Author Archives: Dusk

About Dusk

Writer of slasher movies.

Code Red Bring Savage Streets Back to DVD

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Dusk

The unclassy – okay, trashy revenger Savage Streets (1984) starring Linda Blair and Linnea Quigley is headed back to DVD via Code Red. Back? You may remember BCI previously released it, with extras produced by Code Red. But CR have … Continue reading →

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Severin Pick Up Sledgehammer (Updated: VHS?!)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Dusk

UPDATE MAY 9: Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is pleased to announce a partnership with Intervision Picture Corporation to release 1983’s SLEDGEHAMMER on VHS. SLEDGEHAMMER, the first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market, … Continue reading →

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Exclusive: Last Minute Addition To Nightmare DVD

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Dusk

So much has been said about the involvement (or non-involvement) of Tom Savini on Nightmare that often others with definitive special FX contributions to the film are overlooked. Code Red are looking to change that with this late breaking extra … Continue reading →

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Etcetera Happenings At Code Red

Posted on April 26, 2011 by Dusk

It was nice to come back from a little Retro Slashers holiday to discover Code Red have finally brought their website into the 21st century. Maybe that’s not breaking news, but it’s the first I’ve seen of it in an … Continue reading →

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Code Red’s 2011 The Mutilator DVD Update

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Dusk

By Film, By VHS, By laserdisc, Bye Bye! Quick, release The Mutilator on DVD before we run out of cheesy puns. Okay, so the following which was posted on Code Red’s blog is more of a clarification than updating, but … Continue reading →

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Code Red’s Nightmare DVD Cover

Posted on April 11, 2011 by Dusk

Presenting the DVD cover for Code Red’s Nightmare DVD! Forgive the roughness of this post. My PC/laptop access is a little constrictive right now, but this couldn’t wait. Great to see the classic artwork, of course, and click that baby … Continue reading →

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April Fool’s Week

Posted on April 3, 2011 by Dusk

Holy guacamoley, we really outdid ourselves this year with the April fool’s day prank, which consisted of two co-ordinated efforts for a winning result. Our complete and total rule is best exemplified in the comments on Blood Test, where longtime … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE: Code Red’s Nightmare 2-Disc Set Finally

Posted on March 31, 2011 by Dusk

Code Red received quite a bashing from the genre DVD community for taking their own sweet time assembling a special edition of Nightmare (1981). Romano Scavolini’s film is a virtual camera lens inside the mind of a sweaty, mouth-foaming psychotic, … Continue reading →

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Troma’s Mother’s Day Coming To Blu-Ray

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Dusk

A remake may be out in a few weeks and an appendage-movie in Father’s Day later, but June 7 brings Mother’s Day (1980) home on blu-ray. Not typical Troma fare at all, but back then 80’s Troma wasn’t really Troma … Continue reading →

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Early Bird SOV Slasher Sledgehammer Coming To DVD

Posted on March 9, 2011 by Dusk

Start-up distributor Intervision Pictures Corp, who have a name and logo right out of the 1980’s, will release Sledgehammer (1983) to DVD on May 10. There’s something about a clear “laughing” mask that’s creepy beyond Michael Myers’ pale mug. Variations … Continue reading →

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