All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 Jack Arnold: Master of Exotic Menace

    Jack Arnold - Most well known for The Incredible Shrinking Man, he also did the 3D films It Came from Outer Space and The Creature from the Black Lagoon.

  • S01E02 Willian Castle: King of the Gimmicks

    William Castle - A master showman, the stunts and gimmicks that Castle used to promote and sell his films are legendary. From having a plastic skeleton on strings fly over the heads of the audience to insuring the lives of the viewers with Lloyds of London to be paid if anyone dies from fright, Castle's tricks always played better in the trailers than they did when you were sitting in the audience.

  • S01E03 Tod Browning: Master of Sinister Sensation

    Tod Browning - An often overlooked director, this master of the weird directed Lon Chaney (Sr.) in many of his best films. He also made the still shocking Freaks as well as Universal's Dracula (1931).

  • S01E04 Roger Corman: King of the B's

    Roger Corman - Master of the B-films, Corman is probably the most well known director in this series. From "It Conquered the World" to his more ambitious Poe films such as "The Fall of the House of Usher", Corman's body of work is examined. This includes interviews with Corman himself.

  • S01E05 Terence Fisher: Master of Gothic Horror

    Terence Fisher - The man who reinvigorated the horror genre after the Universal cycle started to rely on camp, Fisher was behind the lens on The Curse of Frankenstein, Horror of Dracula, and other classics.

  • S01E06 Tobe Hooper and the Texas Chain Saw Massacre Gang

    Tobe Hooper - Texas Chainsaw Massacre. 'Nuff said.

  • S01E07 Roman Polanski: Master of Psychological Suspense

    Roman Polanski - This modern day director is known for the classic Rosemary's Baby, The Tenant, and The Fearless Vampire Killers.

  • S01E08 Jacques Tourneur: Master of Shadowy Shockers

    Jacques Tourneur - Working with very limited budgets, Tourneur was able to create atmospheric and creepy movies that are still effective today. Working with Val Lewton at RKO, Tourneur made such unsung classics as Cat People and I Walked with a Zombie.

  • S01E09 Roland West: Master of Mystery

    Roland West - This episode discusses his three genre films, The Bat, its remake The Bat Whispers, and The Monster.

  • S01E10 A Conversation with Robert Wise

    Robert Wise - Most people think of West Side Story or The Sound of Music when they hear Wise's name, but he also created some great horror films such as Curse of the Cat People, The Body Snatcher, and The Day the Earth Stood Still.