VHS Forever: The Return Of Shot-On-Video Horror
In the mid 80′s when the VHS boom was taking off, several SOV (shot-on-vhs) horror titles started popping up on the shelves. With the cheaper accessibility to VCR’s came cheaper home camcorders. Nearly anyone who “shot” a feature length horror film in the 80′s could have it pieced together and distributed.
Unfinished Business: Why Lost Slashers Matter
Never finished or released movies like Maniac 2: Mr Robbie – a whole new level of “forgotten horror”.
Lost Slashers: Pitchfork Massacre (1984)
The film played for one week then vanished. It has never been mentioned since… until now.
Early 80′s Vs. Late 80′s Slashers
Let’s face it, every slasher freak knows that the 1980′s was the decade of the Slasher film. However, a decade is ten years, and ten years is a long time. Taking a look back over those years, a steady progression of evolving (perhaps for the worst) plot lines and stories can be seen.
Small Screen Slashers: Fantasies (1982)
Soap Operas and horror movies have a lot more in common than one would think. Both have rabid and loyal fanbases, chock-full of completists who either have to see every movie or every episode of their favorite genre. As we all know, many actors such as Eileen Davidson (House on Sorority Row, Young and the [...]