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The Best Episodes of Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror

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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

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    Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror Season 1 Episode 1 - American Psycho
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    #1 - American Psycho

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    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.

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  2. Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror Season 1 Episode 2 - The Devil You Know
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    #2 - The Devil You Know

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    Clive Barker asks what made The Exorcist one of the scariest horror movies ever. He also looks at the work of New England writer Shirley Jackson and the film The Haunting, based on one of her novels. Also a sculptor, who captured the face of madness, and the hyping of horror B movies.

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  3. Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror Season 1 Episode 3 - The Kingdom of the Dead
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    #3 - The Kingdom of the Dead

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    A look at the cult classic film Night of the Living Dead, made by George A. Romero and group of friends on a shoestring budget. Plus a visit to the home of film director Roger Corman, the connection between English castles and American novelist Edgar Allan Poe and the enduring imagery of blood.

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  4. Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror Season 1 Episode 4 - Broken Homes
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    #4 - Broken Homes

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    John Carpenter, director of Halloween, explains how that night can turn the serenity of suburban streets into a scene of fear and carnage. Plus techno-horror movies in Japan and the subversive power of evil children in horror stories.

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  5. Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror Season 1 Episode 5 - A Fate Worse Than Death
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    #5 - A Fate Worse Than Death

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    Clive Barker explores the work of Dennis Wheatley, where the supernatural is bound up with an unmistakeable Englishness. Plus the tragedy behind The Crow.

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  6. Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror Season 1 Episode 6 - Beyond Good and Evil
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    #6 - Beyond Good and Evil

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    Clive Barker concludes the series by profiling horror-actress Barbara Steele. He also investigates the world of Ira Levin's 1967 novel Rosemary's Baby and Roman Polanski's 1968 film adaptation, and the links between novelist H. P. Lovecraft and a small town in New England.

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Best Episodes Summary

"American Psycho" is the best rated episode of "Clive Barker's A-Z of Horror". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 10/4/1997. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Devil You Know".