Documentary on American Horror Screens in St. Louis

Many countries have made important contributions to horror cinema over the years. France gave us Eyes Without A Face (1960), The Grapes of Death (1978), and High Tension (2003). Italy gave us Black Sunday (1960), Suspiria (1977), and The Beyond (1981). Spain gave us The Living Dead at Manchester Morgue (1974), The Devil’s Backbone (2001), and REC. (2007). Japan gave us Kwaidan (1964), Ringu (1998), and Audition (1999). This is just a sliver of what some of these countries have released in the horror genre over the years. Yet it is “American Horror” that receives a special spotlight in a new documentary finally being released on DVD. Nightmares in Red, White, and Blue: The Evolution of The American Horror Film will be available on DVD on September 28, but if you live in St. Louis … you can catch a special screening of it this Thursday. Read on for more info.

Narrated by film icon Lance Henriksen, Nightmares takes you on a journey through the history of America’s most prolific film genre. Featuring interviews with John Carpenter, Roger Corman, George Romero, and Joe Dante (just to name a few), this comprehensive documentary dissects classic films and explains their significance and influence on our culture. The 2009 film already has collected numerous positive reviews for its in-depth look at “American Horror.” So, if you want to catch a peak at this intriguing documentary, the Webster University Film Series will be showing it this Thursday, September 23 at 9:00 pm, at the Moore Auditorium. Tickets are $6 for the general public or $5 for students. For info regarding the screening or other Webster University Film Series screenings, click here. If you aren’t lucky enough to catch the screening on Thursday, you can purchase the DVD through the link below. With the month of Halloween quickly approaching, you might want to sit down with this movie and take a nostalgic look through the evolution of “American Horror.”