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Tag Archives: Proto-Slashers
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
Proto-Slashers # 6: The House That Screamed (1969)
Proto-Slashers: Looking at the flicks that paved the way for Halloween and the heyday of slasher movies. The House That Screamed (1969) Someone is killing the students at a private girls school. Sounds like the premise for any one of … Continue reading
Proto-Slashers #5: Homicidal (1961)
Proto-Slashers: Looking at the flicks that paved the way for Halloween and the heyday of slasher movies. Homicidal (1961) I love William Castle movies… The Tingler, The House on Haunted Hill, Mr. Sardonicus, Macabre, I Saw What You Did, 13 … Continue reading
Proto-Slashers #4: Hands of the Ripper – 1971
Proto-Slashers: Looking at the flicks that paved the way for Halloween and the heyday of slasher movies. Hands of the Ripper (1971) Suppose an infamous serial killer had a baby daughter who witnessed her father murder her mother. Years later, … Continue reading
Proto-Slashers #3: Fright – 1971
Proto-Slashers: Looking at the flicks that paved the way for Halloween and the heyday of slasher movies.
Proto-Slashers #2: Blood and Lace – 1971
Blood and Lace (1971) Proto-Slashers: Looking at the flicks that paved the way for Halloween and the heyday of slashers. “Lurid”. What a great word. It promises the taboo and the gruesome. And it’s the perfect word to describe “Blood … Continue reading
Proto-Slashers #1: “Dementia 13″ – 1963
“Little fishies in a brook, Papa’s hanged you on a hook” Do we agree that “Psycho” is the grandfather of slasher flicks, and that “Halloween” is the film that jump-started the craze during its heyday? If so, that means there … Continue reading