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Retro Jukebox: Children Of The Corn
[audio:http://www.retroslashers.net/childrenofthecorn.mp3] Children Of The Corn Main Theme – Jonathan Elias
I Spit On Your Cover: Make Your Choice
The remake of I Spit On Your Grave (1978) is coming to DVD/Blu-Ray on Feb 7th in the UK and Feb 8th in the US – practically a simultaneous release. For the Brit version (both formats), Anchor Bay UK are holding a … Continue reading
Code Red Alert: Jan-Feb DVD Releases
Release schedule for upcoming Code Red DVDs, via DVD Empire. It’s slim pickings for genre fans, though we’re particularly excited about The Being (1983), which we’ve not seen. Directed by Jackie Kong (Blood Diner), it’s about a toxic waste mutated … Continue reading
The Dorm That Dripped Blood DVD/Blu-Ray Details
Behold, the extremely mouth-watering details on Synapse’s upcoming deluxe treatment of The Dorm That Dripped Blood (1982 | aka Pranks | Review) courtesy of Fangoria, who championed the dark little slasher in their magazine with a cover story way back in … Continue reading
Christmas Comes Early: Lost Santa Slasher Unearthed
Our Christmas present to you last year was Thomas Ellison’s investigation of the uncompleted early 80’s slasher Jack M. Sell’s Black Christmas (featured in skit movie Outtakes). We now have a present from Retro Slashers‘ reader Wesley Skelly who after reading … Continue reading
Goodbye Mr. Hammond: Leslie Nielsen Leaves Us
Man, I hate celebrity obituaries. They seem overly superficial and obligatory, summarizing a man’s life with a hit-and-run of his Wikipedia entry. So there’s nothing I can contribute of any depth in mourning the passing of Leslie Nielsen except to … Continue reading
Retro Jukebox: April Fool’s Day
[audio:http://www.retroslashers.net/aprilfoolsday.mp3] April Fool’s Day Main Theme – Charles Bernstein
Website Updates (November)
Just because we live in the 80’s, doesn’t mean our functionality has to. We’ve sorted out a number of things. First off, the comments system has gotten an overhaul. No more waiting for post approval – instant gratification is the … Continue reading
VHS Cover: Home Sweet Home
Media Home Entertainment had the best video covers for early 80’s slashers – so good they managed to filter down to Australia intact whereas the region would usually get an altered style or campaign. Home Sweet Home is as good … Continue reading
Boo Hoo: No Code Red On Black Friday
With Code Red’s DVDs being some of the more expensive discs out there – which is well in line with with other smaller distributors who don’t get the subsidies the big studios do – I was looking forward to Amazon’s … Continue reading