Aug 06, 2009
96 min
Full-HD

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue (2009)

An exploration of the appeal of horror films, with interviews of many legendary directors in the genre.

Category

Documentary Horror

Country

United States of America

Companies

Lux Digital Pictures

Lance Henriksen

Narrator (voice)

Larry Cohen

Self

Joe Dante

Self

John Carpenter

Self

Darren Lynn Bousman

Self

Mick Garris

Self

Tom McLoughlin

Self

George A. Romero

Self

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