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

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. SourcesRKO Pictures:https://www.britannica.com/art/history-of-film/Post-World-War-I-American-cinemahttps://www.britannica.com/money/RKO-Radio-Pictures-Inchttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_Booking_Offices_of_Americahttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark%3A%2F13030%2Fkt267nd72chttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RKO_PicturesCat Peoplehttps://youtu.be/rYLQTFUN7yI?si=LEACT0CJNyBvtoaDCat People by Kim Newman (BFI classics) Val Lewton the reality of terror by Joel E SiegelJacques Tourneur The Cinema of Nightfall by Chris Fujiwara The Company of WolvesThe Company of Wolves by James Gracie (Devils Advocates) https://youtu.be/7GMb_VPoLr4?si=K52Do2OwxvB48Ndmhttps://youtu.be/uzro7hXvp4c?si=TCk44HyEB2rBlPQrInstagram: @thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected]: @thehorrordoublebillartwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)