Episode 1 | 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?

Episode 2 | 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 ...

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.

Episode 4 | 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...

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Episode 6 | 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?