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In 1897, in a back alley in the seedy Pigalle district of Paris, a former chapel turned performance space became a theatrical institution forged in naturalism, controversy and grisly spectacle. Over the next 65 years, it would actively provoke revulsion, celebration and begrudging global esteem. Today, The Grand Guignol remains one of the most wildly misunderstood and profoundly influential traditions in entertainment history. Producer/director/editor David Gregory now explores Paris’ ‘Theatre of Horrors’ via interviews with international writers, historians, and even the last surviving Grand Guignol performer, as well as a trove of ephemera & thought-lost footage that has remained unseen for more than a century. Narrated by global genre icon Barbara Steele, discover the history, mystery, and ongoing socio-cultural impact of what may be France’s most infamous export.