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A History of Horror
71% Match2010TV-MA1 Season7.1
Mark Gatiss examines the history of the horror film, from classic Hollywood monsters to Hammer's glory days and beyond.
Starring Mark Gatiss, John Carpenter, Roger Corman, Tobe Hooper, George A. Romero
Episodes
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- Frankenstein Goes to HollywoodA 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 60m
- Home Counties HorrorMark uncovers stories behind the films of his favourite period - the 1950s and 60s - which fired his lifelong enthusiasm for horror. These mainly British pictur60m
- The American ScreamMark explores the explosion of American films of the late 1960s and 70s which dragged horror kicking and screaming into the present day. With their contemporary60m
About A History of Horror
Creator
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Cast
Mark Gatiss, John Carpenter, Roger Corman, Tobe Hooper, George A. Romero
Genres
Documentary
Maturity rating
TV-MA
Score 7.1 • 2010 • TV Series
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