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CURTAINS Finally on DVD (Don’t Get TOO Excited)
The version of the movie presented here is less than stellar (i.e. full-frame and sourced from VHS). Continue reading
Book Review – Jamie Lee Curtis: Scream Queen
If you’ve ever wondered why an actress who wanted to escape her Scream Queen persona would do six horror flicks in a row, or why Curtis’ hair looked so bad in Halloween II, the answers are all here, folks! Continue reading
Book Review – Teenage Wasteland: The Slasher Movie Uncut
Teenage Wasteland is a welcome addition to the list of essential books about horror movies that includes Michael Weldon’s Psychotronic Encyclopedia of Film, John McCarty’s Official Splatter Movie Guide and Stephen Thrower’s Nightmare U.S.A. Continue reading
Proto-Slashers (Lucky) #13 – “The Centerfold Girls” (1974)
The Centerfold Girls is a grimy and grim precursor to 80’s slashers like Maniac and Don’t Answer the Phone; it’s also a prime example of 70’s Grindhouse filmmaking. With its dark take on that 70’s standard, the Battle of the Sexes, an argument can easily be made for this as a feminist horror film. Continue reading
Choice Slasher Posters From 1978 (Halloween)-1984 (ANOES)
Posters help sell a movie. They catch the public’s eye and, if you’re the right target for what they’re selling, they should encourage you to buy that ticket. Though the art is somewhat dead today (too many Photoshopped pictures of … Continue reading
Proto-Slashers #12 – Blood Feast (1963)
Looking at the flicks that paved the way for Halloween and the heyday of slasher movies. “Blood Feast is like a Walt Whitman poem – it’s no good, but it’s the first of its type”. – Blood Feast director Hershell … Continue reading
Confessions Of A Slasher Movie Fan In The 80’S
A kid in the 70’s, I grew up like a Monster Kid was supposed to. I began with the Universal horror classics like Dracula, Frankenstein and The Mummy, and then graduated to Hammer Horror, Godzilla movies, etc. Support was provided … Continue reading
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Proto-Slashers #11 – Alice, Sweet Alice (1976)
Looking at the flicks that paved the way for Halloween and the heyday of slasher movies. ALICE, SWEET ALICE (1976) Proto-Slashers frequently contain more plot and depth of character than later straight up classic slashers. A case in point is … Continue reading
“Rituals” Finally on DVD
IF YOU GO DOWN IN THE WOODS TODAY, YOU’RE IN FOR A BIG SURPRISE. First up, a confession… I shamelessly neglected to mention this terrific flick in my “Great Red North” piece about Canadian slasher flicks a few months back. … Continue reading
Proto-Slashers #10 – The Spiral Staircase (1945)
Looking at the flicks that paved the way for Halloween and the heyday of slasher movies. THE SPIRAL STAIRCASE (1945)