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The Core

Season 1
The Core is a genre filmmaking special with blood, guts, and brains. Mickey Keating hosts frank conversations with iconic filmmakers and real-life experts, punctuated by vividly stylish demonstrations.
IMDb 7.8201710 episodes
X-Ray18+
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Halloween Special
    October 25, 2017
    34min
    18+
    Even if you’ve never seen the films: you know the mask, and you know what those haunting piano notes portend. Why? Who better to explain than heir-apparent Halloween child star Danielle Harris.
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  2. S1 E2 - Steve Ellison
    November 15, 2017
    27min
    TV-MA
    How’d Steven Ellison follow up his diverse, Grammy-nominated music career? By prompting walkouts with his controversial debut film Kuso. Plus, SFX expert Jim Ojala shows us how to look pretty in puke.
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  3. S1 E3 - Simon Barrett
    November 22, 2017
    27min
    18+
    Simon Barrett (writer of You’re Next, The Guest, Blair Witch) talks tension and what's so great about a blender... as an instrument of death.
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  4. S1 E4 - The Soska Sisters
    November 29, 2017
    26min
    TV-MA
    The Soska Sisters show how they achieve their films’ practical body horrors without CG.
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  5. S1 E5 - Mary Harron
    December 6, 2017
    38min
    18+
    Wanna hear from an American master? Good. We’ve got iconic director Mary Harron to talk holding audiences in the palm of her hand.
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  6. S1 E6 - Leigh Whannell
    December 13, 2017
    31min
    18+
    What makes a film terrifying enough to make us jump? Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) explains it all. We then examine immersive haunted houses, guided by one of the field’s most unique creators.
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  7. S1 E7 - Rodney Ascher
    December 20, 2017
    24min
    18+
    The Nightmare’s Rodney Ascher shows us how he turns his vivid childhood traumas into adulthood art. Then, a sleep specialist gets into the science of sleep paralysis, hallucinatory demons and all.
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  8. S1 E8 - Spectrevision
    December 27, 2017
    33min
    18+
    Elijah Wood’s acclaimed company SpectreVision rips into the heart at the core of even the most provocative genre films. Plus, a doctor has her patients strap on VR glasses to confront their fears.
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  9. S1 E9 - Hooper / Romero Tribute
    June 20, 2018
    38min
    18+
    Punk and Metal icon Glenn Danzig discusses the genre films that have influenced his work, including his favorite on-screen bloodbaths. Plus, we chat with a real vampire.
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  10. S1 E10 - Danzig
    June 20, 2018
    35min
    NR
    Punk and Metal icon Glenn Danzig discusses the genre films that have influenced his work, including his favorite on-screen bloodbaths. Plus, we chat with a real vampire.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Bridger Nielson
Producers
Gabriel Roth
Starring
Mickey Keating
Studio
AMC Plus Supernatural
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