A multi-volume documentary on the history of horror movies. Hosted by veteran horror star Christopher Lee, this video series brings together footage from many notable (and some less notable) films from the silent era up to the 90's. Also included are interviews with many of the leading horror actors and filmmakers, in which they share their stories, opinions, and techniques on how to make the world scream.
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Air Date: 1996-12-12
There's more to Dracula than just Bela Lugosi, as the cinema's various incarnations of the carnal count are examined.
Air Date: 1996-12-19
Dracula wasn't the only blood-sucker immortalized on film. Here is some of his "competition."
Air Date: 1996-12-26
Karloff's career was defined by his sympathetic portrayal of "the monster," but others took on this challenging role ...
Air Date: 1997-01-02
Hammer Films "reanimated" the Frankenstein franchise in the 1950s with its terrifying teaming of Peter Cushing and Ch...
Air Date: 1997-01-09
Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil has been a film favorite since early silent days. Various port...
Air Date: 1997-01-16
Of course there's Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man, but other films have featured werewolves in surprising ways over th...
Air Date: 1997-01-23
Lugosi was much more than Count Dracula, as you'll see in this fascinating salute to this complex Hungarian actor.
Air Date: 1997-01-30
Perhaps horror's greatest star, Karloff, of course, played the Frankenstein monster. But there's so much more to tell...
Air Date: 1997-03-06
Nothing like a good ghost story - except a century's worth of films filled with more ghost stories!
Air Date: 1997-03-13
Lon Chaney Sr. was the original Phantom of the Opera, but there have been other notable portrayals - and other notabl...
Air Date: 1997-03-20
Witches have been a favorite of fairy tales - and fright films - for centuries. Here's a wicked look at a coven's wor...
Air Date: 1997-03-27
More than just the Devil (although The Prince of Darkness has certainly figured into quite a few motion pictures), de...
Air Date: 1997-04-03
Abominable snowmen, mole people, creatures from black lagoons. All these half-human/half-beast "hybrids" are here - a...
Air Date: 1997-04-10
Horror films have been peppered with people who didn't need makeup and were actually born disfigured, most notably in...
Air Date: 1997-04-17
King Kong's Fay Wray is probably the most famous scream queen of the horror genre, but you'll be surprised to see who...
Air Date: 1997-04-24
Men didn't have a lock on the horror movie. There were plenty of frightful females to go around, as you'll see in thi...
Air Date: 1997-05-01
Ax-murderers, chainsaw-wielding madmen, serial killers, cannibals - they're all here - and more!
Air Date: 1997-05-08
An affectionate salute to the great showmen of yesteryear who figured out all sorts of gory gimmicks to keep audience...
Air Date: 1997-05-15
A holdover from ancient tales, sorcerers have long fascinated movie audiences with their powerful use of black magic ...
Air Date: 1997-05-22
Creatures from "out there" have captured the imagination of everyone from H.G. Wells to Steven Spielberg. Here's a lo...
Air Date: 1997-05-29
Karloff's parchment-skin portrayal of Imhotep set the standard for mummy movies, but many others have gotten "wrapped...
Air Date: 1997-06-05
The walking dead have been a mainstay of horror films for decades. Although usually confined to the West Indies, Holl...
Air Date: 1997-06-12
How many times did Karloff and Lugosi play mad doctors? (And what were they mad at?) Many horror legends have taken t...
Air Date: 1997-06-19
Frankenstein is probably the most famous example of a man-made monster, but a great many other creepy creations have ...
Air Date: 1997-06-26
Giant monster pictures have been thrilling audiences since The Lost World was released in 1925. Since then there have...
Air Date: 1997-07-03
Long before Jurassic Park, dinosaurs roamed thru a variety of horror films, going all the way back to The Lost World ...