Monthly Archives: June 2009

SOV Summer: Las Vegas Bloodbath (1989)

Las Vegas Bloodbath was one of my first introductions into the bizarre world of shot on video mayhem. I am from Sin City and this movie was floating around my fair weather town back in the early 90s, thanks to … Continue reading

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Exclusive Interview with Sorority Row (2009) Writer Josh Stolberg

Josh Stolberg is the co-writer of the upcoming slasher flick Sorority Row (along with collaborator Pete Goldfinger). With the likes of Piranha 3D set to make him hot property, Retro Slashers catches up with Josh to discuss the making of … Continue reading

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Elm Street at Comic-Con

San Diego’s Comic-Con is the place to be for those wanting to get an early teaser of upcoming genre films. Clips from Platinum Dunes‘ Friday the 13th were screened last year, along with a Q&A from the cast and crew, … Continue reading

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New Trick ‘r Treat Website Opens

It seems like we’ve been waiting forever, but finally Michael Dougherty’s horror anthology Trick ‘r Treat (which was actually shot way back in the winter of 2006) is set to surface soon on DVD and Blu-ray

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Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday (1993) Review

Whilst the Friday the 13th franchise has never been a favourite amongst critics, over the years the fanbase had remained loyal. But New Line‘s first foray into the series, 1993’s Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday, had been the … Continue reading

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Exclusive Images from Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: Nightmare Warriors

Following on from our recent interview with artist Jason Craig, we have been sent two exclusive images from the new graphic novel miniseries Freddy vs. Jason vs. Ash: Nightmare Warriors, which hit the shelves on Wednesday

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Dario Argento’s Giallo (2009) EXCLUSIVE REVIEW!

As detractors often like to comment, Dario Argento’s glory days are long behind him. Once the most respected filmmaker in his native Italy, the likes of Deep Red and Suspiria would later give way to such ill-advised efforts as The … Continue reading

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Texas Chainsaw Massacre Doubles Up

September 15 sees release of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE COLLECTION from New Line, a single disc containing both the company’s modern interpretations of Leatherface – THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACE (2003) and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING (2006). It’s double … Continue reading

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Legacy Of Blood: The Jim Harper Interview (2004)

Jim Harper has written a book about the slasher genre entitled LEGACY OF BLOOD: A COMPREHENSIVE GUIDE TO SLASHER MOVIES, released in the UK in 2004. The blurb reads: The “slasher” movie is the bloodiest incarnation of the modern horror … Continue reading

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DVD Announcement: It’s Alive (2009) & It’s Alive Collection (Trilogy)

On October 6th, First Look Home Entertainment unleash IT’S ALIVE to DVD in Unrated and Standard flavors. A remake of the Larry Cohen 70’s classic which “spawned” two sequels, this time around a young woman (Bijou Phillips) learns that she … Continue reading

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