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Series That Should Get The Retrospective Documentary Treatment
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Baby Firefly	Sep 6 2013, 07:00 AM Post #1
The Devil Himself Posts: 75,546 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Apr 4, 2013 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Devil's Rejects, Dawn Of The Dead (2004), Halloween II (2009), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Last House On The Left (1972), The Divide, Red State, Mother's Day, Stage Fright Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	So Never Sleep Again and Crystal Lake Memories have gotten me really interested in getting some more series retrospective documentaries for various series. Which series do you think should get a 4+ hour documentary?

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Vanessa	Oct 19 2015, 08:47 AM Post #21
Madman Posts: 26,903 Group: Admins Member #722 Joined: Mar 3, 2014 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Evil Dead series; Thirst; May; American Mary; Repulsion; God Told Me To; Halloween (1978); Sleepaway Camp II & III; Antichrist; Stoker; Stagefright; What's the Matter with Helen?	^I wish I remember who it was, but I listened to a podcast of someone dishing a bit of the dirt about making Revelations, and it was pretty interesting. I don't know that they'd get the okay for it, but a candid look at that mess would get my attention.



Oceans Of Ashes	Oct 24 2015, 08:24 AM Post #22
Outcast Of The Group Posts: 1,053 Group: Members Member #74 Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Favorite Horror Films Battle Royale. Shaun of the Dead. Final Destination series. Saw series. Scream series. Dawn of the Dead '04. The Faculty. Identity.	Final Destination, Saw and Scream.



Baby Firefly	Oct 24 2015, 08:26 AM Post #23
The Devil Himself Posts: 75,546 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Apr 4, 2013 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Devil's Rejects, Dawn Of The Dead (2004), Halloween II (2009), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Last House On The Left (1972), The Divide, Red State, Mother's Day, Stage Fright Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	^ Ty, Scream already has like 4 90+ minute documentaries! Of course, one that gives a full 60 minutes to each film (instead of 40 to the first with the rest of the time divided up) would be nice. But since that series has already gotten so much coverage I don't think I'd mind waiting at least a few more years. I'd be cool with one in a year or so IF they cover both seasons of the TV show as well though.



RECR92	Oct 24 2015, 10:28 AM Post #24
Boyfriend Posts: 1,499 Group: Members Member #1,788 Joined: Aug 29, 2015 Mood None Favorite Horror Films A Nightmare on Elm St., Halloween, Night of the Demons (1988), Trick R Treat Favorite Horror Subgenre Slasher	I want a really good Halloween one. One on Child's Play or Hellraiser would be great as well.



Vanessa	Oct 24 2015, 07:53 PM Post #25
Madman Posts: 26,903 Group: Admins Member #722 Joined: Mar 3, 2014 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Evil Dead series; Thirst; May; American Mary; Repulsion; God Told Me To; Halloween (1978); Sleepaway Camp II & III; Antichrist; Stoker; Stagefright; What's the Matter with Helen?	Since a lot of people are listing Hellraiser, I wanted to mention Leviathan: The Story of Hellraiser and Hellbound: Hellraiser II. The release was pretty under the radar, so I wasn't sure if everyone had heard about it. It definitely doesn't have everything that I would want from a Hellraiser documentary, though.



RECR92	Oct 24 2015, 08:12 PM Post #26
Boyfriend Posts: 1,499 Group: Members Member #1,788 Joined: Aug 29, 2015 Mood None Favorite Horror Films A Nightmare on Elm St., Halloween, Night of the Demons (1988), Trick R Treat Favorite Horror Subgenre Slasher	^ I haven't heard of it! I'll definitely check it out if I get the chance! The problem with a Hellraiser retrospective is that hardly anybody would care about what the Franchise's BTS was like after Bloodline.



Oceans Of Ashes	Oct 25 2015, 12:46 PM Post #27
Outcast Of The Group Posts: 1,053 Group: Members Member #74 Joined: Apr 29, 2013 Favorite Horror Films Battle Royale. Shaun of the Dead. Final Destination series. Saw series. Scream series. Dawn of the Dead '04. The Faculty. Identity.	Michael Myers Oct 24 2015, 08:26 AM ^ Ty, Scream already has like 4 90+ minute documentaries! Of course, one that gives a full 60 minutes to each film (instead of 40 to the first with the rest of the time divided up) would be nice. But since that series has already gotten so much coverage I don't think I'd mind waiting at least a few more years. I'd be cool with one in a year or so IF they cover both seasons of the TV show as well though. I don't stay up to date with the documentary scene.



SteelersFan	Mar 9 2016, 11:28 PM Post #28
Deputy Posts: 1,250 Group: Members Member #1,485 Joined: Mar 14, 2015 Mood None	Scream Evil Dead Final Destination Saw The Texas Chainsaw Massacre Ju-On/The Grudge



Lasser	Mar 25 2016, 11:23 PM Post #29
Sheriff Posts: 2,024 Group: Members Member #1,871 Joined: Jan 7, 2016 Mood Tired	Poltergeist deserves it the most. It would definitely deal with the tragedies though.



Baby Firefly	Mar 25 2016, 11:56 PM Post #30
The Devil Himself Posts: 75,546 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Apr 4, 2013 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Devil's Rejects, Dawn Of The Dead (2004), Halloween II (2009), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Last House On The Left (1972), The Divide, Red State, Mother's Day, Stage Fright Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	Even though Scream already has quite a few, I'd really like one that features a solid 45+ minutes about Scream 4 as well as a 30+ minute segment about the TV shows and extra stuff about the future of the Scream series as a whole. Give a half hour to each of the first three films as well and voila - you have a 3 hour documentary that would be pretty satisfying depending on how many people they get to interview. Lately I've been craving a really good, really long Phantasm documentary. Romero's Dead series needs some love too even though we already know all there is to know about Night, Dawn, and Day.



Kevin R.	Mar 26 2016, 06:25 AM Post #31
Stoner Guy Posts: 1,797 Group: Members Member #52 Joined: Apr 20, 2013 Mood None	Scream is one that I'd wait a little while for. We already have two documentaries covering the original trilogy, Still Screaming and Scream: The Inside Story. Maybe in about five or ten years, after the TV show has long since wrapped up, we can get an in-depth, Never Sleep Again-style retrospective. And Vanessa, you mentioned The Exorcist. Well, it just so happens that they already made one (albeit mainly for the original film). It was called The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist, and it was a BBC documentary by Mark Kermode that's included on the 25th anniversary DVD and (I think) on the Blu-Ray. As for what I'd recommend for the retrospective treatment, I'd say that the Saw series is just about ready at this point.
	My blog: Kevin's Review Catalogue All reviews, A-Z Latest review: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)


Vanessa	Mar 26 2016, 03:27 PM Post #32
Madman Posts: 26,903 Group: Admins Member #722 Joined: Mar 3, 2014 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Evil Dead series; Thirst; May; American Mary; Repulsion; God Told Me To; Halloween (1978); Sleepaway Camp II & III; Antichrist; Stoker; Stagefright; What's the Matter with Helen?	With The Exorcist, the first film is the one that I'm least curious about. I saw that, but it really didn't go into most of the stuff I would actually be interested in.



Kevin R.	Mar 27 2016, 04:13 AM Post #33
Stoner Guy Posts: 1,797 Group: Members Member #52 Joined: Apr 20, 2013 Mood None	I bet a great documentary could be made about the prequel to The Exorcist, though something tells me it'd be more like Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse than anything. As for the second film, well, we could use an answer on whether that story of studio executives being chased out of the theater by an angry mob within ten minutes is true or not...
	My blog: Kevin's Review Catalogue All reviews, A-Z Latest review: Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)


Baby Firefly	Mar 27 2016, 07:58 AM Post #34
The Devil Himself Posts: 75,546 Group: Admins Member #1 Joined: Apr 4, 2013 Mood None Favorite Horror Films The Devil's Rejects, Dawn Of The Dead (2004), Halloween II (2009), The Hills Have Eyes (2006), The Last House On The Left (1972), The Divide, Red State, Mother's Day, Stage Fright Favorite Horror Subgenre Slashers	I really hope that is true because it's a great little mini-story. And I'd love to see something about the two versions of the prequel. Exorcist III also deserves a bit more love. I think I've seen even less about that than any of the other films that came after the original. So yes, an Exorcist documentary that covers all of the films would be great. I'm sure there's enough info we don't know that it could be Never Sleep Again length (4 hours, at least).



MacReadyOrNot	Apr 3 2018, 05:51 AM Post #35
Best Friend Character Posts: 11,760 Group: Global Moderators Member #1,503 Joined: Mar 23, 2015 Mood Notworthy Favorite Horror Films John Carpenter's The Thing, The Cabin in the Woods, Bride of Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, Night of the Living Dead and so many more Favorite Horror Subgenre Horror/Comedy, Horror/Sci-Fi, Horror Anthology and Foreign	Does the Psycho series have one? If not, it needs to. Especially in regards to the remake. Same for Hatchet if there isn't one already



MacReadyOrNot	Apr 3 2018, 05:54 AM Post #36
Best Friend Character Posts: 11,760 Group: Global Moderators Member #1,503 Joined: Mar 23, 2015 Mood Notworthy Favorite Horror Films John Carpenter's The Thing, The Cabin in the Woods, Bride of Frankenstein, An American Werewolf in London, Night of the Living Dead and so many more Favorite Horror Subgenre Horror/Comedy, Horror/Sci-Fi, Horror Anthology and Foreign	I forgot the main question proposed a 4+ hour documentary for these retrospectives. So, not Hatchet I guess, but Psycho for sure.



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