AKA "The Most Deceiving Horror Retrospective Ever Created." AKA "40 Years of Public Domain Titles." This retrospective documentary boasts 10,000 terrifying horror movie moments and a thorough review of the horror genre spanning the last century. Wrong. Most of the films covered pre-date 1950, and nearly all of them have fallen into public domain. The titles that havent (particularly the Universal films) only show behind the scenes footage that was secured without copyright. To the series' credit, Christopher Lee hosts with a touch of dry British wit, and it does offer many unseen video interviews with Karloff, Lugosi, Corman, and others. It is just baffling how they can call it 100 Years of Horror and show 25m of black and white films followed by a brief photo montage of the remaining 50yrs in a 5m span. The versed horror fan looking to discover those rare horror finds need look elsewhere, but it offers an invaluable encyclopedic entry for fans of classic horror looking for deeper insight into films like The Invisible Ray, The Terror, Dracula, and others in this 667m series.
Rating: 7/10.
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