Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror was a documentary series first broadcast on BBC2 in 1997. It was written and hosted by Clive Barker and explored the history of horror, from the cinema to art. A tie-in book was released featuring art work by Barker and film reviews by Stephen Jones.
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Seasons
- Ep 1
1.American Psycho
04-10-1997Clive Barker explores the Wisconsin farmer Ed Gein, who graduated from grave-robbing to murder in the fifties. Gein's story inspired three films: Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massac...
- Ep 2
2.The Devil You Know
11-10-1997Clive Barker asks what made The Exorcist one of the scariest horror movies ever. He also looks at the work of New England writer Shirley Jackson and the film The Haunting, based on...
- Ep 3
3.The Kingdom of the Dead
18-10-1997A look at the cult classic film Night of the Living Dead, made by George A. Romero and group of friends on a shoestring budget. Plus a visit to the home of film director Roger Corm...
- Ep 4
4.Broken Homes
25-10-1997John Carpenter, director of Halloween, explains how that night can turn the serenity of suburban streets into a scene of fear and carnage. Plus techno-horror movies in Japan and th...
- Ep 5
5.A Fate Worse Than Death
08-11-1997Clive Barker explores the work of Dennis Wheatley, where the supernatural is bound up with an unmistakeable Englishness. Plus the tragedy behind The Crow.
- Ep 6
6.Beyond Good and Evil
03-01-1998Clive Barker concludes the series by profiling horror-actress Barbara Steele. He also investigates the world of Ira Levin's 1967 novel Rosemary's Baby and Roman Polanski's 1968 fil...
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