Growing up as a teenager in the late ’80s was a blast — especially if you were a sci-fi/horror fan! While the ’80s ushered in the golden era of slashers, genre films like The Terminator, Aliens, and The Fly blended sci-fi and horror seamlessly. Video stores ruled the home entertainment …
Read More »Coming Soon: ‘FRIDAY THE 13TH’ 4K UHD SteelBook and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP Bundle!
Coming Soon: ‘Friday the 13th‘ 4K UHD SteelBook and Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP Bundle! This limited bundle is available to Pre-Order now and will ship on Friday, October 13, 2023. FRIDAY THE 13TH SteelBook & Original Motion Picture Soundtrack LP Bundle Features: New 4k UHD Steelbook with Waxwork Album …
Read More »The Fangoria Chainsaw Awards Return to Shudder This May
We’re so excited to announce that the Fangoria Chainsaw Awards are coming back to Shudder next month! Read on for more info. From the press release: FANGORIA, FANGORIA Studios and Shudder announced today that the 2022 FANGORIA Chainsaw Awards will premiere on Sunday, May 15th at 7pm ET, exclusively on …
Read More »Steve Miner’s ‘Friday The 13th Part 2’ (1981) Turns 40 – Retro Review
When Friday The 13th was released in 1980, most people (including its cast and crew) believed it would be a standalone horror film. Enter Friday The 13th Part 2 the following year. Once the studios realized that these slasher films would be cheap to produce and easy to turn a profit, we …
Read More »A Look Back At ‘House’ (1986) Maybe You Can Go Home Again… Retro Review
What do you get when you mix one-part Evil Dead 2 with two part The ‘Burbs then add a pinch of Platoon? Well, boys and ghouls, you get the recipe to the insanely fun and one-of-a-kind ’80s gem of a haunted house flick, House, which released February 28, 1986. Synopsis …
Read More »Four Color Craven: A Look Back at 1982’s ‘Swamp Thing’
Created by comic book gods Len Wein (who also co-created Marvel’s Wolverine) and Bernie Wrightson (illustrator of Stephen King’s Cycle of the Werewolf 1983), horror icon Wes Craven’s Swamp Thing (1982) loosely adapts the early part of their published run. Finding a balance between camp and horror, Craven (A Nightmare on …
Read More »I Love ’80s Slashers: A Look Back At ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980)
As a child who grew up in the 1980s, I look back at those years with a great affection. My childhood was the beginning of my life long love affair with not only horror, but specifically with the subgenre of slashers. The 1980s is certainly the advent of the golden …
Read More »Tour Of Camp Crystal Lake: 40 Years Of ‘Friday The 13th’
Last September 13 (and it was FRIDAY!), I was fortunate enough to spend an entire day at Camp No Be Bo Sco, the Boy Scout camp where the orginal Friday the 13th was filmed in 1979. My friend, Jeff Seeman, invited me to do some location shooting for his upcoming …
Read More »Why ‘Friday The 13th’ (1980) Has Stood The Test Of Time – Retro Review
Here there be spoilers… beware! I’m going to be honest. The first time I watched Friday the 13th (1980), I was disappointed that Jason wasn’t in it. I knew he was the franchise’s bad guy because I’d seen VHS boxes for the sequels at the video store, but it was …
Read More »Vinegar Syndrome’s ‘Zombie Island Massacre’ (1983) 2k Restoration DVD/Blu-ray Review
It’s time once again for another DVD/Blu-ray restoration from Vinegar Syndrome. Pack your bags, because this time, we’re taking a trip to the Caribbean in Zombie Island Massacre (1983)! Also known as The Last Picnic, Zombie Island Massacre is the first and only movie by Writer/Director John N. Carter and …
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