Author Archives: Dusk

About Dusk

Writer of slasher movies.

Blue Underground Bring The Nesting To DVD/Blu-Ray

Posted on March 4, 2011 by Dusk

The terror that hides inside your mind will soon be the terror that hides in your media player. Armand Weston’s The Nesting (1980) is coming to DVD and BD from Blue Underground on June 28. This is quite the unexpected … Continue reading →

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New York’s Finest Slashers Posterized

Posted on February 19, 2011 by Dusk

William Lustig’s Maniac has been getting a lot of renewed appreciation lately, centered on the seminal 1980 NY slasher’s new theatrical run – if the recent Stephen Romano poster wasn’t cool enough (it was!), here’s another by Ken Taylor for … Continue reading →

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My Bloody Valentine Theatrical Night (Video)

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Dusk

As we say farewell to My Bloody Valentine Week and Valentine’s Day (don’t know about you, but we’re feeling bloated from all the heart-shaped candy), here’s an all-encompassing video short covering Blood Thirsty Thursday‘s theatrical screening of the uncut version … Continue reading →

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My Bloody Valentine: Further Viewing For The Lovelorn

Posted on February 14, 2011 by Dusk

My Bloody Valentine Week here at Retro Slashers has provided in-depth exploration of the 1981 classic: second-guessing the villain’s identity, filling your head with trivia, waxing nostalgic, contrasting the remake, and going brokeback with the boys of Valentine Bluffs. That’s … Continue reading →

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Severin DVD’s Double Serving Of Slashery

Posted on February 1, 2011 by Dusk

We’re playing catch-up with things in the new year so here is some overdue DVD news from Severin. You already knew Bloody Birthday was on the way, and you’ll be pleased to hear what the cover plans are. An unforgettable … Continue reading →

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Retro Slashers Invites You To My Bloody Valentine Uncut Theatrical Screening At Alamo Drafthouse

Posted on January 26, 2011 by Dusk

Retro Slashers is teaming up with Blood Thirsty Thursdays for a theatrical screening night of George Mihalka’s 1981 Canadian ode to pick-axes, My Bloody Valentine (Review). Best of all, the print is UNRATED & UNCUT! Venue will be Alam0 Westlakes, … Continue reading →

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EXCLUSIVE: Code Red DVD To Release Ghostkeeper

Posted on January 19, 2011 by Dusk

Due to overwhelming demand from horror fans, Code Red has acquired the 1981 Canadian slasher film Ghostkeeper. A trio of friends on a snowmobile trip in the Canadian Rockies become lost after venturing up a trail during a bad snowstorm. … Continue reading →

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The Lost Sequel? Shutting Down Slaughterhouse 2

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Dusk

Rick Roessler’s Slaughterhouse (1987) told the tender tale of the Bacon family; the two man team of elderly father Lester, facing the loss of the land both his home and old slaughterhouse reside on, and his big, brainless son Buddy … Continue reading →

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Review: My Name Is Kris Kringle (2010, Short)

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Dusk

Fangoria‘s online arm gave visitors a ‘Christmas gift’ this year, an exclusive short movie produced by Robert Galluzzo (The Psycho Legacy) and written/directed by Drew Daywalt (didn’t know his work until this). What drew me to My Name Is Kris … Continue reading →

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Future Kill Composer Robert Renfrow Passes Away

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Dusk

I have been informed by a close friend of Future Kill composer and true Texan Robert Renfrow that he passed away on December 9th 2010 after a short illness. He was only 49. It feels like a major blow to … Continue reading →

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