
In 1897, when Bram Stoker published Dracula, Oscar Méténier invented the Grand-Guignol. Live depictions of death, bloody melodramas, screams of the victims and the…
Documentary • Movie • 2025 • 1h 27m
Starring: Barbara Steele
Director: David Gregory
Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol
In 1897, when Bram Stoker published Dracula, Oscar Méténier invented the Grand-Guignol. Live depictions of death, bloody melodramas, screams of the victims and the audience: here is the story of this Parisian theater of horrors that revolutionized the depiction of death in art.
Documentary • Movie • 2025