Stephen King's World of Horror
“Shocking secrets revealed by the master of the macabre!”
1989•1h 35m•8.0•Released
Documentary
This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen King's World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name, which runs 45 minutes, was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself. Instead, This Is Horror (copyright 1989) was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments. This new special used some framing footage from the original 'World of Horror' but is primarily newer interviews and behind-the-scenes footage about what was hot in horror in the late 80s. Here in the U.S., a condensed 90-minute version made its way onto video courtesy of Goodtimes in 1990. Elsewhere, the entire special was released as 2 different tapes running 90 minutes apiece. In the UK these were titled This is Horror: A Video Encyclopedia of Horror (Volumes 1 and 2) and in Germany they were called Best of Stephen King's World of Horror (Parts 1 & 2).
Director
John Simmons
Languages
English
Cast
Stephen King
Self
Henry Strozier
Narrator (voice)
Dario Argento
Self
Charles Band
Self
Clive Barker
Self
Robert Bloch
Self
William Butler
Self
Jeff Burr
Self
John Carpenter
Self
Ethan Coen
Self
Joel Coen
Self
Wes Craven
Self
Frank Darabont
Self
Kane Hodder
Self
Kate Hodge
Self
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