Shock Value: The Movie — How Dan O’Bannon and Some USC Outsiders Helped Invent Modern Horror

Image Archive archivist Dino Everett assembled a feature-length compilation of SCA student works from the late ’60s and ’70s. The compilation features recently uncovered and previously unseen student films by Dan O’Bannon and John Carpenter. • BLOOD BATH (1969, written and directed by Dan O’Bannon) B/W (original 16mm) 7 min. • THE DEMON (1970, written and directed by Charles Adair) B/W (original 16mm) 19 min. • GOOD MORNING DAN (1968, written and directed by Dan O’Bannon, camera by John Carpenter) Color (original 8mm) 19 min. • CAPTAIN VOYEUR (1969, written and directed by John Carpenter) B/W (original 16mm) 7 min. • BLOOD BATH (1976, written and directed by Dan O’Bannon) Red tint (original 16mm blown up to 35mm) 8 min. • JUDSON'S RELEASE (1971, written by Alec Lorimore, directed by Terence H. Winkless) (original 16mm) Color 15 min. Total program time: 80 minutes.

2014-10-10 | en

Horrors of the Black Museum

A writer of murder mysteries finds himself caught up in a string of murders in London.

1959-04-29 | en

Dead Hearts

A young mortician learns that not even death can stand in the way of true love. A whimsical, gothic bedtime story filled with love, loss, taxidermy, Kung Fu, and biker werewolves.

2014-09-10 | en

A Visit from the Incubus

Lucy, a young Victorian woman in the Old West, is being tormented by nightly visits from an incubus. Her friend Madeleine tries to console her, but is unable to help. A fallen woman, Lucy gets a job singing at the local saloon. However, the Incubus has followed her there; and things take an unexpected turn as Lucy and the Incubus, amidst the rowdy cowboys and saucy can-can girls, have their final showdown.

2001-10-27 | en

Mr. Dentonn

On a cold winter night, Laura reads her brother David the story of a strange creature that attacks children. Suddenly, a shiver runs Laura's body, feeling a strange presence in the house. It's him.

2014-05-10 | es

Little Matthew

An unemployed private investigator is offered a morally conflicting job regarding the abduction of a child.

2014-10-24 | en

Intruders

In the aftermath of a deadly haunting in a small suburban home, a sinister omnipresent entity proceeds to cause havoc in the private lives of a young boy, an unsuspecting teen, and an absent-minded inspector.

2014-10-24 | en

Invaders

A pair of home invaders consider their potential character choices just prior to their planned invasion.

2014-10-18 | en

Strange Thing

A newly married couple wake up to find a door has appeared in their living room tempting them to open it and discover the mystery inside.

2014-02-08 | en

Yotsuya Kaidan Oiwâ

1923-08-16 | ja

Irohagana Yotsuya Kaidan

1927-07-01 | ja

The Golem

This mostly lost film is often confused with director Paul Wegener third and readily available interpretation of the legend; Der Golem, wie er in die Welt kam (1920). In this version of the golem legend, the golem, a clay statue brought to life by Rabbi Loew in 16th century Prague to save the Jews from the ongoing brutal persecution by the city's rulers, is found in the rubble of an old synagogue in the 20th century. Brought to life by an antique dealer, the golem is used as a menial servant. Eventually falling in love with the dealer's wife, it goes on a murderous rampage when its love for her goes unanswered.

1915-01-15 | de

Faust

God and Satan war over earth; to settle things, they wager on the soul of Faust, a learned and prayerful alchemist.

1926-10-13 | de

Bloody Date

Your first date becomes your worst nightmare...

2012-11-18 | ja

The Infernal Cauldron

A green-skinned demon places a woman and two courtiers into a flaming cauldron.

1903-08-01 | fr

The Nest

A doctor must remove a parasite infestation from within a patient's breast.

2013-09-02 | en

The Hunchback of Notre Dame

In 15th century France, a gypsy girl is framed for murder by the infatuated Chief Justice, and only the deformed bellringer of Notre Dame Cathedral can save her.

1923-09-06 | en

The Golem and the Dancing Girl

As a practical joke, an actor impersonates the screen monster he made famous. A lost film.

1917-07-10 | de

The Mistletoe Bough

During a game of hide and seek, a new bride hides in a chest and remains undiscovered until a strange visitation thirty years later.

1904-11-30 | en

Frankenstein

Frankenstein, a young medical student, trying to create the perfect human being, instead creates a misshapen monster. Made ill by what he has done, Frankenstein is comforted by his fiancée; but on his wedding night he is visited by the monster.

1910-03-18 | en