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 Butcher Boy

The Butcher Boy

1917

Oh, Doctor!

Oh, Doctor!

1917

Moonshine

Moonshine

1918

The Garage

The Garage

1920

Jail Bait

Jail Bait

1937

Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid

Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid

1942

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

Mutant Pumpkins from Outer Space

2009

The Wacky Wabbit

The Wacky Wabbit

1942

The Night of Taneyamagahara

The Night of Taneyamagahara

2006

Moth and the Flame

Moth and the Flame

1938

Cock o' the Walk

Cock o' the Walk

1935

The Pelican and the Snipe

The Pelican and the Snipe

1944

Cruise Cat

Cruise Cat

1952

Cue Ball Cat

Cue Ball Cat

1950

The Night Before Christmas

The Night Before Christmas

1933

Iron and Beyond

Iron and Beyond

2002

Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

Lonesome Luke Loses Patients

1917

Over the Fence

Over the Fence

1917

Lonesome Luke, Messenger

Lonesome Luke, Messenger

1917

Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

Lonesome Luke on Tin Can Alley

1917