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.
MUMMIES sees the show moving back into more traditional territory with the previous episodes looking at aliens, scream queens, gimmicks and the like. This one explores the mummy in horror cinema, beginning with the Universal Boris Karloff version and moving through to the Hammer remake. No modern films are shown. As usual, the sheer wealth of clips is engaging, particularly from those cheap 1940s pictures with Lon Chaney Jr., and the interview footage makes it a delight.
MUMMIES sees the show moving back into more traditional territory with the previous episodes looking at aliens, scream queens, gimmicks and the like. This one explores the mummy in horror cinema, beginning with the Universal Boris Karloff version and moving through to the Hammer remake. No modern films are shown. As usual, the sheer wealth of clips is engaging, particularly from those cheap 1940s pictures with Lon Chaney Jr., and the interview footage makes it a delight.
