Episode 3: Frightmare (1974) & Possum (2018)

The Horror Double Bill Episode Three: Frightmare (1974) & Possum (2018) British suburban gothic, moral outrage, and the horror of family values.This week on The Horror Double Bill, we’re digging into the unsettling world of British horror with a pairing that’s as psychologically disturbing as it is politically charged: Frightmare (1974), directed by Pete Walker, and Possum (2018), the bleakly brilliant debut from Matthew Holness.Join us as we chew over themes of madness, repression, and inherited trauma, exploring how these two films capture a peculiarly British horror – one rooted in decaying institutions, Victorian legacies, and a deep distrust of the family unit. We also cast a critical eye on 1970s Britain, from Mary Whitehouse and the Festival of Light to the eerie legacy of public information films and the uncanny weirdness of kids’ TV.Subscribe for more deep-dive horror analysis each week.📸 thehorrordoublebill📧 [email protected] by Justin Parker 📸 jpkr_illustrationA Gun for George by Matthew Holness: https://youtu.be/Fq0xt_gbVH0?si=EV_TxxWEVeUf-GB2Sources used for this episode:Frightmare:• Making Mischief: The Cult Films of Pete Walker by Steve Chibnall• English Gothic: Classic Horror Cinema 1897–2015 by Jonathan Rigby• Nightmare Movies by Kim Newmanhttps://youtu.be/nrJNpitX-Fc?si=5PNxx36KdpSNFpGQhttps://youtu.be/1Rn3t0CsIiU?si=dUCwoXYBdwo7LRRXhttps://youtu.be/L2nGhSZRXRE?si=-ppxESgGEmOsi87ghttps://youtu.be/O2piqstEaTI?si=H-XOt-pnyZ-KwL2jhttps://youtu.be/oswUssXzFlY?si=xR4owVtVEO5TyUTLPossum:• Film4 (2018) Interview with Matthew Holness• Essay: “Waking up, is it?”: Childhood Trauma, Repression, and Freud’s Uncanny in POSSUM (Father, Son, and Holy Gore, by C. H. Newell) : fathersonholygore.com/2019/04/10/essay-waking-up-is-it-childhood-trauma-repression-and-freuds-uncanny-in-possum/#:~:text=He%20uses%20the%20Uncanny%20to,if%20that's%20at%20all%20possible.https://youtu.be/c8Hkh1yYX7g?si=J4aSRI2hC-64FUtMhttps://youtu.be/_BskDyQra1o?si=RzXkltifcbv8x7Ad#cultcinema #britishhorror #1970shorror #petewalker #possum #frightmare #exploitationmovies  #horror #podcastInstagram: @thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected]: @thehorrordoublebillartwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)