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Episode 31: Dead End (2003) & The Day of the Beast (1995)

December 21, 2025 • Craig Johnson • Season 1 • Episode 31

Welcome to episode 31 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something for greater than the sum of their parts

This week we are discussing two movies that are both very dark comedies and are both set on Christmas Eve, First up is Dead End from 2003 written and directed by Jean Baptiste Andrea and Fabrice Canepa. This stars Alexandra Holden, Ray Wise, Lynn Shea, and Mick Cain. Then we head over to Spain for The Day of the Beast from 1995 and director Alex De La Iglesia; starring Santiago Segura, Armando de Razza, Alex Angulo, and Terele Pavez. T

Along the way will be discussing the careers of Lynn Shea and Ray Wise, Alex de la Iglesia's views on Christmas, the story of Don Quixote and much much more

The Spectral Lines Zine:

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The Occultaria of Albion

https://www.occultariaofalbion.co.uk/

Recommendations mentioned in this episode

Alone in the Dark (1982)

Resources and Research

Dead End

Making of featurette available on the Pathe DVD release

https://morbidlybeautiful.com/lin-shaye-interview-one/

https://www.joblo.com/interview-ray-wise/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lin_Shaye