Tag Archives: DVD

Uncovering The Lost Slasher: Doll Killer (1987)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Dustin Ferguson

I’m the kind of horror fan who goes the extra mile to find something I haven’t seen yet. I love the obscure, the rare and the unreleased. To say I collect horror films would be putting it lightly. More accurately … Continue reading →

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DVD Review: Death Merchant (1988)

Posted on December 14, 2012 by Dusk

Joe Spinell cannot die. Yet he has been dead for almost fourteen years. The sweaty, pock-marked Maniac is a beloved figure in retro slasher history, but he did several movies that were essentially variations of the same figure. We’ve been … Continue reading →

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Sleepaway Camp IV From Retro Slashers DVD

Posted on March 20, 2012 by Dusk

We’re “soft launching” a Retro Slashers DVD label with lost sequel Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor, released in finished form for the first time ever next week after 20 years of uphill battle. The spine serial number is RS001 – … Continue reading →

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Retro Slashers Interview: Scorpion Releasing

Posted on May 18, 2011 by Dusk

With the recent news of Scorpion Releasing’s slasher titles on tap for DVD – Humongous, House on Sorority Row, Final Exam, The Carpenter, The Incubus and American Nightmares as well as other genre titles – Retro Slashers conducted a brief … Continue reading →

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SOV Week: Video Violence 1-2 (1987-1988)

Posted on May 13, 2011 by Thomas Ellison

An early SOV series that bridges the cinematic gap between Snuff and Hostel. Gary Cohen, a video store owner back during the Mom & Pop glory days, noticed the glut of terrible horror movies flooding shelves on a weekly basis … Continue reading →

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Humongous, Incubus And More Lurch Onto DVD

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Dusk

Between September 2011 & March 2012 Scorpion Releasing will bring out a mix of sought-after first-time-on-DVD slashers and new re-releases of beloved titles: American Nightmare (1983), the grimey, sleaze-coated kin of Maniac and Nightmare, The Carpenter (1988) starring Wings Hauser … Continue reading →

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SOV Week: Sledgehammer (1983) DVD Review

Posted on May 12, 2011 by Thomas Ellison

In 1983 David A. Prior wrote and directed Sledgehammer. After languishing for a year, it found a distributor but slasher fans had a hard time finding copies at local mom & pop video stores. Fortunately, Sledgehammer has been saved from … Continue reading →

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Code Red Bring Savage Streets Back to DVD

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Dusk

The unclassy – okay, trashy revenger Savage Streets (1984) starring Linda Blair and Linnea Quigley is headed back to DVD via Code Red. Back? You may remember BCI previously released it, with extras produced by Code Red. But CR have … Continue reading →

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Severin Pick Up Sledgehammer (Updated: VHS?!)

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Dusk

UPDATE MAY 9: Mondo, the collectible art boutique arm of Alamo Drafthouse Cinema, is pleased to announce a partnership with Intervision Picture Corporation to release 1983’s SLEDGEHAMMER on VHS. SLEDGEHAMMER, the first shot-on-tape slasher movie for the home video market, … Continue reading →

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Slaughter High & The Funhouse Special Editions

Posted on April 28, 2011 by Christian Sellers

Arrow Films have become Britain’s equivalent to Blue Underground, having released must-have special editions of many Dario Argento and Lucio Fulci movies, as well as such classics as Dawn of the Dead and Bay of Blood. Two of their latest … Continue reading →

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