100 Years of Horror
100 Years of Horror

100 Years of Horror

1996 1 Seasons 26 Episodes ⭐ 7.0 Documentary

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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Dracula And His Disciples

There's more to Dracula than just Bela Lugosi, as the cinema's various incarnations of the carnal count are examined.

EP 2

Blood-Drinking Beings

Dracula wasn't the only blood-sucker immortalized on film. Here is some of his "competition."

EP 3

Frankenstein And His Friends

Karloff's career was defined by his sympathetic portrayal of "the monster," but others took on this challenging role ove

EP 4

Baron Frankenstein

Hammer Films "reanimated" the Frankenstein franchise in the 1950s with its terrifying teaming of Peter Cushing and Chris

EP 5

Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde

Robert Louis Stevenson's classic tale of good and evil has been a film favorite since early silent days. Various portray

EP 6

Werewolves

Of course there's Lon Chaney Jr. as The Wolf Man, but other films have featured werewolves in surprising ways over the y

EP 7

Bela Lugosi

Lugosi was much more than Count Dracula, as you'll see in this fascinating salute to this complex Hungarian actor.

EP 8

Boris Karloff

Perhaps horror's greatest star, Karloff, of course, played the Frankenstein monster. But there's so much more to tell. H

EP 9

The Evil Unseeable

Nothing like a good ghost story - except a century's worth of films filled with more ghost stories!

EP 10

Phantoms

Lon Chaney Sr. was the original Phantom of the Opera, but there have been other notable portrayals - and other notable p

EP 11

Witches

Witches have been a favorite of fairy tales - and fright films - for centuries. Here's a wicked look at a coven's worth

EP 12

Demons

More than just the Devil (although The Prince of Darkness has certainly figured into quite a few motion pictures), demon

EP 13

Mutants

Abominable snowmen, mole people, creatures from black lagoons. All these half-human/half-beast "hybrids" are here - and

EP 14

Freaks

Horror films have been peppered with people who didn't need makeup and were actually born disfigured, most notably in th

EP 15

Scream Queens

King Kong's Fay Wray is probably the most famous scream queen of the horror genre, but you'll be surprised to see who el

EP 16

Girl Ghouls

Men didn't have a lock on the horror movie. There were plenty of frightful females to go around, as you'll see in this s

EP 17

Maniacs

Ax-murderers, chainsaw-wielding madmen, serial killers, cannibals - they're all here - and more!

EP 18

Gory Gimmicks

An affectionate salute to the great showmen of yesteryear who figured out all sorts of gory gimmicks to keep audiences g

EP 19

Sorcerers

A holdover from ancient tales, sorcerers have long fascinated movie audiences with their powerful use of black magic to

EP 20

Aliens

Creatures from "out there" have captured the imagination of everyone from H.G. Wells to Steven Spielberg. Here's a look

EP 21

Mummies

Karloff's parchment-skin portrayal of Imhotep set the standard for mummy movies, but many others have gotten "wrapped up

EP 22

Zombies

The walking dead have been a mainstay of horror films for decades. Although usually confined to the West Indies, Hollywo

EP 23

Mad Doctors

How many times did Karloff and Lugosi play mad doctors? (And what were they mad at?) Many horror legends have taken thei

EP 24

Man-Made Monsters

Frankenstein is probably the most famous example of a man-made monster, but a great many other creepy creations have bee

EP 25

Giants

Giant monster pictures have been thrilling audiences since The Lost World was released in 1925. Since then there have be

EP 26

Dinosaurs

Long before Jurassic Park, dinosaurs roamed thru a variety of horror films, going all the way back to The Lost World in

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Christopher Lee
Christopher Lee
Self - Host
John Carpenter
John Carpenter
Self - Interview
Roger Corman
Roger Corman
Self - Interview
Hugh Hefner
Hugh Hefner
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