Following 2024’s critically acclaimed, Rondo Award-nominated In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994, the all-new In Search of Darkness: 1995 -1999 will journey into iconic late-’90s horror to deconstruct, re-contextualize, and reframe teen-driven, meta-fueled movies like Scream, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Craft, Halloween H20, Bride of Chucky, and In the Mouth of Madness; the gritty Se7en and From Dusk Till Dawn; the surprising The Sixth Sense; Ring and the J-Horror explosion; plus indie sensations like Tales from the Hood and the found-footage phenomenon The Blair Witch Project.
“In the years between 1995 and 1999, horror films collectively found their footing for changing audience tastes. The meta-fueled Scream dominated the box office, ushering in a new wave of teen-centric horror that invaded multiplexes and flew off Blockbuster Video shelves, while J-Horror snuck in with the cult power of Ring, Se7en‘s style influenced a legion of filmmakers, and The Blair Witch Project found-footage phenomenon changed Hollywood,” said David Weiner, writer and director, “It was an exciting time for horror movie fans, and the new In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 captures that lightning-in-abottle era with its signature lens of context, celebration, and nostalgia. Dare I say it, but this newest In Search of Darkness documentary may very well be the best in the series yet.”
Featuring exclusive interviews with the greatest assembly of ’90s horror film icons and experts ever, In Search of Darkness: 1995 -1999 reunites key talent from ISOD: 1990-1994 (John Carpenter, Doug Bradley, Mike Flanagan, Akela Cooper, Charles Band, Don Mancini, etc.) with a brand-new cast including The Blair Witch Project co-director Eduardo Sánchez, Event Horizon director Paul W.S. Anderson, Rusty Cundieff (Tales from the Hood), Andrew Divoff (Wishmaster), Corbin Bernsen (The Dentist), Emily Bergl (The Rage: Carrie 2), Steven Weber (The Shining miniseries), Scream composer Marco Beltrami — and many more TBA — all sharing candid observations, experiences, and analysis of the era with the signature celebratory and insightful lens of the In Search of Darkness documentary series.
I’m going to go dust off my Dr. Martens in preparation for this – I love these docs they are such fun done horror memory lanes.
Get more In Search of Darkness: 1995 -1999 production/release information info at 90shorrordoc.com. Available for pre-order from May 15th ’til midnight June 9th.