The Horror Double Bill
Welcome to The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something far greater than the sum of their parts.
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 43: Prince of Darkness (1987) & The Borderlands (2013)
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Welcome to episode 43 of The Horror Double Bill, the podcast where each week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their parts.
This week we are visiting church with two films which that suggest our holiest of buildings could hide mysterious ancient forces lurking in their cellars.
Prince of Darkness (1987) dir. John Carpenter w. Donald Pleasence, Victor Wong, Jameson Parker, Dennis Dunn, and Lisa Blount.
The Borderlands aka Final Prayer (2013) dir. by Elliot Goldner w. Gordon Kennedy, Aidan McArdle, and Robin Hill.
Recommendations
Starman (1984)
The Caretaker: https://youtu.be/4e6x5j_JKWA?si=Xr02l4TdF7gf77bw
The Great Escape (1963)
Wake in Fright (1971)
Death Line (1972)
From Beyond the Grave (1974)
Sources & References
The Films of John Carpenter by John Kenneth Muir
John Carpenter: Prince of Darkness by Giles Boulenger.
Prince of Darkness blu-ray special edition release from StudioCanal.
The Borderlands blu ray release from Second Sight Films
https://www.heyuguys.com/heyuguys-interview-elliot-goldner-borderlands
https://blueprintreview.co.uk/2014/03/borderlands-qa
https://hmzfilm.com/2013/12/08/hmz-film-exclusively-interviews-the-creators-and-cast-of-the-borderlands
https://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/2014/03/27/the-borderlands-interview-with-jennifer-handorf
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Borderlands_(2013_film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prince_of_Darkness_(film)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Pleasence
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/nov/12/italian-mystic-gisella-cardia-faces-trial-over-claim-virgin-mary-statue-wept-blood
https://www.dartmoor.gov.uk/learning/dartmoor-legends/the-legend-of-brentor-church
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm0000587/
https://m.imdb.com/name/nm3283841/
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