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Faculty of Horror

On the air since December 2012 · facultyofhorror.com

191Films
174Episodes
143Hours of talk
26 yrsAvg. film age

LATELY

Recently covered

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Dog SoldiersOct 15, 2026Episode 155. War Games: Dog Soldiers (2002)
DuelSep 17, 2026Episode 154. Road Rage: Duel (1971) and Maximum Overdrive (1986)
Maximum OverdriveSep 17, 2026Episode 154. Road Rage: Duel (1971) and Maximum Overdrive (1986)
In My SkinJul 17, 2026Episode 153. Open Wounds: In My Skin (2002)
The CellJun 23, 2026Episode 152. Dangerous Minds: The Cell (2000)
Re-AnimatorMay 20, 2026Episode 151. Weird Science: Re-Animator (1985)

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Milestones

First filmHalloweenDec 31, 2012
25th filmThe Wicker ManApr 27, 2015
50th filmMartyrsSep 21, 2016
100th filmCandymanDec 17, 2019
LatestDog SoldiersOct 15, 2026

WHO'S IN IT

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BY THE NUMBERS

How the films rate on TMDB

Median 6.9 out of 10 · 190 films with 50+ votes
2.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 1 film15.0 to 5.5: 5 films555.5 to 6.0: 8 films86.0 to 6.5: 36 films3666.5 to 7.0: 55 films557.0 to 7.5: 49 films4977.5 to 8.0: 27 films278.0 to 8.5: 7 films788.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films92.0 to 2.5: 0 films22.5 to 3.0: 0 films3.0 to 3.5: 0 films33.5 to 4.0: 0 films4.0 to 4.5: 2 films244.5 to 5.0: 1 film15.0 to 5.5: 5 films555.5 to 6.0: 8 films86.0 to 6.5: 36 films3666.5 to 7.0: 55 films557.0 to 7.5: 49 films4977.5 to 8.0: 27 films278.0 to 8.5: 7 films788.5 to 9.0: 0 films9.0 to 9.5: 0 films9

Highest rated on TMDB

Psycho★ 8.4 / 10 · 1960
Se7en★ 8.4 / 10 · 1995
Perfect Blue★ 8.3 / 10 · 1998

Lowest rated on TMDB

I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer★ 4.1 / 10 · 2006
The Wicker Man★ 4.3 / 10 · 2006
Saint★ 4.9 / 10 · 2010

Box office

A hit grossed 2.5× its budget. A flop grossed less than its budget.
$13.1BWorldwide gross
$2.6BCombined budgets
62% hits18% flops · 20% in between

Biggest hits

Jurassic Park$1.1B on a $63M budget
It$720M on a $35M budget
World War Z$532M on a $200M budget

Biggest flops

Trick 'r Treat$0.0M on a $12M budget
Pulse$0.3M on a $25M budget
In My Skin$0.0M on a $2.0M budget

THE MIX

72% of the films are American and 31 are from the United Kingdom. 27 aren't in English, mostly French and Japanese. 10 were new releases when covered.

Genres

Horror159
Thriller78
Drama46
Mystery42
Science Fiction42
Fantasy22
Action18

Release decades

1920s: 2 films2'20s1930s: 3 films3'30s1940s: 1 film1'40s1950s: 3 films3'50s1960s: 7 films7'60s1970s: 25 films25'70s1980s: 35 films35'80s1990s: 31 films31'90s2000s: 46 films46'00s2010s: 32 films32'10s2020s: 6 films6'20s

Franchises

A Nightmare on Elm Street3 of 7 films covered
Alien3 of 4 films covered
I Know What You Did Last Summer3 of 4 films covered
Living Dead3 of 4 films covered
[REC]2 of 4 films covered
Friday the 13th2 of 11 films covered
Halloween2 of 11 films covered
Hellraiser2 of 10 films covered

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