Author Archives: Dusk

About Dusk

Writer of slasher movies.

Terror At Black Tree Forest (Teaser Trailer)

Here’s the teaser to Terror At Black Tree Forest, a movie I have the producer credit on. Dustin Ferguson wrote and directed it. He edited Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor for me, so this ended up sort of a fun … Continue reading

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Code Red To Close Doors in 2011

As per usual, critical information on the Code Red company and release schedule are nowhere to be found on their official blog, instead buried in a multi-year flame war over at Horror DVDs. “I am ending the company in summer … Continue reading

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Black Devil Doll From Hell Coming To DVD

We received a special features list from Shawn Lewis regarding the long awaited debut of the err, inspiring curio behind Black Devil Doll – Chester Turner’s Black Devil Doll From Hell which he announced to be coming out on October … Continue reading

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Making Of The Black Devil Doll Bobblehead

This video from Mark @ Cult Collectibles covers the history and making of the Black Devil Doll bobblehead coming out next month. It’s a pretty thorough and funny watch/listen – not at all the dry promo pieces many companies offer … Continue reading

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Unproduced: Two Pieces

Admirers of Pieces (1982) know you don’t have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre. But did you know a continuation of a certain gory campus massacre was once on tap? Original director Juan Piquer Simón announced in 1991 … Continue reading

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Trailer: Troma’s Father’s Day

Did this come out of nowhere or not? Troma have a sequel/appendage to Mother’s Day on the way, and the trailer is here. Although it’s as mind-blowingly offensive as you’ve come to expect from the company, the movie was produced … Continue reading

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Retro Slashers Vs Spam

Unfortunately the message board we debuted a week or so ago has been trouble for me since day one. It was devised as a solution to the 300-500 spambots per day (updated: now 2000 per day) that hit our comments … Continue reading

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Retro Slashers Forums

Our new Retro Slasher Forums are now open… retroslashers.net/board

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Website Updates (July)

The most requested feature is finally finished, the Reviews Index – linking every review on our website, past and present. There’s a link at the top above the banner for easy access. Now that that job is out of the … Continue reading

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They’re Playing With Fire (1984) Review

In 1983, Hikmet Avedis & wife Marlene Schmidt wrote & produced Mortuary, which Hikmet directed. A year later they were back in the same capacity with They’re Playing With Fire. Taking the plot of their 1974 movie The Teacher, and … Continue reading

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