Mexico / Oct 03, 2014 / Feratum Film Festival
1h 21min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Horror fan Tal Zimerman examines the psychology of horror around the world to find out why people love to be scared.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| 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 |
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| Eli Roth | Self |
| Takashi Shimizu | Self |
| Graham Skipper | Self |
| Jen Soska | Self |
| Sylvia Soska | Self |
| Kazuo Umezu | Self |
| Ben Wheatley | Self |
| Elijah Wood | Animation VO (voice) |
Genres
DocumentaryHorror
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Why Horror? |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | Canada |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Don Ferguson Productions |
| Official site | whyhorror.com |
| Release date | 3 ottobre 2014 |
| Executive producer | Don Ferguson |
| Production | Tal Zimerman, Rob Lindsay, Bob Culbert, Lucy Stewart, Kristine Yanoff, Kevin Wallis, Colin Geddes |
| Writer | Rob Lindsay |
| Editing | Nicolas Kleiman |
| Cinematography | Kiarash Sadigh |
| Assistant directors | Nicolas Kleiman, Rob Lindsay |
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| Camera operators | Kiarash Sadigh |
| Additional photography | Kiarash Sadigh |
| Music | Joel S. Silver |
| Sound | Joel S. Silver |
Release dates
Theatrical release
Canada / Oct 23, 2014 / Toronto After Dark Film Festival
United States / Oct 30, 2015
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