100 YEARS OF HORROR is a 26-episode TV series made in 1996 and featuring the delightful Christopher Lee as host, his sonorous narration exploring the history of horror cinema in the 20th century. Each themed episode contains plentiful clips from the films mentioned along with brief interview footage seemingly culled from other documentaries as well as TV shows and the like.
GORY GIMMICKS is a particularly entertaining episode of the show in that it looks at the various gimmicks used to promote horror films through the decade. Gore isn't explored as such. Instead, much of the running time is given over to that great showman, William Castle, with no less than Vincent Price sharing memories of the director. Elsewhere, Lee talks about 3D and other gimmicks, like the free beards given out to US cinema-goers for the release of Hammer's RASPUTIN: THE MAD MONK.
GORY GIMMICKS is a particularly entertaining episode of the show in that it looks at the various gimmicks used to promote horror films through the decade. Gore isn't explored as such. Instead, much of the running time is given over to that great showman, William Castle, with no less than Vincent Price sharing memories of the director. Elsewhere, Lee talks about 3D and other gimmicks, like the free beards given out to US cinema-goers for the release of Hammer's RASPUTIN: THE MAD MONK.
