Does the dog die?
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In Search of Darkness
Movie • 2019 • Documentary
ReportAn exploration of '80s horror movies through the perspective of the actors, directors, producers and SFX craftspeople who made them, and their impact on contemporary cinema.
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Does a cat die?
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They mention Pet Semetary and show a scene after the cat is resurrected, but it would not be known that unless you've seen the movie.
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They discuss & show clips of the tree scene in Evil Dead, the crotch/weapon scenes in Nightmare & Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2, and the "head gives head" scene in Reanimater.
No full scenes for any of these, but they do explicitly talk about them and the exploitive nature of real life actresses being coerced into nudity for films.
No full scenes for any of these, but they do explicitly talk about them and the exploitive nature of real life actresses being coerced into nudity for films.
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Is there eye mutilation?
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Heavy discussion on special effects throughout the documentary, they show many up close shots of various kinds of eye trauma
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Does someone die by suicide?
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Does someone attempt suicide?
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Are there incestuous relationships?
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Is there domestic violence?
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Are there jump scares?
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They show various jumpscares throughout the documentary, though they don't have the same buildup/effect as in a movie. If you've seen the movies discussed you may already know they're coming as well
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Does it have a sad ending?
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No but many of the movies mentioned do.
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Is there finger/toe mutilation?
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Specifically, there's a few werewolf transformation sequences that have some body horror involving hands/feet and some scenes from Nightmare on elm street franchise where fingers are cut off
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Is there blood/gore?
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Yes. Heavily throughout there is a focus on kill scenes and the effects used in them. Lots of close ups and info on them.
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Are there spiders?
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I am afraid of spiders and do not remember any visuals with them, though they were mentioned verbally.
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They do mention sleepaway camp but do not show/give away the ending.
They do mention sleepaway camp but do not show/give away the ending.
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Is there shaving/cutting?
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Yes, practically every movie on the list has cutting lol
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Are there bugs?
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There are multiple scenes from movies involving flies, cockroaches, and maggots. It is fairly frequent.
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Does someone say "I'll kill myself"?
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Does the abused become the abuser?
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Does someone cheat?
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Only mentioned in passing, mostly about Julia in Hellraiser
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Does a woman get slapped?
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Is someone stalked?
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Mentioned briefly, shows shaky can POV for a few movies
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Are there snakes?
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Brief shots from a few movies, I know definitely one from sleepaway camp.
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Are there clowns?
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They highlight Killer Klowns, and in Dolls & Poltergeist there are scenes with an animated clown doll
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Is there a shower scene?
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They show the shower scene in, I believe slumber party massacre. It is brief but you do see female nudity
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Real life cocaine use is mentioned
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Is there amputation?
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Lots of shots of Ash cutting off his hand in evil dead and many shots of the various practical effects used in making those shots, among others.
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Does a head get squashed?
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Yes, and a few heads exploding. They go into heavy detail on how these effects were made and show close ups/multiple angles/ how they make the effect.
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Is someone burned alive?
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There are multiple scenes of houses burning, a small shot from Carrie, and some shots of characters being burnt at the stake.
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The movie Cujo is also mentioned with some scenes from it. (but not the ending)