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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Wide Open Spaces

Wide Open Spaces

1947

Winter

Winter

1930

Winter Storage

Winter Storage

1949

Ye Olden Days

Ye Olden Days

1933

Looks Can Kill

Looks Can Kill

1994

Jerry and Jumbo

Jerry and Jumbo

1953

Jerry and the Goldfish

Jerry and the Goldfish

1951

Jerry and the Lion

Jerry and the Lion

1950

Jerry's Cousin

Jerry's Cousin

1951

The Sleepwalker

The Sleepwalker

1942

The Merry Dwarfs

The Merry Dwarfs

1929

A Gentleman's Gentleman

A Gentleman's Gentleman

1941

Canine Caddy

Canine Caddy

1941

Pantry Pirate

Pantry Pirate

1940

Pluto Junior

Pluto Junior

1942

Pluto's Playmate

Pluto's Playmate

1941

Pluto's Quin-puplets

Pluto's Quin-puplets

1937

The Chain Gang

The Chain Gang

1930

The Job

1997

Gumdrop

2012