All movies showcased as segments in order shown in the documentary.
All movies showcased as segments or referenced with footage within this 80s horror movie documentary listed in order of first appearance.
A list of every film mentioned in the documentary In Search of Darkness.
UPDATED to include the films mentioned in the follow-up documentary In Search of Darkness: Part II.
List by hotsake
All the Found Footage, American, Anthologies, J-Horror,Killers
Creatures,Zombies and the awful bad ones.
One of the foundational sub-genres of horror is the Slasher, a type of horror film that sees a killer stalk and slay a group of characters. Usually, the killer is masked, and the preferred weapon of choice tends to be of the bladed variety. Slashers have been around for decades, with films like Peeping Tom and Psycho credited as prototypes for the sub-genre and Halloween touted as the seminal slasher that set the mold for the modern slasher. It was the latter’s massive success that heralded in the Golden Age of Slashers. Source: https://bloody-disgusting.com
Horror movies featured in the documentaries In Search Of Darkness 1, 2 and 3
Ultimate Spooktober List
Troma films are B-movies known for their surrealistic or automatistic nature, along with their use of shocking imagery; some would categorize them as "shock exploitation films". They typically contain overt sexuality, nudity, and intentionally sadistic, gory, and blatant graphic violence, so much that Troma film has become a term synonymous with these characteristics. Troma reuses the same props, actors, and scenes repeatedly, sometimes to save money. At a certain point, however, this became another hallmark of Troma. Examples include a severed leg, a penis monster, and the flipping and exploding car filmed for the movie Sgt. Kabukiman N.Y.P.D., which is used in place of any other car that needs to crash and explode.
Using IMDb advanced search, filtering only by English language.
Notable entries missing include:
Legend (1985)
The Meaning of Life (1983)
Children of the Corn (1984)
Hellraiser (1987)
Scanners (1981)
The Thing (1982)
They Live (1988)
Labyrinth (1986)
Bloodsport (1988)
Brazil (1985)
A supplementary list was issued along with the official list which featured a list of so-called "Section 3 Video Nasties". Titles on the Section 3 list could not be prosecuted for obscenity but were liable to seizure and confiscation under a 'less obscene' charge. Tapes seized under Section 3 could be destroyed after distributors or merchants forfeited them.
Le Reste...
Movies featured on Theater Mode (includes movies from TM: AH, TM: FH & TM: CW)
Theater Mode AUX movies are NOT included on this list.
Movies missing from the list:
- A Zombie Croc
- The Thingy
The following movies were featured on more than one edition of the show but only appear once on the list:
Frostbiter: Wrath of the Wendigo (AH, FH)
The Los Angeles Ripper (aka L.A. Maniac) (AH, CW)
Sgt. Kabukiman NYPD (AH, FH)
Sharkenstein (AH, FH)
Surf Nazis Must Die (AH, CW)
Time Barbarians (AH, CW)
Zombie Island Massacre (AH, FH)
Last updated 31/07/2019
A collection of 80s slashers from 88 Films
Horror movies about various holidays!
A large collection of stand-alone HORROR categorised Movies & TV Shows.
*Last update 06/03/2024
The decade to rule them all.
Movies referenced in this documentary about Slashers.
It's a thing you just feel. Like 1997.
80s Horror Cults
by Marcelo Castanheira (Rexx)