Welcome to episode 68 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 exploring the world of cryptozoology, with two films about mythical creatures, which might not be mythical at all.
First up, we have The Abominable Snowman from 1957 and Hammer Studios. This was directed by Val Guest and stars Peter Cushing, Forrest Tucker, Maureen Connell, Richard Wattis and Michael Brill.
Then we follow this with The Mothman Prophecies from 2002 and director Mark Pellington. This stars Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton and Alan Bates.
Along the way, we will be discussing the mythology of and media fascination with the Yeti, the early career of Peter Cushing, the legends of the Mothman of Point Pleasant, and much much more.
Recommendations
The Strange World of Planet X (1958)
References
Little Shoppe of Horrors magazine issue 53
The House That Hammer Built, Volume 3: 1955–1958 by Wayne Kinsey
Hammer Films: An Exhaustive Filmography by Tom Johnson and Deborah Del Vecchio
https://cryptozoologicalreferencelibrary.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/capper-2012.pdf
The Abominable Snowman (blu ray interviews and extras) – Hammer Films
The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel
The Mothman Prophecies (blu ray interviews and extras) – Imprint Films
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Abominable_Snowman_(film)
https://www.springfieldspringfield.co.uk/movie_script.php?movie=abominable-snowman-the
https://www.everest1921.com/
https://junkyard.blog/2022/10/30/a-history-of-yeti-sightings/
https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3763647/dear-fellow-remembering-peter-cushing-on-the-late-horror-legends-110th-birthday/
https://vanguardofhollywood.com/star-of-the-month-peter-cushing/
https://www.britishtelevisiondrama.org.uk/?p=1141
https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-jan-23-et-munoz23-story.html
Cinefantastique Magazine volume 34, issue 2
https://www.darkhorizons.com/richard-gere-for-the-mothman-prophecies
https://www.forteanarchives.org/datasheets-1966-1967/
https://themothman.fandom.com/wiki/Point_Pleasant_Interview_With_Actor_Will_Patton
https://cinema.com/articles/768/mothman-prophecies-the-production-information.phtml
https://www.money-into-light.com/2017/03/an-interview-with-mark-pellington-part_18.html?m=1
https://www.moviemaker.com/first-impressions-2/
https://www.productiondesignerscollective.org/
https://wvpress.org/copydesk/wv-press-videos/festival-co-founders-mothman-diner-ready/
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