Name: Horror's Greatest
Released: 2024-08-27T00:00:00.000Z

TV Show · Documentary · Horror

Celebrating the best the genre has to offer, Horror's Greatest is a deep dive into everything we love about horror. Featuring fresh looks at the classics and scores of hidden gems, this series has something for every fright film enthusiast.

2024 · 1h 0m

Director Kurt Sayenga

EPISODE 1

Tropes & Cliches

Creepy houses, murderous rednecks, final girls: horror films often rely on these tried-and-true storytelling devices, and audiences have come to expect them. What are the most common genre tropes and clichés? How do modern filmmakers subvert them?

56m
EPISODE 2

Giant Monsters

Nearly a century after King Kong first ran amok, images of giant marauding monsters continue to enthrall us. Godzilla is hotter than ever, and filmmakers like Bong Joon-ho, J.J. Abrams, and Jordan Peele have all added their unique spins to the genre.

53m
EPISODE 3

Japanese Horror

Veering between slow dread and shocking violence, the wild world of Japanese horror has something for everyone. From Ugetsu to Ring, Onibaba to Audition, Tetsuo to Battle Royale: the greatest J-Horror films are essential viewing for horror fans.

55m
EPISODE 4

Horror Comedies

Horror comedies make us laugh at things we might recoil from in real life. They come in many flavors, including splatstick (Evil Dead II), high camp (M3GAN), subversive "family entertainment" (Gremlins) and stone-cold classics (Shaun of the Dead).

49m
EPISODE 5

Stephen King Adaptations

Stephen King's stories attract the world's greatest filmmakers, and have been the basis of over a dozen horror classics - and at least as many failures. What elements need to come together to successfully adapt King on the page to King on the screen?

58m
EPISODE 1

Animal Attacks

A great animal attack movie pushes all of our human-against-nature buttons. From demented sharks to unhinged chimps, this episode sorts out the leaders of the cinematic pack. We also shame the worst horror pets (and give treats to the best).

53m