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Category Archives: Features
Slashers Rule!
Who knew that all those years ago when I was writing about my adoration for slashers for a fanzine called Debaser that I would find myself the instigator of mass corruption. OK, that’s a complete exaggeration, but it is true … Continue reading
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R.I.P. Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery
All Hollywood Video and Movie Gallery stores in the US are going to close. Massive liquidations sales are due to start soon. This is really bad news for slasher and horror fans because these stores would carry extreme and uncut titles … Continue reading
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Fright Night remake in the Works
Wow, the remakes news just keeps getting worse. Colin Farrell is set to play the lead vampire in Dreamworks new remake. That’s right, fear fans, one of the dullest actors in Hollywood is going to play Charley’s (Anton Yelchin) “charismatic” vampire … Continue reading
Slumber Party Massacre IV: It Runs In The Family (Faux Trailer)
Check this out, cats! The Dustin Ferguson-directed trailer so good, it WON’T be appearing on the doco Sleepless Nights: Revisiting the Slumber Party Massacres from the forthcoming SPM Special Edition DVDs from Shout Factory.
Choice Slasher Posters From 1978 (Halloween)-1984 (ANOES)
Posters help sell a movie. They catch the public’s eye and, if you’re the right target for what they’re selling, they should encourage you to buy that ticket. Though the art is somewhat dead today (too many Photoshopped pictures of … Continue reading
Nightmare remake a hit, 3D sequel already in the works
Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood is reporting the new A Nightmare on Elm Street made over $15 million on Friday and is on track to make $35 million over the weekend. Finke was informed this morning Warner Bros. is already working … Continue reading
New Sister Site: Scream-Trilogy.net
Check out our new “sister” website for coverage of the now-retro SCREAM series – scream-trilogy.net
Fright Flicks
In 1988 Topps released Fright Flicks, a cards set featuring gory images from popular horror films. It’s pretty clear Topps saw Freddy Krueger as the star of the set when one looks at a Fright Flicks box. On top a grinning Freddy … Continue reading
Freddy Krueger Week Starts Today
Retro Slashers is celebrating the return of Freddy Krueger to the big screen with a week dedicated to the slasher icon. We’ll showcase some of the Freddy merchandise that popped up during the height of Freddy Mania, offer a mini review … Continue reading
Updated: Robert Englund guest stars on Bones tonight
Robert Englund will make a guest appearance on tonight’s episode of Bones. “The Death of the Queen Bee” has Booth and Bones investigating a death at a class reunion. Englund will be a chief suspect (but a red herring I … Continue reading
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