The Core

Halloween Special
S1 E1

Even if you've never seen the films: you know the mask, and you know what those haunting piano notes portend. Why? Who better to explain than heir-apparent Halloween child star Danielle Harris.

Steve Ellison AKA Flying Lotus
S1 E2

How'd Steven Ellison follow up his diverse, Grammy-nominated music career? By prompting walkouts with his controversial debut film Kuso. Plus, SFX expert Jim Ojala shows us how to look pretty in puke.

The Soska Sisters
S1 E4

The Soska Sisters show how they achieve their films' practical body horrors without CG.

Mary Harron
S1 E5

Wanna hear from an American master? Good. We've got iconic director Mary Harron to talk holding audiences in the palm of her hand.

Leigh Whannell
S1 E6

What makes a film terrifying enough to make us jump? Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious)explains it all. We then examine immersive haunted houses, guided by one of the field's most unique creators.

Rodney Ascher
S1 E7

The Nightmare's Rodney Ascher shows us how he turns his vivid childhood traumas into adulthood art. Then, a sleep specialist gets into the science of sleep paralysis, hallucinatory demons and all.

Spectrevision
S1 E8

Elijah Wood's acclaimed company SpectreVision rips into the heart at the core of even the most provocative genre films. Plus, a doctor has her patients strap on VR glasses to confront their fears.

Hooper / Romero Tribute
S1 E9

THE CORE pays tribute to George A. Romero and Tobe Hooper with Ken Foree (Dawn Of The Dead), Daniel Pearl (DP, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre), and Gabriel Bartalos (FX, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2).

Danzig
S1 E10

Punk and Metal icon Glenn Danzig discusses the genre films that have influenced his work, including his favorite on-screen bloodbaths.