In Search of Darkness Part III: The Final Journey Into '80s Horror

Having greatly enjoyed the 2019 documentary "In Search of Darkness" and the 2020 documentary "In Search of Darkness: Part II", of course I had to sit down and also watch the 2022 documentary "In Search of Darkness: Part III".

And I will say that writer and director David A. Weiner definitely continued on in the same track, spirit and feel as the previous two documentaries. And while "In Search of Darkness: Part III" was running at 5 hours and 41 minutes, the time spent watching it went by rather quickly. And that is a testimony to the entertainment value to this entire trilogy of documentary on the 1980s horror films, genre and scene.

As it was in the previous two documentaries then "In Search of Darkness: Part III" has a lot of good commentary from a lot of big names throughout the 1980s horror decade, as well as more recent people.

The documentary offers a lot of good insight on the genre and era, and also delves into a lot of obscure and more known horror movies from the 1980s era. I have watched a lot of the movies throughout the three documentaries, but also had a lot of interesting titles brought to my attention as well, which has given me something to delve into down the line.

If you enjoyed the previous two documentaries, then you most certainly also have to watch the 2022 "In Search of Darkness: Part III". I was, once again, genuinely entertained from start to end.

My rating of "In Search of Darkness: Part III" lands on a seven out of ten stars.

This is the conclusion to the In Search of Darkness document series. What makes this one even more interesting to me is that they delve into more of the straight to video and lesser talked about titles. This is the longest one in the group and had the most titles of the three with works I've not seen. There was even a good amount that I had never heard of, which made me smile.

What we get here is a combination of introducing a year, then running through a group of titles from it along with vignettes in between for more insight. We hear from the likes of David Dastmalchian, John Carpenter, Kathleen Wilhoite, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Englund, Dee Wallace, Cassandra Peterson, Caroline Munro, Caroline Williams and Linnea Quigley. We have a combination of people in these movies, talking about their experiences as well as how these movies shaped actors who are working today. I'm also leaving out a bunch of others who shared as well.

Then coupling this, we have critical voices in the genre. This includes Diana Prince, A. J. Danna, Xanthe Pajarillo, Jed Shepherd, Phil Nobile Jr., Heather Wixson and Cecil Trachenburg. Again, I'm leaving out a bunch to avoid listing so many here as well. It is interesting since I've read things or listen to these voices to get their perspective gives you a different perspective than your own. This combination makes this a great documentary in my opinion.

What also helps is that this is well-made. The clips used are edited perfectly to convey what is being said and give examples. The selection is great since I'm adding a lot of new titles to my ever-growing list of movies to watch. Just the knowledge that is shared here is worth watching this. This is a great ending to a wonderful documentary series. I'd recommend it to all horror fans from newbies to experts.

My Rating: 8 out of 10.

With three movies at about 4hrs each, you're either infatuated and elated with this or you're turning it off after an hour.

Some call it a clipshow. Others call it a masterpiece. I call it quits.

I put money into the first and spent 3 days watching it. It was something new and I kept going out of support.

The second was worse. Each one seems to feature one actor to specifically come back to and it was Alex Winters. It got old quick and I turned it off after an hour and a half.

The third is a little better, but I couldn't see any reason to keep watching after an hour.

I'm a big horror fan and I already heard most of this information over the years through other documentaries, interviews, and special features. If you're a massive fan, you may enjoy this. For me, I don't think I'd ever finish it. It's just not interesting enough for its length.

With a running time of nearly SIX hours in length, I thought I'd be tuning out pretty quickly. I didn't.

Full disclosure, I havent seen the first two movies, which I understand might be almost as long as this one.

But anyway, I really liked the documentary. There were lots of 80's movies I had never heard of. And seeing some scenes and commentary from the ones I HAD seen or heard of was great.

It's a very well made and edited compilation that will keep your interest for the full epic length of this movie.

It's a must see for anyone who likes grind house flicks or just horror flicks in general.!!!

I think out of the three in this series, In Search of Darkness part III is definitely my favourite.

If you were alive during the 80's and watched horror movies you can't help but be delighted by this installment.

It brings back so many memories of straight to VHS horror films that you may have forgotten about.

It has you definitely wanting to watch them again.

The people giving their insights are fun and insightful.

It is a very long watch, over 4 hours, however broken up into sessions, you do find yourself having to make you say enough for now and turn it off.

It definitely has the binge quality to it.

I would highly recommend this documentary.

There have been a few horror documentaries around, however I have personally found the In Search of Darkness series to be the best.