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Author Archives: Thomas Ellison
Return to Sleepaway Camp: The Retro Slashers Review
My favorite scene in the original Sleepaway Camp is the opening montage of the abandoned camp. The ghostly voices of phantom children mingle with rotted cabins, weed choked fields, and rusted swings producing an eerie sense of foreboding. By comparison, … Continue reading
David Tennant: The Man Who Should Be Freddy Krueger
Warner Brothers should seriously consider David Tennant for the role of Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare relaunch now that the popular actor has announced he is leaving Doctor Who. Here are a few reasons why: 1. Tennant has a global … Continue reading
Turner Classic Movies Slash-A-Thon Sat. Oct. 25th
Get those VCRs ready. TCM is going to have an all night slasher orgy Saturday, October 25th. Here’s a list of the classic slashers in the line-up (all times Eastern Standard): Psycho 8:00 P.M. Peeping Tom 10:00 P.M. Strait-Jacket 12:00 A.M. Honeymoon … Continue reading
Retro Slasher Icons: The Audience
This is the first in a series of articles highlighting the folks that made the golden age of slashers so great. Future articles will deal with actors, directors, and make-up wizards. I thought it best to start off by saluting the much maligned … Continue reading
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Retro Slashers Double/Triple Features
Fight those slasher remake blues with a Retro Slasher double or triple feature in the comfort of your own living room. Horror movie marathons were common back during the glory days of 42nd Street and southern drive-inns and the following … Continue reading
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The Forgotten Norman Bates
This is a look at Robert Bloch’s literary character that started the slasher genre. We all know the cinematic version of Norman Bates and his misadventures in later sequels, but Bloch’s literary Psycho trilogy is rarely mentioned in slasher circles. … Continue reading
My Bloody Valentine: Lost Gore Shots
Will we ever see an uncut edition of My Bloody Valentine? I doubt it. My hope is the remake does well enough to generate interest in the original. If that happens, then we might finally get to see this classic … Continue reading
Maniac Friday part 2
I enjoyed ABN’s recent image gallery of Maniac. But the pics were a bit dry. Here are some images that highlight the red stuff.
X-Ray (1981) Review
Young Susan’s (Bloody Birthday’s Elizabeth Hoy) Valentine’s Day party is ruined when crazy little Harold (Billy Jacoby of Just One of the Guys) impales a kid on a coat rack and leaves him dangling like a meaty pinata. 19 years … Continue reading
Visiting Hours (1982) Review
Lee Grant stars as a tough fem news woman fighting to save a battered woman from prison. Grant’s activism sets off a maniac (Michael Ironside), is attacked, and spends the rest of the film in a hospital. Ironside follows Grant … Continue reading