He Knows You’re Alone
“Come on. Let’s do it on the table.” He Knows You’re Alone (1980) is a straight-forward slasher that tries really, really hard […]
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Treman Mills – Slasher Horror Story
Just in time for Halloween, Dan Padavona released Treman Mills, a slasher horror novelette in the spirit of vintage slasher and proto-slasher […]
The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974)
“I think we just picked up Dracula.” Horror fans consider Tobe Hooper’s The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) one of the most horrific […]
I Know What You Did Last Summer
“Helen, we killed a man and ruined the lives of everyone he knew.” After Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven’s Scream (1996) made […]
The Funhouse – Tobe Hooper
“When you’re stoned, Charles Manson is a terrific guy.” – The Funhouse I dare you to come up with a better setting […]
Just Before Dawn – Backwoods Horror
“The Mountain don’t read.” You watched Halloween, Deliverance, and Friday the 13th. You probably think you know your 1970s and 1980s horror […]
Dark Ride 2006 – Slasher Horror
“Go ahead. The dark ride’s waiting.” The post-Scream (1996) era was typified by watered-down, self-aware horror and torture movies. Then director Craig […]
Hatchet (2006)
My initial reaction to Adam Green’s slasher homage, Hatchet (2006), was confusion. The highly anticipated horror release was promoted as a return […]
Three Hilarious, Awkward Moments in Slasher Movie History
In 1978, John Carpenter released an independent horror movie titled Halloween. Stylish, creepy, and original, Halloween terrorized audiences and packed movie theaters […]
Behind The Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon
By 1999, self-awareness films inundated the slasher sub-genre, beginning with the clever SCREAM (Wes Craven, 1996), and continuing with several less inspirational […]
