Deze serie duikt in de duistere hoeken van het horrorgenre, met inzichtelijke analyses en scherpe kritieken op iconische en minder bekende horrorfilms. Elk deel onderzoekt verschillende facetten van deze onheilspellende werken, van hun culturele impact tot de psychologische drijfveren van de personages. Fans van horror en filmliefhebbers vinden hier een rijke bron van kennis en prikkelende reflecties over wat horror werkelijk angstaanjagend maakt.
David Lynch's prequel film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me has received renewed appreciation with the broadcast of Twin Peaks: The Return. Lindsay Hallam argues that what Lynch created was not a parody of soap opera and detective television but a horror movie. She examines initial reaction to and subsequent reevaluation of the film.
Few films have had the influence and impact of The Blair Witch Project (1999). Its arrival was a horror cinema palette cleanser after a decade of serial killers and postmodern intertextuality, a bare bones 'found footage' trend setter. In this Devil's Advocate, Peter Turner tells the story of the film from his conception and production then provides a unique analysis of the techniques used, their appeal to audiences and the themes that helped make the film such an international hit, including the pionerring internet marketing.