Talkin' 90s Horror with CreatorVC's David A. Weiner (In Search of Darkness 1995-99)

About this episode

The crew discusses 90s horror with director David Weiner, focusing on his documentary 'In Search of Darkness: 1994-1999'.

It’s time to close down your haunted curio shop, grab your anti-teacher assault pencil, and take a trip to the closest madness-mouth, because in this episode the crew welcomes back director David Weiner to the show to talk about his latest entry in CreatorVC’s famous line of genre film documentaries, In Search of Darkness: 1994-1999! Pop this into your Talkboy as they have a fascinating chat on the process of putting together the most ambitious (and lengthy) horror retrospective yet, the decision to split the project into two films, what he thinks made the nineties stand out creatively as horror struggled to find its footing financially, and how the upcoming millennium stirred up old fears in audiences as it slowly introduced them to the scares to come. In Search of Darkness 95-99 on sale here: https://90shorrordoc.com?sca_ref=9729058.lIiOUEN8Xd Snag yourself a copy and show your support! Also available is a double pack with 90-94: https://90shorrordoc.com/products/in-search-of-darkness-90s?sca_ref=9729058.lIiOUEN8Xd&sca_source=boxofficepulp.com While you're at it, pick up the CreatorVC digital filmography…

People in this episode

Guest: David A. Weiner

Topics covered

• 90s horror
• film documentaries
• creative process
• horror genre
• audience fears

Keywords

• In Search of Darkness
• CreatorVC
• horror retrospective
• nineties horror
• financial struggles

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Talkboy, CreatorVC, In Search of Darkness, CreatorVC digital filmography

Books & works: In Search of Darkness, In Search of Darkness: 1994, IN SEARCH OF DARKNESS 1995

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