Episode 49: Paperhouse (1988) & Candyman (1992)

Welcome to episode 49 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their parts.In this weeks episode we discuss two films from British director Bernard Rose,  one based on the children's book Marianne Dreams by Catherine Storr, and the other based on a work from the opposite end of the literary spectrum The Forbidden by Clive Barker.First up is Paperhouse (1988) Dir. Bernard Rose w. Charlotte Burke, Glenne Headly, Elliott Spiers, and Gemma Jonesand then we follow this withCandyman (1992) Dir. Bernard Rose w. Tony Todd, Virginia Madsen, Kasi Lemmons, Xander Berkeley, and Vanessa Williams.Along the way we discuss the links between children's fiction and horror, childhood trauma, the career of director Bernard Rose, surreal imagery in the horror film, the early works of writer Clive Barker, the history of Cabrini Green, themes of class, repression and oppression, the career of the late, great Tony Todd and much more.RecommendationsShockheaded Peter by Heinrich HoffmannMarianne Dreams by Catherine StorrThe Gashlycrumb Tinies by Edward GoreyScary Stories to Tell in the Dark by Alvin SchwartzThe Books of Blood by Clive BarkerThe Great & Secret Show by Clive BarkerColdheart Canyon by Clive BarkerNight of the Living Dead (1990)IvansXTC (2000)Referenceshttps://filmfreakcentral.net/2022/08/bernard-rose-interview/https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/interviews/mystic-nic-praise-nicolas-roeghttps://www.theotherfolk.blog/dissections/paperhousehttps://www.scifinow.co.uk/interviews/its-that-weird-thing-that-happens-when-things-arent-concrete-bernard-rose-remembers-paperhouse/https://www.mikesouthon.biz/portfolio/paperhouse-highlightsCandyman by John Towson (Devil’s Advocates)Candyman Special Edition 4k (Arrow Video)https://www.clivebarkerarchive.com/blog/tag/The+Forbiddenhttps://www.clivebarker.info/salomeforbidden.htmlhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/jun/25/how-we-made-candyman-virginia-madsen-tony-todd-bee-stinghttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2024/nov/09/tony-todd-star-of-candyman-dies-aged-69https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/oct/01/tony-todd-candyman-sequel-black-lives-matter-platoonhttps://horrornewsnetwork.net/twenty-year-retrospective-of-candyman-with-virginia-madsen/https://people.com/virginia-madsen-reveals-plan-candyman-prequel-mourns-tony-todd-8744052https://www.movingpictureshow.com/?p=9402https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Rose_(director)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Candyman_(1992_film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paperhouse_(film)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clive_Barkerhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Books_of_Bloodhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tony_Toddhttps://flexiblehead.blog/2016/02/10/tony-todd/ Instagram: @thehorrordoublebillemail: [email protected]: @thehorrordoublebillartwork by Justin Parker (IG jpkr_illustration.com)