In Search of Darkness and its sequels are among the best horror documentaries ever made. All three are four-plus hours of Horror movie goodness going through the history of the genre. Now, they’re specializing and heading to the 1990s with their upcoming release In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994. The new documentary aims to be the ultimate celebration of the world of ’90s horror. There are over 40+ genre favorites interviewed for the documentary including John Carpenter, Heather Langenkamp, and Mike Flanagan.

Our friends at Bloody Disgusting had the first trailer for the release. Check it out below.

The new documentary is FIVE-PLUS hours featuring brand-new interviews and available for pre-order exclusively at 90sHorrorDoc.com until Midnight Halloween (pacific time). Here are the two options available.

  • ISOD: 1990-94 BLU-RAY PACKAGE (including Blu-ray w/slipcase; 2 posters; sew-on patch; membership card; name in credits; digital copy of film; digital soundtrack)
  • THREE-DISC ISOD ‘80s TRILOGY COLLECTION (including In Search of Darkness Parts I-III Blu-rays with exclusive trilogy slipcase; digital copy of film; digital soundtrack

Here’s a synopsis from CreatorVC, the studio behind the documentary.

In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 delves into an era of horror evolution marked by grittier, meta filmmaking, straight-to-video ingenuity, darker villains alongside franchise icons, and the birth of seismic digital-effects – leaving no shortage of terror tales on TV, at the local video store, and on multiplex screens.

Landmark film favorites including Candyman, The Silence of the Lambs, Tremors, Bram Stoker’s Dracula, Wes Craven’s New Nightmare, Stephen King’s IT miniseries, Frankenhooker and Peter Jackson’s Dead Alive are deconstructed, re-contextualized, and revered with a nostalgic, celebratory lens in In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994, which features new interviews with legendary film icons of the ‘90s, side-by-side with genre experts and famous fans – all assembled to reframe a fascinating period in horror history and hold up a cracked mirror to the compelling socio-political issues of the landscape.

Here’s what Writer/Director David Weiner had to say about the project.

“The ‘90s was a much more exciting time for horror filmmaking, TV programming, and bold innovation than many of us may remember. There was an abundance of creative visions, vibrant approaches, and insane indie entries. And it was also a time of major transition, growing pains and evolution for horror filmmakers. I’m excited to present a brand-new line-up of ‘90s horror legends and contemporary voices, alongside several returning ‘80s favorites, to reframe the perspective of this oft-maligned decade of great horror entertainment and risk-taking in In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994.”

The physical version starts shipping in December 2024, but fans can probably look forward to the digital release on Shudder at some point in 2025.

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