Next month, AMC will begin airing the seven episode documentary series Eli Roth’s History of Horror – which is, as the title implies, hosted by genre filmmaker Eli Roth. The premiere episode is set to air on Sunday, October 14th, and the marketing has begun with the release of a poster and a trailer for the series.
IGN got the first look at the poster, which I take issue with. Unless there’s a segment on the show that deals with the common misconception that iconic slasher Jason Voorhees carries a chainsaw around, there is a glaring error on this poster.
Brushing that aside, I am intrigued by this series, and the trailer (which made its debut at Collider) does look promising.
The synopsis for Eli Roth’s History of Horror:
#advanceampads0#One of the main reasons why Roth wanted to put together a documentary on the history of horror is to preserve the stories of the filmmakers who worked on the genre’s classics. Speaking with IGN, he said,
#advanceampads1#When asked what the highlight of making these seven episodes was, Roth answered,
#advanceampads2#If this edition of History of Horror is well received, Roth would like to keep it going.
#advanceampads3#Here’s hoping that Eli Roth’s History of Horror will be a truly great series, a celebration of the genre that will be worth revisiting again and again. We’ll find out when it starts airing on AMC in just a few weeks.