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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