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: thehorrordoublebill@gmail.com

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: thehorrordoublebill@gmail.com

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: thehorrordoublebill@gmail.com

youtube: @thehorrordoublebill

artwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)