Retro Slashers

Here is an exclusive update on Code Red’s DVD of Butcher Baker Nightmare Maker (1983). Alternatively titled Night Warning, William Asher’s thriller/semi-slasher tells the tender tale of a teenager and his incestuously-powered murderess Aunt (Susan Tyrell). The skinny:
“We delayed BUTCHER BAKER NIGHTMARE MAKER from our October schedule for a reason: we were finally able to [...]

By sword, by pick, by axe, bye bye DVD anytime soon! Some news to report, Buddy Cooper’s beach-side slasher is currently up in the air as to the particulars of its distribution. That’s not to say the DVD won’t happen someday, it’s just not in the very near future.

Good to know Officer Matt Cordell should soon be back in action, even better to know it’ll be in a sequel and not a redux. This from Fangoria, and I first caught it from a number of places – among them Maniac Cop.com which recently relaunched (give it a look!).
At this past weekend’s Anthology Film [...]

Artist Jeff Zornow got in touch to share some artwork and info about the upcoming Halloween comics from Devil’s Due. If you never picked up the recently released Halloween: Nightdance mini (or trade paperback collection), shame on you – it was the Halloween sequel most faithful to John Carpenter’s original but that you’ll never see [...]

I’m coming out of a sick spell, so expect all the yesterday’s news to be posted that I can muster! Numerous have reported, but it was Horror Yearbook that brought it to my attention: Dark Night Of The Scarecrow (1981) is headed for DVD. Long before Larry Drake heckled his way through unauthorized surgery on [...]

It’s not a slasher, but any retro horror release from Code Red is cause for celebration. Beyond The Door (1974) is commonly belittled as a Euro Exorcist clone. Is that a fair assessment? I’ll be grabbing the DVD to find out for myself. Might even watch it back-to-back with Exorcist 3: Cries And Shadows (mmhmm). [...]

A redux I’m looking forward to is Rogue Pictures’ take on The Last House On The Left. I’m a huge fan of the original (isn’t everyone?) and aren’t miffed they’re giving it another go-around. Why? Because Last House itself was a retelling of Ingmar Bergman’s The Virgin Spring (1960) plus I think the almost stage-like [...]

Writers & Directors get all the credit and blame for films, but the role of the editor is vastly underappreciated. Especially when it comes to retro slashers and retro horror. Due to the efforts of people like editor Jim Markovic (Dr. Butcher MD) and producer Sam Sherman (Raiders of The Living Dead), many films deemed [...]

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 [...]

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 counterpart [...]