A deep dive into everything we love about horror — from fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, this series has something for every fright film enthusiast.
E1 ∙ Tropes and Clichés
Creepy houses, killer rednecks, final girls: horror films often rely on well-worn storytelling devices, and audiences have come to expect them. What are the most common genre tropes and clichés? How do modern filmmakers subvert them?
E2 ∙ Giant Monsters
Nearly a century after King Kong first ran amok, giant marauding monsters continue to enthrall us. Godzilla is hotter than ever. Filmmakers like Bong Joon-ho, J.J. Abrams, and Jordan Peele have all added their unique spins to the genre.
E3 ∙ 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.
E4 ∙ Horror Comedies
Horror comedies make us laugh at things we might recoil from in real life. They come in many flavors: splatstick (Evil Dead II), high camp (M3GAN), subversive "family entertainment" (Gremlins) and stone-cold classics (Shaun of the Dead).
E5 ∙ Stephen King Adaptations
Stephen King's stories 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?
Emily O'Brien
Donna Lynne Champlin
Huang Yao
Ishaan Khattar
Reilly Brooke Stith
Joe Hill
Jenn Wexler
BD Wong
Jonah Ray
Gigi Saul Guerrero
Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Tananarive Due
Swanthula Boulet
Dracmorda Boulet
Emily O'Brien
Donna Lynne Champlin
Huang Yao
Ishaan Khattar
Reilly Brooke Stith
Joe Hill
Jenn Wexler
BD Wong
Jonah Ray
Gigi Saul Guerrero
Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Tananarive Due
Swanthula Boulet
Dracmorda Boulet
