Monthly Archives: September 2008

The Forgotten Norman Bates

This is a look at Robert Bloch’s literary character that started the slasher genre. We all know the cinematic version of Norman Bates and his misadventures in later sequels, but Bloch’s literary Psycho trilogy is rarely mentioned in slasher circles. … Continue reading

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When a Slasher isn’t a Slasher but is Still a Slasher

I have an article up right now at Horror Yearbook, and it’s brand new and it’s all exciting and stuff! Check out my Top Picks list for When a Slasher isn’t a Slasher but is Still a Slasher Wil at … Continue reading

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Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker DVD Update

Here is an exclusive update on Code Red’s DVD of Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1983). Alternatively titled Night Warning, William Asher’s thriller/semi-slasher tells the tender tale of a teenager and his incestuously-powered murderess Aunt (Susan Tyrell). The skinny: “We delayed … Continue reading

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The Mutilator DVD Takes A Fall Break

By sword, by pick, by axe, bye bye DVD anytime soon! Some news to report, Buddy Cooper’s beach-side slasher is currently up in the air as to the particulars of its distribution. That’s not to say the DVD won’t happen someday, … Continue reading

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Maniac Cop 4 In Development

Good to know Officer Matt Cordell should soon be back in action, even better to know it’ll be in a sequel and not a redux. This from Fangoria, and I first caught it from a number of places – among … Continue reading

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Night Screams (1987)

It would be really easy to sit here and talk about the things in Night Screams that went wrong. So much of it isn’t very good technically. But it was 1987 and slashers were drifting away from the theater and … Continue reading

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