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In Search Of Darkness
''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. Cast * Tom Atkins * Doug Bradley * Joe Bob Briggs * Lori Cardille * John Carpenter * Nick Castle * Larry Cohen * Jeffrey Combs * Barbara Crampton * Sean S. Cunningham * Joe Dante * Keith David * Katie Featherston * Mick Garris * Michael Gingold * Stuart Gordon * Andre Gower * Gunship * Spencer Hickman * Kane Hodder * Tom Holland * Graham Humphreys * Lloyd Kaufman * Robert Kurtzman * Heather Langenkamp * Don Mancini * Harry Manfredini * Kelli Maroney * Robbi Mor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graham Humphreys
Graham Humphreys is a British illustrator and visual artist best known for producing film posters. During the 1980s, Humphreys worked with Palace Pictures, producing publicity material for films including '' Dream Demon'', '' Basket Case'', '' The Evil Dead'', ''Evil Dead II'', the ''Nightmare on Elm Street'' series, '' Phenomena'' and ''Santa Sangre''. Humphreys has worked with The Creative Partnership since the 1990s, and Tartan Films and the British Film Institute's home entertainment label BFI Video since the 2000s. He has been involved in films including '' Life is Sweet'', ''Erik the Viking'', ''From Dusk till Dawn'', ''House of 1000 Corpses'', and '' Party Monster'', as well as numerous releases for BFI Video, including its ''Short Sharp Shocks'' collections in the Flipside strand. Other film work includes material for ''The Pervert's Guide to Cinema'' and '' Into the Dark''. He also illustrated a poster for '' In Search of Darkness'', a documentary about 1980s horror fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horror Icon
A horror icon is a person or fictional character that is considered to be significant to horror fiction within mediums such as film, literature, television, or video games. History Pre 1900s: literary beginnings Examples of early horror icons began with the Werewolf or Lycanthrope introduced in the 1500s, the Frankenstein monster as introduced by Mary Shelley in 1818, and Dracula introduced into literature in 1897 by Bram Stoker. 1900s-1920s: early film icons One of the earliest horror icons in film dates back to 1913 with '' The Werewolf'', which is one of the earliest werewolf films. In the 1920s, Dracula and Frankenstein's monster had movies released. Their presence in literary history led to them becoming among the most famous horror film icons. Dracula's first known appearance in film dates to 1921 with '' Dracula's Death'', which achieved mild success. The second attempt a year later would give birth to one of the best known early horror icons, Count Orlok from ''Nosfer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kickstarter
Kickstarter is an American public benefit corporation based in Brooklyn, New York, that maintains a global crowdfunding platform focused on creativity. The company's stated mission is to "help bring creative projects to life". As of July 2021, Kickstarter has received $6.6 billion in pledges from 21 million backers to fund 222,000 projects, such as films, music, stage shows, comics, journalism, video games, board games, technology, publishing, and food-related projects. People who back Kickstarter projects are offered tangible rewards or experiences in exchange for their pledges. This model traces its roots to subscription model of arts patronage, where artists would go directly to their audiences to fund their work. History Kickstarter launched on April 28, 2009, by Perry Chen, Yancey Strickler, and Charles Adler. ''The New York Times'' called Kickstarter "the people's NEA". ''Time'' named it one of the "Best Inventions of 2010" and "Best Websites of 2011". Kickstarter repo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mick Garris
Mick Garris (born December 4, 1951) is an American filmmaker and screenwriter born in Santa Monica, California. He is best known for his work in the horror film genre, as well as making Stephen King adaptations. Early life Garris was born in Santa Monica, California and raised in Van Nuys. Career He is known for his work in the horror genre. He has worked with Stephen King several times, such as directing the horror film '' Sleepwalkers'', written by King and starring Mädchen Amick and is the creator of the Showtime series ''Masters of Horror'' and the NBC series '' Fear Itself''. Garris won a 1986 Edgar Award for an episode he wrote for the Steven Spielberg-produced television series'' Amazing Stories''. Garris directed the FEARnet web series ''Post Mortem''. He contributes to the web series Trailers From Hell. Garris was also the co-screenwriter and executive producer of '' Hocus Pocus''. Garris directed the 2011 miniseries adaption of Stephen King's novel ''Bag of Bones'' an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Katie Featherston
Katie Dianne Featherston (born October 20, 1982) is an American actress. She is known for playing Katie in the ''Paranormal Activity'' series. Early life and career Was born in Texas. She attended Bowie High School in Arlington, Texas and participated in numerous drama activities. She attended college at the Southern Methodist University where she studied acting. She graduated with a bachelor's degree of fine arts in 2005 and afterwards moved to Los Angeles. She is best known for portraying Katie in the film ''Paranormal Activity'', which was made in 2007 and released theatrically in the United States in 2009. She reprises her role in the film's sequels, including the spin-off '' Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones'', where she makes a cameo appearance A cameo role, also called a cameo appearance and often shortened to just cameo (), is a brief appearance of a well-known person in a work of the performing arts. These roles are generally small, many of them non-speaking ones, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Entertainment Weekly
''Entertainment Weekly'' (sometimes abbreviated as ''EW'') is an American digital-only entertainment magazine based in New York City, published by Dotdash Meredith, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books, and popular culture. The magazine debuted on February 16, 1990, in New York City. Different from celebrity-focused publications such as ''Us Weekly'', ''People'' (a sister magazine to ''EW''), and ''In Touch Weekly'', ''EW'' primarily concentrates on entertainment media news and critical reviews; unlike ''Variety'' and ''The Hollywood Reporter'', which were primarily established as trade magazines aimed at industry insiders, ''EW'' targets a more general audience. History Formed as a sister magazine to ''People'', the first issue of ''Entertainment Weekly'' was published on February 16, 1990. Created by Jeff Jarvis and founded by Michael Klingensmith, who served as publisher until October 1996, the magazine's original television advertising soliciting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larry Cohen
Lawrence George Cohen (July 15, 1936 – March 23, 2019) was an American screenwriter, producer, and director of film and television, best known as an author of horror and science fiction films — often containing police procedural and satirical elements — during the 1970s and 1980s, such as '' It's Alive'' (1974), ''God Told Me To'' (1976), ''It Lives Again'' (1978), ''The Stuff'' (1985) and '' A Return to Salem's Lot'' (1987). He originally emerged as the writer of blaxploitation films such as ''Bone'' (1972), '' Black Caesar'', and ''Hell Up in Harlem'' (both 1973). Later on he concentrated mainly on screenwriting, including ''Phone Booth'' (2002), ''Cellular'' (2004) and '' Captivity'' (2007). Early in his career, Cohen was a prolific television writer, creating series such as '' Branded'', ''Blue Light'', ''Coronet Blue'', and ''The Invaders''. In 2006, he returned to the directing chair for Mick Garris's anthology series ''Masters of Horror'', directing the episo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nick Castle
Nicholas Castle is an American screenwriter, film director, and actor. He is known for playing Michael Myers in John Carpenter's horror film ''Halloween'' (1978). He reprised the role in ''Halloween'' (2018), and its sequels ''Halloween Kills'' (2021) and ''Halloween Ends'' (2022). Castle also co-wrote ''Escape from New York'' (1981) with Carpenter. After ''Halloween'', Castle became a director, taking the helm of films such as ''The Last Starfighter'' (1984), ''The Boy Who Could Fly'' (1986), '' Dennis the Menace'' (1993), and ''Major Payne'' (1995). Career Castle's film credits include '' Dark Star'' where he played the beach ball alien, ''Major Payne'', '' Dennis the Menace'', ''The Last Starfighter'', and ''Connors' War'' as a director. He wrote the screenplays for the films ''Escape from New York'' and ''Hook''. He was the writer and director of the film '' Tap''. In 1978, he played the iconic starring role of Michael Myers in the classic horror film ''Halloween'', direc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lori Cardille
Lori Ann Cardille is an American actress and producer, best known for her role in ''Day of the Dead (1985 film), Day of the Dead'' (1985). Career Cardille's notable television roles were Winter Austen #1 on the American Broadcasting Company, ABC soap opera ''The Edge of Night'', and Carol Baker on soap opera ''Ryan's Hope''. Her most notable film role is Sarah in George A. Romero's ''Day of the Dead (1985 film), Day of the Dead''. Writing She is the author of the book ''I'm Gonna Tell: ...an Offbeat Tale of Survival'', which chronicles her journey after surviving sexual abuse. Personal life Cardille is the daughter of Bill Cardille, who acted in George Romero's'' Night of the Living Dead''. She studied acting at Carnegie Mellon University. Cardille's daughter is actress Kate Rogal. She also has a sister, Marea. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Joe Bob Briggs
John Irving Bloom (born January 27, 1953), known by the stage name Joe Bob Briggs, is an American syndicated film critic, writer, actor, and comic performer. He is known for having hosted ''Joe Bob's Drive-in Theater'' on The Movie Channel from 1986 to 1996, the TNT television series ''MonsterVision'' from 1996 to 2000, and ''The Last Drive-in with Joe Bob Briggs'' on Shudder beginning in 2018. In 2019, he was named the Rondo Hatton Classic Horror Awards' Monster Kid of the Year. Early years John Irving Bloom was born January 27, 1953, in Dallas, Texas, the son of Thelma Louise (née Berry) and Rudolph Lewis Bloom. He was raised in Little Rock, Arkansas, and by age 13 was a sportswriter at what was then the ''Arkansas Democrat''. He won a Fred Russell-Grantland Rice Sportswriting Scholarship to Vanderbilt University, in Nashville, Tennessee, where he majored in English and wrote for the student newspaper, ''The Vanderbilt Hustler''. After graduating in 1975. he became a report ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Doug Bradley
Douglas William Bradley (born 7 September 1954) is an English actor and author, best known for his role as the lead Cenobite "Pinhead" in the ''Hellraiser'' film series and for narration on various Cradle of Filth albums. He is also starring in the upcoming animated film ''Dagon: Troll World Chronicles'' as the forest monster Goeyre Heddagh. Early life Bradley was born in Liverpool and attended Quarry Bank High School. Career Bradley is best known for playing the role of Pinhead, the lead Cenobite, in the first eight ''Hellraiser'' films, as well as Captain Elliot Spencer in two of the films, '' Hellbound: Hellraiser II'' (1988) and '' Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth'' (1992). He is one of only six actors to play the same horror character at least six consecutive times, the others being Christopher Lee (who portrayed Count Dracula), Robert Englund (who portrayed Freddy Krueger), Warwick Davis (who portrayed the Leprechaun), Brad Dourif (who portrayed Chucky) and Tobin Be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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