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The Slayer (1982)
I’m a little bit country, I’m a little bit rock and roll. Yeah, I like my movies gory and scary. As time passes, I’ve discovered a camp of moviegoers who find gore scary and sometimes prefer the sharp end of a blade to a shot of a bomb under a table, ticking away. Far be [...]
A Girl and Her Horror Obsession
Somebody asked me why I like horror and I wrote the following essay. Now if only I could remember who asked and why! I stumbled across this and thought it relevant to Retro Slashers, so here goes! Enjoy! I have wondered for many years now what it is that draws me to horror films, and [...]
Please Kill Mr. Kinski
So, I woke this morning and instead of doing the eons of chores I have ahead of me, I sat down and decided that I must know all about Klaus Kinski today. I’m not sure how I got to this epiphany, but here I am. I stumbled across this pretty amusing short film by the [...]
My Bloody Valentine 3D Poster Art
The San Diego Comic-Con is in full effect, and screenwriter Todd Farmer here shows off the snazzy poster art for the upcoming My Bloody Valentine 3D. Looks like a proud papa, don’t he? Send all cigars to wendago.com. This is a redux I’m definitely looking forward to – Harry Warden escaping the 2nd Dimension. Rock [...]
Pieces DVD From Grindhouse Releasing
My future drinking buddy Wil over at Horror Yearbook recently alerted me that the [Bastards! Bastards! Bastards! at] Grindhouse Releasing have finally finished up work on their 2-Disc Special Edition DVD of Pieces and slated that chunkola of cheese for an October 28th release. I’ve always felt this 1982 Spanish slasher stands as a vestigial [...]