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100 Years of Horror

100 Years of Horror

1996
Documentary, Horror
TV Series
A multi-volume documentary on the history of horror movies. Hosted by veteran horror star Christopher Lee, this video series brings together footage from many notable (and some less notable) films from the silent era up to the 90's. Also included are interviews with many of the leading horror actors and filmmakers, in which they share their stories, opinions, and techniques on how to make the world scream. (imdb)
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Directed by:

Ted Newsom
Ted-Newsom
27 total credits
Ted Newsom has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Evil Spawn, Inner Sanctum and 100 Years of Horror

Writer:

Ted Newsom
Ted-Newsom
27 total credits
Ted Newsom has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Evil Spawn, Inner Sanctum and 100 Years of Horror

Starring:

Christopher Lee
Christopher-Lee
233 total credits
Lee had numerous parts in film and television throughout the 1950s but didn't achieve stardom until his association with Hammer Film Productions, which started with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), all co-starring Peter Cushing...
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Boris Karloff
Boris-Karloff
121 total credits
Boris Karloff, whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny"... (wikipedia)
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Peter Cushing
Peter-Cushing
104 total credits
During the 1950s Cushing became a familiar face on British television, appearing in numerous teleplays, until the end of the decade when he began his legendary association with Hammer Film Productions in its remakes of the 1930s Universal horror classics. His first Hammer roles included Dr. Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dr. Van Helsing in Dracula (1958) and Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959).
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Lon Chaney
Lon-Chaney
51 total credits
Lon Chaney has 51 credits at Criticker, including: The Phantom of the Opera, The Unknown, He Who Gets Slapped, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Suspense
,
Fred Olen Ray
Fred-Olen-Ray
147 total credits
Fred Olen Ray has 147 credits at Criticker, including: American Grindhouse, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers and Evil Toons
,
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell-Gordon-Lewis
62 total credits
Most of the Lewis/Friedman films were shot in Florida.
,
Hugh Hefner
Hugh-Hefner
13 total credits
Hugh Hefner has 13 credits at Criticker, including: The House Bunny, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, Miss March, Bettie Page Reveals All and Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
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Sara Karloff
Sara-Karloff
1 total credit
Sara Karloff has just 1 credit at Criticker: 100 Years of Horror

Genres:

Documentary, Horror

Country:

USA

100 Years of Horror

1996
Documentary, Horror
TV Series
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Avg Percentile 47.76% from 12 total ratings
Rated 02 Jun 2021
60
62nd
Passes the time.
Rated 10 Dec 2019
60
51st
Not a bad introduction to the genre or really the low budget b-picture of the '50s-'70s for the most part.
100 Years of Horror - Season 1
Season 1 - A multi-volume documentary on the history of horror movies. Hosted by veteran horror star Christopher Lee, this video series brings together footage from many notable (and some less notable) films from the silent era up to the 90's. Also included are interviews with many of the leading horror actors and filmmakers, in which they share their stories, opinions, and techniques on how to make the world scream. (imdb)

Cast & Info

Directed by:

Ted Newsom
Ted-Newsom
27 total credits
Ted Newsom has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Evil Spawn, Inner Sanctum and 100 Years of Horror

Writer:

Ted Newsom
Ted-Newsom
27 total credits
Ted Newsom has 27 credits at Criticker, including: Evil Spawn, Inner Sanctum and 100 Years of Horror

Starring:

Christopher Lee
Christopher-Lee
233 total credits
Lee had numerous parts in film and television throughout the 1950s but didn't achieve stardom until his association with Hammer Film Productions, which started with The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dracula (1958), The Mummy (1959), and The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959), all co-starring Peter Cushing...
,
Boris Karloff
Boris-Karloff
121 total credits
Boris Karloff, whose real name was William Henry Pratt, was an English-born actor who emigrated to Canada in 1909. Karloff is best remembered for his roles in horror films and his portrayal of Frankenstein's monster in Frankenstein (1931), Bride of Frankenstein (1935), and Son of Frankenstein (1939). His popularity following Frankenstein was such that for a brief time he was billed simply as "Karloff" or "Karloff the Uncanny"... (wikipedia)
,
Peter Cushing
Peter-Cushing
104 total credits
During the 1950s Cushing became a familiar face on British television, appearing in numerous teleplays, until the end of the decade when he began his legendary association with Hammer Film Productions in its remakes of the 1930s Universal horror classics. His first Hammer roles included Dr. Frankenstein in The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), Dr. Van Helsing in Dracula (1958) and Sherlock Holmes in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1959).
,
Lon Chaney
Lon-Chaney
51 total credits
Lon Chaney has 51 credits at Criticker, including: The Phantom of the Opera, The Unknown, He Who Gets Slapped, The Hunchback of Notre Dame and Suspense
,
Fred Olen Ray
Fred-Olen-Ray
147 total credits
Fred Olen Ray has 147 credits at Criticker, including: American Grindhouse, Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers and Evil Toons
,
Herschell Gordon Lewis
Herschell-Gordon-Lewis
62 total credits
Most of the Lewis/Friedman films were shot in Florida.
,
Hugh Hefner
Hugh-Hefner
13 total credits
Hugh Hefner has 13 credits at Criticker, including: The House Bunny, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, Miss March, Bettie Page Reveals All and Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood
,
Sara Karloff
Sara-Karloff
1 total credit
Sara Karloff has just 1 credit at Criticker: 100 Years of Horror

Genres:

Documentary, Horror

Country:

USA
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