Horror's Greatest Tropes and Clichés (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, Horror, Reality-TV

Horror's Greatest

Tropes and Clichés (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV Episode | 57 min | Documentary, Horror, Reality-TV

Creepy houses, killer rednecks, final girls: horror films often rely on well-worn storytelling devices, and audiences have come to expect them. What are the most common genre tropes and clichés? How do modern filmmakers subvert them?

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Aug 27, 2024 (United States)

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29 cast members

Name	Known for
Joe Hill Self - Author, The Fireman Self - Author, The Fireman See fewer	The Black Phone (2021)
Brea Grant Self - Director, Torn Hearts Self - Director, Torn Hearts See fewer	12 Hour Shift (2020)
Alex Winter Self - Actor & Co-Director, Freaked Self - Actor & Co-Director, Freaked See fewer	Destroy All Neighbors (2024)
Dave Schilling Self - Film Critic Self - Film Critic See fewer	Flipping the Bird: Elon vs. Twitter (2023)
Rebekah McKendry Self - Film Scholar Self - Film Scholar See fewer	All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018)
Morgana Ignis Self - Creature Performer, Moon Garden Self - Creature Performer, Moon Garden See fewer	Helluva Boss (2019)
Heidi Honeycutt Self - Founder, Etheria Film Festival Self - Founder, Etheria Film Festival See fewer	The Once and Future Smash (2022)
Chad Villella Self - Producer, Scream Self - Producer, Scream See fewer	Scream (I) (2022)
Kate Siegel Self - Actor, The Fall of the House of Usher Self - Actor, The Fall of the House of Usher See fewer	Hush (I) (2016)
Dana Gould Self - Creator, Stan Against Evil Self - Creator, Stan Against Evil See fewer	The Simpsons (1989)
Rodney Barnes Self - Creator, Killadelphia Self - Creator, Killadelphia See fewer	Everybody Hates Chris (2005)
Tom Holland Self - Writer, Psycho II Self - Writer, Psycho II See fewer	Fright Night (1985)
Ben Raphael Sher Self - Film Scholar (as Ben Sher) Self - Film Scholar (as Ben Sher) See fewer	BITTER BLOOD: KASEM V. KASEM (2021)
Emily Marsh Self - Host, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Self - Host, Mystery Science Theater 3000 See fewer	Mystery Science Theater 3000 (2017)
Patrick Willems Self - Host, Patrick H Willems Self - Host, Patrick H Willems See fewer	Night of the Coconut (2022)
Kurt Sayenga Self - Writer & Director, The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time Self - Writer & Director, The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time See fewer	Eli Roth's History of Horror (2018)
Howard S. Berger Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	Love & Support (2001)
Ted Geoghegan Self - Writer & Director, Brooklyn 45 Self - Writer & Director, Brooklyn 45 See fewer	Brooklyn 45 (2023)
Samuel Zimmerman Self - Head of Programming, Shudder Self - Head of Programming, Shudder See fewer	When Evil Lurks (2023)
Jeffrey Reddick Self - Creator, Final Destination Self - Creator, Final Destination See fewer	Final Destination (2000)
Dewayne Perkins Self - Actor & Screenwriter, The Blackening Self - Actor & Screenwriter, The Blackening See fewer	The Blackening (2022)
Nathaniel Thompson Self - Film Historian Self - Film Historian See fewer	The Mountain Audio Commentary (2023)
David Dastmalchian Self - Actor, Late Night with the Devil Self - Actor, Late Night with the Devil See fewer	Oppenheimer (I) (2023)
Lea Anderson Self - Film Journalist Self - Film Journalist See fewer	The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time (2022)
Axelle Carolyn Self - Director, Mayfair Witches Self - Director, Mayfair Witches See fewer	Tales of Halloween (2015)
Steve Niles Self - Creator, 30 Days of Night Self - Creator, 30 Days of Night See fewer	30 Days of Night (2007)
Jenn Wexler Self - Writer & Director, The Sacrifice Game Self - Writer & Director, The Sacrifice Game See fewer	The Sacrifice Game (2023)
Tananarive Due Self - Author, The Reformatory Self - Author, The Reformatory See fewer	The Twilight Zone (2019)
Tracey Salisbury Self - Film Scholar Self - Film Scholar See fewer	Horror's Greatest (2024)