Hole Head 2010 - Program Guide 'Nightmares in Red, White and Blue'

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue - The Evolution of the American Horror Film

I was once told that the sign of an excellent documentary film is when there is material presented that you might not otherwise have hand *any* interest in and after seeing the film you find that you are fascinated… What happens when you are presented with material that you actually do find fascinating? What happens is when a horror fan has the opportunity to see a film as exceptional as Nightmares in Red, White and Blue.

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue presents a short, natural history of the American Horror Film and combines spectacular film clips along with intelligent interviews with many of the maniacs behind these films. There is an understanding of the cultural phenomena behind horror films and why they continue to be a driving force in the film industry. Each and every film discussed is given context and placement along a time line and within an appropriate sub genre. You are in for a rare treat and one might guess this film was hand tailored for this audience here at Another Hole in The Head Film Festival in San Francisco. I’m guessing many of you have some background here. The clips will take you back to many of the films we’ve all cut out teeth, er fangs, on in our youth and some that go further back still…

Psycho – 1960
Straight Jacket 1964
The Birds – 1963
Night of The Living Dead – 1968
The Man with the X-Ray Eyes - 1963
The Trip - 1967
Rosemary’s’ Baby - 1968
The Stepford Wives - 1975
Shivers - 1975
Carrie – 1976
Alien - 1979
Eraserhead – 1977
Phantasm – 1979
Dawn of The Dead - 1978
The Omen - 1976
It’s Alive - 1974
I Drink Your Blood - 1970
The Last House on The Left - 1972
The Hills Have Eyes - 1977
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre - 1974
The Amityville Horror - 1979
Creepshow - 1982
The Stuff - 1985
Friday the 13th – 1980
Videodrome – 1983
Cujo – 1983
The Hunger - 1983
The Shining - 1980
Return of the Living Dead – 1985
Re-Animator - 1985
The Howling - 1981
One Dark Night - 1983
The Fog - 1980
Poltergeist - 1982
Henry Portrait of a Serial Killer - 1986
Nightmare on Elm Street - 1985
The Evil Dead – 1987
Shocker - 1989
Misery – 1990
The Dead Zone - 1983
They Live - 1988
Candyman - 1992
Seven – 1996
Scream 1996
Blade - 1998
Sixth Sense – 1999
American Psycho – 1999
Hannibol – 2000
Land of The Dead 2004
Saw – 2004

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue delivers the buckets of blood and entrails with what amounts to exceptional insight into the genre, history and background that is American Horror Film. You don’t want to miss this American Red, White & Blue!

- Mike Skurko