Category Archives: Features

Home Sweet Home In 8 Minutes

Living in Australia I have no idea what Thanksgiving is, and prefer to remain clueless, filling the American minutia knowledge part of my brain with the history of Twinkies instead. But at Retro Slashers, Thanksgiving is still very special to … Continue reading

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Sleepaway Camp IV Details And Poster

A pretty substantial update one of my retro projects: Fangoria have posted an article exclusively unveiling the Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor official poster art, plus copious quotage from me that’ll give you the comprehensive skinny on the lost slasher.

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Retro Jukebox: Chopping Mall

[audio:http://www.retroslashers.net/choppingmall.mp3] Chopping Mall Theme – Chuck Cirino

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Maniac Poster By Stephen Romano Bleeds Down Your Wall

Holy hannah, will you take a look at this? Right now? Maniac (1980) scores a new poster in celebration of its return theatrical run via Grindhouse Releasing and Blue Underground. Sure, there was nothing wrong at all with the original … Continue reading

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Life After Slashers

The four women in this article have two things in common.  First, each one had an important role in a slasher.  Second, they have found careers outside of the acting profession.  There are plenty of horror stories about what happens … Continue reading

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My Favorite Slasher Victims

We all have our favorite slasher victims.  These poor souls never make it  to the closing credits but they do entertain us before their date with death.  I didn’t include victims from the major slasher franchises simply because those folks get … Continue reading

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New Intruder Uncut Coming To DVD/Blu-Ray In 2011

It won’t be available in supermarkets! Intruder is finally going to receive the justice it deserves, via Synapse. Note: Pictured is an uncut DVD from Denmark, which Synapse will obviously trump in quality and content, but we challenge them to … Continue reading

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Here We Are At Halloween

A quiet halloween for me. I’ve been sick all week, and as a result of carving my first ever jack-o-lantern way too early in the month, it has rotted and sunken in on itself, causing it to look a little … Continue reading

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Robert Englund, D’Onofrio’s Don’t Go in the Woods at this years NYC Horror Film Festival

The 2010 New York City Horror Film Festival will feature a slasher legend and a slasher musical.  Robert Englund will receive this years Lifetime Achievement Award on November 13th, at 10:00 P.M.  After the ceremony there will be a special … Continue reading

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6 More Days To Halloween: Everyone Deserves A Halloween Treat

My sometimes collaborator but always friend Dustin over at Retro Horror Remix recently released Halloween Treat 2 though the internet’s version of VCD, the torrent.

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