Monthly Archives: February 2009

Clock Tower: The Movie

Fans of horror gaming will recognize the name Clock Tower, a series of video games that are to retro slashers what Resident Evil is to classic zombies. Essentially a cross between Argento’s Susperia & Phenomena, with elements of Friday The … Continue reading

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Retro Slashers MySpace

Just a quick heads-up that I recently handed over the Retro Slashers MySpace to my good friend Christian Sellers of Gorezone Magazine. Just part of the whole scaling’ back of things I’ve earlier alluded to. 🙂 It’s in top hands, … Continue reading

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Burning remake still smoldering?

Within the last year or so, rumblings of a remake of the Weinsteins’ 1981 slasher classic The Burning began to surface, coinciding with both the original film’s release on dvd, and the box office success of the revamped Halloween (also … Continue reading

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Victor Crowley Lives!

It was revealed recently that a sequel to 2007’s retro slasher homage Hatchet is nearing production. While writer/director Adam Green is currently busy toiling on his third feature Frozen, he hopes to find time to unleash Victor Crowley’s return later … Continue reading

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Disconnected (1983)

When arthouse meets the grindhouse what do you get? Well, you’ll get a little number called Disconnected. And don’t hang up! Because this admittedly convoluted slasher is just weird and interesting enough to seek out. Frances Raines (star of The … Continue reading

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Babysitter Wanted Hits DVD

The retro-look slasher Babysitter Wanted gets a limited theatrical release in the US this Friday but, meanwhile, sneaks out on DVD in the UK on the 23rd of February. The Lionsgate release offers a making-of featurette and the following cover … Continue reading

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