What HAPPENED in Horror in 1992

1992 was a wild year for horror — from Candyman and Bram Stoker’s Dracula to cult favorites like Split Second, Sleepwalkers, and The Lawnmower Man. In this episode of I Watch Horror, host Matt dives deep into every major horror release from 1992 — exploring the sequels, the strange experiments, and the legends that defined the genre’s early ’90s evolution.

We’ll revisit:
🌀 The Gate II: Trespassers – Demonic teen chaos
💾 The Lawnmower Man – VR horror before its time
🐈‍⬛ Sleepwalkers – Stephen King’s shapeshifting energy vampires
☠️ Split Second – Rutger Hauer vs a cyberpunk monster
👽 Alien³ – David Fincher’s brutal debut
🧛 Buffy the Vampire Slayer & Death Becomes Her – The lighter side of horror
🧠 Raising Cain – Brian De Palma’s psychological fever dream
🔥 Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me & Pet Sematary Two – Twin horrors of August
📀 Hellraiser III: Hell on Earth – Pinhead unleashed
💋 Innocent Blood – The vampire-mob mash-up
🪞 Candyman – A modern myth born from urban legend
🩸 Dr. Giggles – Slasher satire gone surgical
💔 Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Gothic romance reborn

If you love horror history, cult classics, or the evolution of special effects, this deep-dive into horror in 1992 is for you.