Behind the Monsters

Network:Shudder

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S01E06 - "Pinhead"

Aired on Nov 30, 2021, 5:00 PM

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Description

Shudder, AMC Networks' premium streamer for horror, thriller and the supernatural, announced the new original docu-series Behind the Monsters, which takes a deep dive on cinematic horror icons. Each of the series' six episodes will focus on a single horror character, including Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Candyman, Chucky and Pinhead, and feature interviews with horror experts and the writers, directors and actors from the original films that made each character the stuff of genre legends.

Details

Status: To Be Determined
Language: English
Runtime: 42 min
Premiered: October 27, 2021
Schedule: Tuesday at 12:00 AM

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Episodes (1 Season · 6 Episodes)

Michael Myers

A cheap film shot in 21 days changed the landscape of horror, made several careers, and gave one actress an iconic role that she's tweaking 42 years later.Ă‚Â

Oct 27, 2021

45 min

Candyman

The genre's first black slasher showed up in 1992, rich with subtext about racial tensions in American history. In 2021, he's coming back - and is perhaps the most relevant horror icon imaginable.

Nov 2, 2021

36 min

Chucky

What started as a nasty spin on 80s consumerism flourished over three decades into an unlikely progressive horror property that refuses to get back on the shelf.

Nov 9, 2021

32 min

Freddy Krueger

In 1984 Wes Craven saw the slasher boom filling screens and took it to the next level by leaving reality behind. Other slashers carved through teen bodies; Freddy invaded their minds.

Nov 16, 2021

43 min

Jason Voorhees

The producers just wanted to rip off HALLOWEEN. What happened instead was the accidental creation of a machete-wielding avatar of conservative 1980s morality.

Nov 23, 2021