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Category Archives: Library
The Real Myers Sequels: Halloween Complete Omnibus
Surely by now you know of Retro Slashers‘ love for the HALLOWEEN comics from Devil’s Due. They’ve been the only place in the entire universe – real as well as fictional – to get further chapters of the franchise starring … Continue reading
30 Years of Fangoria
Fangoria magazine reached a major milestone this month when issue 284 hit stands. It’s been thirty years since Fango’s first issue, sporting Godzilla as cover monster of the month, was unleashed on horror fans. Fangoria is officially the longest running … Continue reading
Graphic Novel: South Texas Blues
SOUTH TEXAS BLUES was a long-mentioned film project recreating in a fictional fashion the making of Tobe Hooper’s THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE. I guess that’s still hoped to happen at some point, but not content to let it become a … Continue reading
Silent Night, Deadly Night Part 2 Screenplay
For those unawheres, we transcribed & posted the screenplay for SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT PART 2 a few Xmas’s ago and still keep a copy on the server for all to enjoy.
Paper Cuts: Body Count
Ahh, where to begin? I suppose a little background is in order before we dive into the autopsy. Back in the 80s, at the height of the black and white indy comics boom, a handful of publishers had established themselves … Continue reading
Halloween: The Final Issue Of Laurie Strode
Praise be Thorn! As we recently suggested, it’s now confirmed that we’ll be able to get the third and final issue of HALLOWEEN: THE FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE soon enough! For those not in the know, this mini-series covers … Continue reading
Incubus: The Novel
Fans of the movie The Incubus, a demon flick filmed like a slasher movie, will be surprised if they read Ray Russell’s original novel. The book is obviously influenced by H.P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos with a bit of Blatty’s The … Continue reading
Halloween Comics Embargo To End?
If you’re an avid reader of Stefan Hutchinson’s HALLOWEEN comics for Devil’s Due based on the classic series continuity, you’re surely as forlorn as I over the long-ass delay for HALLOWEEN: THE FIRST DEATH OF LAURIE STRODE #3 and continued … Continue reading
Paper Cuts: Gutwrencher
Slashers, by and large, are creatures of the cinema. And cinema breeds many things…trends, fads, new genres and subgenres…but beyond all else, cinema breeds fans. Fanboys….nerds. Cinema breeds nerds, lets not mince words. Hey, I’m a nerd, and I’m damned … Continue reading