Summary for : A History Of Horror With Mark Gatiss – The American Scream
The actor concludes his study by focusing on the American movies produced in the late 1960s and 1970s, including Night of the Living Dead and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre. He explores how they were often made by pioneering independent film-makers and reflected the social upheavals of society, and he gets the inside story from well-known directors of the genre George A Romero, Tobe Hooper and John Carpenter.
Summary for : A History Of Horror With Mark Gatiss – Home Counties Horror
The League of Gentlemen star turns his attention to the mainly British movies of the 1950s and 60s, which were dominated by Hammer Films made in the English Home Counties. He meets key figures from the production company to find out why its works conquered the world, explores the excessive emphasis on sex that contributed to its decline, and talks to actress Barbara Shelley and actor David Warner about their horror appearances.
Summary for : A History Of Horror With Mark Gatiss – Frankenstein Goes To Hollywood
The League of Gentlemen star celebrates horror films, beginning with those produced during the golden age of Hollywood. He finds out how the succession of classic pictures that were made from the 1920s to 1940s defined the genre, and explores the threat posed by the rise of science fiction movies in the post-war atomic era. Among the films examined are Phantom of the Opera, Dracula and Frankenstein.
