Slasher fans will be interested in the new trailer compilation from Synapse Films due to hit stores Jan. 27, 2009.  This will be the first volume to feature trailers for slashers.  Fans can expect to see: Mortuary (with Michael Berryman), Schizoid (Klaus Kinski), Silent Scream, New Year’s Evil, Humongous, The Town That Dreaded Sundown (one of [...]

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My favorite scene in the original Sleepaway Camp is the opening montage of the abandoned camp. The ghostly voices of phantom children mingle with rotted cabins, weed choked fields, and rusted swings producing an eerie sense of foreboding. By comparison, Return to Sleepaway Camp opens with a group of kids lighting [...]

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Warner Brothers should seriously consider David Tennant for the role of Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare relaunch now that the popular actor has announced he is leaving Doctor Who.  Here are a few reasons why:
1.  Tennant has a global fan base which means bigger box-office in overseas markets. 
2.  Tennant’s rabid female fans will go to multiple screenings just to [...]

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Get those VCRs ready.  TCM is going to have an all night slasher orgy Saturday, October 25th.  Here’s a list of the classic slashers in the line-up (all times Eastern Standard):
Psycho 8:00 P.M.
Peeping Tom 10:00 P.M.
Strait-Jacket 12:00 A.M.
Honeymoon Killers 1:45 A.M.
Homicidal 3:45 A.M.
I highly recommend Strait-Jacket and Homicidal, two William Castle slashers with killer twist endings.  You can check [...]

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This is the first in a series of articles highlighting the folks that made the golden age of slashers so great.  Future articles will deal with actors, directors, and make-up wizards.  I thought it best to start off by saluting the much maligned people that helped make slasher films so profitable at the box-office, the audience.
If you were [...]

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Fight those slasher remake blues with a Retro Slasher double or triple feature in the comfort of your own living room.  Horror movie marathons were common back during the glory days of 42nd Street and southern drive-inns and the following suggestions are for fans looking for a nostalgic slasher fix.  If any Retro Slasher readers have suggestions for [...]

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This is a look at Robert Bloch’s literary character that started the slasher genre.  We all know the cinematic version of Norman Bates and his misadventures in later sequels, but Bloch’s literary Psycho trilogy is rarely mentioned in slasher circles.    
The Norman Bates in Bloch’s 1959 novel is a heavy drinking, middle-aged man with three different personalities.  First is little Norman, a mean [...]

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Will we ever see an uncut edition of My Bloody Valentine?  I doubt it.  My hope is the remake does well enough to generate interest in the original.  If that happens, then we might finally get to see this classic slasher in all its crimson glory.  These few shots give are just a little taste [...]

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I enjoyed ABN’s recent image gallery of Maniac. But the pics were a bit dry. Here are some images that highlight the red stuff.

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