The Core

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.

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.

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.

The Soska Sisters show how they achieve their films' practical body horrors without CG.

Wanna hear from an American master? Good. We've got iconic director Mary Harron to talk holding audiences in the palm of her hand.

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.

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.

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.

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.