Greatest Horror Season 2 brings more love to the horror genre

It’s baaaack! after It debuted in August, The greatest horror Come back for more clips and chat about the most popular subgenres in the horror world. The first season dug into Stephen King adaptations, giant monsters, Japanese horror, horror comedy, tropes and clichés (with an emphasis on slasher films) – leaving plenty of room for more. This time, it is Animal attacks, Film scoresHidden gems, space horror and deadly histories.

Lots of talking heads repeat. It’s very clear The greatest horror Both seasons (or who knows how many) were filmed back-to-back, and interviewees again include David Dastmalchian, Kate Siegel, Joe Hill, Jonah Ray Rodriguez, Gigi Sol Guerrero, Alex Winter, Tananarive Dio, and the Bullitt Brothers, among others. It’s an engaging group of people involved in the actual creation of horror films and media, with scholars, authors, critics, and programmers all involved. It is clear that everyone shares a deep love and appreciation for the genre.

As before, the editing is quick and the clips are well-orchestrated, with stop-motion breaks and in-episode breakups that break up the discussion in interesting ways. One example of this is the dueling lists of best and worst pets in horror movies in the episode “Animal Attacks”; You can guess where Kojo It is located in this order. Although there is some overlap between the episodes –Jaw It comes up a lot, for example, there’s enough to cover it The greatest horror It doesn’t seem to repeat itself or extend much.

Because Season 1 focused on more obvious categories, Season 2 is able to get weirder, which it allows for The greatest horror To traverse some lesser-known turf. This is a bonus for the viewer who gets a chance to learn about more offbeat films, as well as a bonus for the speakers, who – especially in the “Hidden Gems” episode, which is a fun inclusion – get excited about things that have been overlooked. Favorites, which includes plenty of vintage and international selections, as well as must-have classics.

Probably the strongest episodes are “Animal Attacks”, which delves into how this is done Jaw It launched a wave of imitators but also inspired a taste for films that mixed serious environmental concerns and “nature strikes back” themes with, such as alligators jumping out of sewers and PCP-obsessed zoo animals; and “Hidden Gems,” though that may just be my joy when I see the acclaim heaped on relatively obscure likes like Let’s scare Jessica to death and Psychological. This episode in particular feels like you’re getting can’t-fail viewing recommendations from a friend who’s watched every movie, except that friend is Shudder (and in fact, a lot of the titles are available to stream there after you’ve finished The greatest horror).

“Killer Dates” may be the least successful, if only because it has the vaguest plotlines. It’s a bob from curryProm’s Nightmare Get outThe nightmare of meeting the parents is what the movies love Terror train and Jennifer’s body They have…connections, relationships, and romantic elements that exist along with their body numbers. It doesn’t feel as cohesive as the other episodes, which works against it.

And along these lines, by broadening its focus a bit, The greatest horror Season 2 tends to drift beyond what many fans might consider strict “horror.” There’s a lot of sci-fi involved, even outside of the “Space Horror” episode, and the show makes some assertions that may be controversial to some. You may be able to expand your definition of horror to include, e.g The greatest horror I’d Like You to Do It, a 1985 Martin Scorsese film After hoursabout one man’s hellish night in New York City. Or maybe not, especially when there are so many “I’m terrible, I’m proud of it” types of films left out of the conversation.

Maybe that’s why we’re crossing our fingers for season 3? The second season has five episodes The greatest horror It launches today, December 31, on Shudder, with a weekly rollout from Tuesday through January 28.

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