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Eli Roth's History of Horror

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

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The zombie is absolutely - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The zombie is absolutely

With the slasher films, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

With the slasher films,

- Are metaphors.
- I don't think you appreciate - Eli Roth's History of Horror

- Are metaphors. - I don't think you appreciate

When you say
"slasher movies," - Eli Roth's History of Horror

When you say "slasher movies,"

The one monster that's
in every culture, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The one monster that's in every culture,

They are the monster - Eli Roth's History of Horror

They are the monster

Possession stories - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Possession stories

Don't go in there! - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Don't go in there!

Everybody has this dark side - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Everybody has this dark side

Right now it does seem like
we're in the middle - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Right now it does seem like we're in the middle

They do represent a lot
of our deeper - Eli Roth's History of Horror

They do represent a lot of our deeper

What is seductive - Eli Roth's History of Horror

What is seductive

"Halloween," it happens
to be the Cadillac - Eli Roth's History of Horror

"Halloween," it happens to be the Cadillac

One day, we could be
our normal selves, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

One day, we could be our normal selves,

We're getting our chance
to exercise - Eli Roth's History of Horror

We're getting our chance to exercise

Pennywise is a manifestation - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Pennywise is a manifestation

With "Poltergeist,"
what you get is, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

With "Poltergeist," what you get is,

He's made of fantasies
and the creators - Eli Roth's History of Horror

He's made of fantasies and the creators

That makes
Michael Myers go, "Her!" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

That makes Michael Myers go, "Her!"

That mob impulse that's like,
"Yeah, kill them all - Eli Roth's History of Horror

That mob impulse that's like, "Yeah, kill them all

It's not brutality
for the sake - Eli Roth's History of Horror

It's not brutality for the sake

"The Exorcist" is held up
as being the holy grail, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

"The Exorcist" is held up as being the holy grail,

"The Shining." - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Well, I mean,
unless they're stopping - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Well, I mean, unless they're stopping

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

"Texas Chainsaw Massacre"

They are a drug addict, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

They are a drug addict,

The world was afraid
of this movie, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The world was afraid of this movie,

I loved "Gremlins." - Eli Roth's History of Horror

I loved "Gremlins."

I was struck most viscerally - Eli Roth's History of Horror

I was struck most viscerally

It's almost like
an accelerated version of that. - Eli Roth's History of Horror

It's almost like an accelerated version of that.

Sometimes you just want
to sit down and watch Jason - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Sometimes you just want to sit down and watch Jason

The entire audience - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The entire audience

We don't want zombies - Eli Roth's History of Horror

We don't want zombies

There are a number
of pictures where you're able - Eli Roth's History of Horror

There are a number of pictures where you're able

In a movie,
we have a chance to... - Eli Roth's History of Horror

In a movie, we have a chance to...

Your loved one is not
who you assumed they were, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Your loved one is not who you assumed they were,

"The Sixth Sense"
is masterful - Eli Roth's History of Horror

"The Sixth Sense" is masterful

Almost externalize
the fears that we have. - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Almost externalize the fears that we have.

My favorite of all time - Eli Roth's History of Horror

My favorite of all time

Like, on some level
it provides us a chance - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Like, on some level it provides us a chance

"Horror" became a dirty word - Eli Roth's History of Horror

"Horror" became a dirty word

The stink of the grave,
his fetid breath. - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The stink of the grave, his fetid breath.

Those movies were really - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Those movies were really

Your hand's
gonna get possessed, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Your hand's gonna get possessed,

They're the final girls.
That's who you identify with. - Eli Roth's History of Horror

They're the final girls. That's who you identify w...

And then
there was "Twilight." - Eli Roth's History of Horror

And then there was "Twilight."

What are humans like
when faced with the end - Eli Roth's History of Horror

What are humans like when faced with the end

Werewolves will kick - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Werewolves will kick

Horror is the only genre - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Horror is the only genre

What "Insidious" has brought
to the genre is a humanity - Eli Roth's History of Horror

What "Insidious" has brought to the genre is a hum...

"Paranormal Activity"
was a game-changer for me. - Eli Roth's History of Horror

"Paranormal Activity" was a game-changer for me.

What are they like
when they're faced - Eli Roth's History of Horror

What are they like when they're faced

Had to leave." - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The natural world
is turning on us - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The natural world is turning on us

Vampires are the only ones - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Vampires are the only ones

"The Ring" was
one of those movies - Eli Roth's History of Horror

"The Ring" was one of those movies

You can't be scared at work.
But for 90 minutes, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

You can't be scared at work. But for 90 minutes,

They've always been...
since Anne Rice, anyway... - Eli Roth's History of Horror

They've always been... since Anne Rice, anyway...

- No!
- It's the wrong impulses - Eli Roth's History of Horror

- No! - It's the wrong impulses

...that I could not sleep - Eli Roth's History of Horror

...that I could not sleep

And, you know, if you're
gonna tangle - Eli Roth's History of Horror

And, you know, if you're gonna tangle

Ghost stories
are always about the way - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Ghost stories are always about the way

There's the moment
in "Halloween" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

There's the moment in "Halloween"

Am I gonna wind up in limbo?
Am I gonna wind up in heaven? - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Am I gonna wind up in limbo? Am I gonna wind up in heaven?

I don't know anybody yet.
I'm 19 years old, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

I don't know anybody yet. I'm 19 years old,

After John Carpenter's
"Halloween" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

After John Carpenter's "Halloween"

How do I do this?" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

How do I do this?"

Cameras rolling!" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Cameras rolling!"

The fear that demons
will enter our bodies - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The fear that demons will enter our bodies

But by 1984, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The history of horror
is filled with monsters. - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The history of horror is filled with monsters.

Who screams? - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Nightmare figures that tap - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Nightmare figures that tap

The nightmare creatures
of the fantastic, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

The nightmare creatures of the fantastic,

Slashers looked dead
in the water. - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Slashers looked dead in the water.

In recent times,
it has inspired some of - Eli Roth's History of Horror

In recent times, it has inspired some of

They can be frightening, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

They can be frightening,

Over the last 25 years, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Over the last 25 years,

I'm certainly not the first
girl to play a woman character - Eli Roth's History of Horror

I'm certainly not the first girl to play a woman charac...

But our fears,
and our monsters, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

But our fears, and our monsters,

Fever dreams like
"Night of the Demons" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Fever dreams like "Night of the Demons"

Whatever their size
or shape, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Whatever their size or shape,

I suppose,
for a lot of people - Eli Roth's History of Horror

I suppose, for a lot of people

We'll tear your soul apart. - Eli Roth's History of Horror

We'll tear your soul apart.

There will always be men
and there will always be women - Eli Roth's History of Horror

There will always be men and there will always be women

- You're wrong.
- "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

- You're wrong. - "Buffy the Vampire Slayer"

Fast zombies, slow zombies, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Fast zombies, slow zombies,

Fictionalized
case histories, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

Fictionalized case histories,

So "Nightmare on Elm Street"
is about a group of four kids, - Eli Roth's History of Horror

So "Nightmare on Elm Street" is about a group of f...

"Underworld" and "Blade" - Eli Roth's History of Horror

"Underworld" and "Blade"

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An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.

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Genre: documentary, history, horror

Year: 2018

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ImdbRating: 8.0

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Released: 14 Oct 2018

Awards: 1 win total

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