Episode 28: Whistle & I'll Come to You (1968) & Night of the Demon (1957)

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 partsThis 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 moreSourcesRadio play:https://youtu.be/upE-BdMHHVw?si=kX7W3SpSt--TjFzkhttps://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-christmashttps://www.spectator.co.uk/article/how-chilling-ghost-stories-became-a-christmas-tradition/Whistle and I’ll Come to Youhttps://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-youhttps://www.webofstories.com/play/jonathan.miller/23;jsessionid=B9BEC49F95119602BDA6DFAC03EFD09Dhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._R._Jameshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whistle_and_I%27ll_Come_to_You_(1968_film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_MillerNight of the DemonEnglish Gothic by Jonathan RigbyJacques Tourneur The cinema of Nightfall by Chris Fujiwarahttps://catalog.afi.com/Catalog/moviedetails/52516https://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/id/eprint/127530/3/FINAL%20Rev%20Writing%20NoTD%20Article%20for%20HJFRT%20Alison%20Peirse%20080216.pdfhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_of_the_Demonhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dana_Andrewshttps://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000763/   Instagram: @thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected]: @thehorrordoublebillartwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)