The streaming service Shudder has announced that their docu-series “Horror’s Greatest” will be returning for a second season, and the official trailer previews the new episodes.
You’re invited to ring in the new year with Shudder to celebrate the new season of Shudder Original series “Horror’s Greatest” debuting Tuesday, December 31. Watch the trailer below.
“Horror’s Greatest” Season 2 which features interviews with David Dastmalchian (Late Night with the Devil), Kate Siegel (Fall of the House of Usher, The Haunting), Joe Hill (Locke & Key, NOS4A2), Tom Holland (Fright Night, Child’s Play), Jenn Wexler (The Sacrifice Game, The Ranger), Ted Geoghegan (Brooklyn 45), Dewayne Perkins (The Blackening), Jonah Ray Rodrigues (Destroy All Neighbors), Gigi Saul Guerrero (Satanic Hispanics, El Gigante), Alex Winter (Destroy All Neighbors), Tananarive Due (Horror Noire), Swanthula and Dracmorda Boulet (The Boulet Brothers Dragula), Joe Begos (Christmas Bloody Christmas) and more.
The series, also available to stream on AMC+, comes from Marwar Junction Productions (Perfect Wife), the producers of “The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time.”
“Horror’s Greatest” is a deep dive into everything we love about horror — from fresh looks at classics to unearthing scores of hidden gems, this series has something for every fright film enthusiast. A gallery of ghoulish pros, including actors, directors, writers, composers, and special effects artists, draw on their unique knowledge to answer the big questions: What are the must-see films in horror’s many sub-genres? What’s the appeal of horror tropes, and how do today’s filmmakers subvert our expectations? What shape does horror take in countries outside the U.S.? The answers encompass the breath of the nightmares we watch.
Here’s the full schedule of Season 2 episodes…
Episode 1 – “Animal Attacks” – Premieres Tuesday, December 31 on SHUDDER and AMC+
A great animal attack movie pushes all of our human-against-nature buttons. From demented sharks to unhinged chimps, this episode sorts out the leaders of the cinematic pack. We also shame the worst horror pets (and give treats to the best).
Episode 2 – “Killer Dates” – Premieres Tuesday, January 7 on SHUDDER and AMC+
Dates in horror are worst-case scenarios that go way past awkward silences. Your lovemate is either a serial killer, a tormented psychic, or comes from a family that wants to hunt you for sport. Looking for love inevitably leads to blood and carnage.
Episode 3 – “Hidden Gems” – Premieres Tuesday, January 14 on SHUDDER and AMC+
What special film would you recommend to the ghoul who has “seen everything?” In this episode, genre mavens select 13 movies that have been forgotten, overlooked, unfairly maligned, or are hard to find – all bloody gems hidden beneath the floorboards.
Episode 4 – “Film Scores” – Premieres Tuesday, January 21 on SHUDDER and AMC+
From King Kong’s epic orchestra to the unnerving electronics of Under the Skin to the suspenseful muted strings in Psycho, composers have used every style of music to frighten audiences. Horror scores blaze trails, bringing new instruments and radical musical forms into popular consciousness.
Episode 5 – “Space Horror” – Premieres Tuesday, January 28 on SHUDDER and AMC+
Alien. 2001. Forbidden Planet. Many of the greatest sci-fi movies ever made are also horror films. The vastness of space, the claustrophobia of space travel, and the inconceivable horrors that might lurk in the void make for spine-tingling filmmaking.
“Horror’s Greatest” was produced by Marwar Junction Productions and showrunner/executive producer Kurt Sayenga. Joseph Freed and Allison Berkley are executive producers.
