About this episode

This episode pairs the psychological thriller Les Diaboliques with the Italian giallo The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh, exploring themes of murder and paranoia.

Welcome to episode 56 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 in Europe, where we return to the psychological thriller and the Italian giallo, with two films drenched in murder and paranoia. First up, we have Les Diaboliques from 1955, directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot. This stars Simone Signoret, Véra Clouzot, Paul Meurisse and Charles Vanel. Then we follow this with The Strange Vice o...

Topics covered

• psychological thriller
• Italian giallo
• murder
• paranoia
• film review

Keywords

• Les Diaboliques
• The Strange Vice of Mrs Wardh
• psychological thriller
• Italian giallo
• murder
• paranoia
• film review

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