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Episode 41: The Empty Man (2020) & Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010)

March 15, 2026 • Craig Johnson • Season 2 • Episode 41

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Welcome to episode 41 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 is The Empty Man (2020) starring James Badge Dale, Aaron Poole and Marin Ireland, and was written and directed by David Prior

Then we follow this with Beyond the Black Rainbow (2010). This stars Michael Rogers and Eva Allen and is the feature debut from director Panos Cosmatos.

Recommendations

Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities – The Autopsy, The Viewing

AM1200 : https://youtu.be/WeBNxJmqVVA?si=oheIatFEXJ8kLYev

Phase IV (1974)

Thebiblemachine comparison video:

https://youtu.be/wsppyXIbFPI?si=HgqfHqRvIkst4RLl

References

https://theplaylist.net/the-empty-man-david-prior-interview-20211105/

https://scified.com/news/tomorrow-war-aliens-artist-ken-barthelmey-talks-his-cave-mummy-creation-from-the-empty-man-2020

https://mubi.com/en/notebook/posts/everything-zen-david-prior-on-the-empty-man-9701

https://www.thrillist.com/entertainment/nation/the-empty-man-david-prior-interview

https://vancouversun.com/news/for-vancouver-filmmaker-panos-cosmatos-beyond-the-black-rainbow-helped-alleviate-grief-of-losing-parents