Dave
06-09-2003, 12:41 AM
I was watching the Encyclopedia of Horror box set this weekend, which I still haven't gone through completely. That's probably going to be the next laserdisc review, actually. It's 4 laserdiscs, 8 sides. Each side runs roughly 45 minutes. It was a mini-documentary of sorts that was created in the 80s. It was hosted by Stephen King, though his screentime is minimal.
It covers everything, and there's no doubt there's something for every horror fan out there. Whether you're a cannibal guy, slasher, giallo, monsters, etc., it's covered in the encyclopedia. Much of it is just clips from various movies, which at first I didn't like but I'm starting to enjoy that now that they're covering movies I haven't seen or that I haven't seen in ages. But more importantly there are cool behind-the-scenes footage from various horror icons doing their magic. Savini, Raimi, Argento, etc, etc. One part I was watching this weekend was very cool. They were filming Tom Savini in his effects workshop. The phone rang and it turned out it was the greenlight for the 1990 NOTLD remake. Tom and his team were so excited. It was cool to see them reacting to it and talking a bit about their plans for the remake.
Keep in mind all this footage is from the mid to late 80s. These guy look a lot younger, especially King - much heavier back then and no grays in his hair.
I'm not actually looking forward to going through the entire set. Can you believe I've been sitting on this thing for over a year without really cracking it open until the past few weeks?
AGH!$#!@#
It covers everything, and there's no doubt there's something for every horror fan out there. Whether you're a cannibal guy, slasher, giallo, monsters, etc., it's covered in the encyclopedia. Much of it is just clips from various movies, which at first I didn't like but I'm starting to enjoy that now that they're covering movies I haven't seen or that I haven't seen in ages. But more importantly there are cool behind-the-scenes footage from various horror icons doing their magic. Savini, Raimi, Argento, etc, etc. One part I was watching this weekend was very cool. They were filming Tom Savini in his effects workshop. The phone rang and it turned out it was the greenlight for the 1990 NOTLD remake. Tom and his team were so excited. It was cool to see them reacting to it and talking a bit about their plans for the remake.
Keep in mind all this footage is from the mid to late 80s. These guy look a lot younger, especially King - much heavier back then and no grays in his hair.
I'm not actually looking forward to going through the entire set. Can you believe I've been sitting on this thing for over a year without really cracking it open until the past few weeks?
AGH!$#!@#