Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema

2016
1h 40m

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7.1/10

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Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema (2016)

Documentary Horror

The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium.The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium.The feature-length documentary "Forgotten Scares" goes back to the birth of Flemish horror in the '70s and shines a bright light on the future of horror in Belgium.

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IMDb RATING

7.1/10

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See production info at IMDbPro

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- 1 win & 2 nominations

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The official teaser trailer of "Forgotten Scares: An In-depth Look at Flemish Horror Cinema" shows footage of Rob Van Eyck's thriller "Blue Belgium" (2000). This controversial film was originally included in the documentary, but was dropped in the editing because the running-time became too long.

Quotes
Jan Verheyen: I think 'horror' is a genre, just like the musical or the western... This is not Flemish!

Alternate versions
The work-print (with a running time of 126 minutes) was screened as a 'test-screening' at the Stuff Film Festival Mexico, and features several additional footage and interviews not included in the wide release. The segments about "De Terugtocht", "Blue Belgium" and "Vampires" were cut, because the documentary became too long. These segments will be part of the DVD.

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Features Daughters of Darkness (1971)

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9/10

Forgotten horror masters in Belgium

You can feel this documentary is about love for = HORROR movies in Belgium. With VHS, there are some sick Belgium horror / exploiting movies to find. Beheading and more like in the movie = NIGHTMARE 1981. Belgium created also = LUCKER !! This can be almost da same as = NEKROMANTIC from Germany !! Belgium had a cool history, but nobody notices !! At the moment, Belgium has 7 horror masters, with material never seen !! One of these 7 is so great as = LUCIO FULCI !! The MONEY !! The MONEY !! Was the problem !! 1 horror Master created = RABID GRANNIES !! And sold it to = TROMA !! They changed the movie !! Belgium doesn't want to sell again to TROMA !! We might create = RABID GRANNIES 2, But this time = The money must come to Belgium !! NO MORE STEALING !! We will use this money, to create even better movies !! OF HIGH QUALITY like the USA !!! Belgium has the stories ready, the GORE, the thriller !! The humor !!, We just need a little more money to prove our qualities !!!! WELP / CUB was starting to be a reasonable horror movie !! But it's still not enough !!! We need more money !! More recogniztion !! Belgium has the power to become = best movies of europe in the futur !! But we LACK MONEY !!