.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Demon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Andrews https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000763/       Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 27 of the horror double bill the podcasts where each week we pair two movies to create something far greater than the sum of their parts This week we are exploring the horrors of Victorian London and Jack the Ripper, with two films that use the legend of the famous serial killer to explore themes of conspiracy, class, and the patriarchy First up is Murder by Decree from 1979 and director Bob Clark starring Christopher Plummer James Mason, David Hemmings, and Donald Sutherland. Then we travel back to 1971 for Hands of the Ripper from Hammer Studios, directed by Peter Sasdy and starring Eric Porter, Angharad Reese, Keith Bell and Dora Brian. Along the way will be discussing the history of Jack the Ripper movies from the 1920s onwards, the origins of the royal conspiracy theories surrounding the murders, the horror career of directors Bob Clark and Peter Sasdy and much more References used Jack the Ripper & Murder By Decree English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897 - 2015 by Jonathan Rigby Euro Gothic: Classics of Continental Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby The House that Hammer Built Volume 2 by Wayne Kinsey https://www.tumgik.com/themastercylinder https://www.framerated.co.uk/murder-by-decree-1979/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_by_Decree https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Clark https://cfe.tiff.net/canadianfilmencyclopedia/content/bios/bob-clark https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper:_The_Final_Solution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(1959_film) https://www.imdb.com/list/ls048149930/ Hands of the Ripper https://carrionfilms.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/Peter-Sasdy-Interview.pdf https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Sasdy Hammer and Beyond – The British Horror film by Peter Hutchings  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hands_of_the_Ripper English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897 - 2015 by Jonathan Rigby Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 26 of the horror double bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something far greater than the sum of their parts I'm Craig Johnson and this week we are entering the world of conspiracies and paranoia, with two films featuring journalist protagonists falling into increasingly dangerous territory.  First up we return to the Italian giallo, with Short Night of Glass Dolls from 1971, directed by Aldo Lado and starring Jean Sorel, Ingrid Thulin, Barbara Bach and Mario Adorf. Then we jump forward to 2012 and our second faux documentary of the series, with The Conspiracy from director Christopher MacBride starring Aaron Poole and James Gilbert. Along the way we will be discussing the careers of Aldo Lado and Jean Sorel, the not so secret societies the Bilderberg Group and The Bohemian Grove, the cognitive biases that come in to play with conspiracy theories and much more. References Short Night of Glass Dolls Darkening the Italian Screen Part Two edited by Eugenio Ercolani,  88 Films blu ray restoration of the movie - When Butterflies Turn to Glass & Czech Mate  Celluloid Dreams 4k restoration special features https://movieplayer.it/articoli/aldo-lado-intervista-monica-vitti-censura-ennio-morricone_20793/ https://www.globalist.it/culture/2021/12/01/non-ho-mai-rivisto-i-miei-film-aldo-lado-regista-di-cult-come-la-corta-notte-delle-bambole-di-vetro-si-racconta/ https://www.filmtv.it/articoli/105/pupi-avati-racconta-salo-di-pasolini/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prague_Spring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jean_Sorel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ingrid_Thulin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Adorf The Conspiracy  https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/46916/the-conspiracy-exclusive-q-a-with-director-christopher-macbride/ https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/interview-christopher-macbride-the-conspiracy/ https://thatshelf.com/interview-christopher-macbride-aaron-poole/ https://www.femalefirst.co.uk/movies/aaron-poole-the-conspiracy-interview-350691.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apophenia https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/your-emotional-meter/202401/the-psychology-of-conspiracy-theories https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilderberg_Meeting https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bohemian_Grove Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 25 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair 2 movies to create something far greater than the sum of their parts This week we are discussing two movies that use the ghost story as a vehicle to explore themes of family, loss, grief, and instability. First up, we have our first Korean entry in the series with a Tale of Two Sisters from 2003 and director Kim Jee-woon, which stars Im Soo-Jung, Yum Jung-ah and Moon Geun-young. Then we follow this with a trip back to Spain for The Orphanage from 2007 and director J.A Bayona, starring Belen Rueda, Geraldine Chaplin, Roger Princep and Fernando Cayo Along the way, we’ll be discussing the foundations of Korean horror cinema, the career and movies of director Kim Jee-woon, the folk tale Rose Flower and Red Lotus, the careers of Sergio G Sanchez and J A Bayona, and much more. References and Sources: A Tale of Two Sisters Asia Shock by Patrick Galloway Korean Horror Cinema written by Alison Pearce Arrow Films Blu-ray release - interviews with the cast and director as well as the directors commentary https://cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=25485 https://cine21.com/news/view/?mag_id=19282 https://www.fangoria.com/kim-jee-woon-a-tale-of-two-sisters/ https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/461562/a-tale-of-two-sisters-a-korean-horror-masterpiece/ https://www.vam.ac.uk/articles/a-brief-history-of-k-cinema?srsltid=AfmBOop0ogJla4KoWgRPoSLjse0kCpsUsHuJBtBDpNw7JOZhqbFAc9zN The Orphanage Imprint Films Blu-ray release - interviews with the cast and crew, and a behind the scenes making of documentary The Spanish Fantastic: Contemporary Filmmaking in Horror Fantasy and Sci-fi by Sheila Rowan leg Spanish Horror Film by Antonio Lazarro Rebol https://www.europapress.es/cultura/cine-00128/noticia-belen-rueda-enfrenta-primer-papel-protagonista-orfanato-representara-espana-oscar-20071009175718.html https://culturevulture.net/film/an-interview-with-the-filmmakers-of-the-orphanage/ https://www.female.com.au/juan-antonio-bayona-the-orphanage-interview.htm https://www.hollywood.com/general/the-orphanage-juan-antonio-bayona-sergio-sanchez-57174730 https://www.ioncinema.com/news/uncategorized/interview-juan-antonio-bayona-sergio-sanchez-the-orphanage https://www.fangoria.com/interview-screenwriter-sergio-g-sanchez-on-giving-birth-to-the-orphanage-and-collaborating-with-guillermo-del-toro/   Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 24 of the horror double bill the podcasts where each week we combine two movies to create something far greater than the sum of their parts This week we are returning to the theme of childhood, only this week it is the kids and not the adults who are in peril.  First up we have The Night of the Hunter from 1955, the only film ever directed by the great actor Charles Laughton and starring Robert Mitchum, Shelley Winters and Lillian Gish. Then we’ll be heading back to Mexico for the quite brilliant Tigers are Not Afraid from 2017 written and directed by Issa Lopez and starring Paolo Lara Juan Ramon Lopez Hansel Casillas and Rodrigo Cortez. Both of this week’s movies juxtapose fairytale imagery with the grim realities of murder corruption and crime, depicting their young protagonists as casualties of societal and financial collapse, the first through the great depression of the 1930s and the second through the rise and reach of gang culture in present day Mexico.  Night of the Hunter The Night of the Hunter by Simon Callow, published by BFI film classics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression https://www.britannica.com/event/Great-Depression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Grubb https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/51604 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Laughton https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/1657-the-night-of-the-hunter-holy-terror?srsltid=AfmBOorxu8VtTUmkrWGymPa25wN6Nvim63PVF9ojmLW3GxYI2e3PQRK7 Tigers Are Not Afraid Shudder blu-ray release extras: directors commentary, behind the scenes making of feature, Q&A with Issa Lopez and Guillermo Del Toro https://www.hrw.org/world-report/2025/country-chapters/mexico https://www.filmcomment.com/blog/interview-issa-lopez/ https://insessionfilm.com/interview-issa-lopez-director-writer-of-tigers-are-not-afraid/ https://deepestdream.com/issa-lopez-talks-dream-narrative-behind-tigers-are-not-afraid/ https://www.dreadcentral.com/news/299293/tigers-are-not-afraid-and-neither-is-director-issa-lopez/ https://www.hola.com/us/entertainment/20240111354355/issa-lopez-mexican-force-behind-season-4-true-detective/ https://videocine.com.mx/noticia/entrevista-paola-lara-vuelven/ https://producaocultural.procomum.org/2012/01/11/1525 Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 23 of the Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we combine two movies to create something far greater than the sum of their parts This week we are exploring the great outdoors with two films that fall into the sub genre of backwoods horror, though to be fair the second one is more backwoods adjacent First up we wade through the swamps of Louisiana with Southern Comfort from 1981 and director Walter Hill, starring Keith Carradine, Powers Booth, Fred Ward, and Peter Coyote. Then we travel to 2005 and the Appalachian Mountains with The Descent from director Neil Marshall, starring Shauna MacDonald, Natalie Mendoza, Akex Reid and Myanna Buring. Along the way we’ll be discussing the origins of the back woods horror sub-genre, exploring some of the classic and if we’re honest not so classic entries, discussing the career of Walter Hill, debating whether Southern Comfort is an allegory for the Vietnam war and much much more. Sources & References Introduction and both movies The Rural Gothic in American Popular Culture Backwoods Horror and Terror in The Wilderness by Bernice M Murphy The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic Volume 1 edited by Clive Bloom Southern Comfort  interviews, commentaries and documentaries that can be found on the Vinegar Syndrome special edition blu-ray release of the film Men, Women and Chainsaws by Carol J Clover https://thequietus.com/culture/film/film-southern-comfort-walter-hill-40-anniversary/ https://brightlightsfilm.com/human-frailty-swallowed-whole-on-walter-hills-southern-comfort-1981/ https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56697 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Hill https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/56697 The Descent The Making of The Descent by Janine Pipe and Neil Marshall https://youtu.be/gqx5snAahzA?si=6-3pqO6_B8313zFn https://www.dreadcentral.com/interviews/3370/marshall-neil-the-descent/ https://theasc.com/articles/the-descent-creepy-crawlers https://www.horrorthriller.com/Movies/Directors/N_Marshall/Centu_rion_Inter_view.html Contemporary British Horror Cinema Industry, Genre and Society by Johnny Walker https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neil_Marshall https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time/all-voters/neil-marshall   Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Welcome to episode 22 of the Horror Double Bill the podcast where each week we combine two movies to create something for a greater than the sum of their parts This week we are exploring religious fanaticism, the dangers of group think, cult mentalities, and discussing our first folk horror of the series, as well as our first pseudo-documentary. First up we have Matthew Hopkins Witchfinder General from 1968 and director Michael Reeves starring Vincent Price, Ian Ogilvy, Hillary Dwyer and  Rupert Davies. Then we travel forward in time to 2013 and the sacrament from right a director Ti West starring AJ Bowen Joe Swanberg Jean Jones and Amy Seimetz. Along the way will be discussing the all too brief career of Michael Reeves, the real witch finder Matthew Hopkins, Vincent Price, Ti West, the rise and fall of media company Vice, and much more Mods and Shockers Book https://webelongdead.co.uk/product-category/books/ Witchfinder General https://youtu.be/ZsXo5oY1m7g?si=pN7OZndjltvClmXS https://youtu.be/7tWNBXl1pVM?si=EuWldCAJ0yspJQM- Witchfinder General by Ian Cooper  British Film Makers – Michael Reeves by Benjamin Halligan Beasts in the Cellar - The Exploitation Film Career of Tony Tensor by John Hamilton Folk Horror on Film edited by Louis Bayman and KJ Donnelly  https://flexiblehead.blog/2011/10/07/witchfinder-general/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Hopkins https://medium.com/@Witches7Hunt/first-witch-who-was-elizabeth-clarke-fbcba944b7b9 The Sacrament Interviews with AJ Bowen, Amy Seimetz and Gene Jones that appear as special features of the Second Sight Blu Ray release https://youtu.be/IpHIXtzzSlQ?si=mhqTSLol0n1gCyt8 https://youtu.be/VamKMnRAHB4?si=QmMPc02Vraz3jMmT https://youtu.be/okOXHN2COBY?si=0HrUy-dbGPcWgGYi https://youtu.be/rCErUAOiCBE?si=n9vj5yfBV026pj4d https://youtu.be/fmr0PtkncWY?si=TlNCvyfO1FhoeuaV https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2024/mar/25/the-rise-and-fall-of-vice-media-podcast https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vice_Media     Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)

Episode 21: Cat People (1942) & The Company of Wolves (1984) Welcome to episode 21 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two films to create something far greater than the sum of their parts. This week – after a very short break - we are back with the shapeshifters with two films that use metamorphosis as metaphor for sexuality, albeit with very different interpretations. First up we have Cat People from 1943 and legendary producer Val Lewon. Directed by Jacques Tourneur it stars Simone Simon, Tom Cowway, Kent Smith and Jane Randolph. Then we follow this with The Company of Wolves from 1984, directed by Neil Jordan and staring Angela Lansbury, Sarah Patterson, David Warner and – in a blink and you’ll miss it cameo, the late great Terrence Stamp.  Along the way, we will be discussing the history of RKO Studios, director Jacques Tourneur, actor Simone Simon, author Angela Carter and much much more.  Sources RKO Pictures: https://www.britannica.com/art/history-of-film/Post-World-War-I-American-cinema https://www.britannica.com/money/RKO-Radio-Pictures-Inc https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Booking_Offices_of_America https://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fkt267nd72c https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RKO_Pictures Cat People https://youtu.be/rYLQTFUN7yI?si=LEACT0CJNyBvtoaD Cat People by Kim Newman (BFI classics)  Val Lewton the reality of terror by Joel E Siegel Jacques Tourneur The Cinema of Nightfall by Chris Fujiwara  The Company of Wolves The Company of Wolves by James Gracie (Devils Advocates)  https://youtu.be/7GMb_VPoLr4?si=K52Do2OwxvB48Ndm https://youtu.be/uzro7hXvp4c?si=TCk44HyEB2rBlPQr Instagram: @thehorrordoublebill email: [email protected] youtube: @thehorrordoublebill artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)