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Episode 21: Cat People (1942) & The Company of Wolves (1984) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 21: Cat People (1942) & The Company of Wolves (1984)

Released on 10/12/2025

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



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Episode 20: Seconds (1966) & The Substance (2024) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 20: Seconds (1966) & The Substance (2024)

Released on 09/28/2025

Welcome to episode 20 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 we are exploring the horrors of ageing and identity with two movies that take the viewer on a disorienting journey into the price of reinvention and rejuvenation

First up we have Seconds from 1966 and director John Frankenheimer, featuring a career best performance from former matinee idol Rock Hudson alongside Salome Jen and Will Geer. Then we bring ourselves bang up to date – nearly - with the Substance from 2024 and director Coralie Fargeat, featuring a career best performance from Demi Moore alongside Margaret Qualley and Dennis Quaid.

References

Seconds

Seconds by Jez Conolly and Emma Westwood

The directors commentary on the Masters of Cinema blu ray release

https://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/MovieDetails/22848?

https://theasc.com/magazine/nov97/seconds/pg1.htm

https://theasc.com/articles/aces-of-the-camera-james-wong-howe-asc?

https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/08/a-second-life-for-em-seconds-em-the-1966-cult-classic-that-made-audiences-sick/278930/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Frankenheimer

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rock_Hudson

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seconds_(1966_film)

https://youtu.be/FV2LuK8wVsg?si=z-IZcYN5eF6ZB0h4

https://youtu.be/UjT-db11ZwM?si=W9L12SzTFjBuSDrZ

The Substance

https://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/coralie-fargeat/

https://www.screendaily.com/features/coralie-fargeat-on-making-the-substance-her-own-way-everything-had-to-be-in-excess/5199519.article

https://www.indiewire.com/features/interviews/coralie-fargeat-feminist-body-horror-the-substance-1235048769/

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/sep/14/we-can-be-violent-to-ourselves-brutal-demi-moore-on-body-image-reinvention-and-her-most-shocking-role-yet

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/demi-moore-on-the-substance-and-resisting-a-toxic-beauty-culture/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Substance

https://youtu.be/8H64HNvXrqU?si=tJyXTPL6niEzfnZM

https://youtu.be/UMicrbtjFKU?si=vAM0EnUtOI-qMsSR

https://youtu.be/BKcMm5RG2M4?si=fn0a134K_Vz5lCBi

https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/story/the-substance-shot-list-coralie-fargeat-awards-insider

https://www.elle.com/culture/movies-tv/a62297701/the-substance-coralie-fargeat-interview/

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Episode 19: Colossus The Forbin Project (1970) & Upgrade (2018) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 19: Colossus The Forbin Project (1970) & Upgrade (2018)

Released on 09/20/2025

This week we are exploring the horrors of Artificial intelligence and tech noir with two films from very different eras but similar fears and concerns. 

First up is Colossus: The Forbin Project from 1970, directed by Joseph Sargent and starring Eric Braden, Susan Clark, Gordon Pinsett, and William Schallert. Then we jump forward nearly half a century to 2018 with Upgrade, written and directed by Leigh Whannell, and featuring Logan Marshall-Green, Betty Gabriel, Harrison Gilbertson, and Benedict Hardy. 

Both of these films imagine worlds where technology outpaces human intelligence and in which something designed as a helpful tool quickly mutates into something far more sinister. Between them, the two address themes including autonomy, privacy, the arrogance of sciences, and the fallibility and future of our species. 

References used:

https://www.wired.com/2017/03/ridley-scott-video/

https://www.bfi.org.uk/features/jean-luc-godards-dystopian-sci-fi-classic-alphaville-turns-50

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminal_Man_(film)

https://www.bangor.ac.uk/news/2024-10-09-the-terminator-at-40-james-camerons-dark-vision-is-more-relevant-than-ever

Colossus The Forbin Project

https://catalog.afi.com/Film/23505-THE-FORBIN-PROJECT?cxt=filmography

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eric_Braeden

https://www.syfy.com/syfy-wire/colossus-the-forbin-projects-eric-braeden-retrospective-interview

The directors commentary on the blu ray release of the movie from Spirit Entertainment

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus:_The_Forbin_Project

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Whitlock

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colossus_(novel)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D._F._Jones

Upgrade

An interview with Leigh Whannell titled "Man.Machine.More" that appears on the Second Sight blu ray release

https://www.avclub.com/saw-creators-leigh-whannell-and-james-wan-1798222299

https://www.starburstmagazine.com/features/leigh-whannell-upgrade/

https://thenerdstemplar.com/2018/05/29/interview-leigh-whannell-upgrade/

https://techcrunch.com/2018/06/01/leigh-wannell-upgrade-interview/

https://punchdrunkcritics.com/2018/06/interview-upgrade-director-leig/

https://rue-morgue.com/exclusive-upgrade-interview-pt-1-leigh-whannell-and-logan-marshall-green-on-practical-effects-and-who-almost-directed/

https://dailydead.com/sxsw-2018-interview-leigh-whannell-logan-marshall-green-and-betty-gabriel-talk-upgrade/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IEqZipI7eyc




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Episode 18: The Uninvited (1944) & The Changeling (1980) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 18: The Uninvited (1944) & The Changeling (1980)

Released on 09/14/2025

Episode 18: The Uninvited (1944) & The Changeling (1980)

Welcome to episode 18 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two films to create something greater than the sum of their parts.

This week we are exploring the horrors of the haunted house which strangely enough is very different to the trope of the old dark house that we discussed back in episode 12.

First up we have The Uninvited from 1944, directed by Lewis Allen and starring Ray Milland, Gail Russell, Ruth Hussey, and Donald Crisp then we jump forward in time to 1980 with the changeling directed by Peter Medak, and starring George C Scott Trish Vandeveer and Melvin Douglas

Along the way we will be discussing Hollywood’s rather strange early reluctance to depict ghosts in the horror genre, The career of Ray Milland, the tragedy of GAIL Russell, the somewhat dubious true story behind the movie The changeling, the career and controversies surrounding George C Scott and much more.

Sources & References

The Uninvited (1944)

Extras and commentary on the Criterion Collection Blu Ray release of the film and an interview with Lewis Allen that was included in the Criterion Collection accompanying booklet

Danse Macabre by Stephen King

https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/2934-the-uninvited-spirits-by-starlight

https://ladailymirror.com/2007/07/05/gail-russell/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernatural_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Uninvited_(1944_film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Russell

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Milland

The Changeling (1980)

Extras and the directors commentary on the second sight pictures blu ray release of the film

https://history.denverlibrary.org/news/denver-house-inspired-horror-film

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_C._Scott

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvyn_Douglas

https://montecristomagazine.com/arts/horror-classic-changeling#gsc.tab=0

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Changeling_(film)



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Episode 17: Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) & Symptoms (1974) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 17: Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) & Symptoms (1974)

Released on 09/07/2025

Episode 17: Let's Scare Jessica to Death (1971) & Symptoms (1974). Fall into madness. 

Welcome to episode 17 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two films to create something greater than the sum of their parts.

This week we are exploring the horrors of autumn, with a double bill of movies that use the tuning of the seasons as metaphors for the increasingly fragmented psyches of their protagonists. 

 First up we have Lets Scare Jessica to Death from 1971, then we follow this with Symptoms from 1974

Both movies use the beauty of their respective autumnal landscapes as a serene backdrops for their increasingly nightmarish scenarios. The crisp leaves muted colours and early morning mists of Connecticut in the US and Hillingdon in Great Britain gradually morphing from a place of sanctuary, escape and tranquillity one of slow stultifying death and decay. Released at the start of the 1970s, and with an emphasis on alternative and creative lifestyles, both also can be said to represent the demise of the love generation, as the hope and optimism of flower power gave way to Vietnam, civil unrest and the winter of discontent. 

Sources:

House of Psychotic Women by Kier La Janisse

 https://www.udiscovermusic.com/stories/death-of-the-60s-dream-1969/

https://www.cam.ac.uk/research/discussion/did-the-sixties-dream-die-in-1969?utm_source=chatgpt.com 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Altamont_Free_Concert

https://sfist.com/2017/03/02/what_was_the_summer_of_love_an_expl/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_of_Love

Hancock on Hancock by John Hancock

Imprint blu ray special edition of lets Scare Jessica to Death (special features)

https://screenanarchy.com/2006/10/interview-with-director-john-hancock.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Scare_Jessica_to_Death

BFI blu ray special edition of Symptoms (special features)

English Gothic by Jonathan Rigby


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Episode 16: Livid (2011) & Suspiria (1977) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 16: Livid (2011) & Suspiria (1977)

Released on 08/31/2025

Welcome to episode 16 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 exploring the terrors of ballet school with two European horror films that are connected through more than just the depiction of dance. 

First up we Head to France and 2011 for Livide from the directing duo of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, starring Chloe Colloud, Marie-Claude Pietragalla, Chloe Marcq, and Felix Moati

Then we head across to Italy – or should that be Germany – and 1977 for Suspiria from Dario Argento, starring Jessican Harper, Stefania Cassini, Alida Valli and Joan Bennet

Both films can be said to be the horror movie as fairy tale, and if we are honest neither is going to appeal to viewers who prefer naturalistic and realistic narratives. Livid moves the directors of 2007’s Inside away from the extreme violence of their debut and into the realms of fantasy, while Suspiria is a full-blown assault on the senses that was inspired by Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, to name just one of its very diverse influences. 

Along the way we will be discussing the careers of Julien Maury and Alexandre Bustillo, Baroque approaches to lighting design, the creative and relationship drama behind Suspiria, fairy tale approaches to horror and much more

References:

Livid

https://archive.ph/20121211050709/http://asberman.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/from-the-vault-livide-interview-with-julien-maury/

https://collider.com/alexandre-bustillo-julien-maury-livid-hellraiser-remake-interview/

https://medium.com/keeping-it-spooky/french-frights-livide-6936d081a623

https://monstrousindustry.wordpress.com/2011/09/04/interview-with-livid-directors-alexandre-bustillo-and-julien-maury/#:~:text=AB%2BJM%3A%20For%20both%2C%20our%20relationship,on%20our%20first%202%20movies 

https://newhorror.wordpress.com/2012/04/06/from-the-vault-livide-interview-with-julien-maury/#:~:text=you%20are%20again%20taking%20a,for%20the%20look%20of%20Livide

https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/153462/

https://www.ghoulsmagazine.com/articles/interview-director-julien-maury-talks-kandisha?utm_source=chatgpt.com

Films of the New French Extremity by Alexandra West. 

Suspiria

Broken Mirrors/Broken Minds The Dark Dreams of Dario Argento by Maitland McDonagh

Fear The Autobiography of Dario Argento

Dario Argento: The Man, The Myths and The Magic by Alan Jones

Spaghetti Nightmares edited by Luca M Palmerini and Geatano Mistretta. 

Dario Argento An Eye for Horror Directed by Leon Ferguson

Dario Argento Panico directed by Simone Scaffidi.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joan_Bennett

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alida_Valli

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_De_Quincey





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Episode 15: Sleep Tight (2011) & Them (2006) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 15: Sleep Tight (2011) & Them (2006)

Released on 08/24/2025

Episode 15: Sleep Tight (2011) & Them (2006): There's no place like home.....

Welcome to episode 15 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two films to create something greater than the sum of their parts.

This week we are exploring the horrors that lurk in the home, with two movies that depict our safest spaces as places of threat, terror and murder. First up with have Jaume Ballaguero’s Spanish psychological thriller Sleep Tight from 2011, a highly disturbing character study of a malignant building custodian and the lengths to which he will go to achieve true happiness. Then we head over to Romania for Them from directing duo David Moureau and Xavier Palud, a French co-production from 2006 that pre-dates The Strangers in its depiction of a young couple terrorised by a home invasion. 

Both films are nightmarish slices of Euro horror that crank up the tension and dismantle the notion of home being a sanctuary, exploiting the helplessness of their central characters. And despite being made 15 to 20 years ago, both also feed into modern anxieties about isolation, class, power imbalance and the fragility of what we call society. They also quite literally present very different perspectives – one through the lens of the perpetrator and the other through the eyes of the victims.

Along the way we’ll be discussing the origins of home invasion horror, silent movie director Lois Weber, the career of director Jaume Ballageuro, new French extremity cinema and much much more. 

References:

Sleep Tight 

Spanish Horror Film by Antonio Lazzaro Reboll

The Spanish Fantastic by Shelagh Rowan Legg.

 https://diariodevenusville.com/festival-de-sitges-2011-mientras-duermes-rueda-jaume-balaguero-luis-tosar/

https://diariodevenusville.com/festival-de-sitges-2011-mientras-duermes-entrevista-jaume-balaguero/

https://diariodevenusville.com/festival-de-sitges-2011-mientras-duermes-entrevista-luis-tosar/

https://diariodevenusville.com/festival-de-sitges-2011-mientras-duermes-entrevista-marta-etura/

https://www.moviemuser.co.uk/2013/02/28/luis-tosar-interview-chatting-with-the-star-of-sleep-tight/

https://www.milanacine.es/alberto-marini-10-anos-mientras-duermes/

https://www.20minutos.es/noticia/1184755/0/jaume-balaguero/mientras-duermes/sitges-2011/

Them

Behind the Scenes of Them: available on the blu ray special edition form Umbrella Entertainment. 

Films of the New French Extremity by Alexandra West

https://www.ecranlarge.com/films/interview/901002-david-moreau-xavier-palud-ils

https://www.ecranlarge.com/films/interview/901003-olivia-bonamy-michael-cohen-ils

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s%E2%80%931990s_Romanian_orphans_phenomenon?utm_source=chatgpt.com

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children_Underground?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Episode 14: Messiah of Evil (1973) & The Fog (1980) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 14: Messiah of Evil (1973) & The Fog (1980)

Released on 08/16/2025

Episode 14: Messiah of Evil (1973) & The Fog (1980): "Oh I do like to be beside the seaside....."

Welcome To episode 14 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 exploring coastal horrors and the terrors that lurk in the liminal space between the land and the sea. First up we have Messiah of Evil from 1973 a surreal almost Lovecraftian indie horror from the writers of American Graffiti Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and, somewhat bizarrely, Howard the Duck. Then we jump forward to 1980 for the fog, John carpenter's follow up to Halloween, starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Atkins, Adrienne Barbeau and Janet Leigh

Both of this week’s movies depict terrors from the past returning to menace supposedly idyllic seaside California towns, but behind the scenes both have their roots in  the rise of American independent cinema in the 1970s and also share some very interesting and rather troubled post production stories. Along the way we'll also be exploring the nature of coastal horror, including just a few of my favourites of the genre, the death of the Hollywood studio system, the rise of independent film making in the 1960s and 1970s, and much more. 

William Hope Hodgson Readings

The Derelict - https://youtu.be/x44h5oeVoM0?si=V4mLlwl2DIfcWH6k

The Voice in the Night: https://youtu.be/ASIfPcyTAH0?si=VNJDiwQoJfa5Lb0s

References - Introduction

The Birds by Daphne DuMaurier

Cornish Tales of Terror ed. R. Chetwynd Haynes

https://nmmc.co.uk/2023/07/maritime-superstitions/

https://www.sailingeurope.com/blog/sailors-superstitions

References - Messiah of Evil

"Nightmare USA -  the untold story of exploitation independents" by Stephen Thrower

The mini documentary "Remembering Messiah of Evil" form the Code Red DVD Release of the movie

https://creepycatalog.com/messiah-of-evil-movie/#:~:text=released%20the%20movie%20under%20the,%E2%80%9D

https://www.dreadcentral.com/editorials/336575/messiah-of-evil-a-criminally-overlooked-piece-of-1970s-strangeness/

References - The Fog

Extras from the Studio Canal Blu-ray restoration release including the documentary "Retribution - Uncovering John Carpenter's The Fog" and the audio commentary from John Carpenter and writer producer Deborah Hill.

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1980/01/28/people-start-running

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Episode 13: Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943) & An American Werewolf in London (1981) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 13: Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman (1943) & An American Werewolf in London (1981)

Released on 08/10/2025

Welcome to episode 13 of The Horror Double Bill. This week we are exploring the horrors of lycanthropy and the legend of the werewolf, a creature that has been used for centuries as a metaphor for themes including sexual repression, puberty, male violence, insanity and the beats within.

An we are starting off this week with the first horror movie that I ever saw, Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman from 1943 starring Lon Chaney Jnr, Bela Lugosi, illona Massey and Lionel Atwill. Then we are jumping forward to 1981 with An American Werewolf in London from starring David Naughton, Jenny Agutter and Griffin Dunne.

As well as showcasing their titular monsters, both films were, in their own ways, incredibly groundbreaking. Frankenstein Meets the Wolf man is arguably the very first movie to suggest a concept that is all too familiar today – if not a little overused which is the idea of a  cinematic universe. Meanwhile An American Werewolf In London showcases incredible practical effects work that, along with The Howling released in the same year, set the benchmark for horror transformations for years to come. Both movies also have a very personal significance for me that we will discuss as the episode continues

Along the way we will be discussing the possible origins of the werewolf myth, historical examples of lycathropy, the somewhat renegade approach to children’s publishing in the 1970s, the life of actor Lon Chaney Junior and much more.

References used: 

The Beaver Book of Horror by Daniel Farson

Memoirs of a Wolfman by Paul Naschy 

Universal Horrors, The Studios Classic Films 1931 to 1946 by Tom Weaver, Michral Bruans and John Brunas, 

Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman The original Shooting Script from the Universal Film Scripts Series edited by Philip J Reilly

American Gothic, 6 decades of classic horror cinema by Jonathan Rigby

lonchaney.com

silent-ology.wordpress.com

classicmonsters.com

Beware the Moon - available on the arrow video special edition Blu-ray release of An American Werewolf in London

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2009/aug/30/john-landis-american-werewold-london#:~:text=far%20as%20filming%20went%20,to%20shoot%20in%20Piccadilly%20Circus

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/jun/12/how-we-made-an-american-werewolf-in-london-john-landis#:~:text=I%20wanted%20a%20weird%2C%20eerie,%E2%80%9CWhat%20the%20hell%20was%20that%3F%E2%80%9D

https://morbidlybeautiful.com/horror-history-american-werewolf-in-london/#:~:text=Many%20consider%20John%20Landis%E2%80%99s%20film,its%20niche%20in%20horror%20history

https://filmschoolrejects.com/26-things-we-learned-from-the-an-american-werewolf-in-london-commentary-451071358fcb/#:~:text=apparently%20left%20people%20clueless%20as,to%20how%20they%C2%A0operate


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Episode 12: The Cat and The Canary (1939) & The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973) - The Horror Double Bill

Episode 12: The Cat and The Canary (1939) & The Corruption of Chris Miller (1973)

Released on 08/03/2025

Welcome to episode 12 of the horror double bill the podcast where each week we combine 2 films to create something far greater than the sum of their parts.

This week we are exploring the horrors of the old dark house, and the enduring influence of its many tropes on horror cinema.  

First up is The Cat and the Canary from 1939 — a horror comedy starring Bob Hope, Paulette Goddard, George Zucco, and Gail Sondergaard. Then we head back to Spain for The Corruption of Chris Miller  a twisted psychological thriller from 1973 starring Jean Seberg, Marisol, and Barry Stokes.

Both films explore the familiar tropes of the quintessential Old Dark House movie — isolated settings, threatened heroines, power outages, and deranged killers. But while the first takes a lighter, meta commentary and comedic approach, the second leans into something far darker and psychosexual. Along the way we’ll be discussing the origins of the subgenre, the career of Juan Antonio Bardem, and also taking a closer look at the lives and careers of, Gale Sondergaard, Paulette Goddard, Marisol, and Jean Seberg, four actresses whose lives were shaped in very different ways by state surveillance, government oppression, and the systemic abuse of power. 

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Sources: Introduction & The Cat and the Canary

Silentfilm.org, 

American Gothic six decades of classic horror cinema by Jonathon Rigby

charliechaplin.com

ladailymirror.com

starsandletterblogspot.com 

https://broadcast41.uoregon.edu/biography/sondergaard-gale#:~:text=In%201951%2C%20she%20was%20subpoenaed,%2C%20un%2DAmerican%20woman.%E2%80%9D&text=1Gale%20Sondergaard%2C%20%E2%80%9CWe%20Speak,August%201951%2C%207%2D8.

https://youtu.be/JXwHouiznKA?si=cArp5DMmtoETW2wT

Sources: The Corruption of Chris Miller

Interview with Juan Antonio Bardem on the Vinegar Syndrome Blu ray release of the film

Euro Gothic Classics of Continental Cinema by Jonathan Rigby

https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1980/09/05/the-jean-seberg-story/11049a35-bbdb-4aef-ab67-22d06a9e98e5/

https://www.theguardian.com/media/2002/apr/22/mondaymediasection.filmnews

https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/2019/12/9004756/jane-seberg-movie-true-story-black-panthers-fbi#:~:text=In%20Seberg%2C%20Jean%E2%80%99s%20involvement%20with,profile%20celebrities%20for%20their%20support

https://www.pikaramagazine.com/2018/11/pepa-flores-marisol/#:~:text=,no%20una%20familia%2C%20sino%20cuatro

https://www.eldiario.es/cultura/cine/misterio-marisol-mujer-rebelo-pepa-flores-no-fantasia-infantil-franquismo_1_10976274.html#:~:text=Fue%20el%20comienzo%20de%20un,de%20donar%20al%20partido%20el

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