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Have Ball Will Travalena: Night Of The Dribbler Star Dies

Noted comedy entertainer Fred Travalena (IMDB Profile) has passed away at age 66. The amiable funnyman played three different...

Have Ball Will Travalena: Night Of The Dribbler Star Dies

Exclusive Interview with Sorority Row (2009) Writer Josh Stolberg

Josh Stolberg is the co-writer of the upcoming slasher flick Sorority Row (along with collaborator Pete Goldfinger)....

Exclusive Interview with Sorority Row (2009) Writer Josh Stolberg

Dario Argento’s Giallo (2009) EXCLUSIVE REVIEW!

As detractors often like to comment, Dario Argento’s glory days are long behind him. Once the most respected filmmaker...

Dario Argento's Giallo (2009) EXCLUSIVE REVIEW!

Hardware - Special Edition DVD (Review)

Today marks the region 2 release of Optimum’s ’special edition’ of Richard Stanley’s cult classic Hardware

Hardware - Special Edition DVD (Review)

Exclusive Interview With MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D Director Patrick Lussier

Patrick Lussier first gained attention as Wes Craven’s editor of choice on such classics as New Nightmare...

Exclusive Interview With MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D Director Patrick Lussier

Will Rob Zombie and H2 save the Weinstein’s from Financial Collapse

Nikki Finke’s Deadline Hollywood Daily is reporting The Weinstein Company is on the verge of financial...

Will Rob Zombie and H2 save the Weinstein's from Financial Collapse

The Last Horror Film - Uncut Special Edition DVD (Review)

Vinny Durand (Joe Spinell) is a taxi driver with an unhealthy obsession (is there any other kind?) for actress Jana Bates...

The Last Horror Film - Uncut Special Edition DVD (Review)

RETRO SLASHERS EXCLUSIVE: Elm Street Remake Script Review

Before we get down to why we’re here, let’s take a moment to discuss remakes in general. The prevailing knee-jerk...

RETRO SLASHERS EXCLUSIVE: Elm Street Remake Script Review

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New Image From Halloween II

New Image From Halloween II

Today Rob Zombie finally posted a new image from his upcoming Halloween II movie, which features a young Michael Myers (Chase Wright Vanek in place of Daeg Faerch) and his mother, Deborah (Sheri Moon Zombie)

No Heathers Sequel?

No Heathers Sequel?

Outside of the usual slasher formula, one of my favourite ‘killing teenagers’ movies from the eighties was Heathers, a black comedy which introduced audiences to the coolest pair from the ‘brat pack’

New Images From The Final Destination

New Images From The Final Destination

As the new 3D wave continues, the next one set to explode from the big screen is The Final Destination, the fourth in the franchise that first started back in 2000

Sleepaway Camp (1983) Review

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.’

New Sorority Row One Sheet – Am I Missing Something?

New Sorority Row One Sheet – Am I Missing Something?

Big news today is that the final one sheet for the upcoming Sorority Row flick has been unleashed, but it hardly seems like a revelation. In fact, it pretty much looks like the one that was released ages ago

Robert Englund Prepares for Fear Clinic

Robert Englund Prepares for Fear Clinic

He may no longer be Freddy Krueger, but Robert Englund is still a major player in the horror genre. Re-uniting with fellow slasher icon Kane Hodder after their appearances in Wishmaster and Hatchet

Bid For Signed Blu-Ray of Zombie's Halloween

Bid For Signed Blu-Ray of Zombie’s Halloween

Those still eager for the release of Rob Zombie’s upcoming sequel Halloween II maybe pleased to hear that the filmmaker is currently auctioning a signed Blu-ray of his first entry in what could become a whole new franchise

Danielle Harris Pic From Fear Clinic

Danielle Harris Pic From Fear Clinic

For those not keeping up with the headlines, Robert Englund, Kane Hodder and Danielle Harris are currently shooting a web series entitled Fear Clinic, produced by FEARnet

Black Devil Doll Finally Makes It To DVD

Black Devil Doll Finally Makes It To DVD

For those who are not easily offended, Jonathan Lewis’ outrageous blacksploitation killer puppet feature Black Devil Doll is finally set to debut on DVD on October 27

The Cat o' Nine Tails Star Karl Malden Dies at 97

The Cat o’ Nine Tails Star Karl Malden Dies at 97

Whilst having enjoyed a long and distinguished career,many horror fans may recognise screen legend Karl Malden from Dario Argento’s second feature Il gatto a nove code (The Cat o’ Nine Tails)

More News on Mother's Day Remake

More News on Mother’s Day Remake

More news on the upcoming remake of the 1980 slasher Mother’s Day. As previously revealed, the film will be directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (who lensed the first three Saw sequels) and produced by Twisted Pictures

Interview With Hack/Slash Creator Tim Seeley

Interview With Hack/Slash Creator Tim Seeley

Back in 2004, Tim Seeley created one of the best horror comics in recent years with the stylish and sexy HACK/SLASH. Based around the character of Cassie Hack, who travels the land fighting various slasher-style maniacs, the series became a hit and soon a feature film was in the works

Just Before Dawn (1981) Review

Just Before Dawn (1981) Review

Of all the lost-in-the-wilderness slashers to appear in the early eighties (which would include The Final Terror and The Forest), Jeff Lieberman’s backwards thriller Just Before Dawn was arguable the most beautifully shot and well crafted, perfectly capturing the deadly beauty of the Oregon mountains

The Stepfather Comes to Region 1

The Stepfather Comes to Region 1

Whilst a vanilla edition has been out on region 2 since forever, Shout! Factory are set to release Joseph Ruben’s suburban slasher The Stepfather

Have Ball Will Travalena: Night Of The Dribbler Star Dies

Have Ball Will Travalena: Night Of The Dribbler Star Dies

Noted comedy entertainer Fred Travalena (IMDB Profile) has passed away at age 66. The amiable funnyman played three different roles in the unreleased slasher spoof NIGHT OF THE DRIBBLER (1995) and has a veritable laundry list of stand-up, impersonator and acts gigs. He has a star on the Hollywood Walk Of Fame.
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Friday the 13th: The Series Season 3 DVD

Friday the 13th: The Series Season 3 DVD

Shock Till You Drop have just posted the artwork to the third and final season of Friday the 13th: The Series, Paramount’s unrelated spin-off to its successful film franchise

Uncut Hardware to Hit Region 1

Uncut Hardware to Hit Region 1

Those that for some reason don’t own a multi-region DVD player will be pleased to know that Hardware will be out on region 1 later this year in all its uncut glory

Select a Cover for Night of the Creeps

Select a Cover for Night of the Creeps

Following on from the recent news of a special director’s cut of Fred Dekker’s 1986 classic Night of the Creeps hitting DVD, it has been revealed that Amazon are asking fans to choose between three designs

Final Exam (1981) Review

Final Exam (1981) Review

With so many slashers being released between 1980 and 1982, there were countless films that fail to receive the recognition they deserved

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985) Review

A Nightmare on Elm Street Part 2: Freddy’s Revenge (1985) Review

After the success of A Nightmare on Elm Street in November 1984, it seemed inevitable that a sequel would soon follow. The final moments of the first movie had been manufactured by the producer in an effort to allow for further instalments