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Stephen King’s World of Horror (1986) Characters, Setting & Themes Explained
- Release, runtime and language
- 1986 · 45 mins · English
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- Directed by
- John Simmons, Rick Marchesano
- Starring
- John Carpenter, Frank Darabont, Clive Barker, Tom Savini, Stephen King, Lloyd Kaufman
The documentary explores Stephen King's body of work and his profound influence on popular culture, particularly horror cinema and literature. Featuring interviews with genre icons John Carpenter, Clive Barker and Frank Darabont, it also examines outrageous horror‑film marketing stunts. The 45‑minute TV special originally released on VHS by Front Row Entertainment in 1988 later served as promotional material for the 1989‑90 This Is Horror series.
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