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In Search of Darkness Collection

A multi-part documentary series exploring the development and lasting impact of the horror film genre, featuring interviews with numerous horror icons along with popular horror influencers.

6 titles 2019–2027

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In Search of Darkness
In Search of Darkness
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In Search of Darkness

2019 ★ 7.5

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.

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In Search of Darkness: Part II
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In Search of Darkness: Part II

2020 ★ 7.7

The ultimate ‘80s Horror retrospective just got BIGGER. In Search of Darkness: Part II is a four-hour-plus sequel to the Rondo Hatton-nominated In Search of Darkness, adding 15 new interviewees and 40+ returning favorites for the biggest and most comprehensive ‘80s Horror documentary cast ever assembled.

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In Search of Darkness: Part III
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In Search of Darkness: Part III

2022 ★ 7.5

The conclusion to the ‘In Search of Darkness’ '80s trilogy. In this epic final chapter, our focus turns to the straight-to-video horror classics that populated the bottom shelves at the video rental store. Imaginative, gory, experimental—but always entertaining—these hidden gems are ripe for rediscovery.

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In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994
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In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994

2024 ★ 7.9

Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences, and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct, and re-contextualize the "lost" decade of horror: the '90s.

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In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
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In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999

2025 ★ 7.0

In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 celebrates and explores the movies that defined the era: from Scream’s genre-shattering impact to J-Horror’s global emergence, from mind-bending twists to Y2K apocalyptic dread, and from blockbuster hits to straight-to-video gems.

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In Search of Darkness '70s
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In Search of Darkness '70s

2027

The Exorcist. The Omen. Halloween. Dawn of the Dead. Jaws. Carrie. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. The Amityville Horror. Phantasm. Invasion of the Body Snatchers. Alien... The '70s were an absolute golden age for horror at the movies, a collective time of cinematic greatness reflected by so many iconic films defining how we look at the genre for decades to come.

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