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Tag Archives: slashers
Let’s go to the maul….
To think, the 1980s almost ended without having a slasher about a killer in a mall. Sure, there’s Chopping Mall, but those are robots, not a traditional masked killer. That’s where Phantom of the Mall: Eric’s Revenge comes in. It … Continue reading
Beware the crazed killer wielding his sausage…
A cherished inclusion in my 80s slasher collection is 1989’s Offerings, a ridiculous attempt to rip off the first Halloween a year after Halloween 4 was released. In fact, this film is really just a mashup of Halloween, Prom Night, … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Offerings, slashers
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Sex, Slashing and the City
Ah, 1982. The good old days, when New York City was one sleazy and nasty mecca, with live sex shows, horny female bar patrons who climax while riding the feet of Spanish thugs, eight-fingered Greek studs who stalk women and … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, Lucio Fulci, New York Ripper, slashers
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Miner 69er, Sex and the St. Valentine’s Massacre
With Halloween and Friday the 13th leading the pack of slashers in the early 80s, significant calendar dates became the ideal way to capture the imaginations of audiences. I mean, who cares about Tuesday, June 8th, for instance? We really … Continue reading
Pieces will have you in stitches…
Since this perspective on the 1982 slasher Pieces is mine, naturally it doesn’t matter what the quality is of the film. It is a total treasure simply because it comes from the 80s—there’s even a fricking Ronald Reagan photo hanging … Continue reading
Can it be Halloween without Michael Myers?
When I first saw the original Halloween, not only was it a truly suspenseful and chilling experience, it had something else going for it—it felt like it was taking place on Halloween. Sure, it was filmed in California, the trees … Continue reading
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Tagged All Saints Eve, Berkshire County, Black Eve, Boo, Daniel Hugh Kelly, Dark Walker, Debbie Rochon, Devil’s Night, halloween, Halloween III: Season of the Witch, Halloween Night, Happy Hell Night, Hayride, Hollow Gate, House of Fears, Ichabod Crane, Jack-O, Jack-O-Lantern, Left for Dead, Malcolm McDowell, Michael Myers, Mischief Night, Murder Party, Richard Tyson, Satan’s Little Helper, slashers, The Fear: Halloween Night, The Headless Horseman, The Hollow, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Midnight Hour, The Pumpkin Karver, The Scarehouse, Trick 'R Treat, Varsity Blood, Washington Irving
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Motel Hell—it’s more of a camp ground
Aside from slashers, the 80s also spawned various horror films about the use of human flesh as meat to be served to unsuspecting patrons at restaurants, diners, and such. Motel Hell serves up a demented take on the theme and … Continue reading
Mother’s Day: the mother of all horror exploitation flicks?
Back in the day when Friday the 13th and Halloween reigned supreme, right as the 70s were becoming the 80s, low budget horror/exploitation films were being made that were just begging for a market that didn’t involve passing theatrical rating … Continue reading
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Tagged 1980s, 80s, backwoods horror, Mother's Day, slashers
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Memorial Day: this horror film literally makes it the day of the dead…
Seems like every holiday has become a slasher’s celebration. And that includes Memorial Day. Just in time for the start of the summer season, a group of kids heads up to a lake to party where a tragedy occurred a … Continue reading
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To think that one of my all-time favorite 80s songs was meant for this movie…
Really funny thing about the horror film Maniac. Just around the time the VHS format was winning the format war (bye bye beta), the movie Flashdance was rushed onto video in the fall of 1983 to cash in on its … Continue reading