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Category Archives: Features
Black Devil Doll From Hell Coming To DVD
We received a special features list from Shawn Lewis regarding the long awaited debut of the err, inspiring curio behind Black Devil Doll – Chester Turner’s Black Devil Doll From Hell which he announced to be coming out on October … Continue reading
Making Of The Black Devil Doll Bobblehead
This video from Mark @ Cult Collectibles covers the history and making of the Black Devil Doll bobblehead coming out next month. It’s a pretty thorough and funny watch/listen – not at all the dry promo pieces many companies offer … Continue reading
Unproduced: Two Pieces
Admirers of Pieces (1982) know you don’t have to go to Texas for a chainsaw massacre. But did you know a continuation of a certain gory campus massacre was once on tap? Original director Juan Piquer Simón announced in 1991 … Continue reading
Trailer: Troma’s Father’s Day
Did this come out of nowhere or not? Troma have a sequel/appendage to Mother’s Day on the way, and the trailer is here. Although it’s as mind-blowingly offensive as you’ve come to expect from the company, the movie was produced … Continue reading
Retro Slashers Vs Spam
Unfortunately the message board we debuted a week or so ago has been trouble for me since day one. It was devised as a solution to the 300-500 spambots per day (updated: now 2000 per day) that hit our comments … Continue reading
Retro Slashers Battle of the Bands: Terror on Tour vs Rocktober Blood
Retro Slashers Bar & Grill is proud to present the first slasher battle of the bands. It’s The Clowns vs Headmistress this Saturday night to see who is the baddest slasher metal band on the planet. Prepare for a night of … Continue reading
Retro Slashers Forums
Our new Retro Slasher Forums are now open… retroslashers.net/board
Cut to the Chase! The Demon
This first article in a new series focusing on great slasher-movie chase scenes looks at 1979’s The Demon, a not-so-hot horror flick with a hotter-than-hot climax. Prepare for disappearing dressing gowns, gratuitous nudity, and the most ingenious use of a … Continue reading
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Campfire Chillers and the Slasher Film
The tradition of telling ghost stories and urban legends around a campfire got an upgrade during the early 1980s when slasher films used campfire chillers to reveal the origin of their star killers. A campfire chiller is usually told by … Continue reading
Website Updates (July)
The most requested feature is finally finished, the Reviews Index – linking every review on our website, past and present. There’s a link at the top above the banner for easy access. Now that that job is out of the … Continue reading