Monthly Archives: June 2009

The Slumber Party Massacre (1982) Review

One of the biggest criticisms levelled at the slasher is its supposed misogynistic tendencies. Many have stated that its need to cater for the teenage male market who would make up the majority of its audience would force filmmakers – … Continue reading

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Michael Myers Gets Animated

For those who just can’t get enough of Rob Zombie’s take on Michael Myers will be excited to hear that the iconic character is set to make an appearance in the filmmaker’s animated feature The Haunted World of El Superbeasto

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Cheaper Than A Nail Gun: The Terry Lofton Interview (2005)

Movies are a collaborative medium, but if you had to place just one face to THE NAIL GUN MASSACRE (1985) – everyone’s favorite 80’s nail gun slasher film (by default!) – it’d be writer/producer/director Terry Lofton. Terry took some time … Continue reading

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Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) Review

With fans having waited five years for a Sleepaway Camp sequel, director Michael A. Simpson rewarded them by delivering two!

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Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (1989) Review

Jason Takes Manhattan is perhaps the most hated of all Friday the 13th films, particularly amongst the die hard fans. Its promise of Mr. Voorhees marching around the Big Apple, hacking his way through yuppies and tourists, failed to deliver

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A Brief History of Hack/Slash

Sex and horror… they’ve always gone so well together. The ‘final girl’ has become a staple of the slasher genre – the level-headed and respectable character who has displayed incredible strength and courage whilst maintaining that girl-next-door look, as she … Continue reading

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Visiting The Stepfather’s Den

While this set visit isn’t too revealing or juicy, it is refreshing in that it isn’t an exercise in ass-kissery as most web reports of set visits are (aw gush, they invited me “on set”, I must be important and … Continue reading

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Robert Englund Talks New Freddy Krueger

Whilst the fans have been less than forgiving, Freddy Krueger himself, Robert Englund, has expressed how he feels about being replaced in the role which made him a genre icon

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Halloween II Trailer to be Screened Before Brüno

Whilst most of us have already seen the trailer for Rob Zombie’s upcoming Halloween II, you will be able to catch it on the big screen when it is shown before screenings of the outrageous comedy Brüno

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Las Vegas Bloodbath: The Images

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