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2014
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1h 21m
6.2IMDb

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What it's about

WHY Horror? is a feature length documentary following horror fan Tal Zimerman as he looks at the psychology of horror around the world in order to understand why we love to be scared. Horror is a global phenomenon. Millions of people love it, yet horror fans are often misunderstood. Tal Zimerman should know. He's one of them. Tal goes on a journey around the world to understand why people thrive on on blood and guts found in movies, books and video games. He meets with the genre's leading filmmakers, writers, actors and psychologists to discover how horror looks in different cultures, why it's so popular and how it affects our minds. Tal wants to know - WHY Horror?

Cast and crew

Director: Nicolas Kleiman, Rob Lindsay
Writer: Rob Lindsay
Starring: Alexandre Aja, Chris Alexander, Dave Alexander

Details

Release date: Oct 1, 2014
Language: English, Spanish, Japanese
Country: Canada
Awards: 1 nomination