Why Horror?

1h 21m
DocumentaryHorror
5.9

Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.

Cast

Tal Zimerman
Self
Alexandre Aja
Self
Simon Barrett
Self
Joe Begos
Self
John Carpenter
Self
Don Coscarelli
Self
Barbara Crampton
Self
Álex de la Iglesia
Self
Rodrigo Gudiño
Self
David Hackl
Self
Junji Inagawa
Self
Josh Johnson
Self
Liisa Ladouceur
Self
Karen Lam
Self
Sarah Langan
Self
Nicolás López
Self
Shinji Mikami
Self
Elvis Mitchell
Self
Tony Moore
Self
Steve Niles
Self
Andy Nyman
Self
J.T. Petty
Self
Gary Pullin
Self
George A. Romero
Self
Eli Roth
Self
Takashi Shimizu
Self
Graham Skipper
Self
Jen Soska
Self
Sylvia Soska
Self
Kazuo Umezz
Self
Ben Wheatley
Self
Elijah Wood
Animation VO (voice)

Crew

Nicolas Kleiman
Director, Editor
Rob Lindsay
Director, Writer, Producer
Kiarash Sadigh
Director of Photography
Don Ferguson
Executive Producer
Bob Culbert
Producer
Lucy Stewart
Producer
Kevin Wallis
Producer
Colin Geddes
Producer
Tal Zimerman
Associate Producer
Kristine Yanoff
Associate Producer
Joel S. Silver
Original Music Composer

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