A while back, Tom and I did a 13 O’Clock episode about Hollywood legends Joan Crawford and Bette Davis (and the infamous feud between them that spanned decades). While talking about Joan Crawford’s later career, I mentioned that I had seen a couple of her films from that era, such as the excellent What Ever … More Movies: Strait-Jacket (1964)
Holiday slashers are a dime a dozen, of course, but some holidays end up kinda getting the short shrift; Halloween, Christmas, and even Valentine’s Day are pretty well-represented, but when was the last time you saw an Easter slasher, for example (well, other than The Passion of the Christ, har de har)? Thanksgiving is one … More Movies: Thanksgiving (2023)
Some time ago, I discussed Ti West’s 2022 retro, porno-tinged slasher X, which I absolutely adored. What many people didn’t know at the time that film came out, however, was that West had co-written a script (with Mia Goth) for a prequel to X as he was working on that film, and even began production … More Movies: Pearl (2022)
I was eleven years old in 1983 and had just started getting more seriously into horror (as well as beginning my lifelong obsession with new wave, goth, and post-punk music, so I was all off into the whole dark fantasia that would characterize my life up until the present day). I had seen and read … More My Favorite Horror Movies from Every Year Since I Was Born: 1983
The 1940s served as a bit of a lull in the horror genre, and many of the best examples from the decade were generally classified as thrillers rather than horror movies. Such was the case with the brilliant 1946 film The Spiral Staircase, which was at the time described as a “mystery romance,” but is … More Movies: The Spiral Staircase (1946)
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)
Fans of recent horror will likely know the name Joe Begos, who wrote and directed a couple of well-regarded flicks in the last few years, including 2019’s awesome action horror VFW, and the acid-trippy Bliss, released the same year. If you’re into the look and feel of those films—super saturated neon lighting, characters who drink … More Movies: Christmas Bloody Christmas (2022)
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)
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)
Anyone who’s been around here for any length of time knows that I’m a big fan of Grady Hendrix; I’ve read and reviewed a handful of his books, including The Southern Book Club’s Guide to Slaying Vampires, My Best Friend’s Exorcism, and Horrorstör, and even though I didn’t review it for this series because it’s … More Books: The Final Girl Support Group by Grady Hendrix
The Scare Salon 