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Charles Kaufman \ rape revenge \ slasher film \ Troma Entertainment \ Vinegar Syndrome
Mother’s Day (I Love Mommy Rape Revenge Slasher)
Upon release in 1980, Charles Kaufman’s Mother’s Day has confused, enraged and intrigued audiences the world over with its uneasy mixture of crude humor and sheer terror. Made famous by a scathing takedown by Roger Ebert and praise from FANGORIA, the film continues to baffle with its tonal shifts. Either way, it’s an unforgiving […]
Robert Hammer \ slasher film \ VHS horror \ Vinegar Syndrome
Don’t Answer the Phone (Disturbed Veteran Slasher Shlock)
Taking it back to the Dawn of the Reagan Era this month with Don’t Answer the Phone. This by-the-numbers Kenneth Bianchi/Ted Bundy schlocker is elevated to somewhere near greatness by a balls-out performance by Nicholas Worth that will leave you grasping your chair in genuine fear. As for the rest of the film? Well, […]
Blu-ray \ psychological horror \ psychological slasher film \ Romano Scavolini \ Severin Films \ slasher film \ VHS
Nightmare (MKUltra Psychological Slasher Film)
It’s back! One of the sleaziest and ugliest of the slasher classics that oozed their ways onto movie theaters in the early 1980s has finally returned to your home after substandard earlier releases. Romano Scavolini’s Nightmare remains potent stuff and is more timely than ever in the wake of incidents like the Sandy Hook […]
Blu-ray \ giallo \ Italian horror \ Italian slasher \ Lamberto Bava \ slasher film \ Vinegar Syndrome
A Blade in the Dark (1980s Italian Slasher Splatter)
At the beginning of the 1980s, a violent New Wave of Italian splatter began washing up on these shores. Thanks to the international success of the work of Dario Argento, enterprising distribution houses were taking stabs at bringing Eurohorror to the plebes. Before disappearing into a mess of TV movies and bad rehashes of past glories, Lamberto Bava’s flame shone brightly as an emerging new force in Pasta Land. A Blade in the Dark (aka The House with the Dark Staircase), when viewed today, stands tall […]
Blu-ray \ Dominick Brascia \ slasher film \ Vinegar Syndrome
Evil Laugh (Sordid Skeleton Kink Slasher)
By 1986, the slasher subgenre had all but run its course. After the one-two punch of Halloween and Friday the 13th raked in serious box office, every major and indie distribution company had to take a stab at the formula, thus creating a surplus of largely forgettable junk. The “Law of Diminishing Returns” set […]
Astra United Film Production & Distribution \ Bounty Films \ giallo \ Hedwig Schreck \ slasher film
Manhattan Zodiac ’77 (Modern Giallo Slasher Trashterpiece)
Hell has finally frozen over… The 1970s and 1980s Grindhouse era of exploitation cinema spawned a curious breed of trendy bullshit infesting streaming sites and video shelves. Blame Tarantino and Rodriguez for this, their failed gimmick inspired a phalanx of imitators who couldn’t tell you the difference between Violent Shit and Dawn of the […]
grindhouse \ horror film \ Matthew Gunnoe \ slasher film \ Unearthed Films
Creeper (Quasi-Retro Social Media Slasher)
Oh, look! Another Unearthed Films release has darkened my doorstep! And what has my absolute favorite pig trough of cinematic splatter swill got running for all us little gore piggies today? Looks like it’s a dire little opus called Creeper. What could this be? Let’s check it out. Cally and Erica are two socialites eerily […]
Danishka Esterhazy \ Shout! Factory \ slasher film \ SyFy \ United States \ Witter Entertainment
Slumber Party Massacre (Most Overlooked Film of 2021)
In my last column I discussed Last Night in Soho, an ill-advised attempt to ride the “good for her” wave. But I didn’t mean to imply that the theme (traumatized women shaking back to kick ass) is played out. There’s still plenty of life in it, and 2021’s best example comes in an unexpected […]
