Sep 11, 2000
73 min
Full-HD

The American Nightmare (2000)

An examination into the nature of 1960's-70's horror films, the involved artists, and how they reflected contemporary society.

Category

Documentary Horror

Country

United States of America United Kingdom

Companies

Minerva Pictures Minerva Pictures Group

George A. Romero

Self

John Carpenter

Self

Tom Savini

Self

David Cronenberg

Self

Wes Craven

Self

Tobe Hooper

Self

John Landis

Self

Tom Gunning

Self

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