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Review: Sleepaway Camp (1983)
Since its initial release in 1983, Sleepaway Camp has developed a cult reputation, in part due to the film’s final reel twist, and in part due to its lead, Felissa Rose. Continue reading
Sleepaway Camp IV From Retro Slashers DVD
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
Slashers and Urban Legends: Cropsey
The Legend: The woods in Upstate New York belong to Cropsey, a madman with a passion for butchering young campers. Why Cropsey kills is unclear. Some say he was a cruel handyman disfigured by campers who fought back during one … Continue reading
Sleepaway Camp IV Details And Poster
A pretty substantial update one of my retro projects: Fangoria have posted an article exclusively unveiling the Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor official poster art, plus copious quotage from me that’ll give you the comprehensive skinny on the lost slasher.
Resurrecting Sleepaway Camp IV: The Survivor
Some time back I mentioned some “real world projects” I’ve been up to, and while this one might not be news to readers of the Sleepaway Camp website where I posted this 5 months ago, it might be unknown to … Continue reading
Sex Fiends & Drag Queens – Gender and Sexuality in the Slasher Film
Much has been made on the treatment of females and the representation of sexuality within the horror genre. Critics have constantly overanalysed a genre whose primary function is to entertain, often stating that the slasher film represents male’s fear of … Continue reading
Return to Sleepaway Camp (2008) Review
It had been twenty years since Robert Hiltzik had directed a feature film, with 1983’s Sleepaway Camp being his one and only effort to date. His follow up, Return to Sleepaway Camp, would ignore the first two sequels (both directed … Continue reading
Sleepaway Camp (1983) Review
By 1983 there had been so many slasher films – both independent and studio financed – that the best way for a movie to stand out amongst the pack was by adding a ‘money shot.’
Sleepaway Camp III: Teenage Wasteland (1989) Review
With fans having waited five years for a Sleepaway Camp sequel, director Michael A. Simpson rewarded them by delivering two!
Sleepaway Camp II: Unhappy Campers (1988) Review
The only problem when a movie delivers a shock ending right out of left field is how exactly do you follow that on?