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A History of Horror

A History of Horror

★ 7.1/10•2010•1h 0m•TV-MA•Documentary
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Mark Gatiss examines the history of the horror film, from classic Hollywood monsters to Hammer's glory days and beyond.

StatusEnded
Runtime1h 0m
LanguageEN
First Air DateOct 11, 2010

Episodes

Episode 1 - Frankenstein Goes to HollywoodE160m

Frankenstein Goes to Hollywood

A lifelong fan of the genre, Mark begins by exploring the golden age of Hollywood horror. From the late 1920s until the 1940s, a succession of classic pictures and unforgettable actors defined the horror genre - including The Phantom of the Opera starring Lon Chaney, Dracula with Bela Lugosi, and Frankenstein starring Boris Karloff. Along the way, Mark steps into some of the great sets from these classic films, hears first-hand accounts from Hollywood horror veterans, discovers Lon Chaney's head in a box and finds out why Bela Lugosi met his match in Golders Green.

Oct 11, 2010

Episode 2 - Home Counties HorrorE260m

Home Counties Horror

Mark uncovers stories behind the films of his favourite period - the 1950s and 60s - which fired his lifelong enthusiasm for horror. These mainly British pictures were dominated by the legendary Hammer Films, who rewrote the horror rulebook with a revolutionary infusion of sex and full-colour gore - all shot in the English Home Counties.

Oct 18, 2010

Episode 3 - The American ScreamE360m

The American Scream

Mark explores the explosion of American films of the late 1960s and 70s which dragged horror kicking and screaming into the present day. With their contemporary settings and uncompromising content, films like Night of the Living Dead and The Texas Chain Saw Massacre remain controversial. But Mark argues that these films - often regarded as only being for hardcore fans with strong stomachs - have much to offer. Made by pioneering independent filmmakers, they reflected the social upheavals of American society and brought fresh energy and imagination to the genre. Mark gets the inside story from a roster of leading horror directors, including George A Romero, whose Night of the Living Dead and Dawn of the Dead turned zombies into A-list monsters; Tobe Hooper, director of the notorious Texas Chain Saw Massacre; and John Carpenter, whose smash hit Halloween triggered the slasher movie boom. Mark also celebrates the other great horror trend of the era - a string of satanically-themed Hollywood blockbusters, including Rosemary's Baby, The Exorcist and The Omen. Along the way Mark visits the Bates Motel, gets mobbed by zombies and finds out what happened to Omen star David Warner's decapitated head.

Oct 25, 2010

Actors

Mark Gatiss

Mark Gatiss

Self - Presenter

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

 Self

Roger Corman

Roger Corman

Self

Tobe Hooper

Tobe Hooper

Self

George A. Romero

George A. Romero

Self

Barbara Steele

Barbara Steele

Self

Jimmy Sangster

Jimmy Sangster

Self

David Warner

David Warner

Self

Roy Ward Baker

Roy Ward Baker

Self

David Seltzer

David Seltzer

Self

Anthony Hinds

Self

Piers Haggard

Piers Haggard

Self

Sara Karloff

Sara Karloff

Self

Barbara Shelley

Barbara Shelley

Self

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