Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror

Season 1 Episode 2: Atomic Nightmares

Oct 09, 2022 TV-MA 50m 8.1

Post-WW2 fear of apocalyptic nuclear destruction stirs a new era of horror films in the 1950s, based around the science fiction of atomic mutations and alien invasions. Then Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho changed it all.

Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror background

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 American Monsters

1. American Monsters

Aired: Oct 2, 2022

The horror film genre evolves from the German silent classics of the 1920s to...

Episode 2 Atomic Nightmares

2. Atomic Nightmares

Aired: Oct 9, 2022

Post-WW2 fear of apocalyptic nuclear destruction stirs a new era of horror fi...

Episode 3 Unholy Dreams

3. Unholy Dreams

Aired: Oct 16, 2022

Horror films reflect the frightening, rapidly changing times of the 1960s and...

Episode 4 Relentless Evil

4. Relentless Evil

Aired: Oct 23, 2022

In the 1980's, 24hr cable news was dominated by the threat of new modern terr...

Episode 5 A New Horror

5. A New Horror

Aired: Oct 30, 2022

The emergence of cellphones and new technology in the 2000's exposes American...


Main Cast

Robert Englund Robert Englund Narrator (voice)

Info about Blumhouse's Compendium of Horror

Current Status: Ended

Network: Epix

Genres: Horror

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