Tag: Slasher


  • The Last Slumber Party (1988): Peak VHS Garbage

    An escaped and deranged mental patient. Three girls in their pajamas. More dodgy 80s Metal than you could shake a can of hairspray at. And a title like The Last Slumber Party should be all you need to know about the atrocious pile of garbage you’re about to dive headlong into, so don’t say I…

  • Uncork’d Entertainment Drop New Trailer For The Hermit Starring Lou Ferrigno

    If there’s two things in this world I love, it’s a good cannibal movie and the 1970s tv series, The Incredible Hulk. If only there were a way to combine the two… … well, GOOD NEWS! Uncork’d Entertainment have done just that and have dropped a new trailer for The Hermit, starring Lou Ferrigno. When…

  • “She’s my family now”: Black Christmas and Perceptions of Feminine Power, 1974-2019

    Released into the crowded horror landscape of the early 1970s, the original Black Christmas was a signal of what was to come, the subgenre that would dominate the next two decades: the slasher. Black Christmas helped codify many familiar tropes that would be used for years (and are still used today), but its treatment of…

  • My First Time Watching SCREAM: An Iconic Film That Deserves Its Praise

    “What’s your favorite scary movie?” It’s maybe the most famous opening line in horror history, and I’d somehow never actually watched the movie it came from. I know, I know, how does someone who loves movies avoid SCREAM for this long? The Ghostface mask is everywhere, from Spirit Halloween stores to Reddit memes, and I’ve…

  • Maybe Take a Raincheck on When It Rains in LA

    Being from the northeast, rain is common, and there’s nothing significant or ominous about having multiple storms in a day. However, if you’ve ever heard Albert Hammond sing about it, then you know “It Never Rains in Southern California.” But, when it does, it can be taken as a bad omen. That’s exactly where we…