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Behind the Scenes of Halloween II
Wow, is this movie still not released? Here’s some new behind the scenes images of Rob Zombie’s upcoming sequel Halloween II.
Halloween (1978) Review
With only student films to his name, USC graduate John Carpenter had achieved minor acclaim with his exploitation thriller Assault on Precinct 13. For his next project, a producer had approached him about writing and directing a movie about ‘a … Continue reading
A Retro Slashers Guide to Giallo Cinema
The slasher film took its inspiration from various sources, such as real life serial killers and literature, but one of its most obvious influences was the giallo, the Italian crime genre that was first bought to prominence in the 1960’s … Continue reading
Friday the 13th (1980) Review
It could be argued that before Friday the 13th there was no slasher genre. The concept had been explored in everything from Black Christmas to Halloween, but the explosion of the low budget slice ‘n’ dice flicks that flooded the … Continue reading
Trick ‘r Treat and Giallo to be Shown at FrightFest
Those who were unable to attend the screenings of Dario Argento’s Giallo at the Edinbugh International Film Festival last month may be interested to hear that the movie will be shown at this year’s FrightFest in London
Nightmare in a Damaged Brain (1981) Review
Romano Scavolini’s Nightmare was one of the most notorious of all the slasher films to emerge in the eighties. Distributed in the United Kingdom under the more infamous moniker Nightmare in a Damaged Brain
My Bloody Valentine (1981) Review
Outside the obvious franchises (Halloween, Friday the 13th, etc.), perhaps the most beloved slasher of the early eighties was the Canadian thriller My Bloody Valentine
New Image From Halloween II
Today Rob Zombie finally posted a new image from his upcoming Halloween II movie, which features a young Michael Myers (Chase Wright Vanek in place of Daeg Faerch) and his mother, Deborah (Sheri Moon Zombie)
No Heathers Sequel?
Outside of the usual slasher formula, one of my favourite ‘killing teenagers’ movies from the eighties was Heathers, a black comedy which introduced audiences to the coolest pair from the ‘brat pack’