Episode 29: Dead of Night (1945) & From Beyond the Grave (1974)

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 partsThis 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 moreReferencesEnglish Gothic: classic horror cinema 1897 to 2015 by Jonathan RigbyHammer and Beyond - the British horror film by Peter HutchingsDead 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/fulltextRemembering Dead of Night, a documentary which can be found on the Criterion collection Blu-ray and 4K special edition releasesBritish Cult Cinema the Amicus Anthology by Bruce G Hallenbeck Phantasmagoria Magazine R Chetwynd- Hayes special tribute editionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dead_of_Nighthttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/From_Beyond_the_Gravehttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amicus_Productionshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mervyn_Johnshttps://ealingstudios.com/about-ealing/history-3/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ealing_StudiosInstagram: @thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected]: @thehorrordoublebillartwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)