Episode 41: The Empty Man (2020) & Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)
Released on 03/15/2026
Welcome to episode 41 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 The Empty Man (2020) starring James Badge Dale, Aaron Poole and Marin Ireland, and was written and directed by David Prior
Then we follow this with Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010). This stars Michael Rogers and Eva Allen and is the feature debut from director Panos Cosmatos.
Recommendations
Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities – The Autopsy, The Viewing
AM1200 : https://youtu.be/WeBNxJmqVVA?si=oheIatFEXJ8kLYev
Phase IV (1974)
Thebiblemachine comparison video:
https://youtu.be/wsppyXIbFPI?si=HgqfHqRvIkst4RLl
References
https://theplaylist.net/the-empty-man-david-prior-interview-20211105/
https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/everything-zen-david-prior-on-the-empty-man-9701
https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/the-empty-man-david-prior-interview
https://filmmakermagazine.com/45658-panos-cosmatos-beyond-the-black-rainbow/
https://alienatedinvancouver.blogspot.com/2012/06/norm-li-interview-beyond-black-rainbow.html?m=1
https://thatshelf.com/interview-beyond-the-black-rainbow-director-panos-cosmatos/
https://chud.com/97657/interview-panos-cosmatos-beyond-the-black-rainbow/
https://mediamikes.com/2011/05/interview-with-michael-rogers/
https://thepcprinciple.com/interview-eva-bourne/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landmark_Worldwide
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silva_Method
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erhard_Seminars_Training
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philip_experiment
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_Dynamics
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Episode 40: The Masque of the Red Death (1964) & Black Death (2010)
Released on 03/08/2026
Welcome to episode 40 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 we are exploring pestilence and death with two films that revolve around plague, satanism, religious intolerance and necromancy
First up, we have The Masque of the Red Death from 1964 and director Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Patrick Magee and Jane Asher.
Then we follow this with Black Death from 2010, directed by Christopher Smith. This stars Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Andy Nyman and Carice van Houten.
Along the way we’ll be discussing the life and early career of director Roger Corman, the historical facts of the Black Death, the horror career of Andy Nyman and much much more
Recommendations
The Birthday Party:
https://youtu.be/2hCfFfIeq7A?si=No07MVQLA4kpMdVS
The House of Usher (1960)
The Pit & The Pendulum (1961)
The Premature Burial (1962)
Severance (2006)
The Glass Man (2011)
How I made 100 Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime by Roger Corman
Corman/Poe - Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films by Chris Alexander
The Masque of the Red Death by Steve Haberman
https://youtu.be/pyfdh8KScH0?si=jxXE_baIecjekiCX
https://youtu.be/uGgpoVYvDzs?si=wWmRHhNzA1v5i0zr
https://youtu.be/zOHUM3LJAHY?si=G8BW4UXmRPlKv8P_
Black Death - interviews and extras that can be found on the special edition Blu-ray from Umbrella Entertainment
The Black Death Press Book
https://www.medievalists.net/2010/05/black-death-interview-with-dario-poloni/
https://opium.org.pl/2010/03/08/embraced-by-black-death-interview-with-christopher-smith-the-director-of-upcoming-medieval-horror-black-death/
https://cinemawithoutborders.com/2532-christopher-smith-director-of-black-death/
https://filmmakermagazine.com/21080-christopher-smith-black-death/filmmakermagazine.com.
https://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2010/07/holding-court-with-hazel-court.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death_(1964_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_Corman
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Episode 39: The Birds (1963) & Don't Look Now (1973)
Released on 03/01/2026
Welcome to episode 39 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 we have two films that are based on works by Daphne du Maurier, an English novelist, playwright, and biographer whose stories and novels have been adapted multiple times for stage, radio television and of course for film.
First up nature strikes back with The Birds from 1963 starring Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette and Veronica Cartwright.
Then we jump forward a decade for a story of grief, guilt and extra sensory perception in Venice with Don’t Look Now from 1973. This stars Donald Sutherland, Julie Christie and Hilary Mason, and was directed by Nicolas Roeg.
Along the way, will be discussing the life aren’t works of Daphne du Maurier, the troubling relationship between Hitchcock and his lead actress Tippi Hedren, the career of Nicolas Roeg, and much much more
Recommendations
The Birds by Daphne du Maurier
Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier
Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
Performance (1970)
Walkabout (1971)
The Comfort of Strangers (1990)
Who Saw Her Die (1972)
The Bloodstained Shadow (1978)
The Talented Mr Ripley (1999)
References
The Birds by Daphne du Maurier
Don't Look Now by Daphne du Maurier
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daphne_du_Maurier
https://www.the-independent.com/arts-entertainment/books/features/the-blagger-s-guide-to-daphne-du-maurier-7742072.html
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2007/may/05/fiction.daphnedumaurier
dumaurier.org
The Making of Hitchcock's The Birds by Tony Lee Moral (Kamera books)
The Birds by Camille Paglia (BFI Film Classics)
Don’t Look Now by Mark Sanderson (BFI Film Classics)
Don't Look Now blu-ray special edition from Studio Canal.
Don’t Look Now by Jessica Gildersleeve (Devil’s Advocates)
https://bfidatadigipres.github.io/big%20screen%20classics/2024/09/10/dont-look-now/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don%27t_Look_Now
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_and_Other_Stories
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Birds_(film)
https://journals.openedition.org/jsse/3924
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Episode 38: The Spiral Staircase (1946) & Blood & Black Lace (1964)
Released on 02/22/2026
Welcome to episode 38 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 we are returning to the world of the 1940s horror noir and the Italian giallo, with two highly influential movies that would shape some of the tropes that we now see as standard in many films
First up, we have The Spiral Staircase from 1946 directed by Robert Siodmak and starring Dorothy Maguire, Ethel Barrymore, George Brent, and Kent Smith
Then we follow this with Six Women for the Killer, also known as Blood and Black Lace from 1964 and director Mario Bava. This stars Cameron Mitchell, Eva Bartok, Ariana Gorini and Thomas Reiner.
Recommendations
The Killers: https://youtu.be/qN8CKO-_th8?si=bSjwl02I927bTgmG
The Girl Who Knew Too Much: https://youtu.be/kHolwKaXHHw?si=uiiNHwREjIZaWhIn
The Whip & The Body (1963)
Black Sabbath (1963)
References
The File on Robert Siodmak by Joseph Greco
American Gothic Six Decades of Classic Horror Cinema by Jonathan Rigby
https://metrograph.com/the-strange-affair-of-robert-siodmak
https://offscreen.com/view/siodmak-spiral-staircase
https://www.dasmagazin.de/magazin-historie/
https://www.sensesofcinema.com/2003/great-directors/siodmak
https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd11861472X.html#ndbcontent
https://abergavennylocalhistorysociety.org.uk/gallery/Ethel%20Lina%20White.pdf
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/17/obituaries/ethel-lina-white-overlooked.html
The Haunted World of Mario Bava by Troy Howarth
So Deadly So Perverse by Troy Howarth
Blood and black Lace by Roberto Cuti (Devils Advocates Series).
Special features and interviews on the blu ray release of the film from Arrow Video
https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/where-begin-mario-bava
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Bava
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spiral_Staircase_(1946_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Siodmak
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_and_Black_Lace
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Episode 37: The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) & When Evil Lurks (2023)
Released on 02/15/2026
Welcome to episode 37 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 The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue from 1974 and director Jorge Grau, starring Ray Lovelock, Cristina Galbo and Arthur Kennedy
We follow this with When Evil Lurks from 2023 and director Demian Rugna, starring Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demian Salomon, Silvina Sabater, and Luis Ziembrowski.
Recommendations:
Tombs of the Blind Dead (Armondo de Ossario 1972)
Blood Ceremony (1973 Jorge Grau):
https://youtu.be/E7rgJcNuPaU?si=uUKywANJNYT-oNip
Queens of Evil (1970) - available on TUBI
Tienen Miedo (2002, Demian Rugna):
https://youtu.be/IVqG_zGL5sM?si=lRuOlGnWLriIGjLU
Terrified (2017 Demian Rugna)
References & Sources
“Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema” by Jamie Russell
"Nightmare Movies" by Kim Newman
"Spanish Horror Film" by Antonio Lazzaro Reboll
"Jorge Grau: Catalonia’s Cult Film King" from the Synapse blu ray special edition
https://youtu.be/SRgHIPT0_Y4?si=VCvOf5X6KAf78BqQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Lovelock_(actor)demianrugna.com
When Evil Lurks Second Sight 4K special edition
https://letterboxd.com/horrorville/story/satanic-hispanics-director-demian-rugna-on/
https://thehollywoodnews.com/2025/07/28/demian-rugna-discusses-when-evil-lurks/
https://www.polygon.com/23935228/when-evil-lurks-director-interview-demian-rugna-meaning/
https://www.goreinthestore.uk/interviews/demian-rugna#:~:text=DEMI%C3%81N%20RUGNA%20%2D%20The%20pesticide%20scandal,the%20pesticide%20was%20the%20demon.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalism
https://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/agrochemicals-and-industrial-waste-threaten-argentinas-gran-chaco/
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2000/jul/13/uknews#:~:text=The%20issue%20of%20lead%20in,to%20abolish%20lead%20in%20petrol.
https://filmhounds.co.uk/2025/07/when-evil-lurks-demian-rugna-second-sight-interview/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giannetto_De_Rossi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Evil_Lurks
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27373134
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Episode 36: Eyes Without a Face (1960) & Blood From The Mummy's Tomb (1971)
Released on 02/08/2026
Welcome to episode 36 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 Eyes Without a Face (1960) directed by George Franju, starring Pierre Brasseur, Edith Scob & Alida Valli.
Then we jump forward to Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb (1971) directed by Seth Holt, starring Valerie Leon, Andrew Keir and James Villers
Recommendations
Tales From the Darkside – The Movie (1990)
Gritos en la Noche (aka The Awful Dr Orloff) (1962)
Lot No 249 (BBC TV 2023)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
A Trip to The Moon: https://youtu.be/ZNAHcMMOHE8?si=2JAs0RNZGDFN3sJK
The Impossible Voyage: https://youtu.be/4ZVgCTQFKXo?si=FTwbh7xCDBL4exRg
Valerie Leon Hai Karate advert:
https://youtu.be/B2qQlsFN9ck?si=ABhD1I0wIAMvVzMI
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb
The Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker (the complete version published by Seven Treasures Publications)
Little Shoppe of Horrors Magazine issue 24
Blood from the Mummy’s Tomb Featurette from the Studio Canal bluray release
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bram_Stoker
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Willie_Wilde
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Jewel_of_Seven_Stars
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_from_the_Mummy%27s_Tomb
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Fiction_about_mummies
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archaeology_of_ancient_Egypt
https://muse.jhu.edu/pub/74/article/445326
http://www.screenonline.org.uk/people/id/572065/index.html
Eyes Without a Face
https://www.cinematheque.fr/article/1777.html
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_Franju
https://www.deepfocusreview.com/definitives/eyes-without-a-face/#:~:text=But%20producer%20Jules%20Borkon%20saw,many%20comparisons%20to%20Alfred%20Hitchcock.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georges_M%C3%A9li%C3%A8s
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Episode 35: City of the Dead (1960) & The Blackcoat's Daughter (2015)
Released on 02/01/2026
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://www.screamhorrormag.com/interview-osgood-perkins-talks-blackcoats-daughter/
https://cinemastrikesback.com/qa-blackcoats-daughter/
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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Episode 34: Theatre of Blood (1973) & Stagefright (1987)
Released on 01/25/2026
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
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Episode 33: Se7en (1995) & Cure (1997)
Released on 01/18/2026
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://thecinemen.com/2025/10/30/andrew-kevin-walker-interview-austin-film-festival/
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.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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Episode 32: Blood on Satan's Claw (1971) & In The Mouth of Madness (1994)
Released on 01/11/2026
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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