Monthly Archives: August 2009

Meat is Murder: Cannibalism in Slasher Films

That old cut up Ed Gein usually gets all of the credit (or blame) for inspiring the cannibal slasher sub-genre. I’ve uncovered three lesser known tales of cannibalism that may have influenced the genre during the 1970s and 1980s. 1. … Continue reading

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SOV Summer: Boardinghouse (1982) Review

*Note: I wrote this review before Code Red’s release of this incredible film. For those of you unaware of who exactly to blame for the shot-on-video sub-genre, look no further than director David Wintergate who made the first SOV flick, … Continue reading

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Boardinghouse: The Images

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Code Red’s Top Ten Most Anticipated Releases

Code Red has managed to expose their audiences to a wealth of wonderful trailers, which excite most exploitation fans. This month alone we will see the releases of “Trapped”, “The Weekend Murders”, “Stunt Rock” and “The Strangeness”. And of course … Continue reading

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Debbie Rochon In Slime City Massacre

Enjoy this post, because it’s the last non-directly-slasher-related one you’ll be seeing in a loooong time due to a major refocusing of the site’s content. But I wanted to pimp this video shot on the set of SLIME CITY MASSACRE … Continue reading

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Schizoid (1980) Review

“Schizoid” feels like a violent slasher made for the Lifetime network. That isn’t necessarily a bad thing though. That automatically separates it from the pack and creates the illusion you are watching something new, when in fact it is just … Continue reading

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Nightmare USA

The bible for all horror movie lovers. Continue reading

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The Island

Good music, a quality cast and a terrifying concept alone should be enough to induce a quality performance on the big screen, right?

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Submit Your Questions For Danielle Harris!

Retro Slashers is interviewing the talented and beautiful Danielle Harris and we’re opening the door to you to ask a question! Email us or post in the comments below and 24 hours from now we will gather the best questions!

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