Fear in the Dark (1991)

Director:

Dominic Murphy

Writer:

Mick Farren

Stars:

Dario Argento, Clive Barker, Saul Bass

Cast

Credited cast:
Dario Argento	...	Himself
Clive Barker	...	Himself
Saul Bass	...	Himself
Robert Bloch	...	Himself
John Carpenter	...	Himself
Wes Craven	...	Himself
William Friedkin	...	Himself
James Herbert	...	Himself
Christopher Lee	...	Narrator
John McNaughton	...	Himself
Julian Petley	...	Himself
Barbara Steele	...	Herself
Glen Wilson	...	Himself (as Dr. Glen Wilson)
Brian Yuzna	...	Himself

Storyline

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Taglines:

A spine chilling study of the history of horror film

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Genres:

Documentary | Horror

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Details

Country:

UK USA

Language:

Italian English

Also Known As:

Skräcken i mörkret

Company Credits

Production Co:

A&E Television Networks, Channel Four Television, Classic Films Limited

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min 60 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Goofs

A clip from Mother's Day of Tiana Pierce with blonde braided pigtails stabbing someone with an electric carving knife is mistakenly credited to the horror documentary Don't Scream It's Only a Movie, perhaps partly because Mother's Day was featured in Don't Scream It's Only a Movie.

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Quotes

[first lines]
John Carpenter: Fear is the most powerful emotion in the human race and fear of the unknown is probably the most ancient, so you're dealing with stuff that everybody's felt from being little babies: we're frightened of the dark, we're frightened of what we don't know about; and if you're making a horror film you get to play with the audience's feelings.

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Connections

Features Suspiria (1977)

User Reviews

Lacking in substance

Documentary on horror films of interest for the appearance of veterans of the horror filed, notably the late Robert Bloch. Never really goes into much detail and shows a bias towards gorier films especially the British variety. The narration by Christopher Lee is a definite plus, however.