May 01, 2019
264 min
Full-HD

In Search of Darkness (2019)

An exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.

Category

Documentary Horror

Country

United States of America

Companies

CreatorVC

Tom Atkins

Self

John Bloom

Self

Doug Bradley

Self

Lori Cardille

Self

John Carpenter

Self

Nick Castle

Self

Larry Cohen

Self

Jeffrey Combs

Self

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