Behind the Best Horror Scares – ‘Horror’s Greatest’ Doc Series Trailer
by Alex Billington
August 9, 2024
Source: YouTube
“When you’re adapting Stephen King, the story is the most important thing.” Shudder has revealed a quick trailer for a documentary series called Horror’s Greatest debuting starting at the end of the month. With new episodes dropping weekly. A deep dive into horror! Embark on a thrilling journey through the genre’s best with insights from the masterminds behind your favorite scares. This follow-up series to Shudder’s The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time features a comprehensive look at all sides of the horror movie genre. The series will feature interviews with genre greats including David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Joe Hill (Locke & Key, NOS4A2), Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child’s Play), Jenn Wexler (The Sacrifice Game, The Ranger), Dewayne Perkins (The Blackening), Jonah Ray Rodrigues (Destroy All Neighbors), Gigi Saul Guerrero (Satanic Hispanics, El Gigante), Alex Winter (Destroy All Neighbors), Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island), Tananarive Due (Horror Noire), Swanthula & Dracmorda Boulet (Boulet Brothers Dragula) and others. This looks like a great horror season watch.
Here’s the official trailer (+ poster) for Shudder’s doc series Horror’s Greatest, direct from YouTube:
Shudder’s doc series Horror’s Greatest is a deep dive into everything we love about horror — from fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, this has something for every fright film enthusiast. A gallery of ghoulish pros, including actors, directors, writers, composers, and special effects artists, draw on their unique knowledge to answer the big questions: What are the must-see films in horror’s many sub-genres? What’s the appeal of horror tropes, and how do today’s filmmakers subvert our expectations? What shape does horror take in countries outside of the United States? The answers encompass the breath of the nightmares we watch for our entertainment. Horror’s Greatest is a new doc series created by Marwar Junction Productions, the producers of Shudder’s hit series The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time. The series is showrun and produced by Kurt Sayenga (“Through the Wormhole”, “Eli Roth’s History of Horror”). Executive produced by Allison Berkley, Joseph Freed, and Kurt Sayenga. Shudder will release Horror’s Greatest streaming on Shudder starting August 27th, 2024 with more episodes out every week.