This Is Horror 35 years old
Shocking secrets revealed by the master of the macabre!
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).
Credits
This Is Horror Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Stephen King He was 41, now 77 years old | as Himself |
| Ethan Coen He was 31, now 67 years old | as Himself |
| Frank Darabont He was 29, now 65 years old | as Himself |
| Fred Olen Ray He was 34, now 70 years old | as Himself |
| Sam Raimi He was 29, now 65 years old | as Himself |
| Clive Barker He was 36, now 72 years old | as Himself |
| Wes Craven He was 49, 76 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Linnea Quigley She was 30, now 66 years old | as Herself |
| Joel Coen He was 34, now 69 years old | as Himself |
| John Landis He was 38, now 74 years old | as Himself |
| Robert Bloch He was 71, 77 years old when he died | as Himself |
| John Carpenter He was 40, now 76 years old | as Himself |
| Lloyd Kaufman He was 43, now 78 years old | as Himself |
| Brian Yuzna He was 39, now 75 years old | as Himself |
| Kane Hodder He was 33, now 69 years old | as Himself |
| Dario Argento He was 48, now 84 years old | as Himself |
| William Butler He was 21, 50 years old when he died | as Himself |
| Bob Keen He was 29, now 64 years old | as Himself |
| Jeff Burr He was 26, now 61 years old | as Himself |
| Henry Strozier | as Narrator (voice) |
| Charles Band He was 37, now 72 years old | as Himself |
| Kate Hodge She was 22, now 58 years old | as Herself |
| Bill Johnson | as Himself |
| Steve Johnson He was 0, now 34 years old | as Himself |
This Is Horror Crew
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This Is Horror (35 years)
Shocking secrets revealed by the master of the macabre!
- Release day: Sunday, January 01, 1989
- Runtime: 95 minutes