Retro Slashers

It will hardly come as a surprise to those who have followed the series thus far, but the MPAA have granted The Final Destination (the fourth of the series, which had peviously been known as Final Destination: Death Trip)

The latest news regarding Summit Entertainment’s remake of Sorority Row is that the release date has now been changed

Halloween star Danielle Harris is set to make an appearance on a web show alongside none other than Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees

Rob Zombie has just posted some behind the scenes images from his upcoming Halloween II over at his MySpace page

Due to popular demand, the much anticipated screening of Dario Argento’s latest thriller Giallo at the Edinburgh International Film Festival has sold out, forcing the organisers to add an additional date

For those that just can’t get enough of Rob Zombie’s teaser images for his upcoming sequel Halloween II, here’s a close up of Tyler Mane as franchise antagonist Michael Myers

Whilst it flirts with so many horror subgenres it can hardly be classed as a straight slasher, hit show Supernatural has enough ties to the likes of Friday the 13th and My Bloody Valentine that it seems to cater to a similar crowds

As John reported a few weeks back, Arrow are set to release their Masters of Giallo series on DVD with stylish retro artwork. Loaded with special features, the films include Lamberto Bava’s Macabre, Lucio Fulci’s The House by the Cemetery and Dario Argento’s Sleepless

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Rob Zombie’s promotion campaign for H2 (now re-titled Halloween II) continues with a brand new  trailer which hit YouTube earlier today

Those surfing the New York Post site today may have made their way over to the Pop Wrap blog where writer Kevin Williamson had sent a message regarding Neve Campbell’s position on Scream 4

For all those who are wise enough to own a multi-region DVD player, this Monday Optimum Home Entertainment will release an ultra sexy special edition of Richard Stanley’s UK sci-fi slasher Hardware

With Scream 4 currently in the writing stages but without its regular leading lady, director Wes Craven talks about how the project first came about and how likely it is that this will actually get off the ground

To celebrate Father’s Day, those folks at Screen Gems sent along an e-card to promote their upcoming remake of The Stepfather

Moments ago, director Rob Zombie posted the official one sheet for H2 (which has now been re-named Halloween 2 by the look of it). Check it out below…