The Core - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Halloween Special
Even if you've never seen the films: you know the mask, and you know what those haunting piano notes portend. Why? Who better to explain than heir-apparent Halloween child star Danielle Harris.
Steve Ellison
How'd Steven Ellison follow up his diverse, Grammy-nominated music career? By prompting walkouts with his controversial debut film Kuso. Plus, SFX expert Jim Ojala shows us how to look pretty in puke.
Simon Barrett
Simon Barrett (writer of You're Next, The Guest, Blair Witch) talks tension and what's so great about a blender... as an instrument of death.
The Soska Sisters
The Soska Sisters show how they achieve their films' practical body horrors without CG.
Mary Harron
Wanna hear from an American master? Good. We've got iconic director Mary Harron to talk holding audiences in the palm of her hand.
Leigh Whannell
What makes a film terrifying enough to make us jump? Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) explains it all. We then examine immersive haunted houses, guided by one of the field's most unique creators.
Rodney Ascher
The Nightmare's Rodney Ascher shows us how he turns his vivid childhood traumas into adulthood art. Then, a sleep specialist gets into the science of sleep paralysis, hallucinatory demons and all.
SpectreVision
Elijah Wood's acclaimed company SpectreVision rips into the heart at the core of even the most provocative genre films. Plus, a doctor has her patients strap on VR glasses to confront their fears.
Hooper / Romero Tribute
THE CORE pays tribute to George A. Romero and Tobe Hooper with Ken Foree (Dawn Of The Dead), Daniel Pearl (DP, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and Gabriel Bartalos (FX, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2).
Danzig
Punk and Metal icon Glenn Danzig discusses the genre films that have influenced his work, including his favorite on-screen bloodbaths.
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