The Horror Double Bill
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Expect discussions on shared themes, directors. writers and atmosphere, as we explore what the films say about the time they were made and our fears in the present; including social history, folklore, censorship, and a love of horror in all its forms.
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The Horror Double Bill
Episode 37: The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974) & When Evil Lurks (2023)
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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 parts
First up we have The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue from 1974 and director Jorge Grau, starring Ray Lovelock, Cristina Galbo and Arthur Kennedy
We 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-oNip
Queens of Evil (1970) - available on TUBI
Tienen Miedo (2002, Demian Rugna):
https://youtu.be/IVqG_zGL5sM?si=lRuOlGnWLriIGjLU
Terrified (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=VCvOf5X6KAf78BqQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ray_Lovelock_(actor)
demianrugna.com
When Evil Lurks Second Sight 4K special edition
https://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/Environmentalism
https://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_Rossi
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Evil_Lurks
https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-27373134
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