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.

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The Virgin Sacrifice

The Virgin Sacrifice

2001

The Treasures of Satan

The Treasures of Satan

1902

The Devil and the Statue

The Devil and the Statue

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The Demon

The Demon

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Soy leyenda

Soy leyenda

1967

Mother's Love

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For Love of Zombies

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Skeleton Frolic

Skeleton Frolic

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The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

The Lost Spider Pit Sequence

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A Voice from Hell

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The Blood of Love

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The Duxorcist

The Duxorcist

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The Night of the Living Duck

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Dorm of the Dead

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Quartered at Dawn

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Brutal Relax

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Los Caminantes, Revelación

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Pig Me

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Outer Space

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Stille Nacht I: Dramolet

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