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Why Horror?
Why Horror?

Why Horror?

Genres

DocumentaryHorror

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Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.

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Budget

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Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

81 mins

Rating

5.9/10

Release Date

03 October 2014

Country

Canada

Cast

Tal Zimerman

Tal Zimerman

Self

Alexandre Aja

Alexandre Aja

Self

Simon Barrett

Simon Barrett

Self

Joe Begos

Joe Begos

Self

John Carpenter

John Carpenter

Self

Don Coscarelli

Don Coscarelli

Self

Barbara Crampton

Barbara Crampton

Self

Álex de la Iglesia

Álex de la Iglesia

Self

Rodrigo Gudiño

Rodrigo Gudiño

Self

David Hackl

David Hackl

Self

Junji Inagawa

Junji Inagawa

Self

Josh Johnson

Josh Johnson

Self

Liisa Ladouceur

Liisa Ladouceur

Self

Karen Lam

Karen Lam

Self

Sarah Langan

Sarah Langan

Self

Nicolás López

Nicolás López

Self

Shinji Mikami

Shinji Mikami

Self

Elvis Mitchell

Elvis Mitchell

Self

Tony Moore

Tony Moore

Self

Steve Niles

Steve Niles

Self

Andy Nyman

Andy Nyman

Self

J.T. Petty

J.T. Petty

Self

Gary Pullin

Gary Pullin

Self

George A. Romero

George A. Romero

Self

Eli Roth

Eli Roth

Self

Takashi Shimizu

Takashi Shimizu

Self

Graham Skipper

Graham Skipper

Self

Jen Soska

Jen Soska

Self

Sylvia Soska

Sylvia Soska

Self

Kazuo Umezz

Kazuo Umezz

Self

Ben Wheatley

Ben Wheatley

Self

Elijah Wood

Elijah Wood

Animation VO (voice)

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