About this episode

This episode explores the horrors of Hollywood through the films Fade to Black and Starry Eyes.

Welcome to episode 53 of The Horror Double Bill the podcast where nearly every week we pair two movies to create something greater than the sum of their parts. This week we are off to Hollywood, with two films that explore the horrors of the silver screen, from obsessive fandom and fantasy to the darkest depths of ambition. First up we have Fade to Black from 1980. This was written and directed by Vernon Zimmerman, and stars Dennis Christopher, Tim Thomerson, Linda Kerridge, and Eve Bre...

Topics covered

• horror films
• Hollywood
• obsessive fandom
• ambition
• film history

Keywords

• Fade to Black
• Starry Eyes
• horror
• film reviews
• Hollywood
• obsession

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