Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol

Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol

2025
1h 27min

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.

Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol

Storyline

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.
    Released
    20 November 2025
    Runtime
    1h 27min
    Director
    Genre
    Status
    Released
    Language
    English
    Production
    Severin Films
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