Author Archives: Amanda By Night

Witchery: The Images

Crazy wicked (Witched?) imagery, a cool setting (abandoned seaside house), lots of blood, Linda Blair and David Hasselhoff? Sign me up! Actually, Witchery features one of the most disturbed deaths ever (see bottom panel). Not because it’s particuarly violent (although … Continue reading

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Fatal Frames: Is For Fascination – The Gallery

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A Killer Motivation!!!

It goes without saying that every movie has a story (hey, I just mentioned it anyway! I’m a rebel that way). And almost every horror movie featuring a deranged murderer has a backstory (or should). With a few exceptions (the … Continue reading

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Hollywood Meatcleaver Massacre: The Images

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Iced (1988)

What permeated the air in the late 80s that made it so… so … so stonewashed… so feathery… so scrunchie socked? What, I ask? Iced is a prime example of the late 80s in all its bad fashion glory. Unfortunately, … Continue reading

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Ghostkeeper (1981)

One of the most beautiful things about the horror genre is how utterly subjective it is. One man’s Madman is another man’s Prom Night. OK, I love both of those movies, but you get my point, see? I have spent … Continue reading

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The Prey Part Two: Jackson Bostwick Interview

Note: This interview was conducted for RS in 2005 Films become legendary for different reasons. Some are plagued with problems; others manage to transcend the art form and become something else entirely. Then there is the rarest beast indeed, the … Continue reading

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The Prey: Part One – The Influence

I’ve been wanting to do a little tribute to The Prey, one of the more underrated slashers, but as you may have noticed (or not!), I’m only on RS sporadically (something I truly regret), which means Prey week is looking … 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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Linkage!

There’s just a lot of interesting stuff online right now, so I thought I’d share… For those of you who might not have heard yet, there is documentary in the works on the late, great Bob Clark. According to the … Continue reading

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