Plot Synopsis

HORROR'S GREATEST is a one-hour documentary that celebrates the very best of the horror genre has to offer. 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 of the United States? The series features interviews with David Dastmalchian, Joe Hill, Tom Holland, Jenn Wexler, Dewayne Perkins, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Alex Winter, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Tananarive Due, Swanthula & Dracmorda Boulet, and more. The five one-hour episodes in Season 1 include:

"Tropes & Cliches" (Tuesday, August 27, 2024): Master filmmakers use and subvert common horror tropes.

"Giant Monsters" (Tuesday, September 3, 2024): Giant monsters & kaiju are pure fun -- and powerful metaphors.

"Japanese Horror" (Tuesday, September 10, 2024): Sex, dread & shocking violence: must-see Japanese Horror.

"Horror Comedies" (Tuesday, September 17, 2024): Great horror comedies help us laugh at our deepest fears.

"Stephen King Adaptations" (Tuesday, September 24, 2024): Stephen King's stories have been turned into classic films.
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The second season of HORROR'S GREATEST debuted on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 on Shudder and AMC+. A new installment drops weekly on Tuesdays through January 28. 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 of the United States? The answers encompass the breath of the nightmares we watch for entertainment. Season 2 features interviews with David Dastmalchian, Joe Hill, Tom Holland, Jenn Wexler, Ted Geoghegan, Dewayne Perkins, Jonah Ray Rodrigues, Gigi Saul Guerrero, Alex Winter Tananarive Due, Swanthula and Dracmorda Boulet, Joe Begos and more. Episodes for the new season include:

"Animal Attacks" (Premieres Tuesday, December 31, 2024 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).

"Killer Dates" (Premieres Tuesday, January 7, 2025 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.

"Hidden Gems" (Premieres Tuesday, January 14, 2025 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.

"Film Scores" (Premieres Tuesday, January 21, 2025 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.

"Space Horror" (Premieres Tuesday, January 28, 2025 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.