Retro Slashers

Here’s a bizarre story some of you may have missed. Eli Roth, during a recent trip to Mexico, was attacked by a pissed off gang of sea urchins. A rogue wave crashed into Roth and drove the director into sea urchin infested waters. The sea urchins greeted Roth by stabbing him several [...]

Right this moment a major debate is taking place in the United States. Will you see Halloween II or The Final Destination this weekend? I say to hell with the debate, go see both films. Here’s how the Retro Slashers Trifecta weekend works. Go see Halloween II and The Final Destination. [...]

Enjoy this post, because it’s the last non-directly-slasher-related one you’ll be seeing in a loooong time due to a major refocusing of the site’s content. But I wanted to pimp this video shot on the set of SLIME CITY MASSACRE because 1. Greg Lamberson’s SLIME CITY (1988) was quintessential 80’s sleaze, sort of a companion [...]

 
I never thought I’d live long enough to see a remake of Aenigma – Lucio Fulci’s blending of Carrie and Patrick, which featured killer snails and death by Tom Cruise poster. But that’s essentially what the recent British horror Red Mist (known as Freakdog in the US) is… albeit one that’s short on molluscs and [...]

Here’s the very latest on Eli Roth’s THANKSGIVING in both full-film and trailer incarnations, you turkeys!

Following on from last year’s outrageous slasher homage Gutterballs (reviewed here), independent filmmaker Ryan Nicholson starts work tomorrow on his latest feature, Star Vehicle.

Throughout its thirty year legacy, the Friday the 13th franchise has boasted some truly memorable moments. But there were several scenes that were cut, either from the script or the finished film, for a variety of reasons. Here’s a few that, in a perfect world, would have made their way into the series.

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

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

September 15 sees release of THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE COLLECTION from New Line, a single disc containing both the company’s modern interpretations of Leatherface - THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACE (2003) and THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE: THE BEGINNING (2006). It’s double the terror and double the massacre! Unfortunately it’s not double the chainsaw. I remember playing [...]

It will hardly come as a surprise to those who have followed the series thus far, but the MPAA have granted The Final Destination (the fourth of the series, which had peviously been known as Final Destination: Death Trip)

Due to popular demand, the much anticipated screening of Dario Argento’s latest thriller Giallo at the Edinburgh International Film Festival has sold out, forcing the organisers to add an additional date

Those surfing the New York Post site today may have made their way over to the Pop Wrap blog where writer Kevin Williamson had sent a message regarding Neve Campbell’s position on Scream 4

With Scream 4 currently in the writing stages but without its regular leading lady, director Wes Craven talks about how the project first came about and how likely it is that this will actually get off the ground

For those who remember Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, Wes Craven has obviously been toying with the idea of a Scream 4 for many years