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Anthony Perkins hosts a graveyard tour through cinema's darkest dreams — no survivors, all classics.
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The Horror Show (1979)

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Overview

HorrorDocumentaryTV Movie

A history of horror movies.

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horror

Standout Aspects

Acting

Perkins' deliciously creepy hosting — who better than Norman Bates?

Editing

Jarring montage of 40 years of screams, stitched like Frankenstein's monster.

Best for:Solo: Rainy night with notebook and obsessive need to catalog every Universal monster.·Rewatch: Spot which clips survived the 1979 licensing nightmare.
Richard Schickel

Director

Richard Schickel

ReleasedFeb 6, 1979
Runtime1h 40m
StatusReleased

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonemixed
Feelmedium
Universal Pictures

Top Cast

Anthony Perkins

Anthony Perkins

Self - Host

Bud Abbott

Bud Abbott

(archive footage)

Lou Costello

Lou Costello

(archive footage)

Julie Adams

Julie Adams

(archive footage)

Richard Arlen

Richard Arlen

(archive footage)

James Arness

James Arness

(archive footage)

Lionel Atwill

Lionel Atwill

(archive footage)

Martin Balsam

Martin Balsam

(archive footage)

John Barrymore

John Barrymore

(archive footage)

Ernest Borgnine

Ernest Borgnine

(archive footage)

John Carradine

John Carradine

(archive footage)

Lon Chaney Jr.

Lon Chaney Jr.

(archive footage)

Lon Chaney

Lon Chaney

(archive footage)

Peter Cushing

Peter Cushing

(archive footage)

Bette Davis

Bette Davis

(archive footage)

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Trivia

Schickel fought studios for months to license clips; some iconic scenes appear only as still photographs due to rights hell.

Cultural

Made at horror's lowest commercial ebb, just before Halloween resurrected the genre — it's a time capsule of what almost died.

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