What is there to give thanks for if you can’t give some love to the best Thanksgiving slasher ever, Home Sweet Home. OK, it’s the only Thanksgiving Day slasher I can think of but still, you get my meaning.
Now pass the stuffing… And have a great day, willya?

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I love the internets. You get to see things you ordinarily just wouldn’t be exposed to. Such as, this BBC documentary on the US slasher film. They have some pretty high profile interviewees, and take some alternative angles on some of the most well-known titles in the subgenre. Here’s part one on the embed above, [...]

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Happy Halloween from Retro Slashers! I’ll be celebrating all weekend - because one day a year just isn’t enough. The Michael Myers flicks are the defaults to fall back on, but round this time of year I find solace in alternatives like the late Gary Graver’s Trick Or Treats (1982 - not to be confused [...]

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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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Retro Slashers’ dear friend Joseph Henson of the Bodycount Continues board (which is temporarily down) has created a niftly little blog called 80s Slasher Cup as a place to vote for your favorite slashers.
This is how it works kids, every day Joe picks 2 movies and pits them up agains each other. Their survival is [...]

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Whatever is going to happen in the new My Bloody Valentine has already been signed, sealed and delivered. It is what it is. I think it’s got tons of potential, but being the die hard fan I am I can’t help but hope that they will keep the elements that made the original such a [...]

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25 years ago this little film was released and soon after became a major cult classic. The premise was simple; kids go to Camp Arawak, treat each other badly, pick on one kid, Angela, in particular and soon after start being killed in the most creative ways possible. In the end, few are left standing [...]

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I first caught The Unnamable on USA’s Saturday Nightmares at a ripe age when horror movies were leaving quite the impression on me. To say that this movie became a huge influence would be an understatement. It introduced me to not only a great film but also to the work of H.P. Lovecraft, who I [...]

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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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