Filmmaker Fandom Friday: FEAR ON FILM (1982) Roundtable with David Cronenberg, John Carpenter, and John Landis

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Here's a three-parter of some masters of horror dropping knowledge and defending their craft. Note that Landis has the sweetest director's beard.



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