Season 3

Season • Oct 1, 2021–Nov 5, 2021

An in-depth look at the history and pop cultural significance of horror films.
  1. S3E1 - Sequels That Don't Suck

    Sequels That Don't Suck

    42 min • Oct 1, 2021 (5 years ago)

    Fans of horror films, like "A Nightmare on Elm Street 3," "Psycho II," "The First Purge," "Bride of Chucky," "Scream 2" and "Gremlins 2: The New Batch," say sometimes sequels are as good or even better than the originals.

  2. S3E2 - Infections

    Infections

    42 min • Oct 8, 2021 (5 years ago)

    Horror has warned about pandemics for years, in films that mirror reality ("Outbreak," "Contagion," "12 Monkeys"), surreal plagues ("Shivers," "Rabid"), zombie outbreaks ("REC," "Pontypool") and pathogens from space ("The Andromeda Strain").

  3. S3E3 - Psychics

    Psychics

    42 min • Oct 15, 2021 (5 years ago)

    In films like "The Dead Zone," "Scanners," "Doctor Sleep" and "Beetlejuice," horror superstars Stephen King, David Cronenberg, Mike Flanagan, Brian DePalma, Sam Raimi, Peter Jackson and Tim Burton bring psychic powers to the screen in thrilling ways.

  4. S3E4 - Apocalyptic Horror

    Apocalyptic Horror

    42 min • Oct 22, 2021 (5 years ago)

    The apocalyptic visions of "World War Z," "Train to Busan," "Zombieland," "War of the Worlds," "I Am Legend," "The Omega Man," "10 Cloverfield Lane," "Night of the Comet" and "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers."

  5. S3E5 - Holiday Horror

    Holiday Horror

    42 min • Oct 29, 2021 (4 years ago)

    Holiday mayhem, including "Black Christmas," "Krampus," "Silent Night Deadly Night," "Terror Train," "My Bloody Valentine," "Mother's Day," "April Fool's Day," "Happy Death Day" and the 2018 "Halloween," featuring returning guest Jamie Lee Curtis.

  6. S3E6 - Mad Scientists

    Mad Scientists

    42 min • Nov 5, 2021 (4 years ago)

    From Frankenstein to Frank N. Furter, mad scientists smash the barriers of polite society; featuring "Frankenstein," "Ex Machina," "The Invisible Man," "The Fly," "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde," "Altered States" and "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."