This was the front of the Radio Times in June 1980. I love the fact that I was allowed to stay up until well after 1am...on my own ,at 9 years old (and earlier)to watch these classics!!! #HorrorDoubleBills #BBC2 I hope @TalkingPicsTV brings them back

First up in tonight’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Night Of The Demon (1957) with Dana Andrews, Peggy Cummins and Niall MacGinnis 🎃👻 #nightofthedemon #danaandrews #peggycummins #niallmacginnis #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

First up in tonight’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Isle Of The Dead (1945) with Boris Karloff. 🎃👻 #isleofthedead #boriskarloff #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

First up in tonight’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) with Fredric March, Miriam Hopkins and Rose Hobart 🎃👻 #drjekyllandmrhyde #fredricmarch #miriamhopkins #rosehobart #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

First up in tonight’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Dracula (1931) with Bela Lugosi, Helen Chandler and David Manners 🎃👻 #dracula #helenchandler #davidmanners #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Corruption (1968) with Peter Cushing, Sue Lloyd, Kate O’Mara and @BillyAMurray 🎃👻 #corruption #petercushing #suelloyd #kateomara #billymurray #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

First up in tonight’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Doctor X (1932) with Lionel Atwill, Fay Wray and Lee Tracy 🎃👻 #doctorx #lionelatwill #faywray #leetracy #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Scream and Scream Again (1970) with Vincent Price, Christopher Lee and Peter Cushing 🎃👻 #screamandscreamagain #vincentprice #christopherlee #petercushing #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is House of Wax (1953) with Vincent Price, Frank Lovejoy and Phyllis Kirk 🎃👻 #houseofwax #vincentprice #franklovejoy #phylliskirk #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

First up in today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is The Devil Doll (1936) with Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O’Sullivan. 🎃👻 #thedevildoll #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

First up in tonight’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Mad Love (1935) with Peter Lorre, Frances Drake and Colin Clive 🎃👻 #madlove #peterlorre #francesdrake #colinclive #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Lust For A Vampire (1971) with Ralph Bates, Suzanna Leigh, Yutte Stensgaard and featuring the lovely Judy Matheson @judyjarvis 🎃👻 #lustforavampire #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

First up in tonight’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is The Wolf Man (1941) with Lon Chaney Jr., Claude Rains and Evelyn Ankers 🎃👻 #thewolfman #lonchaneyjr #clauderains #evelynankers #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is George A. Romero’s Martin (1977) with John Amplas, Lincoln Maazel and Christine Forrest 🎃👻 #georgearomero #martin #johnamplas #lincolnmaazel #christineforrest #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is The Satanic Rites Of Dracula (1973) with Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, #joannalumley and featuring #paulinepeart 🎃👻 #thesatanicritesofdracula #christopherlee #petercushing #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Shivers (1975) with Paul Hampton, Joe Silver and the wonderful #lynnlowry @LynnLynnlowry 🎃👻 #shivers #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is The Legend Of Hell House (1973) with Roddy McDowall, Pamela Franklin, Clive Revill and Gayle Hunnicutt 🎃👻 #thelegendofhellhouse #roddymcdowall #cliverevill #gaylehunnicutt #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

I know I’m a few days late but I wanted to start my contributions to #shocktober with #horrordoublebills in honour of my dearly missed friend Richard from the #classichorrorcampaign First up is The Invisible Man (1933) & The Shuttered Room (1967) 🎃👻 #classichorror

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is Amityville II: The Possession (1982) with #jamesolsen @burtyoungartist #rutanyaalda #jackmagner & @DianeFranklin80 🎃👻 #amityville2thepossession #burtyoung #dianefranklin #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign

And finishing today’s #shocktober #horrordoublebills is The Texas Chainsaw 2 (1986) with Dennis Hopper, the lovely Caroline Williams @willicaroline and the great Bill Moseley @choptopmoseley 🎃👻 #thetexaschainsawmassacre2 #classichorror #classichorrorcampaign