13 Documentaries About Horror Movies (And How To Watch Them)
If you cannot get enough of the horror genre, there are many great documentaries about horror movies that you should check out. Go deeper behind the scenes of the best horror movies of all time and the scary movie icons who made them with the following films.
Room 237 (2012)Director: Rodney Ascher
Featuring: Bill Blakemore, Geoffrey Cocks
What it's about: A fascinating exploration of the many unique and irreverent conspiracy theories that Stanley Kubrick's 1980 adaptation of Stephen King's The Shining has inspired, as explained by some of the fans who have conceived or investigated them.
How to watch Room 237
Director: John Campopiano, Christopher Griffiths
Featuring: Tim Curry, Seth Green
What it's about: Interviews with the cast and crew of 1990's miniseries adaptation of Stephen King's It paint a portrait of the making and enduring legacy of one of the most iconic creepy clown "movies" of all time.
How to watch Pennywise: The Story of It
Director: Roman Chimienti, Tyler Jensen
Featuring: Mark Patton, Robert Englund
What it's about: Also available with a Shudder subscription , this doc takes a look at the homoerotic themes in 1985's A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge, mostly through the eyes of its star, Mark Patton, who had not spoken publicly about his homosexuality at the time.
How to watch Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
Director: Xavier Burgin
Featuring: Jordan Peele , Tananarive Due, Keith David , Tony Todd
What it's about: The stories behind the best Black horror movies and the genre's sometimes controversial history involving Black characters and culture.
How to watch Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
Director: Rob Kuhns
Featuring: George A. Romero, Gale Anne Heard
What it's about: How social and political outrage in the late 1960s inspired filmmaker George A. Romero to create Night of the Living Dead, pioneering the modern zombie movie in the process.
How to watch Birth of the Living Dead
Director: Andre Gower
Featuring: Shane Black, Fred Dekker
What it's about: Named after one of the most oft-quoted lines from The Monster Squad, Wolfman's Got Nards sheds light on the late success of the cult favorite, not-so-scary horror movie from 1987.
How to watch Wolfman's Got Nards
Director: Kyra Elise Gardner
Featuring: Don Mancini, Brad Dourif, Tony Gardner
What it's about: An exploration of the popularity of the Child's Play franchise and how Chucky became one of the most iconic horror movie villains , directed by the daughter of special effects and makeup expert Tony Gardner who has worked on the killer doll animatronic in every installment since 2004's Seed of Chucky.
How to watch Living with Chucky
Director: Alexandre O. Philippe
Featuring: Jamie Lee Curtis , Guillermo del Toro
What it's about: Various filmmakers, film historians, and Janet Leigh's daughter, Jamie Lee Curtis, discuss the cultural impact of one of Alfred Hitchcock's best movies , Psycho, particularly the famous shower scene.
How to watch 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene
Director: Steve Villeneuve
Featuring: Bruce Campbell , Ted Raimi
What it's about: A love letter to the fans that have kept the Evil Dead movies a pop culture staple since the release of the 1981 original.
How to watch Hail to the Deadites
Director: Federico Caddeo
Featuring: Dario Argento, Lamberto Bava
What it's about: A specific corner of Italian horror cinema known as Giallo (Italian for "yellow") is explored through interviews with many filmmakers and actors who pioneered the style.
How to watch All the Colors of Giallo
Director: Michael Paul Stephenson
Featuring: George Hardy, Claudio Fragasso
What it's about: An inside look at the making and astonishing enduring legacy of a film widely considered to be the worst of all time, Troll 2.
How to watch Best Worst Movie
Director: David Gregory
Featuring: Richard Stanley, Fairuza Balk
What it's about: The fascinating story behind the challenging production of the 1996 adaptation of H.G. Wells' The Island of Dr. Moreau and its damaging effect on the career of filmmaker Richard Stanley.
How to watch Lost Soul: The Doomed Journey of Richard Stanley's Island of Dr. Moreau
Director: Jay Cheel
Featuring:
What it's about: A docuseries covering the alleged Poltergeist movies curse , the tragedy on the set of Twilight Zone: The Movie, the controversy surrounding The Exorcist, and other films whose legacies have been plagued by strange or concerning circumstances.
How to watch Cursed Films
Prepare to call yourself a true expert on spooky cinema after watching these documentaries about horror movies.
