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.

Cast

Barbara Steele

(Voice)

Crew

Madeleine Le Despencer

Writer

David Gregory

Director

David Gregory

Editor

David Gregory

Producer

Mark Raskin

Sound

Mike Etoll

Animation

Leslie Supnet

Animation

Ashley Thorpe

Animation

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THEATRE OF HORRORS: THE SORDID STORY OF PARIS’ GRAND GUIGNOL (2025) TRAILER