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It’s baaaack! after debuts in August, The Greatest Horror is back for more clips and to chat about his favorite horror subgenres. The first season leaves plenty of room for Stephen King adaptations, giant monsters, Japanese horror, horror comedies, tropes and clichés (with an emphasis on featured films) – so much more. This time animal attacks, film scoreshidden gems, cosmic horror and killer dates.
Many of the talking heads are repetitive; it’s pretty clear The Greatest Horror taped both (or who knows how many) seasons back to back and the list of interviewees again includes David Dastmalchian, Kate Siegel, Joe Hill, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Alex Winter, Tananarive Due and the Boulet Brothers, among others. It’s a fascinating group of people involved in the actual creation of horror films and media, including scholars, authors, critics and programmers. Everyone obviously has a deep love and appreciation for the genre.
As before, the editing is fast and the clips are well-structured, with stop-motion interludes and in-episode cuts entertainingly breaking up the discussion. An example of this is the dueling lists of best and worst horror movies in the episode “Animal Attacks”; you can guess where it is Who falls into that rating. Although there is some overlap between the episodes—Jaws for example, it comes up a lot – there’s enough to cover it The Greatest Horror it doesn’t feel repetitive or stretched too thin.
As the first season focuses on slightly clearer categories, the second season can be even weirder, which allows for that The Greatest Horror crossing less familiar turf. It’s a bonus for the viewer who gets a chance to learn about more unusual films, as well as a bonus for the talking heads, especially for those interested in films overlooked in the “Hidden Gems” episode, which is a fun addition. favorites that include plenty of vintage and international selections as well as cult classics.
The strongest episodes are probably “Animal Attacks,” which explores how Jaws launched a wave of copycats, while also inspiring a taste for films that combined serious environmental concerns and “nature retreated” themes, such as alligators leaping out of sewers and PCP-crazed zoo animals; and “Hidden Gems,” though that may just be my excitement at seeing accolades heaped on relatively obscure favorites. Let’s Scare Jessica To Death and Psychic. This episode in particular feels like you’re getting inevitable viewing recommendations from a friend who’s seen every movie, only that friend is Thankful (and indeed, there are plenty of titles out there to stream after you’ve finished). The Greatest Horror).
“Killer Dates” may be the least successful because it has the darkest plot line. This is from CarrieProm Nightmare Get out‘s nightmare of meeting the real parents who likes movies Terror train and Jennifer’s body There are … hook-ups and relationships and romantic elements that exist alongside their body counts. It just doesn’t feel as cohesive as the other episodes, which works against it.
Broadening the focus a bit along these lines, The Greatest Horror the second season tends to go beyond what many fans might consider strictly “horror”. There’s even more science fiction beyond the “Space Horror” episode, and the show makes some claims that may be controversial to some. You can expand your definition of horror, e.g The Greatest Horror I would like the 1985 Martin Scorsese film After hoursAbout one man’s hellish night in New York. Or, especially when there are so many “I’m horrified and proud of it” movies that are left out of the conversation.
Maybe that’s why we’ve got our fingers crossed for a third season? A five-episode second season The Greatest Horror starts today, December 31st on Shudder, runs until Tuesday, January 28th.
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