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Category Archives: Features
7 More Days To Halloween: The Tough Sell Of Trick Or Treats
Every Halloween on Retro Slashers I mention Gary Graver’s Trick Or Treat (1982). A movie deeply underloved, even by the slasher crowds that hold Don’t Go In The Woods Alone and The Prey up as pinnacles of retro-slasherdom. Last year’s … Continue reading
8 More Days To Halloween: Coming To Terms With Season Of The Witch
As we approach All Hallows Eve I’m struck by the annual feeling that Halloween: Season Of The Witch is the most “Halloweenish” of the whole series. It always bothered me on one level at least – it’s a holdover from … Continue reading
Intruder Thoughts From A Real Retail Worker!
Intruder (1989) is a personal favorite of mine for use of isolated locale and inventive killscenes. I reviewed Wizard’s Director’s Cut a few years back and often go back to it for it’s blue collar charms. I’ve often wondered what … Continue reading
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
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
Elvira Lives! ***Updated***
This is big news if you grew up watching the Hostess with the Most-est during the 80s. New episodes of Elvira’s Movie Macabre will debut in syndication during the week of September 25. The first episode will feature George Romero’s Night of … Continue reading
Don’t Go in the Woods . . .The Musical
Vincent (Full Metal Jacket) D’Onofrio has directed a new slasher musical, Don’t Go in the Woods. D’Onofrio co-wrote the film with Sam Bisbee and Joe Vinciguerra. Don’t Go in the Woods was filmed in 13 days on a budget of $100,000. … Continue reading
Slasher Movie Assholes… and More!
Everyone loves a good slasher retrospective. That’s why we have a whole category of articles devoted to ’em here at Retro Slashers. Therefore, I feel it’s my duty to direct you to the blog Vegan Voorhees by Chrys Hudson Lee … Continue reading
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The Slasher Expeditions Part 1: Check It Out Video
Back in 2002 a friend told me about a little mom & pop video store going out of business in another county. The phrase “they’ve got horror movies I’ve never seen before” was all I needed to hear to know I … Continue reading
Slasher Nightmares
I rarely have nightmares about slasher films or slasher icons but last night I had a really vivid one involving Michael Myers. The dream started out pretty innocent. I was sitting in a classroom and comedian Ron White was the … Continue reading