Monthly Archives: June 2009

SMALL SCREEN SLASHERS: Terror at the London Bridge (Bridge Across Time)

In a modern society where serial killers are treated as celebrity, no other murderer has caught the attention of the world as much as Jack the Ripper. His brief, unsolved spree has spawned dozens of theories, just as many books … Continue reading

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Retro Rentals – VHS Covers from Back in the Day

I love DVDs! The crisp images that the digital age offers allows us to appreciate just how amazing some movies really are. But, growing up in the eighties, my daily visit to the local video store on the way home … Continue reading

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Final Destination Collection

August 18 sees release of the FINAL DESTINATION COLLECTION but is it really anything new? In one word, no. In fact, it’s perhaps even less than the last boxset, FINAL DESTINATION THRILLOGY, which was released 3 years ago – because … Continue reading

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Masters Of Giallo DVDs Bring Forth Beautiful Artwork

Talk about mouth watering cover art! These UK releases are bringing back VHS style painted artwork as well as cover design. At first I thought these were fan-doings because companies have generally not been able to correctly implement nostalgia for … Continue reading

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New York Ripper Quacks Onto Blu-Ray

I know it’s overplayed to make a duck joke when discussing NEW YORK RIPPER but where else can we make duck jokes? Too good an opportunity to pass up.

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SMALL SCREEN SLASHERS – He’s Back (The Man Behind the Mask)

With 1985’s Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning not only disappointing critics but alienating the fans, Paramount soon realised that they had to bring Jason Voorhees back in a new and exciting way

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Retro Jukebox: House On Sorority Row

[audio:http://www.retroslashers.net/houseonsororityrowmain.mp3] HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW – Track #1 – Main Title – Richard Band

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Internet Gets Tired Of Rob Zombie’s H2

Ever get indigestion? Just like Hobo Myers in full body shots looks like he’s had one too many cheeseburgers from dumpsters, many of us who run horror news sites have been realizing that Rob Zombie has been feeding us scraps. … Continue reading

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David Carradine 1936-2009

I was shocked and saddened to learn about the death of David Carradine today. His roles in Kung Fu and Kill Bill are getting plenty of attention in the national media but I prefer to remember the films Carradine made … Continue reading

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Rebooting Scream

Hey kids, it’s SCREAM! You know, the poster-boy/scapegoat for the resurgence of the slasher flick in the late 90’s! And prepare for a whole new wave of internet bitching with the long in-development SCREAM 4 finally gaining momentum to move … Continue reading

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