Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror — Season 1, Episode 1: American Psycho
Documentary • 45 min • 1 season, 6 episodes • ★ 8.6/10
Episode synopsis
Clive Barker explores the Wisconsin farmer Ed Gein, who graduated from grave-robbing to murder in the fifties. Gein's story inspired three films: Psycho, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre and The Silence of the Lambs. Directors and film stars explain how fiction fed off fact.
About Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror
Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror was a documentary series first broadcast on BBC2 in 1997. It was written and hosted by Clive Barker and explored the history of horror, from the cinema to art. A tie-in book was released featuring art work by Barker and film reviews by Stephen Jones.