Splatter University: A Short Guide to ’80s Campus Slashers
The Dorm That Dripped Blood – 1982, US, 88m. Director: Stephen Carpenter, Jeffrey Obrow. Streaming: N/A The House on Sorority Row – 1982, US, 91m. Director: Mark Rosman. Streaming: AMC/Prime, Shudder, Tubi Sorority House Massacre – 1986, US, 74m. Director:…
My Top 20 of the ’80s
AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON (1981) John Landis followed up his one-two punch of Animal House and Blues Brothers with this superlative horror-comedy about American backpacker, David (David Naughton), who, while hiking the English moors, is cursed with turning into…
’80s horror-com Girlfriend from Hell is a treasure
There were a lot of horror comedies in the ’80s and ’90s. For me, none attain the charm, likability, and pure laugh-out-loud moments like 1989’s Girlfriend from Hell. Although it had its premiere at the Houston Film Festival in April,…
VHS Horror Part 2: Cannibal Campout, Video Violence, and Woodchipper Massacre
Cannibal Campout – 1988, US, 88m. Directors: Tom Fisher, Jon McBride. Streaming: Tubi Video Violence – 1987, US, 90m. Director: Gary P. Cohen. Streaming: Tubi Woodchipper Massacre – 1988, US, 80m. Director: Jon McBride. Streaming: Tubi CANNIBAL CAMPOUT (1988) A…
Blood Hook, Curse of the Blue Lights, Horror House on Highway Five, and Slaughterhouse Rock
Blood Hook – 1987, US, 92m, 111m (extended cut). Director: Jim Mallon. Streaming: Tubi Curse of the Blue Lights – 1988, US, 93m. Director: John Henry Johnson. Streaming: N/A Horror House on Highway Five – 1985, US, 88m. Director: Richard…
Summer Camp Slashers Part 2: Cheerleader Camp and Sleepaway Camp
This post contains spoilers! Summer camp has long been a traditional place for deformed, masked killers to do their slicing ‘n’ dicing. Thanks to Friday the 13th, the slasher film found a home away from home, an isolated location where…
Crawlspace, Fear No Evil, FleshEater, The Majorettes, and Primal Rage
Crawlspace – 1986, US, 80m. Director: David Schmoeller. Streaming: Tubi Fear No Evil – 1981, US, 99m. Director: Frank LaLoggia. Streaming: Shudder FleshEater – 1988, US, 89m. Director: S. William Hinzman. Streaming: N/A The Majorettes – 1986, US, 92m. Director:…
Don’t Answer the Phone while Going into the House in the Woods…
Don’t Answer the Phone – 1980, US, 94m. Director: Robert Hammer. Streaming: N/A Don’t Go in the House – 1980, US, 82m, 92m (integral cut). Director: Joseph Ellison. Streaming: Roku Channel, Tubi Don’t Go in the Woods – 1981, US,…
The Curse, The Dead Pit, Ghoulies, and Prom Night
The Curse – 1987, Italy/US, 92m. Director: David Keith. Streaming: Tubi The Dead Pit – 1989, US, 95m. Director: Brett Leonard. Streaming: AMC/Prime, Shudder Ghoulies – 1985, US, 81m. Director: Luca Bercovici. Streaming: Tubi Prom Night – 1980, Canada/US, 92m.…