This horror documentary is not the same as the 1986 TV special Stephen Kings World of Horror nor the 1988 VHS release of the same name which runs 45 minutes was distributed by Front Row Entertainment and is about King himself Instead This Is Horror copyright 1989 was a TV special which ran in four 60 minute increments This new special used some framing footage from the original World of Horror but is primarily newer interviews and behindthescenes footage about what was hot in horror in the late 80s Here in the US a condensed 90minute version made its way onto video courtesy of Goodtimes in 1990 Elsewhere the entire special was released as 2 different tapes running 90 minutes apiece In the UK these were titled This is Horror A Video Encyclopedia of Horror Volumes 1 and 2 and in Germany they were called Best of Stephen Kings World of Horror Parts 1 2
