Slasher Month: Snuff Kill, aka Screen Kill (1997)
Announcement: On October 20, 2020, SRC Cinema — the reissues studio that gives you “Awesome underground movies you need to see, now!” — announced their acquiring Snuff Kill from Doug Ulrich for a Blu-ray release, complete in an all-new capture from the original SVHS master that’s also filled with new extras. First rolling out in […]
2020 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 3: Dawn of the Dead (1978)
DAY 3. STOCKED UP: When you’re in it for the long haul, you’re gonna need supplies. Watch something with a supply run in it. As we entered the dumbest and most boring apocalypse ever this year, I discovered that every plan, every zombie escape strategy I had, none of it mattered. Instead, I would sit […]
SLASHER MONTH: The Forest (1982)
The Forest is unlike any other slasher you’ve ever seen. Sure, it has murders in the woods, campers and stalking scenes. But it gets weirder than almost any other slasher would dare, pushing itself to the edge of absurdity while subverting anything you’d expect. The killer — John — is played by Gary Kent, a stuntman […]
SLASHER MONTH: He Knows You’re Alone (1980)
Look, not every slasher has Tom Hanks in it. Actually, this would be the only one. So if you’re ready to see America’s favorite actor in a movie that is directly inspired by Halloween, then this would be your one and only chance to get it done. This was Armand Mastroianni’s first movie, way before he’d […]
2020 Scarecrow Psychotronic Challenge Day 2: The Last Slumber Party (1988)
DAY 2. SLUMBER PARTY: Watch one with a sleepover in it. If you’re going to watch a slumber party, why not one that promises to be the final one? I mean, just listen to this sell copy: “The plot is twisted inside out, leaving you stunned and clinging to your chair as you witness shock after […]
Slasher Month: A Second Look at The Redeemer (1978)
“Necessity or chance approach not me; and what I will is fate.”— poet-philosopher John Milton A “classic” is in ye eye of the beholder; it’s a subjective adjective that’s slash n’ swung much around these ‘ere wilds of Allegheny County with these old, emulsion-scratched outdoor ditties we hail under the big white screen’s twilight’s last […]
SLASHER MONTH: Random Acts of Violence (2019)
Based on the 2010 comic of the same name by Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray, this film stars Jesse Williams as a comic book creator whose work is being used to create real-life murders, which is concerning, as the comic itself is based on the unsolved killings of a maniac named the Slasherman. After nearly a decade […]
DRIVE-IN FRIDAY: Get On the Train
This week, our drive-in goes on the road — err, the rails — to deliver four different horrific tales that take place on a train. All aboard! 1. Terror Train (Roger Spottiswoode, 1980): Jamie Lee Curtis’ third entry into the early days of the slasher, Terror Train may not have a unique plot, but it does have an […]
SLASHER MONTH: Don’t Go In the House! (1979)
If any film earned being a video nasty, it would be this one, a movie that has a man who was abused as a child growing up to be a serial killer obsessed with burning people alive. There is no one to root for or cheer for, only mayhem, malice and murder. In short, the […]
SLASHER MONTH: Girls Nite Out (1982)
First off, the fact that one of the posters for this film rips off Night School‘s art makes me love it before I’ve even seen one second of footage. Second, when I did watch it, it so shamelessly takes from other slashers that you’d very nearly be convinced that it was made in Italy. Originally released […]
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