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Category Archives: Features
THE EYES OF LAURA MARS – One Less Remake to Avoid?
Whilst Irvin Kershner’s 1978 thriller The Eyes of Laura Mars was hardly a masterpiece, it was yet another movie to be shredded through the Hollywood remake machine. Released shortly before the slasher classic Halloween, John Carpenter’s gripping screenplay was mercilessly … Continue reading
Nightmare On Elm St Unofficial Teaser Trailer
While we wait for some decent (nay, any) images or juicy info to pour in from production on A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010), let me direct you to this video below, an unofficial FX concept pitch trailer by one … Continue reading
Sleepaway Camp Reunion 3D Pre-Announcement
Here’s a pre-announcement of an upcoming sequel to RETURN TO SLEEPAWAY CAMP, in 3D!
Scream (1981) DVD Artwork Revealed
A week or two ago we brought you the likely specs of Code Red/Shriek Show’s upcoming SCREAM (1981) DVD which is streeting June 30th, now Fangoria’s Michael Gingold has posted the cover art which is is a good balance between … Continue reading
The Do-It-Yourself Giallo Generator!
I’ve been on a super Giallo kick lately, inspired by Christian’s fantastico retrospective series Spaghetti Slashers. Hitting up films to collect, each more deliriously titled then the last, I hit the logical conclusion when I stumbled on this old fave … Continue reading
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Criterion Releases Proto-Slasher Classic
On July 29, the Criterion Collection will release Roman Polanski’s proto-slasher classic “Repulsion” starring Catherine Deneuve. This 1965 flick features Deneuve as a paranoid psychotic who loses all grip on reality when her sister/roommate goes away for the weekend. Ceilings … Continue reading
Script Review Explains Freddy 2.0
Coinciding just prior to today’s first day of shooting, Moviehole posted a pretty scathing script review of A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET (2010) that had me slapping my knee and gufawing till dawn. Not surprisingly, the article is now MIA … Continue reading
Code Red Commit Carnage Candy
Code Red are hitting home runs this year with titles for retro slasher fans to salivate over. The quirky lost slasher NIGHT OF THE DRIBBLER, and indeed – the title so obvious we weren’t sure even when we were beaten … Continue reading
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Tagged Code Red DVD, Lost Slashers, Night Of The Dribbler, Weekend Murders
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The Slasher Witch Hunt part 1: Roger Ebert
This is the first in a series of articles that will showcase the people, organizations, companies, and government agencies that tried to ban slasher films in the early 1980s. The first member of our rogues gallery is film critic Roger … Continue reading