Killer Santa flicks are pretty much a dime a dozen (hell, I just discussed one from 2022 a couple of days ago), but the one we’re talking about today, To All a Goodnight, has a few aspects that distinguish it from the rest. For one thing, it was not only the first slasher movie released … More Movies: To All a Goodnight (1980)
I’m always game to check out an 80s horror flick I missed the first time around, so when a reader recommended the 1981 film Fear No Evil, I toddled on over to Shudder to give it a look. I seem to remember seeing the cover in the video store back in the day, but for … More Movies: Fear No Evil (1981)
I’ve finally reached the first milestone on this long-ass journey through the horror movies of my lifetime; yep, 1982 marks a decade out from my auspicious birth, and also serves as a spot about a fifth of the way through this project. 1982 was another great year, and even though I didn’t have as many … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1982
Since I’ve already covered a pretty significant number of the great, good, and fairly decent horror films set on Halloween, I admit I was scrambling a bit to come up with something to review for this Halloween post that I hadn’t discussed before. So when I toddled over to Shudder and peeked in their Halloween … More Movies: Trick or Treats (1982)
Not too long ago, I did a massive mega-review of all five of the found-footage V/H/S films, which varied in quality but were mostly pretty solid (other than Viral, which I didn’t like much at all). Although I’m not the world’s biggest fan of found-footage horror in general, I was intrigued enough by the series … More Movies: V/H/S/85 (2023)
The Boogeyman from 1980 was one of those movies that I always remember seeing the cover of in the video store, but that I never got around to renting, probably because I thought that it was just another forgettable slasher. And as far as that goes, I guess it sort of is, but it also … More Movies: The Boogeyman (1980)
1981 was another banner year for horror, and as such, I had my work cut out for me again, having to winnow the list down to five entries from the initial fifteen I picked out. If you do the math, that means there are ten (!!!) honorable mentions, which might be the most so far. … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1981
I haven’t seen all of the Coen brothers’ films, but every single one I’ve seen has been uniquely wonderful in its own right, so it was with some measure of excitement that I decided to revisit their debut feature film, 1984’s Blood Simple. I had seen it once back in the 1990s and remembered liking … More Movies: Blood Simple (1984)
I feel as though I’ve spoken before about how Canadian horror films tend to be ever so slightly underrated or underseen, with the possible exception of David Cronenberg’s films, obviously. But especially in regards to the slasher subgenre, Canada has been somewhat ahead of the curve, not only being responsible for one of the very … More Movies: Happy Birthday To Me (1981)
I feel as though the term “elevated horror” has been thrown around quite a bit in the last decade or so, but obviously, anyone who knows anything about horror knows that it isn’t really a new phenomenon; “arthouse” style horror has existed probably as long as the genre itself has. In my opinion, in fact, … More Movies: Possession (1981)
The Scare Salon 