The Mutilator, Scream (1981), Terror Train
The Mutilator – 1984, US, 86m. Director: Buddy Cooper. Scream – 1981, US, 82m. Director: Byron Quisenberry. Terror Train – 1980, Canada, 97m. Director: Roger Spottiswoode. THE MUTILATOR (1984) (AKA: Fall Break) An appropriately titled bloodbath filmed in North Carolina…
Eyes of a Stranger, Psycho Cop, Schizoid
Eyes of a Stranger – 1981, US, 84m. Director: Ken Wiederhorn. Psycho Cop – 1989, US, 87m. Director: Wallace Potts. Schizoid – 1980, Israel/US, 89m. Director: David Paulson. EYES OF A STRANGER (1981) A serial rapist and killer is on…
Absurd, Blood Cult, Offerings
Absurd – 1981, Italy, 90m. Director: Joe D’Amato. Blood Cult – 1985, US, 89m. Director: Christopher Lewis. Offerings – 1989, US, 92m. Director: Christopher Reynolds. ABSURD (1981) (AKA: Horrible; Monster Hunter) A babysitter and two kids are terrorized by a…
Christmas Horror Revisited 🪓 Part 2
SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT (1984) Young Billy’s crazy grandfather plays mind games with the kid by instilling in him the idea that Santa Claus punishes those who’ve been naughty. This is followed by Billy witnessing the murder of his parents…
💔 My Bloody Valentine 💔
My Bloody Valentine – 1981, Canada, 90m, 93m (unrated version). Director: George Milhalka. Streaming: MGM+ via Roku, Pluto TV My Bloody Valentine – 2009, Canada/US, 101m. Director: Patrick Lussier. Streaming: Tubi MY BLOODY VALENTINE (1981) The small mining town of…
Splatter University Part II: More ’80s Campus Slashers
Fatal Pulse – 1988, US, 87m. Director: Anthony J. Christopher. Streaming: YouTube Hell High – 1987, US, 84m. Director: Douglas Grossman. Streaming: Arrow The Initiation – 1984, US, 97m. Director: Larry Stewart, Peter Crane. Streaming: Arrow, Tubi Return to Horror…
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:…
Existential Slashers: Disconnected, Last House on Dead End Street, and More
Dark Sanity – 1982, US, 85m. Director: Martin Green. Streaming: FilmRise, YouTube Disconnected – 1984, US, 84m. Director: Gorman Bechard. Streaming: Tubi The Last House on Dead End Street – 1973, US, 78m. Director: Roger Watkins. Streaming: Tubi The Slayer…
Summer BBQ: A Short Guide to Cannibal Slashers
For a review of The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) and Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) please click on the titles! ANTHROPOPHAGUS (1980) The population of a small island off the coast of Athens declines substantially after its newest resident, psychotic…