In Search of Darkness (2019)

Directed by

David A. Weiner

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

4h 24m

Rating

7.6 of 10 from 102 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary interviews horror actors, directors, and fans about the horror movies of the 1980s. It covers how those films were made and why they still matter today.

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What happens

In Search of Darkness is a 2019 documentary film written and directed by David A. Weiner and executive produced by Robin Block of CreatorVC Studios. An international co-production of the United Kingdom and the United States, the film explores the development and lasting impact of the horror film genre during the 1980s, and features interviews with numerous horror icons both from that decade and from the modern era, along with popular horror influencers. In Search of Darkness premiered at the 2019 Beyond Fest. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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