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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