{"id":25033,"date":"2021-08-17T17:03:30","date_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:03:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=25033"},"modified":"2021-08-17T17:03:30","modified_gmt":"2021-08-17T21:03:30","slug":"shudder-dives-deep-on-horror-film-icons-from-freddy-and-jason-to-chucky-candyman-and-more-in-new-original-docu-series-behind-the-monsters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2021\/08\/17\/shudder-dives-deep-on-horror-film-icons-from-freddy-and-jason-to-chucky-candyman-and-more-in-new-original-docu-series-behind-the-monsters\/","title":{"rendered":"Shudder Dives Deep on Horror Film Icons, From Freddy and Jason to Chucky, Candyman and More, In New Original Docu-Series &#8220;Behind the Monsters&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_25032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-25032\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-25032\" src=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chucky.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"394\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chucky.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/chucky-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-25032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Alex Vincent in &#8220;Child&#8217;s Play&#8221; \u00a9 1988 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. All Rights Reserved.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shudder, AMC Networks&#8217; premium streamer for horror, thriller, and the supernatural, announced today the new original docu-series <strong><em>Behind the Monsters<\/em><\/strong>, which takes a deep dive on cinematic horror icons. Each of the series&#8217; six episodes will focus on a single horror character, including Freddy Krueger, Jason Voorhees, Michael Myers, Candyman, Chucky, and Pinhead, and feature interviews with horror experts and the writers, directors, and actors from the original films that made each character the stuff of genre legends. Written and directed by Gabrielle Binkley and Anthony Uro and produced by Stage 3 Productions, Behind the Monsters debuts on Shudder on Tuesday, October 26 with episodes rolling out weekly.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;In the history of film, only a handful of stars and characters like Mickey Mouse or Marilyn Monroe have risen to the heights of fame to become instantly recognizable the world over. Yet somehow, a small group of monsters who got their start in low-budget horror movies have transcended their humble beginnings to become international pop culture icons. <em>Behind the Monsters<\/em> will tell the story of their unlikely rise to fame, from the ideas that inspired them to the indelible mark they&#8217;ve left on the world,&#8221; said Craig Engler, Shudder&#8217;s general manager.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1070439830\" class=\"morty-content\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p><em>Behind the Monsters<\/em> will focus on the following horror icons over six episodes:<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>CANDYMAN<\/strong>, featuring interviews with the original <em>Candyman<\/em> (1992) Director Bernard Rose and stars Tony Todd and Virginia Madsen; <em>Candyman<\/em> (2021) Director Nia DaCosta; and Horror Noire&#8217;s Tananarive Due, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>CHUCKY<\/strong>, with interviews with <em>Child&#8217;s Play<\/em> (1988) Creator\/Writer Don Mancini, Director Tom Holland, and star Catherine Hicks, along with the voice of Chucky, Brad Dourif, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>JASON VOORHEES<\/strong>, including interviews with Kane Hodder, actor\/stuntman from <em>Friday the 13th<\/em> Parts VII &amp; VIII, <em>Jason Goes to Hell<\/em> and <em>Jason X<\/em>, and Tom Savini, special effects creator on Friday the 13th Parts I &amp; IV, among others.<\/p><div id=\"morty-1082188453\" class=\"morty-content_2\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-4937602850188786\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block; text-align:center;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4937602850188786\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5227734695\" \ndata-ad-layout=\"in-article\"\ndata-ad-format=\"fluid\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>MICHAEL MYERS<\/strong>, featuring interviews with actor Nick Castle from <em>Halloween<\/em> and the new <em>Halloween<\/em> films from Blumhouse, as well as <em>Halloween<\/em> (2018) stunt actor James Jude Courtney, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>FREDDY KRUEGER<\/strong>, including interviews with <em>A Nightmare on Elm Street<\/em> (1984) and Wes Craven&#8217;s <em>New Nightmare<\/em> (1994) stars Heather Langenkamp and Lin Shaye, as well as Special Effects Designer Jim Doyle, among others.<\/p>\n<p>\u00b7 <strong>PINHEAD<\/strong>, including an interview with <em>Hellraiser<\/em> actor Doug Bradley and others.<\/p>\n<p>Other experts from the within genre set to appear throughout the series include Drac &amp; Swan Boulet (<em>The Boulet Brothers&#8217; Dragula<\/em>), Horror Noire documentary writer and producer Ashlee Blackwell, The Last Podcast on the Left hosts Ben Kissel and Henry Zebrowski, Blumhouse producer Ryan Turek and filmmakers Jeffrey Reddick (<em>Final Destination<\/em>), April Wolfe (<em>Black Christmas<\/em>, 2019), David Bruckner (<em>Hellraiser<\/em> reboot), and filmmaker and drag artist Peaches Christ.<\/p>\n<p><em>Behind the Monsters<\/em> is executive produced by Phil Nobile Jr., Kelly Ryan and Mark Shostrom.<\/p>\n<p>ABOUT SHUDDER<\/p>\n<p>AMC Networks&#8217; Shudder is a premium streaming video service, super-serving members with the best selection in genre entertainment, covering horror, thrillers, and the supernatural. 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