Behind the Monsters
Examines the horror icons who have broken free of the confines of the film from which they were born and become the stuff of legend.
Genre: Documentary, Horror
Cast:Tracie Thoms , Rebekah McKendry , Ryan Turek , Elric Kane , Dorina Arellano , Michael Gingold , Vanessa Gritton , Brian W. Collins , Ashlee Blackwell , Anya Stanley , Haleigh Foutch , Henry Zebrowski , Jonah Ray , Ben Kissel , April Wolfe , Michael Varrati , Dracmorda Boulet , Swanthula Boulet
S1.E1 ∙ Michael Myers
A cheap film shot in 21 days changed the landscape of horror, made several careers, and gave one actress an iconic role that she's tweaking 42 years later.
S1.E2 ∙ Candyman
The genre's first black slasher showed up in 1992, rich with subtext about racial tensions in American history. In 2021, he's coming back--and is perhaps the most relevant horror icon imaginable.
S1.E3 ∙ Chucky
What started as a nasty spin on 80s consumerism flourished over three decades into an unlikely progressive horror property that refuses to get back on the shelf.
S1.E4 ∙ Freddy Krueger
In 1984 Wes Craven saw the slasher boom filling screens and took it to the next level by leaving reality behind. Other slashers carved through teen bodies; Freddy invaded their minds.
S1.E5 ∙ Jason Voorhees
The producers just wanted to rip off HALLOWEEN. What happened instead was the accidental creation of a machete-wielding avatar of conservative 1980s morality.
S1.E6 ∙ Pinhead
Emerging from a low budget independent film, this character who was simply called "Lead Cenobite" would become the undeniable symbol of pleasure and pain and the icon of the Hellraiser franchise.
