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Why Horror? is a 2014 Canadian documentary by filmmakers Nicolas Kleiman and Rob Lindsay. A work-in-progress draft of the film was screened in August 2014 at the Fantasia Festival and the official final version was screened on 3 October 2014 at the Feratum Film Festival. The documentary explores the psychology of the reasons why people enjoy the horror genre and includes interviews by several well-known horror icons.
Funding for the film was partially raised by a successful Kickstarter campaign.
Original Release
10/03/2014
US Release
10/30/2015
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alexandre Aja | Interview Subject / Self |
| Chris Alexander | Self |
| Dave Alexander | |
| Simon Barrett | Interview Subject / Self |
| Joe Begos | Self |
| Josh Bridge | Video Game Designer |
| John Carpenter | Self |
| Don Coscarelli | Interview Subject / Self |
| Barbara Crampton | Interview Subject / Self |
| Alex de la Iglesia | Interview Subject / Self |
Directors
Writers
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Alexandre Aja | Interview Subject / Self |
| Chris Alexander | Self |
| Dave Alexander | |
| Simon Barrett | Interview Subject / Self |
| Joe Begos | Self |
| Josh Bridge | Video Game Designer |
| John Carpenter | Self |
| Don Coscarelli | Interview Subject / Self |
| Barbara Crampton | Interview Subject / Self |
| Alex de la Iglesia | Interview Subject / Self |
| Rodrigo Gudiño | Self |
| David Hackl | Self |
| Junji Inagawa | Self |
| Josh Johnson | Self |
| Liisa Ladouceur | Self |
| Karen Lam | Interview Subject / Self |
| Sarah Langan | Interview Subject / Self |
| Nicolás López | Interview Subject / Self |
| Shinji Mikami | Self |
| Elvis Mitchell | Interview Subject / Self |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Don Ferguson | Executive Producer |
| Tal Zimerman | Producer |
| Rob Lindsay | Producer |
| Bob Culbert | Producer |
| Colin Geddes | Producer |
| Lucy Stewart | Producer |
| Kevin Wallis | Producer |
| Kristine Yanoff | Producer |
