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

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Theatre of Horrors: The Sordid Story of Paris' Grand Guignol (2025)

Directed by David Gregory

Documentary · 1h 27m

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.

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Cast

Crew

Director
David Gregory
Writer
Madeleine Le Despencer
Editor
David Gregory
Producer
David Gregory

Details

Release date
2025-11-20
Runtime
1h 27m
Genres
Documentary
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English, French
Countries
France, United States of America
Production
Severin Films