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Eli Roth's History of Horror · S2 · E1

Houses of Hell

  • TV-MA
  • Oct 10, 2020
  • 42 min

Home is where the heart is, unless one lives in a house of hell. Whether they're filled with specters or psychos, every house of hell pokes at illusions of comfort and safety.

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About this episode

Home is where the heart is, unless one lives in a house of hell. Whether they're filled with specters or psychos, every house of hell pokes at illusions of comfort and safety.

Season 2

6 episodes
  1. 1Houses of Hell

    42 minOct 10, 2020Now viewing

    Home is where the heart is, unless one lives in a house of hell. Whether they're filled with specters or psychos, every house of hell pokes at illusions of comfort and safety.

  2. 2Monsters

    42 minOct 17, 2020

    The history of monster movies is also the history of the evolution of special effects technology; whatever their size or shape and whatever they represent, for many horror fans monsters are the best part of the genre.

  3. 3Body Horror

    42 minOct 24, 2020

    Sometimes disgusting, body horror films makes audience members question their prejudices against physical difference, their attitudes about sex and gender, their fear of disease and contamination, and how much appearance determines destiny.

  4. 4Witches

    42 minOct 31, 2020

    The witch is a towering figure in the history of horror. The archetypical evil witch is everything mainstream religion tells us a woman should not be - and that unapologetic, very female power frightens men and fascinates women.

  5. 5Chilling Children

    42 minNov 7, 2020

    Parents are supposed to love their children, no matter how awful their kids may be. The films highlighted in this episode may not solve the mystery of where evil comes from, but they have a terrifically terrifying time raising the question.

  6. 6Nine Nightmares

    42 minNov 14, 2020

    Nine Nightmares is a deep dive into nine uncategorizable films that push the boundaries of horror. Great films that entertain us and provoke us. Films that put society under a microscope, making us question not just what we fear, but why we fear it.

Guest stars

Greg NicoteroSelf
Chris HardwickSelf
Mick GarrisSelf
Sean S. CunninghamSelf
Joe HillSelf
Ryan TurekSelf
Andrew DouglasSelf
Jordan CrucciolaSelf
Scott DerricksonSelf
Bill MoseleySelf
James BrolinSelf
Fran KranzSelf
Eliza M. SkinnerSelf
Bill HaderSelf
Anthony TimponeSelf
Stephen KingSelf