Why Horror? is a documentary that follows horror fan Tal Zimerman as he attempts to answer why people are so fascinated with the horror genre. There are some big names being interviewed in the documentary including John Carpenter, Alexandre Aja and Simon Barrett. It definitely sounds like an interesting question to try and answer, and I’m sure it will be fascinating to hear the reasons behind many people’s fixation with horror.
Synopsis:
Documentary following horror fan Tal Zimerman as he travels around the world to understand why people thrive on blood and gore, and meets with the genre’s leading filmmakers, writers, actors and psychologists to discover how horror is portrayed in different cultures.
Unfortunately for us in the UK, the documentary is only being screened in the USA. You lucky Americans can catch Why Horror? when it airs on Showtime on Friday 30th October at 10pm.
