Simon Barrett

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Simon Barrett

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Generation Terror
Movie 2024

Generation Terror

Horror bleeds into the 21st Century in an incisive documentary looking back at the late 1990s film industry on a global scale to find out what happened at the turn of the millennium to allow for the huge wealth of horror films flooding out from all corners of the globe. From SCREAM (1996), THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) and FINAL DESTINATION (2000), to WRONG TURN (2003), HOSTEL (2005) and SAW (2004), with insight from Joe Lynch, Xavier Gens and Bill Malone who track the technology, the industry and the societal changes behind the next generation of horror films.

Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution
0h 50m
Movie 2021

Outside the Law: The Scanner Cop Revolution

A documentary on Scanner Cop and Scanner Cop II: The Showdown

Tales of the Uncanny
1h 44m
Movie 2020

Tales of the Uncanny

A detailed look at the history of horror anthology films.

The Day That Broke
Movie 2017

The Day That Broke

An eclipse that never goes away. Penned by some of the Bristol's finest writers, "The Day That Broke" is an ensemble piece connecting 6 different stories that revolve around a solar eclipse. The various characters, on a number of timelines before, during, and after the event each respond differently to it - and indeed, those timelines become different worlds since the eclipse, mysteriously, never ends.

Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch
1h 47m
Movie 2017

Neverending Night: The Making of Blair Witch

A feature-length documentary on the making of Adam Wingard's Blair Witch (2016).

Always Shine
1h 25m
Movie 2016

Always Shine

On a trip to Big Sur, two friends, both actresses, try to reconnect with one another. Once alone, the women's suppressed jealousies and deep-seated resentments begin to rise, causing them to lose their grasp on not only the true nature of their relationship, but also their identities.

ABCs of Death 2
2h 5m
Movie 2014

ABCs of Death 2

Taking all that was great from the first instalment, the movie aims to be a wilder, leaner, faster-paced and even more entertaining anthology this time around, with a new crop of award-winning, visionary filmmakers from around the globe.

Biography

Simon Barrett (born 1978) is an American filmmaker and actor. He frequently collaborates with director Adam Wingard. He is best known for writing the films You're Next (2011), The Guest (2014), Blair Witch (2016), Azrael (2024) and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024). He made his feature directorial debut with the film Seance (2021).

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