MOVIES & MANIA | Category: documentary

78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene – USA, 2017

78/52 – aka 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene – is a 2017 American documentary film written and directed by Alexandre O. Philippe (Doc of the Dead). It looks at the iconic shower scene …

Beware the Slenderman – USA, 2016

‘The palest man, the blackest suit. Bigger than the tallest brute’ Beware the Slenderman (stylized as _beware the slenderman) is a 2016 American documentary film produced and directed by Irene …

The Trail of Dracula – UK, 2013

‘From folklore to screen’ The Trail of Dracula is a 2013 British feature documentary written, directed and shot by Dave Mitchell. The documentary examines Bram Stoker’s classic novel, the life of …

Rats – documentary, USA, 2016

‘Invading this October’ Rats is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Morgan Spurlocks (Freakonomics; Super Size Me). The film is based on the book by Robert Sullivan titled Observations on …

Terror in the Aisles – USA, 1984

‘It’s a cut above the rest.’ Terror in the Aisles is a 1984 American documentary feature film about horror and suspense films. It was co-produced and directed by Hollywood trailers supremo Andrew J. Kuehn …

The History of Metal and Horror – documentary – USA, 2019

The History of Metal and Horror is a forthcoming American documentary written, co-produced, edited and directed by Mike Schiff. The film is co-produced by Robert L. Lucas (One For The …

Fury of the Demon – France, Croatia, USA, 2016

‘The most dangerous movie of all time is also one of the first.’ Fury of the Demon – aka La Rage du Démon – is a 2016 French-Croatian-American horror mockumentary film …

The Blackout Experiments – USA, 2016

‘I am ready to accept my failures’ The Blackout Experiments is a 2016 American horror documentary edited and directed by Rich Fox. The documentary follows a group of people who discover the ultra-scary, …

In Search of Dracula – Sweden/France/USA, 1975

‘Believe the Unbelievable!’ In Search of Dracula – original title Vem Var Dracula? – is a 1971 Swedish documentary film produced and directed by Calvin Floyd (The Sleep of Death; Terror …

The Nightmare – documentary, USA, 2015

‘Welcome to the scariest place on Earth’ The Nightmare is a 2015 American documentary film about sleep paralysis and nightmare “shadow people” directed by Rodney Ascher (Room 237; The ABCs of Death …

Doc of the Dead – USA, 2014

Doc of the Dead is a 2014 American documentary film directed by Alexandre O. Philippe from a script co-written with Chad Herschberger. The film had its world premiere on March 10, 2014 …

Man Bites Dog – Belgium, 1992

Man Bites Dog (French: C’est arrivé près de chez vous, It Happened in Your Neighborhood) is a 1992 Belgian darkly comic crime-mockumentary written, produced and directed by Rémy Belvaux, André Bonzel …

Vincent Price’s Dracula aka Dracula: the Great Undead – USA, 1982

Vincent Price’s Dracula (aka Dracula: the Great Undead) is a 1982 American documentary directed by John Muller and Jerry Fijalkowski from a script by Kate Lonsdale and Ted Lonsdale. Vincent Price presents …

The Sacrament – USA, 2013

The Sacrament is a 2013 American horror thriller film directed by Ti West and produced by Eli Roth. The movie had its world premiere on September 3rd, 2013 at the Venice Film Festival and had a wide …

Don’t Scream: It’s Only a Movie! – UK, 1985

Horror trailers/clips compilation movie Terror in the Aisles proved to be an unexpected theatrical hit in 1984, so it’s no surprise that several imitations sprung up, and this 1985 British …

Mike Vraney – founder of Something Weird video

Mike Vraney was the founder of Something Weird Video, an American film distributor company based in Seattle, Washington. On January 2, 2014, Mike died after a lengthy battle with lung cancer. He was fifty-six …

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise and Fall of the Scream Queen Era – USA, 2011

Screaming in High Heels: The Rise and Fall of the Scream Queen Era is a 2011 American documentary film directed by Jason Paul Collum and featuring Linnea Quigley, Brinke Stevens and …

Birth of the Living Dead – USA, 2013

Birth of the Living Dead is a 2013 American documentary by Rob Kuhns about how filmmaker George A. Romero developed and directed the seminal horror film Night of the Living Dead …

Faces of Death II – shockumentary – USA, 1981

‘When make believe is just not enough!’ Faces of Death II aka Faces of Death Part II – is a 1981 American documentary (or shockumentary) film and the first sequel to …

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th – USA, 2013

Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th is a 2013 American documentary – based on the book of the same title by Peter M. Bracke – about …

The Shark is Still Working – USA, 2009

The Shark is Still Working is a 2009 feature-length documentary film on the impact and legacy of the 1975 Steven Spielberg blockbuster film Jaws. It features interviews with a range of cast and crew from the …

Coming Down Fast: Charles Manson on Screen – article

Given Hollywood’s obsession with ‘true crime’, it’s perhaps fitting that some of the most notorious murders in history took place smack in the centre of movie land, and involved a …

Room 237 – documentary, USA, 2012

‘Some movies stay with you forever… and ever… and ever’ Room 237 is a 2012 American documentary film directed by Rodney Ascher (The Nightmare) about perceived hidden meanings in Stanley …

Ghosts – video game, 1994

Ghosts is a 1994 interactive CD-ROM video game developed by MDI. It features Christopher Lee in his first computer game. It was available for both PC and Mac. Ghosts uses …

Cropsey – USA, 2009 – reviews

‘The truth is terrifying’ Cropsey is a 2009 American crime horror documentary film, written and directed by Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio. The film and its title uses the urban …

Zombie Girl: The Movie – documentary – reviews

Zombie Girl: The Movie is a 2008 American documentary about the making of the 2006 film Pathogen which was directed by Emily Hagins, who was twelve years-old at the time. …

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth – documentary – UK, 2012

Frankenstein: A Modern Myth is a 2012 British TV documentary produced by Lone Star Productions/National Theatre. It was first broadcast on Channel 4 on Halloween night, 31st October 2012. From …