Category: 1981

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK: Carpenter’s Hyperviolent Dystopian Prison State

On By C.H. NewellIn 1981, Action, Donald Pleasence, Film, Harry Dean Stanton, John Carpenter, Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Nick Castle, Sci-FiLeave a comment

John Carpenter's dystopian classic is a vision of a prison state where American democracy and institutions have failed; where violence and chaos reign!

MY BLOODY VALENTINE: The Nasty Ballad of Harry Warden

On By C.H. NewellIn 1981, Film, George Mihalka, John Beaird, Paul Zaza, Slasher HorrorLeave a comment

The original night of Valentine's Day terror, when the '80s was getting full into the swing of horror. A true slasher classic.

The House by the Cemetery: Victorian Era Scientific Basement Horrors

On By C.H. NewellIn 1981, Dardano Sacchetti, Gore, Haunted House, Horror Movies, Lucio Fulci, Review, The House by the CemeteryLeave a comment

The House by the Cemetery. 1981. Directed by Lucio Fulci. Screenplay by Lucio Fulci/Giorgio Mariuzzo/Dardano Sacchetti, from a story by Elisa Livia Briganti. Starring Catriona MacColl, Paolo Malco, Anioa Pieroni, Giovannia Frezza, Silvia Collatina, Dagmar Lassander, Giovanni De Nava, Daniela Dora, Gianpaolo Saccarola and Carlo De Mejo. Fulvia Film. Rated R. 87 minutes. Horror ★★★1/2 …

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Halloween II: One of the Few Perfect Slasher Sequels

On By C.H. NewellIn 1981, Blu ray, Debra Hill, Franchise, Halloween, John Carpenter, Review, Sequel1 Comment

Halloween II. 1981. Directed by Rick Rosenthal. Screenplay by John Carpenter & Debra Hill. Starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Donald Pleasence, Charles Cyphers, Jeffrey Kramer, Lance Guest, Pamela Susan Shoop, Hunter von Leer, Dick Warlock, Leo Rossi, Gloria Gifford, and Tawny Moyer. Dino De Laurentiis Company. Rated R. 92 minutes. Horror/Thriller ★★★★★ (Film) ★★★★★ (Blu ray release) There …

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