Back in 2004, cable's Bravo Channel aired a Halloween special which was a 5 part listing of the scariest 100 movie moments. It was pretty addictive to watch with pretty legitimately culled sequences, a good variance of talking heads (whether they were interviewed for the special specifically is up for debate), and lots of great moments from the films.
A couple of years later, the channel followed up with a pair of addendum episodes.
Last year, the streaming service known as Shudder put together a similar collection of horror review. We watched episodes 3 and 4 (covering movies 75 to 50) and it's a rather mixed bag. The range of films is good. It draws from all eras (Nosferatu, Frankenstein, Last House on the Left, and Night House are all covered in these 2 segments), but there's not quite the broad spectrum of analysts that Bravo's predecessor had. Although the Doublemint Twins thoughts on horror can probably be seen as unnecessary.
As far as the talking heads go, it lacks the comical angle for one, (No Sklar brothers, no Upright Citizens Brigade, no Rob Riggle), and it leans heavily on film scholars (including Shudder's curator), very few actors, but legitimate directors such as Joe Dante, Mike Flanigan, Greg Nicotero, Edgar Wright and Fede Alvarez toss in some nice insight.
It's definitely enjoyable, especially at this time of year, and recommended, though despite all I've stated above, despite movies I didn't expect to be included; it appears to be missing just a little something.
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