Retro Reviews

Reviews of older horror films, shorts, or general creepiness.

Style For Miles: ‘THE ABANDONED’ (2006) – Blu-ray Review

The Afterdark Horrorfest: 8 Films To Die For –remember that? While the series was a great platform for new filmmakers to get noticed, and foreign filmmakers to get a foothold in the US, it was responsible for some turkeys too. And don’t get me started on the “Miss Horrorfest” crap. …

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HBO’s ‘TALES FROM THE CRYPT’ Celebrates Its 35th Anniversary

There’s a meme floating around about the Cryptkeeper reading kids’ bedtime stories of shock and things they shouldn’t have been doing anyway. It was magical when 11 PM on Saturday nights rolled around. It was like a ritual for me and my friends during many sleepovers. If I was at …

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Barely Passing: ‘HOMEWORK’ (1982) – Movie Review

Homework

Homework follows a group of friends who go about their school year experiencing the ups and downs of teenage adolescence as they deal with friendships, cougars, familial struggles, and of course, homework. Tommy (Michael Morgan: Midnight Offerings 1981) wants nothing more in life than to win the upcoming talent show and …

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‘SLUGS’ (1988): When Mutated Mollusks Attack!

Slugs

Slugs (also known as Slugs, Slimy Death) is a 1988 horror film directed by Juan Piquer Simón, known for his work in the horror and science fiction genres. The movie is based on the 1982 novel Slugs by Shaun Hutson. Now, admittedly, I have not read that novel, but I …

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‘TEMPLE OF DOOM’ (1984): The Controversial Yet Iconic Indiana Jones Prequel

In case you’ve lived under a rock, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom is a 1984 action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and produced by George Lucas, and the second installment in the Indiana Jones franchise. It serves as a prequel to Raiders of the Lost Ark but doesn’t …

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Tommy Lee Wallace’s ‘FRIGHT NIGHT: PART 2’ – 35th Anniversary Retro Review

Fright Night Part 2 is one of those instant cult status movies. After all these years, the DVD version is sold out and really expensive if you can find it. It’s a sad situation when we just let movies like this die off. In this article, we will revive Fright Night Part …

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My Favorite Horror Movie – ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ (1980)

Friday the 13th (1980)

My favorite horror movie is from 1980 and introduced us all to a person named Jason Voorhees. That’s right, I am talking about the cult classic Friday the 13th. Friday the 13th premiered on May 9th,1980 and it was produced by Sean S. Cunningham, who also produced Wes Craven’s The …

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