Episode 40: The Masque of the Red Death (1964) & Black Death (2010)

Welcome to episode 40 of The Horror Double Bill the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their partsThis week we are exploring pestilence and death with two films that revolve around plague, satanism, religious intolerance and necromancyFirst up, we have The Masque of the Red Death from 1964 and director Roger Corman, starring Vincent Price, Hazel Court, Patrick Magee and Jane Asher.Then we follow this with Black Death from 2010, directed by Christopher Smith. This stars Eddie Redmayne, Sean Bean, Andy Nyman and Carice van Houten.Along the way we’ll be discussing the life and early career of director Roger Corman, the historical facts of the Black Death, the horror career of Andy Nyman and much much moreRecommendationsThe Birthday Party: https://youtu.be/2hCfFfIeq7A?si=No07MVQLA4kpMdVSThe House of Usher (1960)The Pit & The Pendulum (1961)The Premature Burial (1962)Severance (2006)The Glass Man (2011)How I made 100 Movies in Hollywood and Never Lost a Dime by Roger CormanCorman/Poe - Interviews and Essays Exploring the Making of Roger Corman’s Edgar Allan Poe Films by Chris AlexanderThe Masque of the Red Death by Steve Haberman  https://youtu.be/pyfdh8KScH0?si=jxXE_baIecjekiCXhttps://youtu.be/uGgpoVYvDzs?si=wWmRHhNzA1v5i0zrhttps://youtu.be/zOHUM3LJAHY?si=G8BW4UXmRPlKv8P_Black Death - interviews and extras that can be found on the special edition Blu-ray from Umbrella EntertainmentThe Black Death Press Bookhttps://www.medievalists.net/2010/05/black-death-interview-with-dario-poloni/https://opium.org.pl/2010/03/08/embraced-by-black-death-interview-with-christopher-smith-the-director-of-upcoming-medieval-horror-black-death/ https://cinemawithoutborders.com/2532-christopher-smith-director-of-black-death/https://filmmakermagazine.com/21080-christopher-smith-black-death/filmmakermagazine.com.https://templeofschlock.blogspot.com/2010/07/holding-court-with-hazel-court.htmlhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Death_(film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death_(1964_film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roger_CormanInstagram: @thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected]: @thehorrordoublebillartwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)