The latest installment of the popular “In Search of Darkness” horror documentary franchise is slated to arrive later this year. On Tuesday, a new window for pre-orders opened for the film, which will run through Halloween, and with it comes an all-new trailer.
“In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999” as the title suggests, dives into the latter half of ’90s horror, with notable film-industry horror legends, expert journalists & authors deconstructing, re-contextualizing, and reframing meta-fueled movies like “Scream,” “Scream 2,” “Bride of Chucky,” and “In the Mouth of Madness;” teen-driven films that rode the “Scream” wave including “I Know What You Did Last Summer,” “Urban Legend,” “Halloween H20,” “The Faculty,” and “The Craft;” the gritty alternative horror of “Se7en” and “From Dusk Till Dawn;” indie sensations like “Cube” and “Tales from the Hood;” and found-footage phenomenon “The Blair Witch Project;” the surprising sleeper hit of “The Sixth Sense;” and the unexpected J-Horror explosion led by “Ringu.”
“Perception about horror output in the ’90s is uniquely selective,” says writer-director David Weiner. “Like fast-forwarding a movie to when things start to get exciting, many feel like the film selection really didn’t start killing it until Scream arrived in ’96, kick-starting a fever-pitch of big, glossy, Hollywood teen-driven slashers and meta-fueled tales that hit new highs at the box office. But hardcore horror fans knew where to look for heavier, less mainstream fare — on straight-to-video shelves and Tartan Asia Extreme DVDs, with indie-film shockers, and in surprise cineplex hits ranging from ‘Se7en,’ ‘The Sixth Sense,’ ‘From Dusk Till Dawn,’ and the found-footage phenom ‘Blair Witch Project.’ ‘Oh, yeah, forgot about that!’ people seem to say with enthusiasm when they realize that the ’90s indeed had a treasure trove of horror to offer.”
“In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999” features all-new, exclusive interviews with the greatest assembly of ’90s horror film icons and experts ever, including Jamie Kennedy (“Scream”), Dee Snider (“Strangeland”), Lou Diamond Phillips (“Bats”), “The Blair Witch Project” co-director Eduardo Sánchez, “Event Horizon” director Paul W.S. Anderson, “The Craft” director Andrew Fleming, “Urban Legend” stars Rebecca Gayheart and Michael Rosenbaum, “Tales from the Hood” director Rusty Cundieff, “Wishmaster” icon Andrew Divoff, Corbin Bernsen (“The Dentist”), Emily Bergl (“The Rage: Carrie 2”), Steven Weber (“The Shining” miniseries), “Scream” composer Marco Beltrami and “Bride of Chucky” composer Graeme Revell, “End of Days” director Peter Hyams, C. Robert Cargill (“The Black Phone”), Rue Morgue Executive Editor Andrea Subissati, and many more.
These new faces to the series join key talent from “In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994,” including the legendary John Carpenter, Doug Bradley, Tom Savini, Heather Langenkamp, Alex Winter, Charles Band, Don Mancini, Ernest Dickerson, Mike Flanagan, and Akela Cooper — all sharing candid observations, experiences, and analysis of the era with the signature celebratory and insightful lens of the “In Search of Darkness” documentary series.
The Collector’s Edition of “In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999” is available for pre-order through midnight on October 31, 2025, exclusively at 90shorrordoc.com.
Included with In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 Collector’s Edition:
- In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 Blu-ray w/slipcase & double-sided inlay
- Your Name in In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 credits!
- 32-page collectible booklet
- 2 exclusive In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 posters (16.5″ x 23.4″)
- Exclusive In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999 sticker pack
- In Search of Darkness ’90s movie checklist mini-poster
- New Certificate of Contribution
- Digital copy of In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
- Digital soundtrack for In Search of Darkness: 1995-1999
