Movie: Stephen King's World of Horror

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Stephen King
Stephen King

Self

Henry Strozier
Henry Strozier

Narrator (voice)

Dario Argento
Dario Argento

Self

Charles Band
Charles Band

Self

Clive Barker
Clive Barker

Self

Robert Bloch
Robert Bloch

Self

William Butler
William Butler

Self

Jeff Burr
Jeff Burr

Self

John Carpenter
John Carpenter

Self

Ethan Coen
Ethan Coen

Self

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    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).

  • Release Date

    1989-01-01

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    8

  • Rating:

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  • Tagline

    Shocking secrets revealed by the master of the macabre!

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    English
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