A Decade of Documentary Film Production

Garfield Lane Productions produces historical documentary films and fandom-based DVDs. Working with Bob Wilkins and John Stanley, hosts of the hit TV show Creature Features (1971–1984), led to the company's first documentary, "Watch Horror Films, Keep America Strong!" Its success then led to the production of three highly popular San Francisco studies of lost or aging landmarks: Playland at the Beach, Sutro Baths, and the Cliff House. Fandom documentaries have included the history of the 1970s Star Trek conventions, Forrest J. Ackerman's Ackermansions, and the Harry Houdini seances. Two feature-length documentaries highlighting Northern California's Wine Country, "Haunted Sonoma County" and "Haunted Wine Country," were produced and released in 2016 and 2018. Currently, "Up Late with Bob Wilkins" is playing in theaters and out on DVD.