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Showing posts with label
slasher
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Apr 21, 2020
STRIP NUDE FOR YOUR KILLER (1975)
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The European cinematic movement of the 1960’s and ‘70s known as the giallo would eventually help kick start the slasher movement in the...
Jan 31, 2020
EVILS OF THE NIGHT (1985)
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Let me set the scene for you. It’s night. It’s summertime (I guess). The moon is full and high in the sky. Cicadas sing their songs,...
Jan 29, 2020
MICROWAVE MASSACRE (1983)
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Have you seen Microwave Massacre ? Jesus. It's terrible, isn't it? Cut from the same cloth as Attack of the Killer Tom...
Jan 27, 2020
NIGHT SCHOOL (1981)
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In spite of the very profitable ‘80s-era boom of the slasher film, Warner Bros. weren’t eager to get into the blood ‘n guts game. While...
Jan 25, 2020
PSYCHOS IN LOVE (1987)
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Right off the bat it’s clear that Psychos in Love is operating on a nearly non-existent budget. Somewhat shot to look like a document...
Jan 23, 2020
DEMON WIND (1989)
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I have to wonder why films like Night of the Demons and House are so celebrated, but meanwhile, Demon Wind has remained so obscure. ...
Jan 21, 2020
SHOCKER (1989)
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It's been just under five years since Wes Craven's death and it still feels very surreal and wrong that he's gone. On that s...
Jan 19, 2020
LEATHERFACE: THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE III (1990)
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Like a few other horror franchises, the Texas Chainsaw Massacre series keeps on truckin’; a new entry is released every few years, wi...
Jan 15, 2020
SLAUGHTERHOUSE (1987)
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For all of the ‘80s and slightly into the ‘90s, John Carpenter’s Halloween was the basis/inspiration for many imitator slasher films. ...
Jan 13, 2020
SCARECROWS (1988)
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How many films must be made within the killer scarecrow pantheon before it can become fairly labeled a sub-genre? Or is it less about q...
Jan 11, 2020
I, MADMAN (1989)
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To throw an overused cliché your way, I, Madman is the kind of film no one makes anymore. Not a huge-budget project, not cast-driven, a...
Jan 9, 2020
10 TO MIDNIGHT (1986)
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“I’m not a nice person,” Charles Bronson explains to a reporter in the film’s opening scene. “I’m a mean, selfish son of a bitch. I know...
Jan 7, 2020
OPERA (1987)
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From the very beginning of his career, filmmaker Dario Argento was on a roll. 1970’s giallo The Bird with Crystal Plumage , his debut...
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