Episode 37: The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) & When Evil Lurks (2023)

Welcome to episode 37 of the Horror Double Bill the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their partsFirst up we have The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue from 1974 and director Jorge Grau, starring Ray Lovelock, Cristina Galbo and Arthur KennedyWe follow this with When Evil Lurks from 2023 and director Demian Rugna, starring Ezequiel Rodriguez, Demian Salomon, Silvina Sabater, and Luis Ziembrowski.Recommendations:Tombs of the Blind Dead (Armondo de Ossario 1972)Blood Ceremony (1973 Jorge Grau):https://youtu.be/E7rgJcNuPaU?si=uUKywANJNYT-oNipQueens of Evil (1970) - available on TUBITienen Miedo (2002, Demian Rugna):https://youtu.be/IVqG_zGL5sM?si=lRuOlGnWLriIGjLUTerrified (2017 Demian Rugna)References & Sources“Book of the Dead: The Complete History of Zombie Cinema” by Jamie Russell"Nightmare Movies" by Kim Newman"Spanish Horror Film" by Antonio Lazzaro Reboll"Jorge Grau: Catalonia’s Cult Film King" from the Synapse blu ray special edition https://cerebrin.wordpress.com/2009/09/25/entrevista-a-jorge-grau-%E2%80%9Cme-gustaria-hacer-un-retrato-de-edgar-allan-poe%E2%80%9D/https://youtu.be/SRgHIPT0_Y4?si=VCvOf5X6KAf78BqQhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Lovelock_(actor)demianrugna.comWhen Evil Lurks Second Sight 4K special editionhttps://letterboxd.com/horrorville/story/satanic-hispanics-director-demian-rugna-on/ https://thehollywoodnews.com/2025/07/28/demian-rugna-discusses-when-evil-lurks/https://www.polygon.com/23935228/when-evil-lurks-director-interview-demian-rugna-meaning/https://www.goreinthestore.uk/interviews/demian-rugna#:~:text=DEMI%C3%81N%20RUGNA%20%2D%20The%20pesticide%20scandal,the%20pesticide%20was%20the%20demon.https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Environmentalismhttps://news.mongabay.com/2020/08/agrochemicals-and-industrial-waste-threaten-argentinas-gran-chaco/https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2000/jul/13/uknews#:~:text=The%20issue%20of%20lead%20in,to%20abolish%20lead%20in%20petrol.https://filmhounds.co.uk/2025/07/when-evil-lurks-demian-rugna-second-sight-interview/https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giannetto_De_Rossihttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Evil_Lurkshttps://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27373134Instagram: @thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected]: @thehorrordoublebillartwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)