A roller-coaster ride through the history of American exploitation films, ranging from Roger Corman's sci-fi and horror monster movies, 1960s beach movies, H.G. Lewis' gore-fests, William Castle's schlocky theatrical gimmicks, to 1970s blaxploitation, pre-"Deep Throat" sex tease films, Russ Meyer's bosom-heavy masterpieces, etc, etc. Over 25 interviews of the greatest purveyors of weird films of all kind from 1940 to 1975. Illustrated with dozens of films clips, trailers, extra footage, etc. This documentary as a shorter companion piece focusing on exploitation king David F. Friedman.

In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020
7.7/10

In Search of Darkness
2019
7.5/10

Horror Noire: A History of Black Horror
2019
6.8/10

Nightmares in Red, White and Blue
2009
6.6/10

Killer Legends
2014
5.8/10

The Captains
2011
6.4/10

Extraordinary: The Stan Romanek Story
2013
6.5/10

Behind the Planet of the Apes
1998
7.1/10

Spider-Man 2: Making the Amazing
2004
6.7/10

Living with Chucky
2022
6.6/10

Doc of the Dead
2014
6.2/10

Terror in the Aisles
1984
6.2/10

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist
2019
7.4/10

Midnight Movies: From the Margin to the Mainstream
2006
6.3/10

Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street
2019
6.6/10

Chaos on the Bridge
2014
6.9/10

Unacknowledged
2017
6.3/10

Cropsey
2010
6.0/10

Black Holes: The Edge of All We Know
2020
6.6/10

Transcendent Man
2009
6.7/10
Brides
0/10