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Category Archives: Features
Return Of The Birdcane
The official site for SORORITY ROW (2009) recently opened at the well-named thetapi-ordie.com – not much there right now but I did catch this clear look of the new birdcane! Although it isn’t as prominent weapon as in the original … Continue reading
Sorority Row (2009) Theatrical Trailer
Took me a while to digest the trailer for SORORITY ROW (2009). While HOUSE ON SORORITY ROW (1983) is my favorite retro slasher, this redux is one of the increasing number of “requels” – remakes that feel more like sequels. … Continue reading
Fangoria Sez Slaughter High DVD Disappoints
I don’t know what the hell has happened to Fangoria.com lately but I do still trust the word of longtime scribe for the mag, Michael Gingold. Being a super-duper SLAUGHTER HIGH fan it was less his comments about the quality … Continue reading
Happy Birthday To Me In Glorious HD And Restored Soundtrack?
A rumor was posted on HorrorDVDs.com regarding the version of HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME is airing this month in the States on FearNet/Comcast in both standard-definition and HD. The tantalizing tidbit however is that it contains the original, real soundtrack … Continue reading
Amen! Night Of The Creeps Heading To DVD
“They got Alfalfa!” The good lads at Deadpit Radio dropped us a line to let us know while recording their April 3rd edition with DVD producing mogul Michael ‘Slipcase’ Felsher from Red Shirt Pictures. They learned that this Halloween is … Continue reading
DVD Announcement: The Last Horror Film
We here at Retro Slashers are big fans of ol’ pockmark-face Joe Spinell’s thematic acting follow-up to Bill Lustig’s MANIAC, and are excited about its forthcoming S.E. DVD release via the bastions of the bad, Troma Entertainment. The uncut status … Continue reading
Secret Retro Slasher Projects Revealed – APRIL FOOLS!
Last year John Klyza, Amanda by Night, and myself were approached by a television network in desperate need of ghost writers. The writer strike was on and the network that shall remain nameless needed some slasher experts to jazz up … Continue reading
Great Slasher Mysteries Vol. 2
Time for us to delve deeper into the mysterious world of mysterious slasher mysteries, with two classic cases from the Vaults of the Unknown. Last time, readers were kind enough to share their opinions and extra information concerning the conundrums … Continue reading
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SLASHER LEGEND – Tom Savini
One of the names most associated with the slasher genre is not director or even an actor, but a makeup artist. Tom Savini became synonymous with gory splatter effects in the early 1980’s after his groundbreaking work on the likes … Continue reading
SLASHER LEGEND – John Carpenter
With Halloween 2 set for release later this year, Retro Slashers looks back on the life and career of the man responsible for the original classic, JOHN CARPENTER.