Retro Slashers

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, [...]

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!

A is for AGAIN? Platinum Dunes’ remake of Friday the 13th opens worldwide this week, and producer Brad Fuller is already hoping there’ll be a sequel, according to ShockTillYouDrop.com.
B is for BLOGS. Stay up-to-date with the latest F13th news with the Friday the 13th Blog and Scab’s Friday the 13th & Horror Blog.
 
C is for [...]

The new Friday the 13th will get the special preview treatment tonight during UFC’sFight Night live on Spike.  The show starts at 9 p.m. eastern time.  When UFC promotes a film they usually have an interview with someone from the cast so I have my fingers crossed that Derek Mears will make an appearance.  My other [...]

Many of you may be familiar with the White Wolf role playing franchise, World Of Darkness. Primarily known for Vampire: The Masquerade, the series has grown to include other classic horror archetypes such as werewolves, mummies, ghosts, changelings, and even those mortals who would dare to hunt them.
Now, the World Of Darkness is opening to [...]

Just a quick heads-up that I recently handed over the Retro Slashers MySpace to my good friend Christian Sellers of Gorezone Magazine. Just part of the whole scaling’ back of things I’ve earlier alluded to.
It’s in top hands, so if you haven’t already, drop by and say hi.

It’s not funny if you have to explain it, says conventional wisdom. But the truth is: sometimes you need a little background information to fully appreciate the joke. Here are ten sly slasher movie moments that prove the genre’s just as adept at tickling the ribs as tearing them out with a pair of gardening [...]

I am running into extreme time issues and don’t feel I can maintain the blog in any way described as “up to date”. I’m so behind on news and such, and as such instead of tabling this feature would like to open the doors to adding more bloggers on here to maintain the place. Hit [...]

There’s just a lot of interesting stuff online right now, so I thought I’d share…
For those of you who might not have heard yet, there is documentary in the works on the late, great Bob Clark. According to the ClarkWorld Films site:
In the tradition of award winning, offbeat and stylized documentaries such as The Kid [...]

It is with great sadness that I write that Mr. Purdom has passed away at the age of 82 years old.
Purdom began acting in theater in 1945 and went on to have a prestigious career in films, including appearing in the films Julius Caesar (1953) and The Egyptian (1954). But let’s face it, he was [...]

Jan. 13, 2009  My Bloody Valentine Uncut.  This is the holy grail of uncut slasher films.  I still find it hard to believe that MBV is finally going to be seen in all its gory glory.  Words can’t describe my excitement for this dvd.
Jan. 16, 2009 My Bloody Valentine 3D.  After The Punisher and The [...]

I’m a little late for Xmas and a little early for New Year’s, but time is short so wanted to just say, hope you all enjoy the holidays. This year saw some random dropping off/picking up of postings from me due to working on a few “real world” retro slasher related projects, some of which [...]

Thanks to youtube user AustralianRoadshow for the vid. Don’t forget, Romano Scavolini’s preferred cut of Nightmare is coming to DVD (with extras) from Code Red in the future! More news as it develops.

Something went down and the site rolled back to its week or so ago state, a restore is being worked on.
Update Dec 16: OK, I’ve got word I can continue updating the site. The older posts will be shoehorned at a later date in the near future.