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Urban Legend (1998)
After the unexpected success of Scream during the Christmas holidays of 1996, when the movie out grossed the likes of Mars Attacks!, Evita and The People vs. Larry Flynt with an overall taking of $103m, it seemed inevitable
The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982)
For every studio-produced slasher to emerge during the early eighties (especially throughout the genre’s heyday of ’80-’83) there was a batch of independently made features. The Dorm That Dripped Blood was such a film.
Graduation Day (1981)
The success of Friday the 13th in 1980 and the subsequent slasher boom was responsible for every producer and studio in town attempting to create their own variation, some were successful (such as Prom Night, Happy Birthday to Me and … Continue reading
April Fool’s Day (1986)
April Fool’s Day was released in 1986 as the slasher genre was gasping its final breaths. From then on the few remaining offerings would consist of ever-decreasing sequels and straight-to-video atrocities.
Exclusive DON’T GO IN THE WOODS Interview: James Bryan
Rumour has it that you were a med student who changed majors to film, before later enrolling at UCLA. How did you first develop an interest in filmmaking and what kind of projects were you working on during those early … Continue reading
The Strangers (2008)
“Why are you doing this to us?” pleads Liv Tyler to the three masked killers that have been terrorising her throughout the night. “Because you were home,” comes the rather heartless response. And this pretty much sums up The Strangers, … Continue reading
SPAGHETTI SLASHERS – Giallo
Picture this – you are a wannabe screenwriter and your first effort somehow lands on the desk of one of your favourite directors. That’s what happened for budding scribes Jim Agnew and Sean Keller when their thriller Giallo attracted the … Continue reading
My Bloody Valentine (2009)
With such a glut of slasher movies released in the early eighties in the wake of Friday the 13th‘s unexpected success it seems that money-hungry studios and producers have an endless supply of material to work from.