The Core
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The Core

Just another talk show.

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The Core is a dissection of the brilliant minds from which genre films spring. Whether it's a demo on head explosions, or a primer on avoiding predictable jump scares, The Core busts open the traditional talk show and plays with its guts. Host Mickey Keating and his guests examine the onscreen techniques and real-life psychologies that strike fear into our very core. We'll turn you on to what's thrilling in filmmaking today, without subjecting you to a chat with that dude Greg from film school.

Oct 26, 20171 seasons10 episodesReturning SeriesEN

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Ep 1

Halloween Special

Oct 26, 2017
30m

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.

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Ep 2

Steve Ellison AKA Flying Lotus

Nov 16, 2017
30m

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.

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Ep 3

Simon Barrett

Nov 23, 2017
30m

Simon Barrett (writer of You're Next, The Guest, Blair Witch) talks tension and what's so great about a blender - as an instrument of death.

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Ep 4

The Soska Sisters

Nov 30, 2017
30m

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

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Ep 5

Mary Harron

Dec 7, 2017
30m

Wanna hear from an American master? Good. We've got iconic director Mary Harron to talk holding audiences in the palm of her hand. Plus, a mentalist shows how to execute a psyche out.

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Ep 6

Leigh Whannell

Dec 14, 2017
30m

Leigh Whannell (Saw, Insidious) created not one but two massive horror franchises that radically shifted the direction of the genre. The reigning king of delicious, masterful, utterly surprising jump scares tells us how to get audiences involuntarily elevated out of their chairs. Hold on to that popcorn. Plus, we'll push the boundaries of haunted houses with an examination of the extreme, surreal vision of H E R E T I C.

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