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  • Episode 35: City of the Dead (1960) & The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
    Feb 1 2026

    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


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    1 h et 27 min
  • Episode 34: Theatre of Blood (1973) & Stagefright (1987)
    Jan 25 2026

    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




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    1 h et 29 min
  • Episode 33: Se7en (1995) & Cure (1997)
    Jan 18 2026

    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

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    1 h et 35 min
  • Episode 32: Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) & In The Mouth of Madness (1994)
    Jan 11 2026

    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

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    1 h et 53 min
  • Episode 31: Dead End (2003) & The Day of the Beast (1995)
    Dec 21 2025

    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


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    1 h et 15 min
  • Episode 30: The Curse of the Cat People (1944) & The Haunting (1963)
    Dec 14 2025

    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

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    1 h et 23 min
  • Episode 29: Dead of Night (1945) & From Beyond the Grave (1974)
    Dec 7 2025

    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


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    1 h et 29 min
  • Episode 28: Whistle & I'll Come to You (1968) & Night of the Demon (1957)
    Nov 30 2025

    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/

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    1 h et 13 min