01 May 2019
In Search of Darkness
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.
Universal Horror
A documentary about the era of classic monster movies that were made at Universal Studios during the 1930s and 1940s.
Top Billed Cast
Kenneth Branagh Narrator
Nina Foch Self - Interviewee
James Karen Self - Interviewee
Carla Laemmle Self - Interviewee
Sara Karloff Self - Interviewee
Forrest J. Ackerman Self - Interviewee
Gloria Stuart Self - Interviewee
Fay Wray Self - Interviewee
Lupita Tovar Self - Interviewee
Turhan Bey Self - Interviewee
Rose Hobart Self - Interviewee
George E. Turner Self - Interviewee
Colin Clive (archive footage)
Lon Chaney Jr. (archive footage)
Boris Karloff (archive footage)
Ernest Thesiger (archive footage)
Dwight Frye (archive footage)
Bela Lugosi (archive footage)
Elsa Lanchester (archive footage)
Edward Van Sloan (archive footage)
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