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Tag: horror filmmaking

  • Return to Horror High

    A few years ago, a mysterious serial-killer caused panic on Crippen High School. The killer was never caught. A movie company, Cosmic Pictures, has decided to make a feature movie about these events – on location, at the now abandoned school. Since members of cast and crew disappear without a trace, it seems as if history is repeating itself…

  • Home Deadly Home: The Making of “House IV”

    Retrospective documentary featuring interviews with director Lewis Abernathy, producer Sean S. Cunningham, stars Terri Treas and William Katt, actor/stunt coordinator Kane Hodder and composer Harry Manfredini.

  • Shock Cinema: Volume Two

    Hour long documentary features interviews with filmmakers, actors and others who work low budget movies.

  • Scream and Scream Again: A History of the Slasher Film

    Documentary tracing the rise of the ‘slasher’ movie.

  • Full Tilt Boogie

    A documentary about the production of From Dusk Till Dawn (1996) and the people who made it.

  • Gods and Monsters

    It’s 1957, and James Whale’s heyday as the director of “Frankenstein,” “Bride of Frankenstein” and “The Invisible Man” is long behind him. Retired and a semi-recluse, he lives his days accompanied only by images from his past. When his dour housekeeper, Hannah, hires a handsome young gardener, the flamboyant director and simple yard man develop an unlikely friendship, which will change them forever.

  • Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film

    This historical and critical look at slasher films, which includes dozens of clips, begins with Halloween, Friday the 13th, and Prom Night. The films’ directors, writers, producers, and special effects creators comment on the films’ making and success. During the Reagan years, the films get gorier, budgets get smaller, and their appeal wanes. Then, Nightmare on Elm Street revives the genre. Jump to the late 90s, when Scream brings humor and TV stars into the mix.

  • Art Attack! The Dissection of Terrifier 3

    ART ATTACK. Dives into the making of Terrifier 3, exploring its shocking practical effects, Art the Clown’s rise, and its bold impact on modern horror.

  • Melancholie der Engel

    Germany. Two friends – Katze and Brauth – meet again after a long time in a sad context, to share their last days of life in an old house lost in the countryside. They invite a group of people (two minors, a woman, an elderly man and his younger companion who moves in a wheelchair) with the aim of putting into practice their most twisted fantasies, giving life to a nihilistic orgy with disconcerting results.

  • Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street Legacy

    For decades, Freddy Krueger has slashed his way through the dreams of countless youngsters, scaring up over half a billion dollars at the box office across eight terrifying, spectacular films.