Retro Slashers

The second LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT movie (third, if you rightly count THE VIRGIN SPRING as the first) is now in theaters across the ol’ USA. Worldwide release dates vary (I sure won’t be getting here it down under in anytime soon).

Last month you heard about Code Red DVD releasing a lost retro slasher so rare, it isn’t even on the IMDB under any title we know of – that would be NIGHT OF THE DRIBBLER. Now the company are back with a slam dunk of an update.

You’ve got to hand it to Rob Zombie, you really do. Some of you may think dude don’t know how to make a horror movie, but he sure knows how to harness the infinite power of the internets. Whereas other major genre productions would make every effort to keep photos to themselves before dumping them [...]

If you can’t get enough of Todd Farmer in MY BLOODY VALENTINE 3D where he not only wrote the screenplay but beared his sweaty muscled flesh on film (talk about a dedicated guy!), you’ll get a kick out of his Official Site where he maintains a journal that seamlessly mixes industry experiences with family life.
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Alfred Hitchcock’s PSYCHO can be considered prime among the progenitors of the slasher genre. Many talk about its impact on the film world, but few pay attention to the second, third and forth chapters which each brought something unique to the compellingly tragic story of Norman Bates. Enter director Robert Galluzzo who has spent the [...]

Just a reminder that Slaughter High is coming to DVD in April from Lionsgate in Uncut form (but probably without those black bars that many genre fans worship). What better primer is there than this awesome vintage (did I just say 80’s is vintage now? I am so old) Vestron Video trailer! Thanks to ‘VestronDan’.

Christian Sellers is back with more reviews posted on our MySpace and a neat article on a real-life slasher: Ed Gein. The following titles are reviewed, so check ‘em out!
Friday The 13th Part 2, Twitch Of The Death Nerve, The Burning, A Nightmare On Elm Street, The Boogeyman, Jason Goes To Hell: The Final Friday, [...]

Code Red continue to rescue retro horror flicks from oblivion for future digital consumption. Latest on their slate is Zombie Nightmare (1986) which, despite the fantastic New World artwork is more a revenge pic. Read on for the skinny:
CODE RED recorded an audio commentary & filmed on-camera interviews with John Fasano and Frank Dietz for [...]

If you haven’t added us as a friend on the Retro Slashers MySpace yet, please do. Check out a whole slew of new reviews over there courtesy of Christian Sellers. There are currently 17 Reviews over there. Take a guess based on the images below!

Code Red have revealed some startling news via their blog:
NIGHT OF THE DRIBBLER, a comedy slasher shot in 1995, but never released anywhere in the world, will make its world debut via CODE RED DVD this summer! Some psycho wearing a basketball mask is killing off the High School basketball team and it’s up to [...]